I did a bit of volunteer work with the good people over at El Hahual, making some pictures for them to use to hopefully update their website soon. I would encourage anyone interested in studying spanish and volunteering in Guatemala to consider their program.
that sounds like a great program! great use of depth of field on the second pic. like the angle of the shot and the play of out-of-focus to in-focus at the same time, i really like it. great timing to catch the kids expression in the first shot! he was playing just for the camera!
after going back to the pics, i had to say, i especially like the the 3rd shot with two kids playing with a pot and a cup (not sure) but there’s a lot going on there. the wall in the background, the project they’re working on, the look of concentration, and then the lighting you got for the shot.
As Guatemala brings genocide charges against a former military leader, Jean-Marie Simon prepares to reissue her seminal book of photographs from that country's bloodiest era. […]
I ended 2011 teaching at the Angkor Photo Festival in Siem Reap and then teaching my own visual storytelling workshop in Kuala Lumpur sponsored by the US Embassy. After the whirlwind of several weeks of forced introspection about my views on visual storytelling, teaching methodology, and my own career, my photography mind was completely exhausted. For the la […]
I just wish I’d known it would be that easy. Some things just fall into place. Others, well they need a little work. A little concentration, a little effort. When I first signed on for the Yearbook (the “Olympian”) staff in high school, I was 15 years old, looking for , as my mom reminded me any number of times, something that would qualify as an ‘extra-curr […]
all events are at The Glob*** (unless otherwise noted) Sept 16-18, 2011 IF YOU STILL NEED TO REGISTER, DROP $100 in the APAD Paypal Account PLEASE, OR BRING A CHECK/CASH WITH YOU TO DENVER FRIDAY 9/16 8pm – Kevin Moloney – freelance photographer, adjunct instructor of photojournalism at the University of Colorado at Boulder (taught Chip Litherland everything […]
Leica Camera Blog: In our latest photo essay created in partnership with Magnum Photos, we follow Dominic Nahr into the 20km zone surrounding the nuclear power plant at Fukushima, Japan. Nahr documents the damage that resulted from the plant’s breakdown. […]
that sounds like a great program! great use of depth of field on the second pic. like the angle of the shot and the play of out-of-focus to in-focus at the same time, i really like it. great timing to catch the kids expression in the first shot! he was playing just for the camera!
after going back to the pics, i had to say, i especially like the the 3rd shot with two kids playing with a pot and a cup (not sure) but there’s a lot going on there. the wall in the background, the project they’re working on, the look of concentration, and then the lighting you got for the shot.