Capitol Building Wrought Iron & Marble Stair

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I shot this photograph on a trip to DC to get shots that could later be post-processed in a Digital Darkroom class I attended. This is the wrought iron stair railing on the marble stair of the capitol building, just in front of the fountain. I think that the photograph is a good combination of concepts, in both the metaphysical nature of natures materials bent to human’s will, as well as the physical shapes contrasting with each other, such as the ornate floral designs in the iron against the straight lines of the marble and the supporting iron.

The image was post-processed using Adobe Photoshop, and shot using a Nikon D200 with a 200-300mm lens.

Self Portrait in Large Format

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I shot this at the end of 2007 in a large format class I was attending at the time. I shot the photo with the lens plane slightly shifted off-center, as you can see in the aberration of the blurred, right eye. I would like to take another self-shot portraiture piece now, as much has changed since then for me, and this is one of very few photographs in which I appear.

Directed Photography

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This photo was taken as part of a series of color studies that I shot for a digital photographic production class. I was pushing for a contrast between the organic flow of the grass and the hard, geometric angles of the ladder, which is also manufactured, opposed to the grass. The asymmetry of the ladder also keeps the photo alive, particularly as it is presented on its side, which also negates a definite focal point.