Bah-humbug!

Why is this photo blog-worthy? Because this wonderful soul made me laugh. I usually use the white board when I'm taking 100 headshots/day, and often hear people say that they feel like their in a criminal line up. This man actually decided to act the part... bless him!

Future Med Student

Emily even brought her own stethoscope.

The Thought Process...

I've been taking a lot of portraits lately, and I love it! I put so much thought into each shot. Yes, that above is me sharing the thought process with you. I'm sorry I'm so pale.

Arlane here, is the undergraduate representative for The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, so it made sense to me to photograph her in a board room. I scouted out the room one day in advance.

Today, I got there half an hour early to set up lights.

I set up my main light, and while I was getting my exposure I noticed how nice and reflective the table's surface was and decided that it would make a nice element in my photograph. I shot at about f10 at 1/6 and rested on the table instead of using a tripod:



Next Arlane arrives and I decide that there needed to be a few more things lit in the background to create some nice separation, and then another strobe to the right in the front to make sure her eyes were lit up... but she turned out to be a squinty smiler anyway.



Bang bang bang... I have a photo that I liked:

Grandpa Hart

My grandfather is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. I haven't been here in 12 years.

Zoë in DC

Zoë is my roommate from England... this is her in Washington DC. She got sick of me photographing her, but I think one day she will thank me.

DC

Here are some of my favorite shots that I took on my trip to DC that I took while not photographing my English roommate.

Karen Brewer

Things that just look cool

Tommy Edwards

...formerly "Touchdown Tommy" of Virginia Tech plays with his band while promoting THE HEART OF VIRGINIA campaign which help raise awareness of the need for expanded mental health services in the New River Valley, and across the state due to the events of April 16th.

For more on Tommy Edwards, his music, and his campaign visit:
http://www.myspace.com/tommyedwards

Paul

Dr. Paul Winistorfer is Professor and Head, Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, with responsibility for driving teaching, research, engagement and development activities of the department, an academic unit in the College of Natural Resources.

Boris Vinatzer

Boris Vinatzer, assistant professor of plant pathology, physiology,
and weed science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, is
using new genome sequencing technology to test a hypothesis about how
agriculture's early beginnings may have impacted the evolution of
plant pathogens. He is investigating whether plant pathogenic
bacteria evolved from relatively weak pathogens that caused disease
in many plants to highly virulent pathogens of single crops.

Smart Break Lights

Mehdi Ahmadian, PhD, and Director of the Center for Vehicle Systems & Safety, along with Virginia Tech grad students have engineered smart break lights that indicate how quickly the person in front of you is breaking. Nifty!

1964

Here are some shots from the 1964 show as promised.

1964 The Tribute is rated the "Number One Beatles Tribute Show on Earth!"- Rolling Stone

Love Me Do

The Beatles tribute band 1964 had a show last night, and I was the most excited about this photo.





Stay tuned for photos of the band...

More Corps

VT's Legendary Beatbox guy

There are several facebook groups dedicated to him... Which also happens to be how I tracked him down.

Leaves

The Pylons

The Pylons at Virginia Tech are a great place to:

Relax and talk to your b.f.f. on the phone...

and...


...tell him "It's me not you."

I know the feeling...

Sometimes, you just have to find a park bench.

Almost like home

...almost!