I’m pretty excited about this 1st place winner in the UPAA MIC this past month. I was confident it would do well, I’m pretty attached to the photo and I enjoyed taking it. When we scouted the location we were expecting another typical lab. The plant growing area turned out to be beautifully lit and full of possibilities. I knew what I wanted to do right away. One hurdle, though, was the space. It was only big enough for one person. Luckily I love these challenges. For this shot I jammed by camera in to the corner on a boom and tethered it to my laptop where I could fire it off remotely. I displayed what the camera was seeing using LiveView and stood right next to the researcher, Ching-Hong Yang, where I could give him directions and move him in the frame. I love it.
As always, check out all of this month’s winners: http://www.upaa.org/mic-archived-galleries/october-2011

I’m pretty excited about this 1st place winner in the UPAA MIC this past month. I was confident it would do well, I’m pretty attached to the photo and I enjoyed taking it. When we scouted the location we were expecting another typical lab. The plant growing area turned out to be beautifully lit and full of possibilities. I knew what I wanted to do right away. One hurdle, though, was the space. It was only big enough for one person. Luckily I love these challenges. For this shot I jammed by camera in to the corner on a boom and tethered it to my laptop where I could fire it off remotely. I displayed what the camera was seeing using LiveView and stood right next to the researcher, Ching-Hong Yang, where I could give him directions and move him in the frame. I love it.

As always, check out all of this month’s winners: http://www.upaa.org/mic-archived-galleries/october-2011