Updates: New Job
Did I mention I got a new job?
For the last couple years I have been working as a technical photographer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Most of the photos I produce help the engineers, scientists, and technicians build and test the spacecraft and instruments they are constructing. Most of these images are very technical in nature and by most standards of aesthetics, not interesting to look at. However, working alongside the people and hardware everyday grants me access to some wonderful moments. During this time, my photos have even been published in NASA publications, websites, and even the BBC. Here is just a sample of the photos I have taken over the last couple years. Needless to say I am so very excited to see what comes next!
A new batch
Haven't quite figured out how I want to organize my film photos. The workflow is much different than digital. In the meantime, here are some film scans from my yashica. I will add more to this post as I scan this batch of film. It's quite a process just cleaning up the dust from the negatives.
I would like to make this blog the home for all of my new photos. I will still use instagram, but only for the featured photos.
Portraits of friends
One of the curses of life post-military experience is that the friendships which remain are often separated by physical distance. Fortunately we still find excuses to come visit even if only for a short period of time. Dan and Hannah both share a love of art and creativity almost as strongly as they love each other and were there for some of the best sitters I could ask for. This impromptu portrait session was created using my Intrepid 4x5 camera and a couple new film holders loaded with ilford hp5 ISO 400. One of the film holders I discovered after development had a light leak, but I think it added a very pleasant flair to the final image.
Also, I cannot get over Hannah's expression in her portrait. After I set up the camera, I asked her to look at her husband, clicking the shutter as soon as the expression formed.
NTID Deaf and Hard of Hearing Athletes
Some of my favorite shots from a photoshoot a few years back where I got to work with a bunch of athletes from the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Represented here are swimmers, wrestlers, rowers, basketball players, hockey, cheer and of course we cannot forget Ritchie the Tiger! It was such a fun shoot, and I could not have done it without my fantastic team members.
