I believe I do a decent job at action and environmental portraits and want to get better at doing more-formal sitdown shots. That requires mastering the lighting and other variables that help bring out the subject's personality. This is going to be a tale of how I bumbled into what I feel is a pretty good shot.
Category: Photography
Multimedia Little Frances
I've wanted to photograph another live jazz performance since my first one (see: It's All Relative) was conducted in cave-like conditions. Of course, the lighting is not going to get too much better, but at least at the Triple Door there are stage lights. These are necessary because one cannot use flashes, which could potentially distract the artists, especially in such a dark environment.
Great Balls Afire
First things first: Ever since I contemplated doing video, Ganon Baker has been at the forefront of the subjects I wanted to take on. I've been going to the Nike Skills Academy for Girls in Beaverton, Ore., for several years now and Baker has been captivating that whole time. He crackles with energy, says funny things and is capable of mythologized physical feats.
H1N1 and the Digital Pack Rat
What do I keep? Anything resembling a picture. The blurry stuff I usually delete in camera. I also don't keep the referee-butt images (which I call "doing the butt") that feed my photographic fish stories (I had this award-winning shot, but a referee ran into the frame as I squeezed the shutter).
The Buzz: Glenn Nelson 