Daquan's headshots

I know I won't ever update this thing if I wait until I've put up all the photos taken before this shoot, so why don't I start with the most recent? That way I can backtrack when I have time, as well as updating with new stuff.

Daquan and I met up a couple weeks ago in Hollywood to shoot his headshots, even though most of the shots ended up being around Melrose. Daquan is a dancer who recently moved from NYC to LA. We had a lot of fun, and I really love the images we got! Thanks for a great shoot, Daquan!

Update

So, I haven't posted in a really long time. I thought I should update!

I just moved to Los Angeles to pursue photography. I'm looking for photo assisting jobs right now. I'm still trying to figure out what type of photography suits me best, and what I want to focus on to eventually have my own photography business.

I shot a wedding back in October along with my fellow RCC graduate, Alexa. She has just started her own wedding photography business! She's great, so I suggest you check out her site.

I'm posting some of my images from the wedding, as well as a recent headshot I took for my friend Anna back in Greensboro!

My portfolio

Check out my temporary site with all my portfolio images, and more!

By the way, I am now a graduate of the photography program at RCC!

www.myphotofolio.com/members/cottles

La Republica Dominicana

I went on a mission trip with my church to the Dominican Republic last week for spring break. It was amazing, and I can't wait to go back. I miss it so much already. Here are a few images.

Internship

I'm actually enjoying my internship more than I thought I would. My initial thoughts were "Oh, it's shooting furniture. It will be boring but at least I'm getting paid." But it's really interesting! I think so anyway. I get to shoot all day, and I'm learning so much about lighting. It's always a challenge trying to get the lighting right, and I love the challenge. Here's an image from my first shoot, which was only a week and a half into the internship!

Caroline Faust

I went to Atlanta this past weekend and took some pictures of a graffiti tunnel in Cabbagetown as well as Miss Caroline Faust for a soundslides project. Here are some of my favorites!

Winter Wonderland

A week ago we had some unexpected snow in Greensboro, and I woke up early the next morning to take pictures before it melted! Here are some photos around my house...





©2008 Stephanie Cottle

Canon 30D
ISO 1600

Photo #1 - 55mm lens, 1/80 sec at f/5.6
Photo #2 - 22mm lens, 1/125 sec at f/8
Photo #3 - 18mm lens, 1/160 sec at f/11

Sportscenter

Here are some images from Sportscenter - a gym in High Point. Paige O'Brien and I went there to take pictures and record audio for a slideshow we have to put together for John's class. These are some of my images...






©2008 Stephanie Cottle
Canon 30D
17-55mm Canon lens
ISO 1600

Getting close

Here are some photos from this week's Macro endeavors. The first is the inside of a Snickers bar, and the last two are of a rose - top and bottom.





©2008 Stephanie Cottle
Nikon D300
105mm Nikkormat lens with extension
ISO 200
1/30 sec @ f/8

Macro: Week Four

Here's a couple more macro images I shot in the studio this week.




Nikon D200, 60mm macro lens
ISO 100
Beads - 1/60 sec at f/5.6
Yarn - 1/60 sec at f/11
Sidelit from the right with a speedo

NC Zoo

NC Zoo

Paige O'brien and I went to the zoo yesterday to get some photos and audio for an assignment. I thought I'd share some of my pictures!






That last image was taken by Paige O'brien, but I'm putting it on here b/c I take partial credit for it...I told her to take a photo of it with her wide angle lens, because I had a telephoto lens and couldn't do it myself. (Canon 30D, 24mm, ISO 100, 1/640 sec at f/4)

©2008 Stephanie Cottle

Canon 30D, 70-200mm lens
ISO 200
Fish: 1/160 sec at f/8, 70mm
Bobcat: 1/500 sec at f/2.8, 200mm
Wolf: 1/250 sec at f/4.5, 200mm

Old NYC Photos

Oh NYC, I miss you.

These are some old photos I took in NYC when some of the photography students went there for the PhotoPlus Expo in Fall '06.





©2008 Stephanie Cottle

I shot these on film with my old Minolta camera.
I can't remember the ISO, shutter speed or f-stop.

Week Two of Macro

So, this is the second week of Macro photography. Last week I did a lot of shots with relatively flat subjects and a high depth of field. I decided to try some shots with less depth of field this week, and I like what I got.

Can you guess what these are? (Well, the other Macro students know...but if you don't, then take a guess!)





©2008 Stephanie Cottle

Canon 5D, 100mm Macro Lens
ISO 100
Used hot lights in studio and a reflector card
1/8 sec at f/8