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]

.h is for harangue.

.h is for harangue., originally uploaded by calanan.

Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

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