Changed my mind

One of the comments made by Vaughn in class today made me pause to think about what makes sense to do in terms of a spending time on a class project. If this is a studio class, it seems to be a good use of time and resources to choose a project that takes advantage of the lights and equipment at school. So...I think I will spend time taking portraits using different lighting techniques and trying various lighting equipment to achieve different effects.

Presence on the web

Deviant Art Page: http://www.gingersfunkyphotos.deviantart.com/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ParisTexasPhoto

Blog: http://gingersfunkyphotos.blogspot.com

Website: http://gingersfunkyphotos.daportfolio.com/

Where photoshoots are posted to be purchased: http://paristexasphoto.zenfolio

PHO 209 Class Check List

Photo Project Ideas

1. Old Gas Stations
2. Along the Red River with the River Rats
3. Taking out the Trash
4. Trade Days in NE Texas

Personal Goals

1. Have a fully operational and viable Art Gallery in 5 years.
2. Establish photography studio as the premier choice for those wanting non-traditional portraits in the northeast Texas area within 4 years.
3. Enter graduate photography program in 3 years.
4. Begin to attract quality artists for gallery shows within 2 years.
5. Establish a working gallery and studio within the next 12 months.

Exhibition Entries

1. Bows and Arrows Gallery - Dallas. Submitted 4 pinhole images and 7 Holga images for consideration of entry into the show.

Thinking about a new series

Old Abandoned Gas Stations

Pin hole and Holga cameras rock. Using these two cameras this summer and going into the darkroom and feeling the magic of legal chemicals have left me wanting more. So....I am considering spending the rest of my summer taking pictures of old abandoned gas stations and some of the old downtown areas that I pass through from time to time. In the trunk of my car, you will find a homemade pinhole camera that David made for me, a Holga camera wrapped in black electrical tape, a plastic Fish Eye camera and an old toy panaramic camera. Be sure and wave when you see me by the side of the road getting the tripod out!

Ambria through the eyes of a Holga

Ambria, is also taking the Holga darkroom class this summer. She kindly allowed me to take some pictures of her with my Holga toy camera which has no controls and a cheap plastic lens. These are taken on 120 cheap Chinese film to boot!

We tried several images experimenting with the light.

Holga lotta pictures

Boy have I exposed and developed a whole lot of black and white film in the darkroom this summer for my Holga class. One of the great aspects is that I get to spend time in the cool darkroom during the hot Texas summer. It has been a real challenge to capture images using a cheap plastic camera with a cheap plastic lens but I have learned so much from Chad Smith, the instructor. What do you think?

Holga Class

How I am spending my summer vacation....

Taking pictures with a cheap plastic camera with a plastic lens and spending hours upon end in the darkroom developing the images.

Class ends on July 7th and then perhaps I can have a real vacation!

My son Eric

Student Pinhole Exhibit on Wednesday

This is a picture of my son Eric that I took with a pinhole camera on Pat Mayse Lake. This is one of the pictures that I am framing for the student exhibit on Wednesday. It will be at 12 First Street NE, Paris, Texas from 5 pm to 7 pm. Everyone has worked so hard, I hope you will stop by and take a look!

Pinhole Photography Class

Vaughn Wascovich is teaching a pinhole photography class during the May 2010 mini-semester at Texas A&M Commerce. It is fast, furious and fun. Included are a few of the photographs I have taken so far in this class.

A pinhole camera is basically a box with a small pinhole poked through a piece of an a thin aluminum can. Light goes through the small pinhole and focuses on a piece of coated paper or film to produce an image. This is why these images presented here are very soft focused. I must say this is much harder than I expected. This class is making me very much appreciate the pictures from the 1800's.

Rocking it with Russ

I am so appreciateive to Russ for helping me out with my class assignment using flash on the camera. It was the first time I've ever even tried to use the 580 EX flash speedlite on my Canon camera. I had all kinds of technical problems learning how to use that flash. Urgh.......... But Russ was a trooper and patient with me in the throws of learning. Here are some photos from my day with the flash light!