Light: Jeff Sipes

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When I think of light I think of an HDR (High Dynamic Range) photograph.  These are photos that are able to have every part of the zone system in the photograph.  The zone system goes from total black to paper white and is what photographers use to decide which aperture and shutter speed they should use to take their photo.

    You might be asking how you make these photos.  All you do is bracket 3-5 photos of the same exact photograph.  One light, one normal, one dark, and you can do two others if you'd like to.  The best software to use is Photomatix to make the HDR image.  http://www.hdrsoft.com/
   Light is everywhere and you can't get away from it.  It lightens up our days and we are surrounded by it at night.  We use it without worry and know that we can't get away from it.  Photographers can use light to their advantages in more ways than any person can possibly think of.  From lighting an apple in the studio to lighting a whole set out on the street, would you know how to light the most simple objects?

Sound: Jeff Sipes

Sound was the hardest concept blog to come up with.  How do you take a photograph of something that you can't see?  You really can't take a photograph of sound, it is something you have to hear or see the word itself.  I don't think that you can show something that makes a sound because people would think it's just a photograph of the product.  I thought that trains have been all around the country and they have been around every sound possible, so what would know better than a train that sound is everywhere?

Classic: Jeff Sipes

There are many different ways you can look at what classic means to you.  A Coca-Cola is one of the most classic things you can find and has been around since 1944.  It has been around for a long time and everybody knows the company. The classic part of Coca-Cola are the bottles.  A drink that can be refreshing and a drink that most people like.  You can guarantee Coca-Cola will always be around.

Death-Jeff Sipes

When I thought about death, the first thing that came to my mind was a graveyard.  I knew of this huge graveyard not too far away and went there to find some architecture.  This was the most unique architectural structure I found and couldn't pass it up.  My main focus in photography right now is architecture. I enjoyed working with this photograph because of the great contrast between the building and sky.  Even though it’s a mausoleum, the sky makes it feel like there is a brighter day ahead.

Technology-Jeff Sipes

My version of technology is based on my opinion that apple is taking over with all the new technology.  This is the 5th generation ipod nano that comes fully loaded with speakers and a video camera.  I decided to put poisonous on the screen because technology is becoming the poison of the future.  Everybody uses it every day for a couple hours to get their information out there.

Seasonal-Jeff Sipes

I drove around this day trying to find the photograph that felt the most seasonal to me.  It's getting to that time of the year when colors change and gets cold.  Leaves fall off the trees and Halloween is coming.  The only thing we are missing now is snow.  In my opinion the two best times of the year are fall and spring.  You don't have too cold weather or too hot.  

Red-Jeff Sipes

Red is a fun color and one of my favorite colors.  I went driving around and I found this wonderful playground.  What is more fun than a playground set?  There are some very nice colors in this and it is a fun photograph.  This photo would make any child want to come and play here.