Photo Illustration Re-shoot

Painting with Light re-shot

Location Lighting Re-shoot

Portfolio Picture

When do children stop believing?

According to a "Santa Truth Poll" on familyeducation.com, children stop believing in Santa Claus between the ages of 8 to 10. But is this too young?

Should Michigan ban texting while driving?

Distracted drivers account for almost 80 percent of all crashes and 65 percent of near-crashes in the United States, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Last year, lawmakers in Michigan were able to pass a law enforcing texting while driving, among other things, only to have it go no further in the senate. According to AAA, 18 states have already enacted laws prohibiting all drivers from texting, ten other states have laws that only affect teens.

Fashion

Alayna Cochran models her favorite outfit that she bought from the store Vanity while she worked there.

ISO: 100 F/8 1/200 s.

Alayna Cochran mimics a mannequin as she models her Express business attire.

ISO:100 F/8 1/200 s.

This was my lighting set-up.

Location Lighting

A young calf clings on to Justin Travis' fingers at his families dairy farm, North Valley Farms in Shepherd, Saturday, October 17, 2009.

Aperture: 6.3 Shutter Speed: 1/400 ISO: 400

Carl Fraser juggles basketballs in his basement at 1014 Main St., Mt. Pleasant, Mich., Sunday, October 18, 2009.

Aperture: 5.6 Shutter Speed: 1/60 ISO: 800

For my first photo, I shot a close-up of some wine corks. Northern Michigan is a huge marketplace for Michigan wines and my parents are big fans of wine. This is part of my mom's expansive collection of corks that will "someday get used for something," according to her. This was shot with a soft box to the left of the light table. It was set to F 6.5. I shot this with a 35 mm lens, ISO 1600, F 29, 1/320.

For a lot of children of the 90's, Lite Brite can be associated with their childhood. For this picture I tried to portray bottling up your youth. I loved how colorful it looked and also the reflection on the light table. This was also shot with the lightbox directly to the left on F 6.5. My lens was at 55 mm with a 1600 ISO, F5.6, and 1/200.

Here is a picture showing my lighting setup.

Emily Hurley blows a big kiss in Mount Pleasant, Mich. Friday, September 18, 2009.

Kelly Malotka, Painting with light. ISO: 100, F-stop: 11, Shutter speed: 30 seconds.

For this picture I strobed Emily from the far left corner. I then stepped in front of the camera and drew the lips with a flashlight with a pink balloon on it then took the balloon off for the lines.

Photo illustration of Ziggy in Mount Pleasant, Mich. Sunday, September 20, 2009.

Kelly Malotka, Painting with light. ISO: 100, F-stop: 11, Shutter speed: 30 seconds.

With my cat lying there, I just moved around the room, called for him, and strobed him each time. This was my first try and the most successful, I was surprised how well it turned out.

I chose to photograph my friend Frankie because I knew she would be very easy-going and open in front of the camera. We actually came up with a lot of good shots in a very short time, which I was happy about. The top photo is of her dancing in the studio. I felt this showed a lot of her personality. The bottom photo has her showing my studio partner Andrea the weird thing she can do with her fingers. Frankie is a person who doesn't care what people think of her so I felt this photo showed that aspect of her. She embraces it rather than dismissing it.

As far as the lighting, I felt it worked pretty well. I didn't put a snoot on the back light so on some of the pictures it was pretty overwhelming but I learned that for next time.

JRN 420 Test Shot

After doing this shoot, I learned to be more comfortable and confident in the studio. I learned how to set up the strobes and to work with my model . The in-class assignment definitely helped when it came time to shooting my first assignment.