Home made ring flash...

What do you get when you combine 2 plastic bowls, aluminum foil, gaffer tape, a pipe, some glue, and a crappy economy? A home made ring flash, of course! I made one today, and I LOVE it! Here are some of the first photos I took with it: (my nephew Cayden, my sis Thera, and me).



I bought the two bowls for about $2 each, the pipe for $4, the glue for $5, and already had the aluminum foil and gaffer tape (and the flash, of course). SO, instead of spending $200 on a ring flash from Calumet, I spent $11 and some change and had fun making it! I found the instructions online, and modified a couple of things here and there... but here's a link if you want to know how to make one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jedrek/239141592/
And here was my end result... kinda ghetto fab, but it works!



Fun, fun!

INTERNSHIP! --> part 1 (March)

So From December through March, I was interning at a magazine in San Francisco called 7x7. It covers everything in the city, from new restaurant openings, to hot events, new designers, fashion and trends, culture, etc. I first saw an issue of the magazine while I was still at Brooks, and at that moment, I knew I wanted to be involved. I got very lucky, because when I went to show the photo editor my portfolio, she asked if I would be interested in an internship. Of course, I jumped at the opportunity! So I spent the last few months at the magazine, both shooting some sections and doing office work. I loved it, and I'm bummed it's over, but it was an awesome experience!
Here is the March issue with some of my work in it... On the fashion trend page, I shot all but the runway shot.
When I get a hold of the other issues (April & May), I'll post 'em :)

OH, and I apologize for the crappy images of these pages.... I don't have a scanner.... ehhh....