While walking around San Diego with my family, I typically spent much of my time running around looking for cool things to photograph. Now, I don't want it to seem like I didn't actually spend time with them, it's just that they don't often like to be the subject of my photography. However, I did get them to loosen up a bit (that's what I do!) and pose for a few shots. Here are some of my favorites...understanding that my family likes to be behind the lens...like me. :) Either way, I've got to get them a little face time on the blog right? After all, I wouldn't be who I am today without them.
Seaport Village and Balboa Park
Hi everyone, Here's some additional shots that I liked from Seaport Village and Balboa Park. Again, I really wanted to focus on color, texture, and perspective. Enjoy!
Out and About in San Diego
Two of my favorite places to shoot in San Diego are at Seaport Village and Balboa Park. My family decided to spend the day out on the town and of course, I couldn't resist bringing the camera along to see what I could come up with. I wanted to focus on color, texture, and perspective during my time in San Diego, as well as shoot a few new HDRs. I came up with a couple shots that I'm really happy with.
Chris visited the same location about a month ago, and I was curious to see if I could pull of an HDR here. I think it looks surreal. :)
The Spanish Village Art Center at Balboa Park. The HDR does a great job of capturing all the brilliant colors.
More to follow...
-Steve
Miami University (The Lilly Conference)
Hi everyone! I'm down here in Oxford, Ohio at Miami University to attend The Lilly Conference on College Teaching. This is my second year here at Lilly and I actually got a chance to present with a wonderful friend and colleague, Debra Westerfelt. Deb is an Assistant Professor of Business Management at Ashland University. We presented a lecture on "Web 2.0 Tools for the 21st Century Collaborative Learning Environment. We discussed techniques and free online tools that instructors could use easily in their classrooms. This is a topic that I'm passionate about, because I enjoy helping people achieve that "ah-ha" moment. Aside from purely just photography, I have a sincere love for teaching. I always thought the best instructors in college were the ones that had practical real-world experience. I think I'll be very lucky if one day, I can teach at a University, a class on the ins and outs of owning a business and exploring ones own creativity.
Now, as you all know (or at least those of you who follow the blog) I never travel without a camera, and this trip down to Oxford was no exception. I had some free time this evening to run around campus and create some cool new HDRs. Now, being a Bowling Green guy, I have to say that my loyalties remain with my dear alma mater. but I was able to put aside my disdain for our football rival and shoot what I think are some really cool shots. Miami has one of the most beautifully designed campuses I've ever seen. The new buildings are immaculate and are nothing short of amazing. I listened to a lecture by Michael Wesch, (Professor at Kansas State University that created the "A Vision of Students Today" video ---> Worth Watching!!!) in their new business building and I was blown away by the layout and design. This place definitely knows how to create buildings with style and elegance.
So, when I went shooting this evening, that's what I set out to capture, the style and elegance of some of Miami's landmarks and new buildings. I hope you all like what I came up with!
-Steve
Downtown Chicago
Hey there! I just finished processing another cool downtown Chicago shot that I made. I found the old Oriental Theatre when walking around with Tim, so I figured...ooooh....that's cool. Let's set this up. Unfortunately, out of the 30 shots I made, only 1 series of 5 actually made it into Lightroom because the other photos had raindrops on the lens. However, the photo in the end was well worth the effort, and it just goes to show you, all you need is one!
Hello from Chicago!
Hello all. I'm here in Chicago attending the ANGEL user conference for Ashland University. The thing is, ANGEL just announced that it was purchased by Blackboard (something we're not to thrilled about at AU) So, there was some unexpected downtime where I actually got a chance to walk around the city and shoot a bit. (Can't go to Chicago without a camera...right?) I was walking around with Tim, (who's an excellent photography assistant I might add) and we found some really cool sites around the city to photograph. We were staying at the Mariott on the Magnificent Mile (great location) and we found that Millennium Park wasn't too far away. So, despite the impending thunderstorm, we ventured out. Low and behold, as soon as we get to Millennium Park, it starts pouring. Actually, it was kinda cool to see a thunderstorm pass through a downtown area, since all the skyscrapers have lightning rods, it was quite a show.
Here's some of my favs from the shoot:
Overall, some cool stuff! Hope you like!
-Steve