Monday, April 24, 2017
Monday, April 17, 2017
Feature: Easter Services at Tuacahn
Calvary Chapel St. George, a non-denominational church, holds Easter Sunday service at the Tuacahn Amphitheater.
80mm | f/4 | ISO 800 | 1/500th
There were two services, 8 AM and 11 AM. Both consisting of worship and a message from the church's senior pastor Rick Nerud. Nerud was proud to boast this was their 10th year worshipping at the Tuacahn Amphitheater.
210mm | f/4 | ISO 640 | 1/2000th
Nerud giving his Easter themed sermon.
The services have a distinct theme, "The Name of Jesus", which is hailed during a song that spoke of the "beautiful, wonderful, powerful" name of Jesus. This was reflected in a larger than life banner, raised in the middle of said song.
50mm | f/4 | ISO 500 | 1/2000th
210mm | f/4 | ISO 800 | 1/1000th
Nerud gave a message of who Jesus is, what Jesus did and will do. Interestingly enough, Nerud's goal seemed to be to remove Jesus from religion. In a an area, let alone a state, where religious influence is abundant, this message, while still being religious in nature, was in a sense counter cultural. The evangelical nature of this message was front and center.
The worship band offered a blend of old and new, mixing traditional hymns with contemporary Christian music. Regardless, the amphitheater was surprisingly booming.
210mm | f/4 | ISO 800 | 1/500th
210mm | f/4 | ISO 800 | 1/500th
55mm | f/4 | ISO 800 | 1/500th
Naturally, the first service had less in attendance, but of those there, they seemed eager and happy to be.
18mm | f/2.8 | ISO 800 | 1/2000th
The overall experience was quite sensational as far as church services go. It would seem Calvary Chapel is making an effort to stand out and stay relevant in this day and age.
Bonus Pic: Pseudo Tilt-Shift
Some metadata may be inaccurate as I was using an older long zoom (80-210mm) with an adapter for some shots. They ought to be in the ballpark, though.
Peer Edit
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| For this shot, I wanted to crop it and level it. Also, place the subject in an intersection (Rule of 3rd's). After |
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| Also manipulated highlights, shadows, whites and blacks. After |
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| Similar edits as the previous photo, this time focusing on the man (3rd from left). Before |
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| After |
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Shooting to Illustrate
This assignment was probably the most difficult to shoot.
Context
Physical context is illustrated in the subjects; everyday items that consumers may or may not be knowledgeable about.
The psychological context is found with the juxtaposition of the objects and what shouldn't be there. The viewer may see how certain objects perform a different task than illustrated (i.e. a condom as a preventative and safe measure).
In our American culture, we somewhat pride ourselves with excess; excessive serving sizes for one, and excessive amounts of sugar in our foods and drinks.
Regarding social context, we as a society understand that drug addiction is an issue, one that is constantly talked about. When it comes to sugary drinks and unhealthy foods, the conversation is never really as in depth, but it is still a problem.
The temporal context is found with the prevalence of unhealthy foods in our stores. They definitely saturate our day-to-day shopping experiences and it's debatable whether or not majority of consumers are even aware of what they're consuming.
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| 56mm | f/1.8 | ISO 3200 | 1/500th A play on what we're really drinking buying juices. There's a Minute Maid and an Arizona behind the glass, both of which are filled with 60+ grams of sugar, most of which is addictive, not from natural fruit juice. |
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| 23mm | f/1.8 | ISO 3200 | 1/500th With this photo I wanted to illustrate that we should not take gambles with our food; that as consumers, we should be knowledgeable concerning the production and handling of what we consume. |
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| 23mm | f/1.8 | ISO 3200 | 1/500th I wanted to depict sugar as a drug, in the sense that abuse of it is dangerous to our health. I desaturated the image a bit as well. |
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