New Updated Website

So every few months or so, I tend to completely re-design my website. I figure why not, I know how to do it and my work has changed, and I usually have learned some new things about web design when I do it. I usually flip back and forth between a fully flash website and an HTML site. I wanted to do something that would be easier to update with pictures, and something that wouldn't take me forever to design. All in all, this took me about two days to finish. I still have to set up the portraits and wedding galleries, but that is just because the majority of my stuff is back on hard drives at my house. Anyway, enjoy.
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Back to Work

So it has been a little while since my last post, but a lot of things have happened. First off, I graduated. Yes I have my MFA from Utah State University. It is a great feeling to finally be done and have that degree in hand. I was finally able to update my Vitae with an actual graduation date. Crazy I know. My wife graduated as well with her degree in Speech Language Pathology. Now we come to the crossroads. What do we do and how do we do it. I have been looking for full time work with different colleges, Universities and professional companies. Had a couple fun interviews and I even landed a part -time gig teaching at Ballinphort Academy of Photographic Arts. It's a brand new school, still going through the accreditation process and they will start classes in the Fall. I will be teaching 4 classes in Studio Lighting, Landscape Photography, Photography Composition, and a camera specific class. I'm pretty stoked, plus it gives me an excuse to buy more gear. Oh, and it's online too. It's going to be a little bit different, but i'm excited to see where this goes. I 'm still teaching Graphic Design at Stevens-Henager College in Logan as well.

    A few weeks ago I started to get that feeling again, ya know, where you have to get your hands on a camera and are compelled to shoot. Well, I finally got the kids to bed at a decent hour and was able to shoot this little beauty. I love Macro stuff. This was probably at a 2:1 ratio  (meaning it was 2 times larger focused on my DSLR chip than it is in real life) This little translucent leaf was only about 3 mm long. I have more things that I am planning on shooting in the near future as well, so keep a look out for those.

It's amazing what happens when you turn an image up-side-down.

So I have been working furiously on my thesis show for the past month (and more) trying to get everything finished, shooting more, having committee meetings, trying out new display types, etc. I'm kind of getting burned out. This last weekend I could not think of anything really to do, until Sunday, so I will try and shoot that stuff tonight. In the meantime, this is what I have ready. The first image was originally the opposite orientation, but in committee meeting, my professor flipped it on its head, and it worked.
I also have a few pieces in the Cache Valley Center for the arts gallery walk. I took 3 of the pieces that I had finished for my thesis, and came out with two. Just so you know, epoxy does not bond well to metal and sintra. Funny story. Anyway, enjoy.

Shift in Focus

So I have shifted a little of my focus on my photography to include different elements in my macro-scapes. I'm integrating fog, ice, water, and will probably do fire in the future. Anyway, here are some new images. Enjoy.

Help me win!

So I submitted to the ArtLA student competition and I would really like to win. So if any of you are reading this, please go online and vote for my photograph. The top three people with the most votes goes on to the judges and they pick the winner. You can vote once a day, so if you really like my stuff, please vote. Below is a link and a sample of the photo.

Thanks

Andrew

http://www.artlastudents.com/index.cfm/search/detail/entry/467

Still working on my thesis, and other stuff

My thesis is drawing ever closer, and it seems that whenever it gets busy at our house, it really gets busy. To top it all off I have two brothers getting married between now and my thesis show, plus I am going to the college art association conference in LA in February. So while I am working on my thesis, I am also shooting Bridals and Engagements for both brothers (the bridals are for their fiance's, not them). Since it has been a while since I have posted anything wedding related, here is something, as well as some new images from my thesis work.

What have I been up to.

Ok, so the last time that I really actually posted was at the beginning of grad school. That just goes to show how intense this really is. It has all been for the better, I will soon be graduating, my show is going to be March 5-9 at Studio 102 with a closing reception on the the 9th. Hope you all can come. Here are some of the images that I have been working on.

I have been working in macroscapes, literally. I collect old packaging materials and photograph the little passages that can exist in the small folds and corners.

This is just a small sampling of what I have done. If you want to see more, go ahead and check out my website, www.andrewklcphotography.com