Cherry Pontiac

I saw this car at Schaller's on Edgemere Drive last night. I had to photograph this sweet ride, and the gentlemen who owned it was more than happy to allow me some time. I worked quick as the sun was going down, but had enough light to maintain detail and capture it's rich color.

Great Student Photography by Brendan Jaccarino

Brendan is a senior who is attending School of the Visual Arts in NYC this fall, here is a link to some of his work on the Student Work section of my site.

http://photos.ryanmcdonellphotography.com/GalleryFilmstrip.aspx?gallery=359188

More of Brendan's work can be seen at:
http://brendanjaccarino.blogspot.com

4 OLDIES

I decided to photograph 4 old pieces (2 intaglio's, 1 monotype, and 1 acrylic painting). I still like printmaking and hope to begin repairing an old Conrad Machine Co. press soon. I hope to merge my digital work somehow, and I have some cool image transfer things I want to try as well.

Walking Around The Market

I was enjoying shopping at the Rochester Public Market with my Mom and Son, getting some fresh Dill, Cilantro, and various produce. I brought my camera and just casually snapped some shots I thought summed up the vibe today.

Good Invention=$

This is kind of a geeky video, but this product is really great, I mean a simple American idea that will make my life shooting weddings so much easier. I bought one, and said to myself why did it take so long for someone to think of this?. It just goes to show you there is money waiting to made if you have an idea, Hahn Photographic carries the product and they are selling like hotcakes.


http://www.blackrapid.com/video/rs-dr-1-double-strap/ 

Student Show Glimpse

Here are three of my student's panels (of several) that will be display Monday at SUNY Brockport. Sorry about the low cell shot quality.

Really Helpful Link

I stumbled upon this site and the guy has some really informative info.
http://www.the-digital-picture.com

Watermark/Logo design

I whipped this logo/watermark up for a kid who does great band photography.

Realm of Chaos

One of my students made this piece and titled it "Realm of Chaos" after the legendary Bolt Thrower Album.

Early Morning

Shooting at the crack of dawn again. It's that or nothing lately, super busy getting ready for a huge exhibit.

Addiction

Starbucks brought me to this....

Someone's Child

Another person shot in Rochester over some dispute. No matter how you perceive urban violence, this it still someone's child. Even if they were lack luster parents, I'm sure they had some cherished moments with these kids. What do we value in our society? 12 million dollar an hour wars, I guess. Certainly not job development and educational opportunity, just keep sending jobs to China, and watch our slums grow.

Patience

One of my students completed this project today using only text to create her self portrait. Many layers and lots of patience.

Interesting Morning

Saw this huge Tuna at the market, photographed it with my cell, and immediately felt like crap. Not because I dislike Tuna, but that dreadful oil spill in the Gulf is haunting me. On a brighter note I found a Minolta SLR, and a Triceratops for six bucks at a garage sale.

vacant airport

Desolation and fog at a small airport.

Morning Moth

Interesting Morning Visitor

Darth Sidious

Every kid turns a flashlight into a Lightsaber, or scares someone with monster faces, so we played with the light for a while before bed. It all started with a Star Wars program I was watching on History Channel tonight, that character "Darth Sidious" was accidentally viewed by my son, not good, but what can you do? We really started having fun looking at the cool patterns that were coming from the light at varying lengths.

using odd combos

I was messing around with my auto timer and my cell phone camera today and some some odd portraiture continued. Restricting light and detail with screens and square formats seemed to be the theme today.

imagination at work

Imagination running wild. Believe it or not, this whole scene was carefully crafted, the carpet represents water, and the laundry basket and chair are mountains. I mostly play the role of some bad guy who needs to be jailed in Batman's cave. The remotes were also recovered during this session, thank god.

Canon Lens Cleaning

Having fun reassembling this unit, NOT! The good thing is, it worked. The dirt chunk is out, and it again functions.