Junction A-Team: Don’t mess with these photogs…
The Junction courses are about to wrap up, and although there are many photos and stories to share, getting to sleep four hours every night is catching up on us! So, I’ll just share a shot of my class, the A-Team! I ended up with four in the videography course, and they are working their [...]
Living in the Macro World
Our first and second day at Junction saw us shooting quite a bit of flower work. The rain has come pretty regularly, and we take advantage of the overcast skies by shooting on a macro level. I’m engrossed in high-speed sync flash work again, and I’m finding a few inhabitants along the way. Macro work [...]
Back at Junction: 15 Days of Visual Immersion
Early mornings and late nights, little sleep, and awesome light! Wyman Meinzer and I are back in Junction, and over the next 15 days, I’ll try to keep the site posted with little asides from our adventures with 15 college students, all of them here to dive deep in visual creativity! It’s an extremely productive [...]
Field Lighting #7: Whatever happened to naturally occurring, directionally diffused light?
When I posted last about James Watkins’s hands, it struck me that most of the posts regarding lighting and photoshoots (in my world at least) revolve around using some sort of artificial lighting technology. I love using lights, and if you’ve read this blog enough, you’ll know that I’m a diligent user of several gonzo-sized [...]
I’m teaching a video course in Junction, Texas.
That’s right, an HD video/documentary course, in Junction, Texas, Texas Tech University satellite campus, May 12 – May 27. If you are frequent readers, you know I’m a photography instructor (of sorts) at Texas Tech University, and for five years now, I have been teaching a field photography course with Wyman Meinzer at the Junction, [...]
Field Lighting #5 – Forensic Anthropologist, Robert Paine, Ph.D.
A few weeks ago, I posted a “guess-how-I-lit-this” shot, and a few of you responded, both on the blog and on Facebook. The shot, as well as those included in this post, were created for a story on real forensic science work at Texas Tech University, for their alumni association’s publication, The Techsan. I have [...]
Field Lighting #4 – Reflectors Only
Let’s face it: often times as a photographer, you’re pressed for time. Hopefully you’re never late for a shoot, but when we start working with light and other people, we’re involved with highly dynamic variables. On a clear day, light is pretty predictable, but sometimes that sneaky set of clouds will set in right before [...]
River Run
Here’s a little blues music for floating the river… River Run, by Jerod Foster from Jerod Foster on Vimeo. Each year, I get to co-teach a 15-day photography workshop in Junction, Texas, at Texas Tech University’s satellite campus. Wyman Meinzer and I guide 12 students in to some of the most pristine parts of the [...]
A Little Texas Tech Shine!
I have become a jewelry photographer here of late. From previous posts, you’d probably think I don’t photograph too much product work, however, this work is just as enjoyable, and honestly, when you have this much control over your subject, you tend to be fairly creative compared to some shoots with people…some. I recently photographed [...]
A little press never hurts!
Without sounding too pretentious, I would like to make some thanks to the Texas Techsan magazine! I have been shooting for them for several years, and their editors, Jean Anne Cantore and Jennifer Ritz are top notch writers and magazine organizers! On top of that, I am proud to call them friends. Jennifer and I [...]
15 days, 11 new friends, thousands of new memories…
I’m starting to think that those folks that blog everyday either a) have a lot of time on their hands, b) are making direct advertising monies (yes, monies) from their blog hits (just check out Strobist, great blog), c) are always at a computer, or d) love what they do, and see the benefit in [...]
Home Away From Home – Wyman and Jerod’s Bogus Adventure: Junction
Alright! Wyman and I are back at Texas Tech University in Junction, our OTHER place, ha! Each year, Wyman and I come to Junction to lead a 15-day photography workshop that counts as class credit with the university, and each year, we get a totally new batch of eager students who get to see some [...]
Come Party With Us!
It’s been pretty busy the last few days, and I have been meaning to post this for several days now! Finally, it’s here. Everyone, I would like to introduce Joe! Joe is the VAL I mentioned in the last post, but there’s a lot more to Joe than just a steady hand for a light [...]
