Fast Shutter Speed

Caption: A frog statue spits out water in the fountain area in front of the Whittenger business building. The Frog Baby fountain area is a popular spot among Ball State students. ©2012, Abraham Falcon

I was walking around campus one day and it was really sunny, so I decided to take a photo with using a 1/4000 shutter speed on my Nikon D5100.

Lighting with Flash in the Shade

Caption: Visual Communications major Kait Mahl adds finishing touches to her Valentine's Day card for her boyfriend. Inside the card, Mahl listed facts about the human heart to correlate her feelings for him. ©2013, Abraham Falcon

I took this photo for my lighting class where we were to shoot a subject in the shade and use a hand-held flash to to make the subject's exposure one stop less than the background.

Color Correction of Ohayocon cosplay photos

 

Caption: Alice Olson, 15, cosplays as a character from Team Fortress 2, an online first-person shooter. Alice attended an anime convention in Columbus, Ohio called Ohayocon in the weekend of Jan. 18th. ©2013, Abraham Falcon

Caption: A cosplayer lays on the ground in order to imitate an expression from a character in a Japanese live-action tv show. ©2013, Abraham Falcon

Here are two examples of color correction done in post production in photoshop. I only used Levels to edit these photos.

Comedy Juggler Mark Nizer

Caption: During his grand finale, Comedy Juggler Mark Nizer holds up two rolls of toilet paper before attaching them to the two fans in front of him. The toilet rolls then swirled about, and Nizer left the stage before the rolls ran out. ©2012, Abraham Falcon

I took this for my Journ 335 for an assignment where we had to look for an enterprise photo.

Noyer Foam Party

 Caption: Senior Sterlyng Powell gets sprayed by bubbles in the foam pool at the Noyer Foam Party. The event attracted more than 200 students. ©2012, Abraham Falcon

Caption: Freshman Kayla Holman stands beside a fan to catch bubbles being created by the machine. The Noyer Foam party was an event during Rock The Halls Week. ©2012, Abraham Falcon

Caption: Biology major Lovelace Summers submerges into the bubbles at the Noyer Foam Party. The Noyer Foam party was part of Rock The Halls Week. ©2012, Abraham Falcon

I took these photos for an assignment in my Journ 335 class where we had to take portraits at an event as well as make a photo gallery of the event.

Late Night Carnival

Caption: The Ball State Late Night Carnival featured live performances such as poi ball dancing. In this picture, the performer on the left held a poi ball so that the other performer could blow a fireball. ©2012, Abraham Falcon

Lahody Meats

Caption: Chef Matt slices ribeye steak in preparation for a customer rush. Lahody Meats recommends cooking ribeye steak on a skillet or on a grill. ©2012, Abraham Falcon

The photo for the Lahody Meats story published by Ball Bearings Magazine. The title of the article was called Carnivores' Delight.

Ball Bearings Volume 4 // Issue 1 // Fall 2012