one momento

being nervous...

What can I do?

behind scene

I want to introduce my best partner ever; Guy CLAY

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Columbia—Models are waiting for a show at the backstage of The Model Citizen Fashion Show, Saturday night. The Model Citizen Fashion Show is held for a benefit of Thompson Center for Autism and Neuro developmental Disorders. The organization raises more than $100,000 for autism. William Thompson, who established the Thompson Center, said that he hopes the center would someday be the leader in the U.S. for the research and care of autistic children.

Columbia—On Wednesday night, Jessica Valenti and Ann Friedman of Feministing.com speak about how the future of feminism will be affected by blogging, journalism, and on-line media. One student, anonymous, made a point the weakness of feminism calling himself an anti-feminist. Jessica Valenti's work, Full Frontal Feminism, will be on sale courtesy of the University Bookstore.

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I took pictures of the Fashion show, which was held, in an executive center at Holliday in Columbia, Missouri on Saturday night. It was challenging for me to use a strobe because it was the first time. It was much harder than I expected. I missed some good moments out because I had no experiences of using the light. I was not able to make each light each situation quickly. I felt I need to practice this more and more on diverse light situations. I tried to catch the difference on shutter speed or aperture. Despite of the harsh situation, I was glad to meet the beautiful moment at a back stage of the Citizen Fashion Show.

Second shot was made at Mark twain ballroom in Memorial Union. There was under a f-light. Firstly, I was trying to capture two speakers, but I captured a bottle of water in front of them. It was really hard to capture background things behind the foreground things. Second, I pushed myself much harder situation. This time, I picked one guy who did not want to tell his name but called him an anti-feminist. He was a middle of girls. I wanted to give him a light to discern him from others. I also tried to capture others’ facial expression at the same time. This time is much better than Saturday. I guess never stop practice makes change on someday.

light setup for Mr.Scissor

light setup for Mr.Scissor

metal and glass

It was last Saturday. I felt my head is kind of heavy. I have tried to have long hair, since I was 15 years old, but this things never happen in my life. Instead of having long hair, I got bush on my head. I think my hair has some personality.

I am about to introduce some of my hair here. Say hi. :)






Mr.Scissor wants to share his bright smile with you.

f 22.0
Shutter speed 1/200
ISO 100

CMP

Classmate portrait of Tara Ballenger

(1)use a single light
(2)use one under light, one light, one back light, and a reflector


Honestly, I am a little shy, but not much after getting into, person, so I need a certain amount of time to get to know people. I had never met Tara Ballenger before advanced technique. The first impression I got from her is that Tara is also a shy girl as I am. Her shyness suddenly reminded me of The Girl with a Pearl Earring by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer.

Since I am majoring in art history, I have many opportunities to see how masters use light to make the masterpiece. Johannes Vermeer is a master of capturing sudden emotion and lighting. However, there is a secret. Art historians are confident that Vermeer used as tools both mirrors and the camera obscura. This helps him obtain the sudden emotion of the girl in The Girl with a Pearl Earring. Close examination of his paintings shows that Vermeer realized that shadows are not colorless and dark and that light is composed of colors. Thus, he painted reflections off a surfaces in colors modified by others near by.
I sometimes imagine what if he lives in 20th century.





I was a stranger to her, and she was a stranger to me. I was trying to capture something ice between people who had never met before. I luckily caught that in the first shot because it was the first shot.


The other shot after some chatting.

CMT-advanced technique

Stump the Chump


Aperture, N.84 All photographs Untitled from the series “The Accidental Theorist,” 2005. Photographs Courtesy The Moth House.


Mood Lighting




Italy Vouge, Aug. 2006, N.672, ISELIN STERIO AND NATASA VOJNOVIC PHOTOGRAPHED BY STEVEN MEISEL