2nd photo project

Well, this shoot certainly turned out interesting. For our 2nd project in my photo class, we were to work on shadows and a person and then convert them into grayscale. Well, I was planning on using my friend Albert who is a part-time model, but our schedules were too conflicting to make it happen. That was a TOTAL bummer because I was really relying on using him. Quickly, I began going through my phone list and calling everyone up who I thought might make a good model that also lived nearby. I eventually fell upon my friend Chris' number. When I asked him if he wouldn't mind modeling for me, he thankfully said yes! So, without further ado, here's how the shoot went.

These first two photos are the ones that I used for the project (we were only to pick 2). These were the two best shots for the project I felt. The sun was setting and once again we weren't allowed to use flash. That was incredibly annoying as I could not get a crisp shot. Eventually I said "fuck it" and began using flash for the sake of getting some good shots, yet knowing I wouldn't be able to use them for my class.

(this shot would have turned out so much better with flash dammit!!)

As the very short shoot progressed, things began getting increasingly ridiculous. The boys were naturals though and they jumped at the chance to be photographed! I was really shocked to see their enthusiasm with being photographed. Perfect for me!

Chris has so many strange things at his house:




At this point, I began using my flash. Notice the increase in quality as well.

Okay, I was NOT expecting this stunt!


Uh oh, Chris has fireworks in his hand....











Things actually got really dramatic here. Chris should NOT have lit that fire cracker. We were on a roof in the heart of downtown San Diego with larger buildings all around us, it was extremely loud, it wouldn't go out, there is a liquor store below us, it could have burned the roof, etc. Although it was a lot of fun. :P



Back to normalcy....


Best pencil sharpener ever (the eyes usually light up when you sharpen it):