Time for a topic

I've been feeling a bit low on creative energy lately. My Twitter buddy Jay Friesen and I decided to pick topic this past weekend for a little motivation. We agreed on "Time" and he went off to shoot video and I shot stills. To check out his video, head over to his blog. Here's my interpretation.

My subject is a little grungy, but he was cheap. ;)

This kinds of topics/challenges/limitations really get my creativity flowing. I really needed a kick in the butt to go out and shoot and this did the trick. Maybe we can do some more of these in the future. Thanks for the push Jay!

Lighting and Portrait Challenge

Well, today's the day. Last Monday I posted that Boybarian Dad and I had decided to have a little self-portrait showdown to flex our creative muscles. I, of course, carefully planned out what I wanted to do and got it done with lots of time to spare. Oh, wait a minute, no I didn't. I waited 'til the last minute and winged it. The parameters we set were; self-portrait, at night, single flash, city in the background. Here's my take.

Yes I'm in a car. Yes I'm driving. But hey, a self-portrait, at night, one flash and yes, that's city in the background, even if it's blurry.

Check out Boybarian Dad's shot here.

If any of you joined in on this, leave a link to your shot in the comments.

For all the details on how I took this shot, check back tomorrow. They'll be words and pictures about my picture!