Jamie

This is an image of one of my favorite people, Jamie! We were walking back to class with our class, and she and I decided to suddenly take pictures of everything. In this alley, near Madison St. and Wabash, I decided to take this picture of her. I am surprised with how well it turned out because it was just a shot on a whim. I did have to do a lot of post production for this shot because the alley was really dark, and I don't like to use a high ISO because the picture can get too grainy. I think this image turned out great, and I am keeping with my square picture theme as well. Enjoy!

The City of Chicago

So recently, I have been obsessed with 5X5 pictures taken in black and white. This method is best done with film, but not having a film camera poses a problem with this. That is what photoshop is for!

These pictures are of random signs or people. I didn't include any faces, because it leaves more to the imagination. These pictures were taken with a 50mm lens, and, for most of them, the aperture set at f1.8. Enjoy these!

                                 

    

                                                              

    

Lovers' Romance

What is more serene than a green meadow? Nothing, right? Furthermore, there is nothing more romantic than a green meadow on a lovely sunny day. Come on. What couple doesn't love to take long walks together - holds hands, chat about their day, or just kiss each other for the whole stroll? That is why I chose this field for the future Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Cook's engagement pictures. The colors juxtapose nicely for this particular set of photos. I shot them with one of Canon's ultra wide angle lenses (I can't recall which particular one at the moment), and I think that it gives the picture such a factor of "epic-ness." I hope you enjoy this shot of the two of them :)

Random Typewriters

Why do old things hold such a fascination with us? It's not like they're useful or serve any type of purpose, but we like them just the same. Typewrites, the computer of the 1940s, have now been demoted, sadly, to a mere decoration or an obsessive hobby where people do their very best to restore them. However, as annoying as these people are, the object in question makes for great photography.
These old typewriters have unleashed a new purpose! Their ability to pose in front of a camera! Check out this photo that I took of my roommate's typewriter. The only post-production work that I did on the photo was increase the contrast a bit, take away most of the yellow tones, and add an "old photo" filter to it. I really turned out quite neat, and I'm really happy with the end result. Hope you enjoy it!