Migration to the New Site

Hello Everyone

As of this week I've eclipsed 3000 visits to my website. I know a lot of people return time after time to check up on what I've been up too. I've also had times where I've lapse (for months) at posting pictures. As much as I've actually been keeping up on posting, its come to an end. I've reached a cap on the amount of pictures I can post and therefore, my hand has been forced. I will soon be migrating to a new website. This site will act as my professional portfolio as well as a place to document my projects. I'll post again when I have the site completely up and running.

Thanks for checking in.

-Mark

Window

1/24/11

"Window Shopping"

Not much to say here. I just think that these clothes look a lot better on mannequins... except maybe the middle outfits. I like that sweatshirt...

NFC Championship

1/23/11

"NFC Championship Couple"

We had about 15 people over at our apartment to watch the Green Bay Packers (my hometown team) roll over the Chicago Bears. It was a great time, and though I didn't get many shots, I liked this candid portrait I took of Josh and Chrissy sitting on the couch before the game.

Artistic Flair

1/22/11

"Night (Redux)"

Tonight I went out to shoot a night photo, trying to overexpose it so that it looked like it was day. It didn't work too well, so I took the photo (the original that is in the upper left hand corner) and dropped the exposure in processing, one step for every level you see on the photo. Then I increased the saturation across, as well as the vibrance. Every level has its own level of saturation as well, from 20-40 in the top row to 80-100 in the bottom row.


This photo was very detailed and because of that, I've spent 2 days trying to upload it. The only copy I could get online that wasn't rejected from the server was on Facebook. I then downloaded it off Facebook and put it online here. The quality suffers some because of that but at least its a solution. I hope you enjoy.

Watchtower

1/21/11

"All Above the Watchtower"

Today, I took a quick photo over by the University of Wisconsin's Red Gym. Not much else to say about this one.

Another Post

1/20/11

"Open Water"

I wandered around today down by the lake and found that though there were quite a few people out with their kites learning how to control for some kite-skiing or kite surfing later this year, there was also some open water right along the shore with some interesting... things sticking out of the water.

Artsy

1/19/11

"Urban Geometry"

This photo was taken outside looking in on a geometric display at Urban Outfitters on State Street. Boost the contrast a bit, and the saturation and vibrance. Just minor tweaks, but it turned out interesting. The lighting wasn't even, but it gives it a little contrast.