The Avid Golfers

Shutter Speed = 1 sec, F-stop = 11, Focal Length = 6.5mm (opteka 6.5mm fisheye), ISO = 400, Handheld

This photo was taken 6-9-11 on the golf course we live on in Bixby, Oklahoma. It was about midnight and we were extremely bored and for some reason not tired. My brother Nick and our friend Travis Delamore got in their golf outfits and we took some shots. The lighting is pretty harsh but i think it adds a pretty cool effect. I also love how vibrant the colors are in contrast with the true black background. It's not an amazing photo but its still pretty cool.

Electric

Shutter Speed = 30 sec, F-stop = 5, Focal Length = 21mm (18-55mm canon kit lens), ISO = 400, Mini Tripod

This photo was taken on 6-23-11 on the banks of the Arkansas River in Bixby, Oklahoma. We were launching fireworks and wheelin when we noticed the lightning storm to the west of us. I got out the camera and the mini tripod from my backpack and set them on the roof of my friend Lee Crandall's truck and took this shot. I really like the yellowish orangish glow on the clouds from the Tulsa city lights. I also like the silhouette of the power tower. I feel like most pictures of lightning have a ton of negative space and the power tower fills that in nicely. It is way more hard to photograph lightning than i ever anticipated, especially since I left my tripod in California, so I am also super stoked that I actually got this clear of a shot. 

Double Backflip Sequence

Shutter Speed = 1/2500th sec, F-stop = 4, Focal Length = 70mm (sigma 70-300mm telephoto), ISO = 800, Handheld

This photo was taken 6-25-11 at Jack Creek in Booneville, Arkansas. It is a sequence of a double backflip thrown by my friend Lee Crandall. The rock is probably about 40 ft high. There is a little bit of color correction done but not much else. 

Oakland Temple

Shutter Speed = 1 sec, F-stop = 3.5, Focal Length = 18mm (18-55mm canon kit lens), ISO = 1600, Handheld

This photo was taken 10-7-09 and is of the Mormon Temple in Oakland, CA. There are many aspects about this photo that I find really cool. The detail in the riverbed and trees looks awesome and adds a lot of texture to the image. The temple itself is overexposed, but by doing that it has a seamless and flawless look, and it also gives it a really cool glow. The orange clouds in the sky also contrast really well with the true white of the temple.

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.