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Orlando Science Center
Made by parkerkrhoyt
For our last day in Orlando, FL the family headed to the Orlando Science Center. This is definitively off the beaten path of most tourists. Our taxi driver said that he'd lived in Orlando for two years with two kids age three and five and had never heard of it. Yeah, that's how we roll. That being said, the power the is Disney aside, it was probably the most enjoyable of the days of our little vacation. Far more on the educational side, but with ample space to roam, and safe for the toddler to enjoy, the Orlando Science Center is a real treat I would recommend to anybody looking for a more mellow day on a vacation in the area. We started our visit by watching two videos (about an hour each) on a massive planetarium-style dome. The first movie was about dinosaurs, and while the bits on paleontology didn't really excite Paige, seeing a dinosaur at near real size right in front of her was a real shocker. The wrap-around screen inspired a sense of motion which Paige also seemed to like. She really thought she was outside walking around the dinosaurs. The second bit we saw was a laser light show, which was set to music and pretty enjoyable, but by the end Paige was getting antsy to move on to something else. I can't remember what came next exactly. We started more or less from the top of the four story building, and worked out way to the bottom. There was interactive exhibits on airflow, weather and how energy waves travel through objects. There was also a very immersive body exhibit, where kids could see how they rank in various activities such as jumping based on national averages. At the bottom of the building was a taste of what the area's ecology was like before human's change it. There were various reptiles including crocodiles and turtles. The center of the area was a large indigenous tree that went up the four stories. Along the way it had other (preserved) wildlife throughout such as woodpeckers. There were displays of snakes, their eggs, how turtles bury their eggs, etc. Very enjoyable. Last but not least was a great little town where kids could learn about the science that drives their communities. This ranged from understanding the flow of water, to the infrastructure that lays under the streets, to conveyor belts and pulleys, and more. We topped it all off by visiting the cafeteria for a slurpee-like drink. The Our Body exhibit was also there, but it was sectioned off and we didn't visit it because we figured it was a little too mature for Paige. Get the impression that we had fun? Like I said, second only to Disney itself, the we would happily visit the Orlando Science Center again.
Oralndo Museum of Art.
Made by thomasthorspecken
I went to the OMA last night for First Thursdays. Every first Thursday of each month the museum hosts art created by local artists for one night. The evening usually has live music, food and booze. The cost to get in is $10. Food and booze are extra. I thought Terry might want to go but she wasn't picking up her cell phone. When I got to the museum I decided to sit on the edge of a fountain and sketch the entry. I liked watching the various individuals waiting for dates and the warm welcomes when people reunited. Like myself many people were on there cell phones trying to figure out why they were left waiting. The event only lasted till 9PM so by the time I finished sketching I discovered that there was only 15 minutes left to go before the museum closed. I had totally lost track of time. The exhibit fit neatly into a small room right off the lobby. I had exhibited here a few times when the Disney Feature Animation Artists exhibited work, so I was familiar with the space. One artist had really nice resin sculptures of a dragon and werewolf. Another artists acrylic paintings of movie characters were really fun and quirky. I should have taken cards. Brian Feldman of txt fame was also exhibiting himself as a performance piece. Brian stood with his back against a wall being filmed by a video camera which projected a large image of his face on the wall beside him. Brian was practicing method acting by trying to make himself cry. His face was contorted in a harsh grimace but I didn't notice any tears. Either he was cryed out or he was unable to tap his inner sorrow in such a loud party atmosphere. I unfortunately didn't have time to get a decent sketch of him, but once again he held my attention far longer than any painting or sculpture in the room. Art should be about humanity and Brian was the only practitioner in the room. Bravo!
Folk Festival. Orlando Florida
Made by thomasthorspecken
This presidents day weekend the Mennello Museum of American Folk Art hosted the 7th annual Orlando Folk Festival. Admission was free. There was a stage with live music and a collection of tents with folk art and local crafts artists. The tent just right of center in this sketch was set up for the Kerouac Project. When Terry and I walked up to say hello to Kim and Summer, who were manning the booth, a woman was looking at a photo of a Jack Kerouac residence in Orlando on Yates Street. She thought she recognized the house and called her brother in law who lives there. The brother in law confirmed the address over the phone. Kerouac s influence seems to be working to this day bringing people together. While doing this sketch an artist approached me because he was curious about the Niji water brush I was using. I explained where he could get one without ever stopping work on the sketch. When he was leaving and saying goodbye, we glanced at each other for the first time. It turns out he is Brian who was my first supervisor when I started working at Disney over a dozen years ago. Brian works for Disney Merchandising to this day. He had many story's to tell me of how the Animation Building had been taken over by management after the executives closed the Florida studio. Apparently every square inch of space is now cut up into cubicles and the only hint that for over 10 years the building was at the forefront of a golden age of animation is an animators jacket which has been encased in glass and hung near the bathrooms.
~ Low Key ~ 5
Made by iTail ~ Steve Page - Sabbatical
This is the only image out of the series that I made any modifications too after RAW conversion. I decided to try some vignetting to soften the image some and highlight her gorgeous blue eyes. I like this a lot and decided to post it rather than the straight low key version... This image is a product of one of two studio sessions I participated in recently. One night we shot High Key and the next night we shot Low Key. I will post them with alternating styles and models. One of my good friends here on Flickr didn't know what High Key and Low Key lighting was. I wrote him a quick description that he found very helpful, so I thought I would share it here for those who might be interested. This is a quick overview... Both High Key images and Low Key images make an intensive use of contrast, but in a very different way. When approaching a shoot of a dramatic portrait, the decision of making it a High Key, Low Key or just a regular image has great impact about the mood that this picture will convey. While High Key images are considered happy and will show your subject as a tooth-paste poster; Low Key portraits are dramatic and convey a lot of atmosphere and tension. Click here to visit Steve Page Photography on FaceBook Click on image or hit your L key to View On Black
46/365 - Stranger 3/50 - Daniel "Smokie"
Made by MyronLArmour Photography
Another awesome day!! I spent the majority of the day with my wife. She has really shown me a lot of support on my 365 project and now on my Strangers project. So, today I experienced my first rejection on the Stranger project. The first guy I asked, turned don't the offer. Don't worry, this was a blessing in disguise. After a small dinner with my wife, we actually spotted one of our favorite food trucks. At first we were not going to stop, but I am so glad we did. At the moment we parked, I saw a gentleman with long hair and a denim jacket walking in the park, across the street from us. I asked my wife to order, while I when to speak with him. I am so glad that I did. I was able to meet Christopher and his friend, Daniel. I explained my projects and asked for permission as I usually do. When I asked if I could take a picture of one of them, they both volunteered. During this time, I found out they had travel from a Jacksonville, Florida, nearly 3 hours away, and were working on a project also. Both of these guys were involved with cinematography and photography. For every door that slams shut, there is another waiting for someone to knock. Thank you Daniel and Christopher! I tried to make a collage of the images, but I only used iPhoto and Aperture 2, and I do not think there is way to do it in either program. So, I have added the image of Christopher below in my comments. Press L to see Larger and in Black
~ High Key ~ 6
Made by iTail ~ Steve Page - Sabbatical
I committed to post 8 images of each model... I have 5 more after this one.. I hope you all enjoy them.. This image is a product of one of two studio sessions I participated in recently. One night we shot High Key and the next night we shot Low Key. I will post them with alternating styles and models. One of my good friends here on Flickr didn't know what High Key and Low Key lighting was. I wrote him a quick description that he found very helpful, so I thought I would share it here for those who might be interested. This is a quick overview... Both High Key images and Low Key images make an intensive use of contrast, but in a very different way. When approaching a shoot of a dramatic portrait, the decision of making it a High Key, Low Key or just a regular image has great impact about the mood that this picture will convey. While High Key images are considered happy and will show your subject as a tooth-paste poster; Low Key portraits are dramatic and convey a lot of atmosphere and tension. Click here to visit Steve Page Photography on FaceBook Click on image or hit your L key to View On Black
Visual Fringe. Orlando, FL
Made by thomasthorspecken
The Fringe Festival is a 12 day festival that is founded on the concept of offering 100% unjuried, 100% uncensored, 100% accessible theater. music, dance, art and madness of all types and ages where 100% of the box office ticket sales go directly back to the artists within the Fringe. The Orlando Fringe is the longest running US Fringe festival. At the last minute I found out about Visual Fringe which is a showcase for local artists during the Fringe Festival. On hand to accept artist entries were, Visual Fringe Producer Anna McCambridge and her mom as well as Director of Development Kristina Goetz. After I filled out the paperwork and finalized my submission, I sat back and started my first Fringe sketch. These three dedicated souls sat at this table from 12 noon till 6pm accepting art. While I was sketching one artist came in and entered paintings for his girlfriend. He explained his trials and tribulations of the morning and Anna agreed to make a phone call to his girlfriend explaining the sacrifices he had made and that on behalf of the Fringe he deserved extra special treatment that night such as a back rub or nice dinner. To her credit, Anna actually made that call and she had never met the girlfriend or artist before. Now that is someone who is going the extra mile for the arts.
44/365 - Stranger 1/50 - Michelle
Made by MyronLArmour Photography
Today,was really an awesome day. I went out shooting with my friend, . We just decided to do a little practicing on DoF and Composition. Well, after attending the Snap! Orlando event over the weekend, I have decided to add a little spice or flavor to my 365 Project. One the speakers, BRIAN SMITH, suggested in order to get comfortable with doing portraits, aspiring photographers should try to shoot 50 strangers for 50 Days. I wanted to actually shoot for 100 days, but I am going to try 50 and see where it leads me. I hope you all enjoy it as much I will. Here is day 1. Meet Michelle. I met this awesome artist at a Subway. Though, she might not be an artist of the Fine Arts, she is one amazing Sandwich Artist. I asked Michelle if it was ok if I took a shot of her for my 365, and she politely agreed. Little did Michelle know, I too, was once a sandwich artist. I worked at Subway when I was 16. :-) Yes, that was many many years ago, but whose counting? Thank you Michelle for allowing me to practice my craft. You are truly amazing! Please provide comments and feedbacks. Press L to see Larger and in Black View my 365 project here.
~ High Key 9 ~
Made by iTail ~ Steve Page - Sabbatical
Not long ago I did a series of High Key/Low Key studio lighting portraits featuring two different models. I posted a total of 16 images at that time and decided to quit because I knew everyone was getting tired of them, as was I... However, I had six more images I wanted to post and have decided to do it now..I hope you all will indulge me and hopefully you will enjoy seeing six more images. As a side note.. I did a little study of the comments and faves from the previous 16 images posted and it showed that 96% of the faves came from men.. I found that quite interesting, considering that my normal fave count is about a 50-50 split between men and women. I wonder if one can conclude that woman don't like faving images of other women? I think that would be fair as I'm not likely to fave an image of another man... Any thoughts or comments on the subject are welcome.. =) Click here to visit Steve Page Photography on FaceBook Click on image or hit your L key to View On Black PLEASE NO MULTI-GROUP INVITES... Thanks...
~ Low Key ~ 4
Made by iTail ~ Steve Page - Sabbatical
This image is a product of one of two studio sessions I participated in recently. One night we shot High Key and the next night we shot Low Key. I will post them with alternating styles and models. One of my good friends here on Flickr didn't know what High Key and Low Key lighting was. I wrote him a quick description that he found very helpful, so I thought I would share it here for those who might be interested. This is a quick overview... Both High Key images and Low Key images make an intensive use of contrast, but in a very different way. When approaching a shoot of a dramatic portrait, the decision of making it a High Key, Low Key or just a regular image has great impact about the mood that this picture will convey. While High Key images are considered happy and will show your subject as a tooth-paste poster; Low Key portraits are dramatic and convey a lot of atmosphere and tension. Click here to visit Steve Page Photography on FaceBook Click on image or hit your L key to View On Black
IR lake
Made by Nick Alpin
The lake in front of my office building. My lust for a D300 has left me incredibly dissatisified with my D70. ////A few technical notes//// I've been asked in the past about what gear and techniques I use. Nothing fancy, just a D70, the kit lens and a Hoya R72. In this shot, the clouds had passed right in front of the sun as I set up. Being that it was lunchtime I had about 10 minutes to shoot. When the sun poked out of the clouds I made a custom white balance setting to the grass. When it poked out again I took a few shots (tripod, timer). In post I did Auto Levels in Photoshop, then inverted the blue/red channels using a Channels adjustment layer. Then I desaturated the yellowness of the tree area using a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer and mask. Then I created a Channel Mixer adjustment layer set to monochrome, inverted the mask. I painted the clouds a bit to reduce saturation as they had a weird cyan cast. Then, down a few layers, I duplicated the original, applied a gaussian blur, did Image > Apply image and set that duplicate layer to Screen and the layer mode to Overlay, reduced opacity. That's about it. Hope it doesn't spoil the 'magic' for anyone :P
~ Madison ~
Made by iTail ~ Steve Page - Sabbatical
This is Madison! Madison was our model for the final class on Studio Lighting at Harmon School of Photography in Orlando, Fl. All lighting setup is performed by the instructors and they teach and explain as they go. Each student then has the opportunity to work with the model with each lighting setup. It was great fun and I highly recommend this type of class if you are interested in studio lighting. For those interested, this is an example of High Key Lighting where the background and flooring is solid white. The background is totally lit at about f/11. (two lights on the background) The model is lit with two separate strobes, the key light is a LARGE soft box firing at f/8 and a beauty lamp from the models left firing at f/6. This is all manual and SOOC except for watermark.. All 4 lights were triggered simultaneously using Pocket Wizards mounted on the camera hot shoe. Additional images can be viewed at the link below... Click on image to View On Black
~ Low Key ~ 7 (With High Key Model)
Made by iTail ~ Steve Page - Sabbatical
This image is a product of one of two studio sessions I participated in recently. One night we shot High Key and the next night we shot Low Key. I will post them with alternating styles and models. This image no doubt shows the impact that different kinds of lighting has on the mood of a studio photo. This is our High Key model shot with a lighting setup that was almost the same as Low Key. Note the difference it makes on her overall appearance... She is a beautiful young lady either way, but you can see how much the High Key does for her light hair and complexion versus the Low Key approach.. Click here to visit Steve Page Photography on FaceBook Click on image or hit your L key to View On Black
Low Key 11
Made by iTail ~ Steve Page - Sabbatical
This is the last one - at least for now... =)) Not long ago I did a series of High Key/Low Key studio lighting portraits featuring two different models. I posted a total of 16 images at that time and decided to quit because I knew everyone was getting tired of them, as was I... However, I had six more images I wanted to post and have decided to post them now. I hope you all will indulge me and hopefully you will enjoy seeing six more images. Click here to visit Steve Page Photography on FaceBook Click on image or hit your L key to View On Black..... This really does need to be viewed on black......... PLEASE NO MULTI-GROUP INVITES... Thanks...
~ Low Key ~ 7
Made by iTail ~ Steve Page - Sabbatical
This image is a product of one of two studio sessions I participated in recently. One night we shot High Key and the next night we shot Low Key. I will post them with alternating styles and models. Just 2 more after this one.. I have saved some of my favorites for last and this is certainly one of them.. Love the lower lip... Click here to visit Steve Page Photography on FaceBook Click on image or hit your L key to View On Black
Distance Learning
Made by onlineimaging.fhchs.edu
Your schedule is already full with...well, life. So, you must be wondering, Can I do this? If you ask any of our graduates, the answer will be a resounding Yes! Just like a traditional on-campus degree program, you will have textbooks, faculty, assignments, quizzes, and grades. But you will never have to sit in traffic to go sit in a classroom. You can now listen to the lectures and read your assignments during a break at work or at home in your pajamas. All of the course lectures are available online for you to replay as many times and whenever you like. All assignments and quizzes can be completed and submitted online.
~ Whitney ~ A Series Below ~
Made by iTail ~ Steve Page - Sabbatical
These images of model Whitney were taken at our first live model shoot at the class I'm taking. They are all taken with the same background but with different lighting equipment and styles. All are SOOC and taken in manual mode.. There are 8 images of Whitney in this set, so please feel free to view the rest and make comments if you are so inclined. I'm sure Whitney would appreciate any kind words... Thank you for your continuing support. More images of Whitney can be viewed at this link... Click on image to VIEW ON BLACK.... Needs to be viewed LARGE or ORIGINAL if you have time... thanks....
~ Still Of The Night ~
Made by iTail ~ Steve Page - Sabbatical
This is the main entrance to Florida Hospital in Orlando, Fl. The image was taken about 9PM and I was amazed to get a shot without a single vehicle moving on any of the streets. Not just the entrance but the street running right to left in the background is Mills Ave which is a main thoroughfare between Orlando and Winter Park and heavily traveled. A rare occasion for this time of day.. Besides, I really like the image and decided to share it with all my Flickr friends. Click on image to View On Black Needs to be viewed LARGE or ORIGINAL if you have time... thanks....
Folf Singers. Orlando, Fl
Made by thomasthorspecken
I started this sketch knowing I only had 20 minutes to work before this final act finished. I sketched with the hope that they might do an en chore but I had no such luck. The fellow in the wheel chair right in front of us was very enthusiastic. After each song he would shout out You guys are great! When the band leader told the audience that CD's were available afterwords, the guy in the wheel chair shouted out I want 5!. The performer behind the mike then told the audience You all can learn something this fellow up front. He is our answer to a folk musicians bailout package.
~ Low Key ~ 8
Made by iTail ~ Steve Page - Sabbatical
This Low Key is the last image of the series.. Needless to say it is one of my favorite Low Key shots. Let me thank all of you for your kind comments and faves. I really appreciate your support and hope you have enjoyed viewing these images as much as I enjoyed creating them. Click here to visit Steve Page Photography on FaceBook Click on image or hit your L key to View On Black
