Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Stranger 15 - Ron



June 18th, 2011
If you remember my previous stranger, Stacy, this is her partner in crime.

Everyone, please meet Rob.

Rob had a great character about himself. A real jokester. He was more than eager to be part of the 100 Strangers project. Before I snapped his photo, he warned me my lens may break. Haha! Not the first time I read that expression.

I was really disappointed I didn't get to chat longer with Ron, considering the circumstance we were in. One thing I'll remember is not to take a stranger's photograph at the corner of a busy intersection. Too many things going on at one time. It was pretty crazy.

Well Ron, I'm sorry about the dilemma at the light, but I hope you find this photo and reflect on this moment. Stacy has my card. Cheers!


This picture is #15 in my project of 100 Strangers.
Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers in our 100 Strangers-Group or at www.100Strangers.com


Camera: Nikon D90
Shutter: 1/125th sec
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 105mm
ISO: 320
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>>Visit my official site Matt Moser ll Photography for more information about me and my personal favorites.

-Matt

Monday, June 20, 2011

The Pink "Saver"



This little pink box that fits around the diabetic's waste, is to feed insulin to the body to bring blood sugars down. How you say does it get there? My girlfriend has to constantly shove a new needle in her stomach every few days to keep the supply and keep her alive. The life line most type 1 diabetics rely on.

How I Got This Shot:
The equipment used for this was a light stand with a 43" white shoot-through umbrella, 50mm 1.8 lens and my D90. A Nikon SB-700 flash was placed front left. I moved it in relatively close to her for a soft finish. Used Nikon's CLS to remote the flash using my pop-up flash on my D90. If I remember, I was around 1/60th of the power on this particular shot. I was experimenting with different levels throughout the shoot.

I know I told you I would shoot some pics of the on-shoot location to see the setup, but I forgot this time around and will try to get you all a closer look next time.

Thanks everyone!

Camera: Nikon D90
Shutter: 1/50th sec
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 50mm
ISO: 400
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>>>Visit my official site Matt Moser ll Photoworks for more information about me and my personal favorites.

-Matt

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Stranger 14 - Stacy



June 18th, 2011
Sitting on a bench, numerous people were out enjoying the spring evening when a couple walked past me wanted to know if anything was going on tonight. I looked at them with no answer and they continued walking. Then it hit me. I had a camera in my hand and didn't even asked if they wanted to be photographed. I got up a few minutes later and saw them some distance ahead of me. I tried to hurry up towards them without making myself looked like a fool. I lost them around the corner and noticed them exiting out of a gas station for some refreshments. I immediately crossed the street to asked them both ASAP.


Everyone, please meet Stacy.

Stacy was out enjoying a walk with her partner. The moment I snapped this photo, there were a few young teenagers poking their heads out of the car at a red light yelling,

"Hey! I want my photo taken. Don't forget to smile." 


Stacy cracked up laughing and that's when I got a perfect genuine smile from her.

Thank you Stacy for the photo, I hope I didn't make you uncomfortable with all those people looking at us on the street corner. Haha!


This picture is #14 in my project of 100 Strangers.
Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers in our 100 Strangers-Group or at www.100Strangers.com

Camera: Nikon D90
Shutter: 1/320th sec
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 105mm
ISO: 320
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>>Visit my official site Matt Moser ll Photography for more information about me and my personal favorites.

-Matt

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Getting "Hi-Rez" Prints

If you're looking to turn that outstanding photograph you took into physical form, I'll show you a few pointers to achieve maximum print quality when you send for output.

Before I get into the process, you need to understand DPI in the printing industry. DPI stands for "Dots Per Inch". Standard web is at 72 DPI or pixels to be technical. Looks great on screen, but will look horrible on paper. Why you ask? Quite simple. The more dots in a tiny space, more detail is printed. That's why when making your prints, you should try to achieve at least 300 DPI.


"pixels/inch" is your DPI, which needs to be 300.

 You can change the resolution very easily in Photoshop. Open your image and click on Image --> Image Size in the drop down list. At the bottom of the dialog box, uncheck Resample Image. Now, beside Resolution, type in 300. Re-check the Resample Image box and press ok. Just be warned that when you increase the resolution, your going to decrease the total image size, but more information is needed to print. I know it sounds a bit confusing, but it will work. Promise.

-Matt

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Stranger 13 - Ameir



June 6th, 2011
I was over at my parents house visiting when I saw my step-dad talking to our neighbor across the street. I seen this guy multiple times before mowing and watching his kids outside, but never really introduced myself. Silly mistake for not introducing myself long before.

Everyone, please meet Ameir.

Ameir had a accent I currently couldn't really pick up. Asked him where he hailed from and found out he is originally from Tanzania, Africa. He's been living in the U.S. for about 14 years and soon will become an American citizen. Asked him how he likes it here in America and told me it is very nice. Ameir is a welder by trade who can also do many other jobs. A handy-man to be precise. He finds great pleasure in the annoying things we Americans do to maintain our homes.

Ameir was soft-spoken on our chat, but he actually taught me some great life lessons to live by. I felt some weight lifted off my shoulders. Wow, the power of great wisdom.

As I handed over my art card to him, I asked him if I could take his photograph for my stranger project. He wanted to know more about it and how it was going to benefit me. Told him it was a new project to help myself get more comfortable with new people and heighten my photojournalism skills. He happily agreed. After my little shoot and chat, I took a few snapshots of his daughter, who is five, but won't post them here without permission.


Thank you Ameir! You certainly provided a new outlook on life and I truly hope you enjoy the photograph. Please e-mail if you like to receive a portrait of your daughter I taken.

This picture is #13 in my project of 100 Strangers.
Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers in our href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/100strangers/">100 Strangers-Group or at href="http://www.100strangers.com/" rel="nofollow">www.100Strangers.com

Camera: Nikon D90
Shutter: 1/640th sec
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 50mm
ISO: 400
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-Matt

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Stranger 12 - Dennis



May 7th, 2011
Back at the Civil War Encampment, there were many volunteers dressed up in several different characters from the Civil War. I saw this soldier talking to a local photographer, so I couldn't grab his attention at the moment. As I was leaving the event, I got to take his photo and asked if he would join my strangers project.

Everyone, please meet Dennis.

Dennis was dressed up as a Union soldier from the Union Army. I didn't find out too much about Dennis, but he travels around the area teaching locals about America's history.

A Union soldier typically was a farmer in his early 20's who ended up drafted during the war, unless he paid $300.00 and was considered "exempt". Their uniforms were dark navy blue and made out of thick layers of wool. The Union Army not only had better looking uniforms than the south, but their weaponry were far advanced thanks to the British.

Since I took this in the early stages of the project, I wished I had the courage to have a more of a chat with Dennis.  

Thanks Dennis and great uniform! I hope you enjoy the photo!

This picture is #12 in my project of 100 Strangers.
Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers in our href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/100strangers/">100 Strangers-Group or at href="http://www.100strangers.com/" rel="nofollow">www.100Strangers.com

Camera: Nikon D90
Shutter: 1/1,000th sec
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 105mm
ISO: 640
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>>Visit my official site href="http://www.moserphotoworks.com/" rel="nofollow">Matt Moser ll Photography for more information about me and my personal favorites.

-Matt

Before & After

Before

After


My previous post on Stranger 11, I thought I would be a little brave and showcase what my images were before and after the post-processing. As you can see the sun was backlit to my subject, so I knew I would have a tougher time lighting her front face properly. I moved the image into Adobe Lightroom and brighten the exposure just a bit. Then, took the brush and placed a mask around her face to lighten it up. I was a little worried about noise increasing, that wasn't the case here. After I was satisfied, over to Photoshop to place some last minute retouching.

-Matt

Friday, June 3, 2011

Stranger 11 - Melissa



June 1, 2011
After work, decided to head down to Sippo Lake to catch the sunset and possibly rack another stranger on the way. The sun was shining bright, bright on the lake. It was certainly relaxing.

I decided to walk over to the other side of the lake to get away from the fishermen. I would hate to bother someone while there fishing and scare away their dinner.

I was caught in a phone conversation, when I spotted a young woman walking near a bench by the lake with several bags. She unpacked her gear and flopped out her laptop. As I looked closer, it was a MacBook. I knew she was cool since she was using the world's best electronics.

Please meet Melissa.

I approached her when she was setting up her computer. Melissa is currently a teacher out catching up on some of her work. I asked her if I could take a few photos of her for my 100 Strangers project. She agreed.

"If you need me to pose, let me know." She said.

I told her to continue working on her laptop. Since the sun was backlit behind her and didn't have my flash with me, I struggled to light up her face. Fortunately for me, I had Lightroom and easily masked in a brighter exposure on her face. I intended to chat a little longer with her, but she was in the middle of catching up on work. I handed her my art card and headed on my way.

Thanks for the quick photo and chat Melissa. Hope you enjoy the photo!

This picture is #11 in my project of 100 Strangers.
Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers in our href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/100strangers/">100 Strangers-Group or at href="http://www.100strangers.com/" rel="nofollow">www.100Strangers.com

Camera: Nikon D90
Shutter: 1/500th sec
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 105mm
ISO: 320
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>>Visit my official site href="http://www.moserphotoworks.com/" rel="nofollow">Matt Moser ll Photography for more information about me and my personal favorites.

-Matt

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Currently my profession is graphic design, but photography is my long devoted hobby. Photography has open new doors to my creativity and helps my overall designs. Eventually I plan on offer my services to the local community. Stay tuned!

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