05.09.07

Portraits

Posted in Photos at 10:28 pm by photodan

In my position at the university I shoot a lot of what are called, “environmental portraits.” (obviously, photos of people in their environments) For a while I’ve been working on my flash lighting using a highly portable technique I learned about from Strobist, the Web site of David Hobby.

I can’t even express how much I’ve learned from this staff photojournalist from the Baltimore Sun other than to say that he has fundamentally changed the way I think about and shoot portraits on location. I owe this generous man a tremendous amount and these portraits reflect the new skills that I’m developing with his help.

MikeRosendaul
Mike Rosendaul, chef at the Sylvania restaurant, Ciao!, poses for a portrait in the restaurant’s dining room.

LeslieAdams
Painter Leslie Adams poses in her new downtown Toledo studio.

Protective parents

Posted in Photos at 10:02 pm by photodan

I was out shooting some static sculptures on UT’s Scott Park Campus when I saw this family of Canada Geese near the pond. Being in need of some feature art for an upcoming edition of the UT News, I thought I could at least get some cute nature pictures. Geese can be nasty by themselves so I was extra careful when approaching because of the newborn goslings. Luckily for me, not all animals are so considerate.

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A new family of Canada Geese walks along the bank of a pond at UT’s Scott Park Campus. (Photos by Daniel Miller)

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A very protective parent chases after another pair of Canada Geese that strayed too close to its family.

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A goose that landed too closely to a new family gets chased off by one of the parents.