Daily Dose of Art -- March 10, 2011

Impromptu Photo Shoot.  San Jose, Costa Rica.  August 2010.


A friend and I were exploring the local university when we noticed a large group of people gathering for what seemed like a protest or demonstration.  Come to find out, the students and professors were protesting the government's decision to cut back in the school's funding.  Seeing how we were foreigners with large cameras, we decided to play the 'press' card.  It worked.  People would pose for photos gladly and we were able to interact with a lot of them.  As we were walking along the sidewalk of the march, we ran into this gentlemen, who we began to engage in further conversation.  Seeing he had a tattoo, I asked him about it and commented on the detail.  I mentioned I wanted to photograph it and he took the liberty to take off his shirts to show the rest of them.  Thus began the impromptu photo shoot, which seemed like the only natural choice at this point.  These are the result.

Daily Dose of Art -- March 8, 2011

School boy in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica.  August 15, 2010.


I've actually been waiting to post this picture for a while, as it is one of my top five favorite portraits of this past year.  I met him while my team was spending the day at a local school in town.  We were playing games in a small room and a few kids were standing along the wall so naturally we started photographing them.  He was somewhat of a shy little guy and posed for portraits as many times as I asked him.  I absolutely love his eyes and I see so much peace in them.  The blue background provides a perfect backdrop.

Daily Dose of Art -- February 19, 2011

Look at those eyes.  I love taking pictures of eyes.  That's why I have so many portraits.  I met this little girl on August 12, 2010 in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica.  My team visited a local school that day and was able to hang out with all of the children.  The wall behind her provided the perfect background too.

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Daily Dose of Art -- February 17, 2011

I miss Costa Rica.  Absolutely gorgeous landscape and amazing people as well.  I was able to get this shot on August 10, 2010 in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica.  At first glance it looks like a mid-afternoon shot.  However, I actually took this photo at about 9pm in vew low light.  I actually did not raise my ISO very much and kept it pretty low.  I set my aperture at f/22 so that I could keep a lot of the detail in focus.  Instead I simply shot an 8 second exposure to get the misty water movement.

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Daily Dose of Art -- February 8, 2011

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I met this woman on the streets of San Jose, Costa Rica on August 17, 2010.  I wish I knew her name but I was unable to find out much about her.  She is a homeless woman whom two friend and I ran into after a little while of exploring the neighborhood.  I tried to ask her name and what she was up to, but the only response I got was that she wanted my cheeseburger I was holding in my hand and some other jumbled phrases I couldn't make out.  Before I handed over the sandwich, I tried to get to know her a bit, but I later found out she was mentally unstable and/or high on drugs because she kept repeating broken words and phrases that didn't make any sense like 'Monkey!'  I willingly gave her my sandwich as long as she let me take a picture of her, which she did.  She really is a sweet woman, I just wish I was able to hear her story more.

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Daily Dose of Art -- January 23, 2011

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I got this shot in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica on August 15, 2010.  My outreach team and I visited her school for a day and had the opportunity to hang out with about one hundred kids, play games, and speak to them.  Unfortunately, we only got to spend one day with the children and I wish we were able to see them longer.  I love this little girl's expression.

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