Daisy on NewWest.net

Daisy, originally uploaded by calanan.

28 July 2008: Daisy is featured today on NewWest.net!

From my photo project This Is Their Place with Sarah Nielson.

Liberty Lake at Liberty Park
Downtown SLC, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

De La Soul/The Cool Kids

De La Soul/The Cool Kids, originally uploaded by calanan.

Some snaps of De La Soul w/The Cool Kids for the 3rd week of the 2008 Twilight Concert Series
Gallivan Center
Salt Lake City, UT

.e is for espy.

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

Another of my recent drivebys, after a 2 month hiatus.

I'm also planning on writing up a short behind-the-scenes article on how I take these photos.

Main St.
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

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

.a is for agape.

.a is for agape., originally uploaded by calanan.

Main St.
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

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

.s is for sundered.

.s is for sundered., originally uploaded by calanan.

Getting back into my drivebys...

North Temple
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

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

"Shut up." "No you shut up!"

"Shut up." "No you shut up!", originally uploaded by calanan.

Kerby and Maude
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

It's ok, they made up:

Rosemary & Steve

Aren't they just the cutest?

Rosemary & Steve, originally uploaded by calanan.

Founders Title Company Folk and Bluegrass Festival
Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort
Snowbird, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

She and him (and she)

She and him (and she), originally uploaded by calanan.

I can't believe it had been about 2 months since I'd taken a drive-by!

300 S and State St
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

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

Farewell, new friend!

pjamms and me, originally uploaded by calanan.

Michael Coiner was the second participant in my This Is Their Place interview/portrait project and over the last few months since we met we've become good friends.

Next week, Michael relocates to Portland, OR to start a new phase in his life...I'm excited for him, sad to see him leave but know that thanks to the intarwebs we'll be able to keep in touch through e-mail, Flickr and even Twitter.



Good luck, pjamms!

Michael on Flickr: reseda76

At the Andrew Bird/Josh Ritter concert
2008 Twilight Concert Series
Gallivan Center
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

p.s. Michael is that other bald guy.
p.p.s. The one on the left.

Jesse Harding

Jesse, originally uploaded by calanan.

Meet Jesse Harding, the latest participant in my "This Is Their Place" portrait/interview project.

You can see more photos of Jesse and his place, and read his story here.

Jesse's place:

"The Living Room", a series of stone chairs and
couches high in the foothills above Salt Lake City
Red Butte Canyon
Salt Lake City, UT

Nikon D200
Tokina 12-24mm f/4
Nikon SB-800, 1/4 CTO

Jesse on the web:

Blog: jesseharding.com
Twitter: @jdawg

Chatham County Line

Chatham County Line, originally uploaded by calanan.

Chatham County Line: www.chathamcountyline.com/

Founders Title Company Folk and Bluegrass Festival
Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort
Snowbird, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

Some kid and me

., originally uploaded by calanan.

Founders Title Company Folk and Bluegrass Festival
Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort
Snowbird, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

Jake

Jake, originally uploaded by calanan.

One of the portraits I shot for my photo project, "This Is Their Place"

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See: thisistheirplace.calanan.com

Jake O'Connor

Blog: "SLC Steez"

Salt Lake City Public Library
Salt Lake City, UT

Tokina 12-24mm f/4
Nikon SB-800, 1/4 CTO

Sarah Nielson

Sarah's Contact Sheet, originally uploaded by calanan.

Latest portraits for my new photo project, "This Is Their Place"

See: thisistheirplace.calanan.com

Liberty Lake at Liberty Park
Downtown SLC, UT

Sarah was as funny and quick-witted in person as she is in her writing and despite both of our minds and bodies protesting the early meeting time I chose (for the morning light!) the shoot went very well.

As for her place, I have only been to Liberty Park a couple of times since we moved to SLC and I can honestly say that I have been missing out. It's a beautiful park, it's peacefully quiet on a Sunday morning and if my alarm clock (and strong coffee) works I'll be spending more time there on future Sundays.

Be sure to check out her blog entry about this shoot, "Calanan Photo Project | Tales of Wit and Charm" and then go get caught up on her archives.

I'm enjoying how this project is progressing, how I'm getting to meet new people and see interesting places. I'm also learning a lot about my craft, especially learning from my mistakes. After Thom's interview I learned that swapping lenses just 1) takes up time and 2) distracts me from taking portraits. For this shoot I planned to slim down my gear but ended up doing the same dang thing again, just slightly less so.

I tried taking some environmental portraits with a super-wide lens (12mm) but the two I processed (2nd in and last on the contact sheet) just didn't cut it. There are some situations where wide angles work well and I'm still trying to sort out the best times to use them.

From now on I'm going to stick with one, maybe two lenses and concentrate on the portrait-making process. This will have the added benefit of giving the shots a more consistent look.