![Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _03/29/09_ Bathroom Sink
Got the lighting by using a waterproof remote flash unit, a.k.a. an SB-800 in a ziplock bag. I thought the sink would look neat illuminated from below, so I played around. I was a little nervous turning on the water, but the bag kept the flash perfectly dry. Did some tweaking in Lightroom, including painting the blue tint on the water. As interesting as the lighting is, I thought a subtle touch of color would make it a stronger image.
Thanks for all the comments on yesterday's photo - you guys must all really like mac & cheese ;)
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year2/2009-03-29-Bathroom-Sink/501715407_tQASE-Ti-1.jpg "Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _03/29/09_ Bathroom Sink
Got the lighting by using a waterproof remote flash unit, a.k.a. an SB-800 in a ziplock bag. I thought the sink would look neat illuminated from below, so I played around. I was a little nervous turning on the water, but the bag kept the flash perfectly dry. Did some tweaking in Lightroom, including painting the blue tint on the water. As interesting as the lighting is, I thought a subtle touch of color would make it a stronger image.
Thanks for all the comments on yesterday's photo - you guys must all really like mac & cheese ;)
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![Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _03/09/10_ Pre Pesto
A tasty food shot for you today. This one is going on iStockphoto for sure.
Tonight I made homemade pesto without a food processor. I won't be doing that again for a long time... It turned out great but it was just too much work for too little return. Here you can see all the raw ingredients before they got chopped up.
Check out my needlessly complicated setup photo!
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/2010-03-09-Pre-Pesto/806735825_4s2Cc-Ti.jpg "Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _03/09/10_ Pre Pesto
A tasty food shot for you today. This one is going on iStockphoto for sure.
Tonight I made homemade pesto without a food processor. I won't be doing that again for a long time... It turned out great but it was just too much work for too little return. Here you can see all the raw ingredients before they got chopped up.
Check out my needlessly complicated setup photo!
[last year]")
![Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _07/05/09_ Five Pushpins
Some colorful pushpins, all in a row. Used my widest aperture on my macro lens and bounced my flash off a wall to the right. The reflective surface is a glossy black file cabinet. While processing the photo, I noticed the differences between them (besides color, obviously) and it makes it kind of interesting. For example, the pink one leans to the left, and the orange plastic isn't very reflective.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year2/2009-07-05-Colored-Pushpins/583179166_X3NR9-Ti-1.jpg "Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _07/05/09_ Five Pushpins
Some colorful pushpins, all in a row. Used my widest aperture on my macro lens and bounced my flash off a wall to the right. The reflective surface is a glossy black file cabinet. While processing the photo, I noticed the differences between them (besides color, obviously) and it makes it kind of interesting. For example, the pink one leans to the left, and the orange plastic isn't very reflective.
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![Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > __02/22/10__ Ripple Fork
A day or two ago I noticed that if I left a little bit of water in the sink and turned on the garbage disposal, awesome standing waves appeared. That shimmering, magical pattern was just begging to become a daily photo, so here you go. I first tried with my hands, but it was too hard so I went with this serving fork.
Check out the setup photo if you dare.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year2/2010-02-22-Ripple-Fork/795073259_G2BtQ-Ti.jpg "Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > __02/22/10__ Ripple Fork
A day or two ago I noticed that if I left a little bit of water in the sink and turned on the garbage disposal, awesome standing waves appeared. That shimmering, magical pattern was just begging to become a daily photo, so here you go. I first tried with my hands, but it was too hard so I went with this serving fork.
Check out the setup photo if you dare.
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![Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _03/28/09_ Mac & Cheese
Here's a shot of good ol' Kraft macaroni and cheese. The kitchen was getting really hot while I was cooking it and when I opened the door to let some cool air in, this perfect shaft of light hit right on the boiling pot. Unfortunately, the light was fading quick as the sun set behind a building, but I managed to get this shot before it did. The technical quality isn't great and I didn't have much time to frame it, but it's more or less what I wanted. Maybe I'll try it again soon, now that I know the light will be there.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year2/2009-03-28-Mac-and-Cheese/500922215_xfRDh-Ti-1.jpg "Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _03/28/09_ Mac & Cheese
Here's a shot of good ol' Kraft macaroni and cheese. The kitchen was getting really hot while I was cooking it and when I opened the door to let some cool air in, this perfect shaft of light hit right on the boiling pot. Unfortunately, the light was fading quick as the sun set behind a building, but I managed to get this shot before it did. The technical quality isn't great and I didn't have much time to frame it, but it's more or less what I wanted. Maybe I'll try it again soon, now that I know the light will be there.
[last year]")
![Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > __01/14/10__ Smoke Monster
No relation to the smoke monster of Lost. This one was creating using burning incense, a black cloth background and an off-camera flash with a snoot.
I took about 50 shots before deciding I had something worth posting. In fact, I had quite a few interesting ones, but this stood out by far. The complexity of the tumultuous center, offset by gentle waves coming off of both sides just looks really cool to me. I really love smoke as a subject, and can't believe I've only done one other daily photo with it, and that was quite a while ago.
I love looking through the photos and seeing all sorts of things - faces, birds, angels, snakes, and perfect spirals. To name a few...
I also published a blog post with photos about Empire Ranch in Southern Arizona.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year2/2010-01-14-Smoke-Monster/764977298_LQ5Ez-Ti.jpg "Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > __01/14/10__ Smoke Monster
No relation to the smoke monster of Lost. This one was creating using burning incense, a black cloth background and an off-camera flash with a snoot.
I took about 50 shots before deciding I had something worth posting. In fact, I had quite a few interesting ones, but this stood out by far. The complexity of the tumultuous center, offset by gentle waves coming off of both sides just looks really cool to me. I really love smoke as a subject, and can't believe I've only done one other daily photo with it, and that was quite a while ago.
I love looking through the photos and seeing all sorts of things - faces, birds, angels, snakes, and perfect spirals. To name a few...
I also published a blog post with photos about Empire Ranch in Southern Arizona.
[last year]")
![Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _04/25/09_ Culver Hotel
Wife and I did movie and dinner tonight in Culver City. We saw State of Play - it's good! Right next to the theater is the historic Culver Hotel, built in 1924. It's a great building and it'd be fun to go take more photos of it, including the inside. This shot was taken on Southwest point of the building (it's triangle-shaped). I partially desaturated all colors except greens to emphasize the classic sign. I'm happy I was able to get a sharp handheld shot with my compact.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year2/2009-04-25-Culver-Hotel/521015567_sMwXe-Ti-1.jpg "Jonathan Wilson (jawsnap) > _04/25/09_ Culver Hotel
Wife and I did movie and dinner tonight in Culver City. We saw State of Play - it's good! Right next to the theater is the historic Culver Hotel, built in 1924. It's a great building and it'd be fun to go take more photos of it, including the inside. This shot was taken on Southwest point of the building (it's triangle-shaped). I partially desaturated all colors except greens to emphasize the classic sign. I'm happy I was able to get a sharp handheld shot with my compact.
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9/2/08
I didn't have much time to shoot today and I was getting desperate, so I turned to stuff I had lying around on the desk, like this spiral notebook. The white light is provided by a little pen flashlight, the blue light is provided by yesterday's daily on my computer screen, and the spirals themselves are red. I used my compact, so I was able to literally stick the lens inside the large spirals. I think it's pretty cool.
In other news, I passed the 6-month mark for the dailies on Friday and I didn't even notice! I've had a great time trying to come up with a photo every day, and it's great to have an encouraging community of people doing the same thing, yet with so many different styles. Thanks for all the comments! I'll try to be more active in commenting myself...
I didn't have much time to shoot today and I was getting desperate, so I turned to stuff I had lying around on the desk, like this spiral notebook. The white light is provided by a little pen flashlight, the blue light is provided by yesterday's daily on my computer screen, and the spirals themselves are red. I used my compact, so I was able to literally stick the lens inside the large spirals. I think it's pretty cool.
In other news, I passed the 6-month mark for the dailies on Friday and I didn't even notice! I've had a great time trying to come up with a photo every day, and it's great to have an encouraging community of people doing the same thing, yet with so many different styles. Thanks for all the comments! I'll try to be more active in commenting myself...
9/2/08
I didn't have much time to shoot today and I was getting desperate, so I turned to stuff I had lying around on the desk, like this spiral notebook. The white light is provided by a little pen flashlight, the blue light is provided by yesterday's daily on my computer screen, and the spirals themselves are red. I used my compact, so I was able to literally stick the lens inside the large spirals. I think it's pretty cool.
In other news, I passed the 6-month mark for the dailies on Friday and I didn't even notice! I've had a great time trying to come up with a photo every day, and it's great to have an encouraging community of people doing the same thing, yet with so many different styles. Thanks for all the comments! I'll try to be more active in commenting myself...
I didn't have much time to shoot today and I was getting desperate, so I turned to stuff I had lying around on the desk, like this spiral notebook. The white light is provided by a little pen flashlight, the blue light is provided by yesterday's daily on my computer screen, and the spirals themselves are red. I used my compact, so I was able to literally stick the lens inside the large spirals. I think it's pretty cool.
In other news, I passed the 6-month mark for the dailies on Friday and I didn't even notice! I've had a great time trying to come up with a photo every day, and it's great to have an encouraging community of people doing the same thing, yet with so many different styles. Thanks for all the comments! I'll try to be more active in commenting myself...
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