Humphrey Bogart Recreation - Eric Hicks

Shutter Speed = 1/100th sec, F-stop = 4, Focal Length = 27mm (18-55mm canon kit lens), ISO = 1600, Handheld

This photo was taken 5-27-10 in San Jose, CA. It is a recreation of a photo of Humphrey Bogart for the movie "The Maltese Falcon". The subject is my senior year photo teacher Eric Hicks. He is an awesome man that taught me a lot of very helpful and useful things that I use on a daily basis. I love the intensity on his face and the very directional lighting. It gives it a very cool shadow, as well as amplifying the true blacks and true whites. It obviously isn't dead on with the original but it is pretty close, and it still is one of my favorite portraits.

Stare II

Shutter Speed = 15 sec, F-stop = 3.5, Focal Length = 6.5mm (opteka 6.5mm fisheye), ISO = 1600, Mini Tripod

This photo was taken 7-1-10 in San Jose, CA. It is the second version of the photo I posted last night, Stare. This one is not cropped, a lot more grainy, and the trees on the side are not lit, they are silhouetted. This photo shows alot more of the fine detail, such as the texture on the road and in the stonework of the staircase. It sort of has an HDR feel to it.

Stare

Shutter Speed = 15 sec, F-stop = 3.5, Focal Length = 6.5mm (opteka 6.5mm fisheye), ISO = 1600, Mini Tripod

This photo was taken 7-1-10 in San Jose, CA. The subject is my best friend Ian Guner, and the house is one of my really good friends, Michelle Habash's, neighbors. It was probably 11:30 at night after hot tubbing and swimming. I had never really payed attention to this house before but for some reson I noticed it that night and realized how cool and futuristic it looked. The only light I had at the time was a pocket flashlight from my truck so for the entire exposure i was waving it over Ian, the house, and the trees. I really like how everything looks really smooth and soft, yet sharp at the same time. I love the color the of the sky too. There are two versions of this photo. I will post the other version tomorrow.

Tiny Turtle

Shutter Speed = 1/1000th sec, F-stop = 10, Focal Length = 214mm (sigma 70-300mm telephoto), ISO = 1600, Handheld

This photo was taken 7-5-10 at Stoney Ford OHV park in Stoney Ford, CA. It was after a long day of riding and we were swimming in a river we were camped by. This little turtle swam past us so I grabbed the camera and did an impromptu macro shoot. I like it because the depth of field is so short, and the focal point is ridiculously sharp.

Abstract Spiral

Shutter Speed = 1/60th sec, F-stop = 5.6, Focal Length = 30mm (18-55mm canon kit lens), ISO = 1600, Handheld

This photo was taken 11-1-09 at my house in San Jose, CA. I love this photo for many different reasons. It is very interesting to look at and it will make any person wonder what the subject is. They are actually DVD cases stacked in a spiral. The backdrop is actually just a mat that I sleep on. The light is also the natural light coming from the window on the south side of the room. It also has true whites and true blacks, which are not as common as most people think. 

Grand Canyon

Shutter Speed = 1/250th sec, F-stop = 10, Focal Length = 18mm (18-55mm canon kit lens), ISO = 100, Handheld

This photo was taken 8-22-10 at the Grand Canyon in Arizona. I like this photo because it has a little bit of an HDR effect in the clouds, and there are a lot of different colors in it. Its a pretty generic photo of the Grand Canyon but I still like it.

Capital Hill

Shutter Speed = 1 sec, F-stop = 5.6, Focal Length = 300mm (sigma 70-300mm telephoto), ISO = 200, Handheld

This photo was taken 9-23-10 in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is of the tower on top of the capital building. I like this photo because of how sharp the focus is, especially since it was a handheld shot. I also like the street in the background and how the street light create lines in the road.