Drunken empathy

Drunken empathy, originally uploaded by calanan.

I've got nothing new so I present to you my fabulous neighbors.

Natalie, Drew and Steve

Drew and Steve show a little empathy for Natalie's current state of gestational affairs.

Salt Lake City, UT
Tokina 12-24mm f/4

Gallery opening tonight (2nd opening Fri., 1 Feb 2008)

Woohoo! The photos I submitted to a local gallery's juried exhibit have been accepted and the opening is tonight in Provo, UT with a formal opening next Friday for Provo's monthly Gallery Stroll. The details of today's events follow, please stop by if you're in the area, thanks!

Gallery One Ten's Transportation Show

There will be a non-traditional opening for this show; it happens Saturday, January 26th, starting with an alternative transportation parade from the Provo Library to Gallery 110. "Here to There", a play about transportation starts at 2pm in the Library's bullock Room, then the parade starts at 3pm. This Parade is for walking, biking, skating, longboards, wagons, wheelchairs, pogosticks, any and all kinds of transportation that can move on land, besides cars and trucks. You and anyone else who would like to ride/walk are invited! The Parade ends at the Gallery, with some light refreshments from 3: 30- 5pm.

"Here to There", Provo City Library, Bullock Room (550 North University Avenue, Provo) 2pm January 26th (Also performed at BYU Nelke Theater 7:30PM Jan 25th) admission to the play is free, any donations benefit ParaTransport Services .

This show takes a different approach from most of our shows so far. Participants come from a wide range of ages and experiences. The show will change some over the time it is up as community members continue to contribute their stories, thoughts, and comments.

Other events :

Gallery Stroll is Friday, February 1st. 6-9 pm (This is like a second opening for the show, but in the evening, and with no parade)

There will be a lecture/discussion in relation to the exhibit, scheduled for February 6.
(Stay tuned for more information)

Gallery OneTen
110 South 300 West
Provo, UT 84601
http://www.galleryoneten.org/

.d is for diffident.

.d is for diffident., originally uploaded by calanan.

Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

Framed

Framed, originally uploaded by calanan.

Today I framed and presented three of my drive-bys to a local (Provo, UT) gallery for a juried exhibition. The prints are 16x20, the frames are suck-ass Ikea Ribba frames, which I will never, ever, never, ever buy again.

Salt Lake City, UT

Tokina 12-24mm f/4

The prints:

Little Green Bag

Little Green Bag, originally uploaded by calanan.

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

.e is for engaged.

.e is for engaged., originally uploaded by calanan.

Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

.a study.

.a study., originally uploaded by calanan.

Testing an idea...

Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Damn hippies" hip-shot street photography series]

.b.

.b., originally uploaded by calanan.

Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

.c.

.c., originally uploaded by calanan.

Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

jakerome

jakerome, originally uploaded by calanan.

jakerome made another appearance in SLC tonight, we're meeting again in the AM for a so-called photowalk but there will definitely be no signage shenanigans like the last time.

Red Rock Brewing
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

Here are a few more from the photoset:

Yours, truly

Yours, truly, originally uploaded by calanan.

Emigration Canyon
Salt Lake City, UT

Tokina 12-24mm f/4

I was bored with the valley today so I drove the car:



...up Emigration Canyon:



...for a look-see.



I'll have to return with snowshoes, it's gorgeous up there. I wonder if any of the land is public?

For no good reason.

For no good reason., originally uploaded by calanan.

Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

This gives me ideas...twisted ideas.

Sneaky K

Sneaky K, originally uploaded by calanan.

Kerby
Salt Lake City, UT

Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D

Strobist:
SB-800 camera right, 1/2 power, 36" white brolly
SB-600, above subject, 1/4 power, homemade snoot

Just playing around some more with my speedlights, learning about balancing two lights, positioning for pleasing shadows and the like.

Here are some more from the shoot:

Sunset in the Uintas

Sunset in the Uintas, originally uploaded by calanan.

Uinta Mountains
Near Oakley, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

Yesterday, our neighbors took us snowshoeing in the Uinta mountains, we had such a great time!

More from the photoset:

Kelly, on the other side of the ring

Update: 26 Jan 2008: Shooter Jeremy Hall updated his blog with his video of the event...check it out!

Kelly, on the other side of the ring, originally uploaded by calanan.

Model: KellyB.
Taken with Joachim's studio setup

Photowalking Salt Lake City event on studio lighting

Today I met the great folks from the Photowalking Salt Lake City group for an indoor event on using studio lighting. 70+ people attended a local Church where 8 studios were created - with models - so that experts could share their gear and expertise with those of us new to lighting. It was a wonderful event, for not only to being able to try out so many different setups but also meet to many friendly and helpful photographers.

I shot the portrait above through a ringlight, which is something I'd been looking forward to trying out as it produces such a distinctive effect. I can't swing buying the real deal right now but I'm going to try hacking together a ghetto version with a circular lighting fixture with a daylight-balanced florescent bulb.

Here are some other portraits I made with other studio gear:



And here are a few behind-the-scenes shots of the event - the full photoset is over at my Flickr account:







Here's a matched pair from me and Joachim (I'm upper-left in his photo) :

Oh say, can you see?

Oh say, can you see?, originally uploaded by calanan.

Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]