Week Three, on assignment

I covered an on campus event for the Traveler last Friday at the Student Union. There was an international dance competition that included everything from Ancient Mongolian traditional to Break dancing. Here are a few of my faves for the paper.

Second week... Headshots.

So a friend of mine asked me to take some shots of her for an acting workshop she will be attending. I'm used to taking portraits from my time at Sears, but I haven't done it much out of that controlled environment. I got some cheap white fabric from Walmart for the full body shots and used our green and yellow walls for the head shots. I even dropped one of my flashes on the hardwood floor and broke it. The first few shots of Jacqueline were for practice, I think they turned out quite nicely.

The first week with the 30d

Here are some of the first shots with the new Canon 30d. I also bought a 580ex flash head that can command my old 420ex wirelessly. The shot of Jacqueline and Gracie was my first attempt at the master/slave setup with the 420ex to the right, bouncing off the ceiling. The tower shot was taken at Lake Fayetteville and the other shot of Jacqueline was taken in our kitchen with the 580ex mounted on a flash bracket.

Need a little motivation

So I got a new camera for Christmas and I want to be more proactive with my photography. I hope to update this photo journal at least weekly with images, I might even tell some people about it. If you don’t know who I am, my name is Spencer Presley and I’m currently pursuing a journalism degree from the University of Arkansas with an emphases on photojournalism. I work at a portrait studio, am a staff photographer for the Arkansas Traveler and I’m starting to get into wedding photography on the side, so it’s sometimes hard to find the motivation to get out behind the camera on my own time.