More Photo I

Depth of Field

Shot with a small aperture and longer exposure. Most of the image is in focus.

This one was shot with a wider aperture and shorter exposure. The image has a shallower depth of field, and the parking meter nearest the camera is more isolated from the background.

Print Filters

This print was made with a #3 filter.

The same negative, using a #4 (higher contrast) filter when making the print.

Photo I

We started by doing photograms like this one. Photograms are images made by placing objects on top of photo paper and exposing the paper to light. There's no film or camera involved. The piece above has a transit theme: a bus schedule, my watch, and my bus pass.

The pieces below were taken with a 35 mm camera and black-and-white film. My class did our own film and paper developing. These prints are all 5x7 inches.

Daytime shots

These are all shots taken within a few blocks of the CCAD campus.

I still smile when I walk past the first one below.

Night shots

More photos from downtown Columbus. I took these while walking from the campus to the bus stop


After I sharpened my skills taking nighttime exposures, I took several photos of the Columbus, Ohio temple. This is one of the better ones.

Self Portraits

Why, oh why do they keep making me do self portraits? With all the beautiful things to draw, paint, and photograph in the world, why do I have to keep looking at my ugly mug?

More 5x7 black and white prints. Shots taken using the camera's timer.

"Let's see, how does this camera work again?"

"Never mind, this is more interesting anyway."

"But why just read the comics, when you can play with the toys?"

"Oh shoot, I blew another deadline!" (Edge scallop effect done while exposing the print.)

A more conceptual image. Small aperture, long exposure.

I made this by masking different areas of the paper during the printmaking process, and moving the paper slightly between exposures. Who needs Photoshop?

Freshman Painting, Semester 1

These are from the first semester of my freshman oil painting class, back in the spring of 2005. The first uses a palette based on primary colors.


The second painting uses earth tones.