Hip Reaper

Hip Reaper, originally uploaded by RLHyde [breatheindigital].

I woke up today and realized I had no picture to upload. After deciding to give up, Kathleen was very firm on the notion that I should shoot one today and keep to my Monday/Wednesday/Friday routine. She was right, and this is the result.

Hip Reaper 2, originally uploaded by RLHyde [breatheindigital].

All Natural

The last moments, originally uploaded by RLHyde [breatheindigital].

I looked out of my patio door and saw this great lighting, so I had to take advantage of it. This was taken from inside my living room (had the camera on a tripod, triggered with a remote trigger). It was kind of weird having my sliding glass and screen doors wide open with a camera pointed toward my neighbors, but I don't think they noticed. And besides, it's not like I was taking pictures of them. Totally.

Behind the break is a pic of just the patio, sans me. Click on "Read More" to see it.

Patio, originally uploaded by RLHyde [breatheindigital].

A Series of Lines that Intersect

A Series of Lines that Intersect, originally uploaded by RLHyde [breatheindigital].

Clearly I've struck upon a theme when it comes to self portraits. I haven't exhausted the possibilities with it yet, so look forward to some more surrealist/creepy stuff with me as the subject matter in the future.

David, my roommate, helped me decide which pics should go up tonight. He liked the first one here because of how my fingers are splayed out. He thinks it makes it difficult to tell which way is up, and I like that. Here it is large and on black

This second one, he says, appears as though I'm coming through a portal from another dimension. And I am.

From Another Dimension, originally uploaded by RLHyde [breatheindigital].

Prowler

Prowler, originally uploaded by RLHyde [breatheindigital].

Kathleen is moving to a new apartment soon, so I finally decided to break in through take a photo in her window well like I've always wanted to since I first saw it.

This one looks pretty good large and on black.

Happy Friday. Lock your windows.

Railing

Recognize, originally uploaded by RLHyde [breatheindigital].

This is my favorite t-shirt. In case you can't quite make it out, it says, "Shakespeare Hates Your Emo Poems." I'm an English teacher, and yes, I wear this to school on a semi-regular basis. Take a closer look.

This shoot was very much a learning experience. I did the same shoot on Wednesday night (different outfit), but I wasn't happy with the results. The flash on the right side of the frame was illuminating the grass more than anything else, the flash on the left wasn't bright enough . . . the shots were interesting, but not what I wanted. So I went back out on Thursday night and gave it another shot.

Everything was triggered solely by me as well. I used my remote camera trigger on a 2 second delay, so I hit the button, pocketed the trigger, and slid down the rail, hoping to hit my mark.

It wasn't always graceful. Enjoy. (Setup shot after the break, so click "Read More")

Equilibrium, originally uploaded by RLHyde [breatheindigital].

Setup: 7/10/09, originally uploaded by RLHyde [breatheindigital].

"I see a little silhouette of a man"

"I see a little silhouette of a man", originally uploaded by Breathe in Digital.

One of my favorite photographers, Dustin Diaz, is fantastic for several reasons. First off, he's an incredible artist. Secondly, and almost more importantly, he posts setup shots of most of his stuff, so folks like me who are learning how to manipulate their gear can see how he works. It's really great.

This is an homage of sorts to one of his recent photos. I hope you enjoy it. Oh, and my setup shot is after the break, so click "Read More" to see how it's done.

man of (blue) steel, originally uploaded by Breathe in Digital.

setup (7/3/09), originally uploaded by Breathe in Digital.

Dubious

Dubious, originally uploaded by Breathe in Digital.

This is my first attempt at a serious self portrait. Made some lighting mistakes, so this is the only photo of the night that I think really works. Looks pretty good on black.

The phenomenal Cammila helped me out with posing and with hitting the remote shutter trigger for me, and without her I don't think I would have gotten a good one for the night. Thanks!

If you haven't noticed, for the last two weeks I've had shots up on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. I'm going to try hard to keep to this routine throughout the summer (don't know about when the semester starts), so put it in your calendars boys and girls, and keep checking back!