Vincent Laforet has been updating his blog with some really amazing footage from a project down in Hawaii with pro surfer Jamie O'Brien. His team is using the RED camera along with a full Canon 5d MkII kit. The footage displays how remarkable footage from Canon's video-capable DSLR really can be, when produced and directed by a still photographer. He's just put up a great look at the project on his blog - check it out!
Photoshoot in West Virginia.
Yesterday I had a photoshoot for a labor company at one of their factories in West Virginia. Mike and I took a ZipCar over and got to spend the afternoon together - thanks for canceling class, Lowry!
Here's our Volvo that we ZipCar'ed:
Steelers win, Pittsburgh riots.
I went out right after the Super Bowl game to photograph the anticipated riots here in the Oakland area of Pittsburgh. It was mostly Pitt students, with a mix of CMU'ers and even some random adults from the area. I was super-impressed by how well the cops handled the crowds - sure there were torn down signs, leveled busstops, broken library windows and bonfires in the streets, but I still haven't heard of any major personal injuries.
Click on through for more photos from the riots on my Flickr account.
EOC Cover Photo
I shot the cover of our annual EOC issue insert for The Tartan - had one of our staffer's friends come in and model for us. Here's a setup shot and the before and after of the post-processing of the image we chose:
Jubilee Benefit Dinner & Dance
I worked at and photographed a benefit event for the Jubilee Conference coming up here in Pittsburgh last week. Here's a couple photos from the evening:
