MU Baseball Game Foul Ball

Here is one that didn't make it into the paper. I spoke with the owner of the truck, he said that he has been to hundreds of games and that in his mind he is still ahead. More caption information coming.

MU Softball team wins Regionals! May 23, 2010

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MU sophomore Kristin Nottelmann pitches another full game against Illinois on Sunday, May 22, 2010. Nottelmann has pitched 13 complete games this season. Mizzou beat Illinois 4-2.




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MU junior Rhea Taylor slips by Illinois's sophomore Kelley Wedel (# 28 cq) that led to the first of three runs in the third inning on Sunday, May 23, 2010. Mizzou beat Illinois 4-2.



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MU junior Rhea Taylor (left) and Freshman Ashlie Ortega (right) celebrate with teammates while walking off the field after Mizzou's victory over Illinois on Sunday, May 23, 2010. Mizzou beat Illinois 4-2.

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Mizzou Girls Softball Against Illinois, May 22,2010

Some of the shots I took for the Missourian

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Sophomore Kristin Nottelmann pitched for the entire game on Friday, May 22, 2010. Nottelmann let out only seven hits out of 120 pitches and she struck out eight batters finishing with Mizzou beating Illinois 3-1.




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MU junior Shana White runs to first where Illinois's sophomore Meredith Hackett had just received the ball on Saturday, May 22, 2010. Missouri beat Illinois 3-1.




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MU senior Gina Schneider stops Illini's Danielle Zymkowitz at second on Saturday, May 22, 2010. Mizzou beat Illinois 3-1.




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Freshman Nicole Hudson runs into home plate after scoring a home run for the Mizzou softball team on Saturday, May 22, 2010. Mizzou beat Illinois 3-1.

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Mizzou Girls Softball May 21, 2010

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MU freshman Lindsey Muller prepares to bat near the top of the forth inning on Friday, May 21, 2010, against Creighton University. Mizzou beat Creighton 3-2 in the bottom of the 7th with a double by Junior Catherine Lee.

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Painting with Light

Despite his friendly nature Jonathan's greetings often go misinterpreted.




After a few hours and many, MANY batteries we turned out this unusual photo where a Grad student, Jonathan tries to "remove" both Andie T., and Ashley from the Peace Park. Position and the number of flashes on the girls on the bridge took them most time to understand the balance between the amount of light. There were also two lamp posts in the park that we covered with our jackets to reduce the amount of light going into our lens. The Strange "camera shake" effect came from when we used our second focus to get Jonathan as crisp as the girls on the bridge.

Multiple Flash Assignments

Lexi Camp groves to the beat during the Center Stage Hip Hop dance practice Tuesday on MU’s campus. Center Stage is an organization that provides free dance lessons to children who would not have the opportunity otherwise. The classes, ranging from ballet to Hip Hop, are taught by MU students.



This image was created while I was working on my Multiple flash project. One of the more difficult tasks that we have attempted this semester, and it will take a lot more time to master. This was also taken with a cannon camera which I have had little to no experience with cannon gear. I would have liked more light falling on her eyes eliminating the shadow from her hairline, however this is not a bad image.

A great Photo Essay

This is not my work. I found this piece at Magnum in Motion.

http://inmotion.magnumphotos.com/essay/chernobyl

Balence and Fill using an off camera flash

Three Brothers and a Slide
One-year-old Marashall Carlow and his brother Jackson, eight speed through the tunnel slide to their oldest brother Asher, ten at Cosmo Park in Columbia on Friday, March 19th. The Carlow's came back to Columbia to visit some friends and enjoy the wonderful weather before it turned dark and snowed on Saturday.



This wasn't technically my strongest photo, however as journalists we are trying to capture the moment. Even if the image does have flaws in it from the flash the moment is right, which makes the photo.

Color Correction

Mandi Godec has been working at Life Styles Furniture for a year. "We tend to learn toward contemporary, or a transitional in-between," said Godec. "I love the wild upholstery, but I couldn't use them in my house because my husband wouldn't let me!" Life Styles is the last small town furniture store left in Columbia.

This image was taken with the available light, and a single flash. To balance and match the light in the room I used a Roscosun 3401 full orange jel and that enabled me to keep only a single white balance setting for both the lights in the room and my flash.

Metal and Glass Assignment

Once students get to college they are taught to think critically and question everything, But does this include their religious beliefs? In a recent study conducted by UCLA on average 25.4% of college juniors frequently attend religious services and 37.5% never attend religious services. These numbers may seem stagering, however, 50.4% of these students also believe that "integrating spirituality in my life is very important" or "essential." Even though attendance has declined at the college level it appears that students have discarded their beliefs.





After spending over five hours in the photo studio I discovered how to light the edges of the glass, while keeping my metal base from losing that metallic shine. because glass is clear and photography uses light to get the glass to appear in the photo the edges of the glass must be lite. With a dark background to keep the edges of the glass bright while not getting a catch light in the glass itself it must be lite from the sides. I used a large soft box (light A1) and I only the the light barely stretch out over the table by keeping most of the light itself below the table. I used to snoots to control the light on the metal itself. Finally I used a Black Card to prevent any additional light fall off on the table from the snoots and that also gave me my shadow on the mid section of the snow globe itself. This shadow keeps the roundness of the object while also giving it contrast. It's just amazing what you can do with light and a little time.

Studio Portrait Assignment

Kerri Reynolds has the personality to hang out with any of the guys and her fearless spunk enables her to hold her own in any situation. Even with her dominant exterior she still yields a feminine charm.

This is one of many images taken in the photo studio, but this image in particular really seemed to describe her personality. One of the more difficult things for me to overcome was my desire to be creative and make the image I wanted to create rather then an image that described Kerri. In the end this was overall choice because I feel that it did bring out some of her personality through her eyes, which are the window into the soul.

This lighting setup was very easy and can be copied with the right equipment.

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