Author Archives: Daniel Singh

Greetings, For my final project, titled “Let’s Talk.. Sidewalk Chalk”, I have photographed the pavements that line our city, with close attention to the quiet staple that is, sidewalk chalkboards, whom dress the horizon of storefronts and restaurants throughout our … Continue reading →

Greetings, Took a walk down to the F Train – York Street stop and enjoyed some of the pre-summer vibes. One of my better shots was the result of a speed light underneath the overpass which landed a great example … Continue reading →

Stan Douglas: Scenes from the Blackout This exhibit was viewed at the David Zwirner Gallery found on 525 West 19th Street.  In this sporadic darkness, or disruption of routine, the photography captures the essence of the time in which possibilities … Continue reading →

Greetings, Today we took a walk across to the Namm building, and came across some willing (perhaps coaxed) participants in both the main gallery and chairpersons’ office. It is definitely a process to create studio lighting on the fly. One … Continue reading →

Greetings, Today, we worked with an external flash, set to manual. The direction of the flash from the hot-shoe was set facing away from the lens, and was reflected towards my subject via a reflector held by one of my … Continue reading →

Greetings, As a fly on the wall, I admire these two compositions: With the shutter speed set for a ten second exposure and the inclusion of green light, her captured body language spells sorrow and despair to triumphant. Here, utilizing … Continue reading →

Greetings, This class was based on the 5 basic lighting styles. One of my favorite shots today was using the “Butterfly” effect. Model is faced forward, front light above the model, with reflection below. We added motion in the form … Continue reading →

New Egg Alert! — Today we shot props in different angles of light. With adjusting the lighting to three o’ clock, I was able to create the shot you see below. A shadow [from the egg] encased within darkness, by … Continue reading →

Greetings, Here lays one of my favorite shots of the day. You will see such composition elements such as fill the frame (the shoe is shot close), pattern (by way of the interlocking laces), and not limited to symmetry (as … Continue reading →

The story I elected to analyze from the New York Times Lens Blog is, “A Photographer Captures His Community in a Changing Chicago Barrio.” From the title, I infer that there will be a collection of photos taken from a … Continue reading →