Berlin's First Days

May 16 was a great day for pictures. Not only did the Sun finally make an appearance but the adventure we had opened the doors for great photography. Our day started with a tour of the museums and a few somewhat significant  historical places. East German architecture, unlike that of the west, is full of life and drama. It stands out from among the massive but plain west German architecture. We saw more of the city that we would have just by walking around on our own up to this point. We met characters that lend to the essence of what the true Berlin is and used photography to capture images like no other has before us. So far Berlin, Germany has been fun and after the time and trouble I had getting here I feel entitled to be rewarded. And the ferry ride later in the evening was just the sort of reward I had in mind.

 

Going to Berlin

     Spring 2010 is finally over. Graduation season has come to a close. Finally I have time to do some long overdue editing. Also after a very busy graduation season I am at the end of my editing, processing, E-mailing and mailing photos of now gator Alumni.
     In an attempt to gain more experience on my endeavor to becoming a photojournalist I will be studying aboard in Berlin, Germany. My first time in Germany and I will be going to one of the most historical significant cities in the world. I have studied the history, a small amount of the language and viewed, via the internet, its culture. I do believe this is the most exciting trip I have taken yet.
   

For A Newsletter/Magazine

Fashion Forward of Gainesville Inc. was asked by the University of Florida's Association of Black Communicators to model for a spread in their magazine. Luckily, I know the president quite well and as the sole photographer of Fashion Forward I was selected to direct and shoot the pictures for the spread.

On a unseasonably cold Saturday morning, Feb. 13 to be exact, I dragged about nine models out to Lake Alice on UF's campus and got these shots.

Fashion Foward 2

 

Finished editing all the photos from this shoot just before the Christmas break. Now as the official staff photographer of Fashion Forward Inc. Gainesville Chapter I hope to be doing more of these.

Fashion Forward.

 

This Photo shoot was fun. It was also the defining shoot for me to see if I can become Fashion Forward's official photographer (a try-out of sorts) and with the head of Gainesville's Fashion Forward there the pressure was on. See, I had never done work for fashion before. But she liked  them so I got the position.

Shot in colour with my D60. low ISO