Pittsboro Photographer Scarlet Jovin North Carolina biocommunications

Happy Friday the 13th everybody!

2012-01-13T14:02:00.000-08:00

One rainy day whilst living in Yonkers, Ny I was struck by the beauty of rain.

Truth and love are intertwined

2012-01-13T14:00:00.000-08:00

Im enjoying my mac, lets face it, I am in the digital age doing digital destruction.

I have toying with screenshots and compiling photobooth images for fun. I personally think theres something to it. It may be common now but when we look back on the evolution of styles this will seem distant.

This is the message on my background and something I fully believe in. Equal means equal. We are reflections of beauty given the power to create the ripple effect.

Sleeping beauty

2012-01-13T13:55:00.000-08:00

Flashback, This was taken on photo safari during my stint at RCC

Drama 2011

2011-12-02T14:47:00.000-08:00

Who dunnit 2011
This is the result of a semester of acting class.
The play runs two nights and is catered by the natural chef program at CCCC.
AND WE ARE SOLD OUT.
That is me down there as Sunshine Feelfree

The photographs are mine, I did not participate in the layout.

Spots weekend out

2011-10-16T15:11:00.000-07:00

Spot chilling with KitKat

Spot protesting in Raleigh, NC.
Spot was a hit, he spoke with two fellow angered citizens and had his picture taken.

Spot jumped on the pile to make sure his voice was heard.

Spot in the court yard of chapel hill about to dig in to some indian food.
Side note: http://www.curryblossom.com/
For a tasty meal go to Vimala's, she is tucked away off the road, there is a sign on franklin telling you where to go! Spot enjoyed the uttapam bread which is gluten free. They cater well to meat eaters, vegetarians, and vegans with love.

Dear friends,

I am currently taking Acting1 at CCCC here in the lovely Pittsboro, NC.

Our class has a mascot, I know you're jealous, go ahead and get one too!
Ours in named Spot!

This past weekend 10/14-10/18 was my turn to take him home.
I decided to document his goings.

Shakori Hills Grassroots 2011

2011-10-16T15:00:00.000-07:00

The Dancer

Exploration the Center for natural medicine

2011-09-25T09:36:00.000-07:00

http://www.pittsboronaturalmedicine.com/

Images are also under the "About Us" section

Orchid Love Affair

And another thing,

Kombucha in the kitchen

Rainbow tree clinic, Tuesday from 5pm-8pm.
Sliding scale 15$-30$
services include, body work, acupuncture, craniosacral, and chiropractic

4th of July 2011

2011-09-13T14:53:00.000-07:00

Durham Chapel

2011-09-10T07:31:00.000-07:00

Images from the gorgeous Durham Chapel on a lovely stormy day

Flowers on a hill

2011-09-06T14:38:00.000-07:00

Tibetan Monks in Chapel Hill 2011

2011-09-04T11:56:00.000-07:00

Several monks on a US tour made a stop in Chapel hill, NC.

The monks travel for over a year.
Before they can start their journey they present their plans to the Dalia Llama.

Here they are building a mandala (sand painting)
Mandalas are a meditation that shows how temporary we are.
After the intricate mandala is finished, a portion is bagged up for people in the audience, a portion taken to the closest water source and poured in. (they follow the legal amount)

One day without shoes

2011-08-21T07:56:00.000-07:00

Toms event in Chapel Hill, NC.

YMCA 2011

The music blared, the crowd marched on, straight to the police station in Chapel hill.
Brought to us by Toms, a one for one company that gives children in need a pair for every pair you buy.
Hosted by the Chapel Hill YMCA.

People came out of their houses as we marched down Martin Luther King Blvd.
Kids screamed and rolled down the hills at the police station.
Youth and adult alike flung their bare feet in the air for a message, one message.
Awareness.

Toms not only gives a child a pair of shoes, they also make sure they are suited for the environment the child is in.

Blue Ridge

2011-08-16T14:49:00.000-07:00

Little unknown place on the Blue Ridge.

I spent a week in the mountains recently, how lovely!
I climbed rocks, ran in the rain, and said hello to many a pull off on the ridge.
water straight from the rocks was an eye opening (due to almost falling in) and breathtaking experience I wont soon forget.

Found Bird, Lost footing, Fell in to river, Saved Turtle

2011-03-24T09:32:00.000-07:00

Eli, the Cowboy at heart

2011-02-13T08:18:00.000-08:00

Tonight we make history.

2010-12-25T07:52:00.000-08:00

Doctor Who is the longest running ScFi show. It went off air for a bit and made a comeback in 2005. We are now in season 6 of the revamp. However, this is a british show, but tonight we change that! It airs at 9pm on our very own BBCA; As well as being filmed partly in the US.

Enjoy.

Pie time

2010-11-25T11:25:00.000-08:00

The pies have arrived!
as promised here are the results
I will update upon consumption.

Apple Asiago Pie

Blueberry Meyer Lemon Mini Pie

ENJOY.

Uncooked teaser...

2010-11-25T10:14:00.000-08:00

It all started with a desire for apple pie...

Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving has different meanings for everyone, I simply enjoy the spirit of the holiday season.
Weather you are celebrating in this fashion, another, or its not that time of year; I feel that when people join together in harmony good things come of it. So I keep the love alive in my own way.

This is not my turkey day, I am a vegetarian. I am grateful for the bountiful earth and the gifts it gives me. I am grateful I am here to experience it.

Handmade apple asiago pie.

I had dough left over from the apple pie and decided to make a small blueberry, meyer lemon pie. These are the uncooked teaser images, I am excited to see them done.
Which will be an hour from now!

Traveling

2010-09-21T09:40:00.000-07:00

As I was traveling through a few states on a 19 hour bus ride, I fell into a few ideas. Musings from the road. I am still in the process of personal work and hope to post images soon.

I just want to say that inspiration, for me, comes as strange times, any time, and I am thankful.

I feel I am building concepts to be recreated at some point down the road when I have the resources.

Pickin' on Modest Mouse

2010-08-31T07:37:00.000-07:00

I am sitting here in the beautiful Sarasota, FL. Daydreaming. The trees are billowing from side to side.

I have two projects in the works,

The first is a research project, I will be delving in to the refraction of light and studying the diffuse highlight to see the effects.

The second is a short film, postal service style. I am hoping to call upon peoples talents continentally.

Hope everyone is enjoying these wonderful days no matter where you are.

Afternoon light

2010-08-20T14:00:00.000-07:00

I am currently in the process of moving, I have been out of sorts and thrown in to the absurd.
Hence the following...

Help me understand this one, I cant decide whether or not I like it..

check it out now

2010-08-11T09:38:00.000-07:00

Check out the website! Pittsboro Center for Natural medicine. The link below shows my images from various events at the center.

The center has a growing number of health practitioners and people interested in wellness; it also had a Dedicated Gluten Free bakery.

http://www.pittsboronaturalmedicine.com/eventpictures.html

Check out the site for future events. Hope to see you there.

2010 Portfolio

2010-07-30T13:04:00.000-07:00

Graduation

2010-07-30T12:54:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow is graduation day folks.
It has been a long and wonderful two years at Randolph Community College.
Cheers to my fellow graduates, you all have been lovely.

Infrared with Eli

2010-07-29T11:04:00.000-07:00

Nikon 8008s, 80-200mm

Kodak Infrared film

This project involved a lot of guess work.
I had a few rolls of infrared laying around and it would have pained me to waste them. I decided to do portraits and see where the tones fell. I enjoyed the overall softness and the placement of grain. The first roll I did came back a bit to contrasty so I adjusted my Processing time. I used D-76 for 7mins, stop for 1, and fix for 5+ because I am paranoid :)
Anyway, I enjoyed the outcome.

Smoke and mirrors pt2

2010-07-12T10:41:00.000-07:00

This is a work in progress, I would like to develop more in a series of smoke and mirrors.

To keep the balance though this is the light one, enjoy.

More with April

2010-07-12T07:08:00.000-07:00

I recently lost access to Photoshop, SO I am now exploring the editing tools of Lightroom 2.
I enjoy seeing where I can take images.

Discovering light

2010-07-10T16:04:00.000-07:00

Photoshoot with the lovely April Wiblitzhouser today.

Smoke and mirrors pt1

2010-07-08T10:58:00.000-07:00

This is part one in the smoke and mirrors event.

Enjoy.

4th of July

2010-07-05T08:06:00.000-07:00

Last year, 2009, was my first year photographing fireworks! This year I decided to go for out of focus. I love the variety and spontaneity.

TOMS golden slippers

2010-06-28T10:25:00.000-07:00

Click the shoes!

My most favorite shoes ever. They are a bit beat up, I have worn them everyday for over a year!
Toms is a great company, Currently they have summer styles. It has been announced that they are coming out with wedges in the near future!

dance lamps

2010-06-21T13:04:00.001-07:00

Im really getting in to designing these lamps, Im going to make one for my living room.

she dont use jelly

2010-06-21T12:27:00.000-07:00

I stumbled upon this image whilst exploring photoshop today and I LOVE it.
I added a gradient and switched the blending mode to hard light. I then added an image to the shades to add texture and put that blending mode on screen. enjoy.

look at old things in a new way

2010-06-20T09:27:00.000-07:00

This image is from a school project back in 2009. I love how it is split horizontally. I am going back through my catalog and finding old passed over images that I have a new love for. Our lives are constantly changing so instead of showing anything new I decided to bring back everything I already have, to ensure im not taking anything for granted. enjoy.

OHIO

2010-06-15T10:29:00.000-07:00

Enough said.

OHIO

2010-06-15T10:14:00.000-07:00

My recent trip to Ohio involved an adventure in food as well.

This is called a Haystack, Everyone in the room was shocked that I had not had one before. I wont be forgetting them any time soon. They are quite simple, you start with fritos (personally id find a healthier alternative) then a layer of veggie chili, beyond that you add what like from lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, peppers, onions and so forth. I was told specifically to place in said order and then to eat it all together in one pile. YUM.

This was the amazing wedding food.

That is cold peach soup ladies and gentlemen, I suggest making it soon too.

As for everything else on the plate I couldnt give you specific names.

OHIO

2010-06-15T09:44:00.000-07:00

This past week I traveled to Ohio for a friends wedding. This is an HDR image from the building, Moraine Farm.

Inspired Sunset

2010-05-28T11:38:00.000-07:00

I have been experimenting lately with the basic filters in Photoshop. This is a Florida Sunset with a Graphic Pen filter on it. Normally it would have turned the colors to grey scale. Durning that process I had an inspired idea to duplicate the image and put the second layer with the filter on overlay mode. I enjoy the drama it gave the image.

North Carolina Museum of Art

2010-05-26T11:32:00.000-07:00

I took a trip to the NC Museum of art on this beautiful morning and found this metal tree sculpture.

The museum is on Blue Ridge Road in Raleigh, NC and I suggest it to anyone, It holds a wonderful collection of art.

South of the Border

2010-05-25T12:13:00.000-07:00

Just for fun on Towel day

2010-05-25T11:30:00.000-07:00

Fire works from Fun City!

2010-05-17T15:42:00.000-07:00

Yesterday a friend and I took a trip to Fun City, otherwise known as South of the border. Why? To buy fireworks of course.

On a Macro scale

2010-04-02T07:45:00.000-07:00

I am in love with this mask, it was a birthday gift from a good friend.

This was done for different Macro ratios.

1:7

1:6

1:1

Pittsboro, Court House Fire

2010-04-02T07:24:00.000-07:00

Last week the Pittsboro Court House caught on fire.
The building was in the process of being restored.
The streets filled with people and there phones, calling people, taking pictures and videos of the event.

For this image I was at least 2 blocks away.

Thank you to the fire department and police officers and everyone that helped.

Terra Cotta Warriors

2010-03-21T15:45:00.000-07:00

China's first emperor, Qin Shihuangdi, was buried with thousands of life size clay sculptures to accompany him into the afterlife.

This was one of the stops on the China trip. This is one of the three pits they have on display.

The Great Wall of China

2010-03-20T14:10:00.000-07:00

In the summer of 2006 I traveled to China for 21 days, it was a wonderful experience. I am slowly sifting through my older digital files. I thought id share some of The Great Wall.
Enjoy.

Macro Glass

2010-03-14T15:56:00.000-07:00

This was done for a Macro class assignment; bright field glass.

More from Miami

2010-03-14T15:43:00.000-07:00

Early morning light

New York

2010-03-12T15:34:00.000-08:00

I am currently involved in an 8 week internship and am unable to post anything current, however I have a library of photos to pull from and update on. Thats what I will be doing for the next few weeks. I hope you enjoy the random pictures I pull up.

This image was from the New York trip to thePDN photo expo, last October.

John Lennon Memorial <3

Snapshot on the subway

This is a dedication to the late Douglas Adams.

Get the Frozen Hot Chocolate!

Candy Store next to Serendipity, Properly placed so you can browse as you wait the 7 hours to get in to Serendipity.

A walk around the park

You never know what you will see in Times square.

Surprise

2010-03-04T07:47:00.000-08:00

For our final project in Multimedia class we were given a word and freedom to make a clip that expressed such word. We could also work in groups and collaborate. I enjoyed the outcome but given the time I would have reworked it to have more umph. We were under time constraints and the snow in the making of this video.

Enjoy.

Self Portrait

2010-02-25T06:43:00.002-08:00

Video style

We were asked in our multimedia class to do a video self portrait of our selves as photographers. There where several ways it could have been done. Some went deeper in to who they are, to give you perspective before you even meet them. I chose to show some of the equipment I enjoy using and the style I go for. Enjoy.

2010-02-17T14:30:00.000-08:00

Nikon D90 ISO 800 1/60 @ f/16 52mm

My current project is a multimedia self portrait piece. Part of the video portion involved playing with the balloons, this was a fun image that came from day. Thanks to Maria for being my model.

Glow sticks and Roses

2010-02-16T12:33:00.000-08:00

Nikon D90 ISO 1600 105mm Macro 1:2
First image (10 sec @ f/22)
Second ( .6 sec @ f/22)

I began the day eager to work yet unaware of what was to come of it.
I decided to explore with glowsticks, I broke a blue one open and pored it on to the rose.
I first image is only lit by the glowing liquid.
The second has a bit of a hotlight coming through from the side.

Miami

2010-02-10T08:48:00.000-08:00

Nikon D90 18mm ISO- 3200 1/6 @ f/5.6

In December of 2009 I went to Florida, Miami in fact.
I put a highpass filter on it in Photoshop, I then went in to filter-noise-dust and scratches and pulled the water back with a layer mask.
The last filter gave the building on the left and the foreground a blurred look.

Multimedia

2010-02-10T07:54:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago in class we were given a multimedia project. We had a song and certain guidelines to follow. This is my interpretation of Thom Yorkes song Hearing Damage.

Special Thanks to the model Samantha McCaskill and to the people off camera helping me with the lights:Chris, Elizabeth, Maria, and Virginia.

Wild Ponies

2010-02-03T08:47:00.000-08:00

Mamyia 6x45 T-Max 100

In the fall of 2009 I ventured out to a state park in Virginia where I heard there would be wild ponies.

My brother brought with us a bag of apples for them.

More Macro

2010-02-03T08:26:00.000-08:00

Nikon D90 1/20 @ f/14 105 mm ISO 200

This is a 1:1 photograph of old tea leaves. I liked the depth and the texture. It was back lit on a light table with hot lights coming in on the side to add a warm color.

This is a 1:2 photograph of a necklace of mine. I loved the color! It didnt seem that anything was reflecting within them it was just the light bouncing around and having fun.

Fun with all the elements

2010-01-27T16:45:00.000-08:00

Mamyia 6x45 Tmax 100

The base of this image was shot in a Virginia state park with a Mamyia 6x45. I edited the image for an unreal almost drawn effect. I then brought in a picture of a cloud and the sun From a picture I had taken using a Fuji UVIR Digital camera with infrared filters. I drew the clouds using a wacom tablet. I really enjoyed the finished product. I hope to continue working in this direction and prefect my skills.

Mother Squirrel Rescue

2010-01-21T09:45:00.000-08:00

Nikon D90 105mm ISO 1600

While standing out side of my house a nest of squirrels fell from the trees above.
Immediately after the mother squirrel came down and picked the babies up one by one.
When they hit the ground they appeared unconscious but slowly they each opened their eyes.
It took her time to find all three, one fell under the car and she had to return three or four times to find all of them. She had built a new nest in another tree and I saw her bring them to the new home.

Macro

2010-01-20T06:03:00.001-08:00

Canon 5D ISO 50 100mm 1/10 @ f/2.8

This is my first macro shot, I used a ring flash for this image. All I hear is DEPTH OF FIELD, and I wanted to go the opposite way. I ended up loving the blur of the colors.

Winter break

2010-01-19T12:57:00.000-08:00

Nikon D90 ISO 4000 18mm 1/13 @ f 3.5
I visited Sarasota Florida over my winter break. This is a picture of the Ringling Bridge. I was exploring my cameras ISO capabilities.

Glass

2009-12-01T07:43:00.000-08:00

1/8 @ f/22 ISO 500 Nikon D90 105mm

I created this for my portfolio. I wanted to have a scientific feel for lighting the flask. I lit the glass with two 750s on the background and one mini light with a snoot skimming the front of the glass to push light on the basil plant inside. I then added one light below the table pointed at the leaves to get a more natural feel.

Busy College Student

2009-11-30T15:56:00.000-08:00

1/30 @ f/5.0 ISO 640 Nikon D90 30mm

This picture was taken for an assignment to represent a "busy college student".

Thanks to Samantha for being my model. http://samanthamacphoto.blogspot.com/

Fruit light writing

2009-11-24T11:53:00.000-08:00

f/36 @ 5.0 sec ISO 250 105 mm Nikon D90

I used a flash gun to light this image.

Chocolate

2009-11-24T06:10:00.001-08:00

f/16 @ 1/60 ISO 500 Nikon D90 105mm

I used a Farrell light to back light the entire setup, I then used a negative fill to control the highlight on the syrup. I also placed a fill on the right to light up the spheres.

Frozen Hot Chocolate

2009-11-18T08:42:00.000-08:00

1/30 @ f/3.8 ISO 2000 Nikon D90 21 mm

FROZEN HOT CHOCOLATE LOVE

While in NY for the PDN Photo expo a group of us went to Serendipity 3 for their famous frozen hot chocolate, and let me tell you it is FAMOUS for a reason.

Cell Phone

2009-11-18T08:36:00.001-08:00

1/80 @ f/5.6 ISO 640 Nikon D90 105 mm

I back lit the board with green gelled hot lights, I bounced light on to my object from one light source. I enjoyed using a reflective background and color to spice up the set.

High Dynamic Range

2009-11-11T07:43:00.000-08:00

Nikon D90 1/250 @ f/13 ISO 200 18mm

This is an HDR image I created of a local artists house. He creates the sculptures you see with a chainsaw and also has a wonderfully colorful home. I used 7 images placed into Photomatix to create this.

Panoramic

2009-11-11T07:39:00.000-08:00

f/9 @ 1/1250 ISO 500 Nikon D90 66mm

Panoramic shot in Central Park.
I compiled roughly 50 pictures for this shot.

Colored Water

2009-11-03T07:55:00.000-08:00

Nikon D90 1/600 @ f/10 ISO 640 105mm

While looking through a few photographic magazines I found on image that kept everything in the scene its "normal" tone and changed anything that moved, such as water, to another color.
The technique they used was to set the camera on a tripod and expose the same scene three times with different filters. They used RGB so that the images all together would create a normal tone except for the moving objects caught in just one or two but not all filters.

I do not own the specific filters needed but I felt compelled to find my own way of doing it.
For this image I simply did a multiple exposure of three shots, and with each one I adjust the white balance to something close to RGB. The results vary but I find them interesting.

Downtown Asheboro, NC

2009-11-03T07:52:00.001-08:00

Nikon D90 1/60 @ f/11 ISO 640 25mm

Last week my Object lighting class took a trip in to downtown Asheboro to see what we could find. The goal was to look past the iconic scenes and in to something indescribable. This was one of the images I found.

Strawberry Fields Forever

2009-10-28T12:54:00.001-07:00

1/100 @ f/8 ISO 320 Nikon D90 45mm

Last week I went with my class to Manhattan for the PDN Photo Plus Expo. While we where there we made a trip in to Central park to find Strawberry Fields. I had been three times before, each trip the flowers that decorate the memorial are different. The design always incorporates a peace sign.

Self Portrait 2

2009-10-28T12:40:00.000-07:00

1/50 @ 5.6 ISO 400 Nikon D90 105mm

This is a self portrait I set up using a white flower and lights pointed on to it. I wanted to create an RGB mixture with lights. I used hot lights with snoots and gels. I had one Halo light pointed on me. The gels filled in the shadows so I had to be careful with my contrast.

SETUP

Water drop in motion

2009-10-21T07:40:00.000-07:00

f /16 @ 1/3 ISO 100 Canon EOS 5D, 65mm

My classmate, Alex Elder, brought in a machine that uses an infrared beam to sense when the water passes by in order to set off the flash and catch the drop in motion. By using different delays you could catch the drop at different stages in motion. We then introduced colored water to add some interest. We used one Sigma 500dg super that was synced up to flash when the water hit the beam.

Self Portrait

2009-10-21T07:28:00.001-07:00

Portrait:f/13 @ 1/60 Apple:f/10 @ 1/15 ISO:320 Nikon D90

For both of the shots before bringing them into Photoshop I used two Halo lights as balanced light. One at a 45 degree and one filling in the shadows where I wanted it. After setting up lights and camera angle I had my classmate Samantha McCaskill help me shoot.

the 4th

2009-07-06T15:26:00.000-07:00

Bynum, NC.
This is the first year I went to the celebration at Bynum. It was really amazing, this was also the first time I photographed fireworks. It was incredible.

Artsplosure

2009-05-18T06:36:00.001-07:00

Buckwheat Zydeco and friends

30th Artsplosure Raleigh, NC
Saturday, April 16th 2009

Film to Digital

2009-05-05T06:10:00.001-07:00

This is a picture taken during my second semester at Randolph Community College.
I have started to scan my film to digital.

Grass Roots cont.

2009-04-24T09:39:00.000-07:00

Boulder Acoustic Society

The New Familliars

Paper hand puppet intervention parade

2009-04-19T07:11:00.000-07:00

Im saving this seat for Tom waits

Antonin Kratochvil

2009-04-19T07:06:00.000-07:00

Chapel hill, NC

Grass Roots festival

2009-04-18T20:04:00.001-07:00

keith frank

Keith Frank

Keith Frank
Eilen Jewell

Boulder Acoustic Society

Under the Atmosphere

Peace Parasol

Shakori hills. Pittsboro, NC.
Grass roots festival
April 18, 2009

First Post

2009-04-18T19:39:00.000-07:00

Old mill in Bynum, NC.