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Nue York – Nudity At Its Best

28 Mar By Jabari Hunt Filed under Blog. No comments.

The other day I happened to come across one of the more interesting art nude projects that I’ve seen in a while. Erica Simone is a New York based photographer who took a series of nude self-portraits in various public locations around NYC. The shooting style is like that of someone who happened upon her in the street and took a quick photo. I wouldn’t be surprised if she used a point and shoot as a matter of fact. It makes for a realistic viewing experience. You can check out her project here: Self Portraits Of A Bare Naked Citizen

Philippe Kerlo & Patrick Hall

14 Feb By Jabari Hunt Filed under Blog. No comments.

I’d seriously fallen behind in reading my photography related RSS feeds. While catching up with them over the weekend I came across two outstanding videos on FStoppers.com. One was a super creative beauty shoot by Philippe Kerlo and the other was an over the top wakeboard studio shoot by Patrick Hall. If you’re a photographer in need of creative inspiration, here is 16 minutes of video that will get some the juices flowing!

H4D Review, well sorta!

23 Apr By Jabari Hunt Filed under Blog. No comments.

For the past few years I’ve debated on whether digital medium format cameras are really worth the money, considering the most expensive SLR to date with all the trimmings is about $8000 (Nikon D3X) while a stripped down lower to middle of the line digital medium format starts at $10,000 and goes astronomically higher from there. For $2000 you can still get a great DSLR. That same amount in medium format may get you a lens. There is no question that the resulting image quality is better in medium format, but is it thousands of dollars better???

HDR Goodness

29 Mar By Jabari Hunt Filed under Blog. No comments.

Here are some fantastic HDR shots from Japan. I haven’t gotten into HDR quite yet, but looking at these get the motivational juices flowing. These were shot by a variety of photographers. Enjoy! [http://www.geekiz.com/80-photographies-de-tokyo-en-hdr]

Wish List…

5 Mar By Jabari Hunt Filed under Blog. No comments.

I’ve been horrible at blogging…period! Not just here but on my personal and business blogs as well! It’s not so much that I don’t like to write, or even that I don’t have anything to say at vthe moment. I’ve just been plain lazy about it! Today that ends (or so I tell myself yet again). Each day I’ll pick one topic…any topic…to blog about that relates to one of my three sites. That way each blog gets updated at least once every three days.

So today I figured I’d start with something simple…an equipment wish list! Below is a list of equipment that I’d get today if I won a sweepstakes at my favorite local camera shop…

The Ugly “A”

9 Oct By Jabari Hunt Filed under Blog. 2 Comments.

Many people that I’ve met who are taking up photography have a hard time understanding the ugly “A” (aperture), and how to use it. Hopefully my explanation will shed some light…

Whenever you half or double the amount of light in a photo it is referred to as a “stop”. There are three ways to control this addition/subtraction of light: shutter speed, ISO, and aperture. Collectively, these make up exposure. (There are different reasons why you’d want to change one instead of the other, but that’s another tutorial!) When dealing with aperture in particular it’s called a f-stop. F-stops tend to be the least understood of the three…

Baby I Like It RAW

26 Aug By Jabari Hunt Filed under Blog. No comments.

A very common question that I’m asked by other photographers is if I shoot in RAW or JPEG. To be honest, I’m still not sure why people continue to compare the two, as they are apples and oranges serving two completely different purposes…

America’s Next Top Model Cycle 14 / Chicago Auditions

24 Aug By Jabari Hunt Filed under Blog. 1 Comment.

ANTM is only holding auditions for Cycle 14 of the show in six cities. Luckily for you Chicago models our city is one of them! They will be held this Saturday, August 29th 2009 between 10:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place (2233 South Martin L. King Drive).

The Model Release: Likeness vs Copyright

16 Aug By Jabari Hunt Filed under Blog. No comments.

There is a TON of misinformation out there about model releases. Many photographers and models alike are clueless as to why model releases are required, let alone the details involved. I’ve been asked about them time and time again, so I figured a great topic for one of my first blog posts would be to share a little knowledge on model releases and related issues.

First Post…

12 Aug By Jabari Hunt Filed under Blog. 2 Comments.

So this is the first post on my photography website. The current look is extra plain, but I’ll be up most of the night changing that. The purpose of the site is to both display my photography and blog about photography equipment, techniques, and happenings. Comments and critiques are always welcome, so feel free!

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