Try To Remember

Try To Remember
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I took thousands of pictures during the rehearsal process for "The Fantasticks," and this is a picture that features a very small amount of Photoshopping (less than you'd expect). The show's logo and the text ("Try To Remember...") were added after the fact, but everything else was done in the camera.

The pseudo-double-exposure is actually just the use of the zoom during a long exposure. I believe I started out with the zoomed in shot, and then zoomed out (although it may have been the other way around) while the shutter was still open. It's a technique that's very similar to getting a background blur by following a moving subject with the camera, but this way is done strictly with the zoom.

I have a few other similar shots, but this was the first one that really stood out to me.

The Fantasticks

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Originally uploaded by bjhiggins

Since moving back to Westborough, I've been involved with four shows: Into the Woods, Seussical, Working, and now, the Fantasticks. Throughout those first three, for some reason, I never really brought out the D70. It had been through many shows out at UMass with me (A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hurlyburly, Seussical, The Who's Tommy, The Time of Your Life, Rumors, Company, and Into the Woods), yet I let it sit, neglected, for probably about a year.

Working on this show, the Fantasticks, I've decided to bring it back, and it's getting me back into the swing of things, photography-wise. Tonight, I took 89 pictures at rehearsal. Of those 89, I'd say most were mediocre at best, with a few being good and even fewer being great.

This is one of those ones that just feels great to me.

You might be able to tell that I'm using my 70-300mm lens to make Liz and Jon stand out more from the background. Gives the image a little more pop.

I like it. Just don't seem to get shots like this with the point and shoots.

Everybody's Talkin'

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Originally uploaded by bjhiggins

La la la, walking down the street...what the...? Elmo? Ok...

Lady

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Another picture from my photography class.

My final assignment was going to be dedicated to my family's Thanksgiving, until I discovered that I had in my possession a large number of pictures of Lady, our sweet old dog.

For me, it's the doorway that really makes this shot worthwhile.

Nighttime Photography

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Originally uploaded by bjhiggins

Night is probably my favorite time to take pictures. There's a real stillness, and the effect you can get by setting a longer exposure time is really something (this shot was probably taken around four in the morning). While one can make some truly stunning images by working with the color settings in Photoshop, I like to try to do as much as I can with the camera itself, and this is one of those shots that seemed to come out pretty nicely with no digital manipulation.

A Return

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Originally uploaded by bjhiggins

It's been five months since I last updated.

Not much has happened in those five months; not many pictures have been taken, and I haven't had a chance to really go through any of my past photography.

I haven't forgotten about this small (probably rarely visited) site, and if I have content, I'll share it. But right now, I don't have much of anything.

I've included a year-old self portrait with this post (taken, obviously, on a snowy night), which primarily serves to show how obsessed I can be with shadow and light.

Clouds

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Clouds are pretty awesome.

(Taken out the window on the plane coming home from Disney World)