David Polston Freelance LLC: March 2009

Saturday, March 28, 2009

"Special"

This is Jessica. My oldest. We were waiting for a client to arrive to our shoot today and I went out to scout around. This was shot through the window of the truck.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Friday, March 20, 2009

Okay... so I am learning stuff everyday. Today we're continuing to shoot a film in the back of the place where I work. I am around with my camera as usual and am practicing some photos. The lessions I learned today is that lighting for film and lighting for photography don't necessarily match up.

On video, the above scene is breathtaking but is lit for high definition video. On my camera screen, it is still breathtaking but red. Very orange and red. However, to the eye on the set is was very orange and red. So, why am I not happy with my color photos? I don't frankly know. I have some homework to do. It's like having to shoot low natural light, no flash and be happy about it. I'm not sure that I know quite how to pull this off... yet!

In the shot, this is a SOOC image (straight out of camera). On the left is a sepia image, the middle is the original and right is black and white. How would you go with these?

Thursday, March 19, 2009

"Frank"

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

"Summer's Over"

"Surf"

This was the most perfect day to photograph the beach. I need a model to share this with me soon. I am dying to put in print some of my ideas.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

"Green Ice Cream"

Jessica had a project due where she needed someone eating "green ice cream" The model I was trying to get was unavailable so Jessica jumped on it. This is one of the shots from our shoot today.

In honor of the project; I have changed today's text color.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

"Behind The Scenes: Part Two"

Monday, March 9, 2009

"Rear View"

Friday, March 6, 2009

"Behind The Scenes"

I think that I have the coolest job ever. There is a film being shot in our warehouse and I get to work a little and then go play a little by shooting stills of the film. I have worked with the films director on other projects and she has given me full access. Being friends with the crew helps too.

Thursday, March 5, 2009

"Say Ahhhh"

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

"Work Happens"

Sunday, March 1, 2009

"School Days"

"Indoor Games"

Biography

Biography

It’s a little strange for me to write my own bio… I’d rather you just see my photos. But I grew up in the Hampton Roads Area of Virginia and I had no real dreams of becoming a photographer. I actually wanted to be an architectural designer. But oddly enough, I can tell you the exact moment that I realized I had a natural passion for photography.

I was dating this girl when I was 16 and we went on a retreat with a large youth group one weekend. I had a cheep 110 plastic camera with me. Remember those? I had, over the course of the weekend, taken a roll or two and when I had the prints processed, I notice one particular image. It was my girlfriend, walking away from me on a landscape timber that lined a pathway. As she balanced herself on the side of the path’s barricade, the sun shown down through the trees and to me, looking at that 3x5” print was magical.

In 1993 I turned ‘pro’ by managing and photographing in a studio in Nashville Tennessee. This was a portrait studio that catered to an all female client base. There we used Mamiya C330 film cameras with a 6-light setup to capture formal, casual and boudoir portraits plus everything in between. During this time in the early 90’s I started freelancing a little here and there for the local newspaper, church, the occasional weddings, party and pretty much whoever would hire me.

The past 25 years I have balanced my family life, social life and business life with my ever-present freelance photography work. I photographed part time weddings, portraits, architectural and stock photography and a lot of school sports with my kids. But in 2010, I was inspired by another photographer to rebuild my concert photography. I contacted a local arena and asked for a photo pass so that I could shoot ‘concerts of the rock stars’! I had planned to do this for one season. After 3 or 4 weeks of my ‘rebuilding time’, I had landed house photographer positions for 6 major venues in my area and have been working for them ever since. This has led me into the theater market and local government event photography as well as expanding my other portraiture.

Through a little rejection and a lot of persistence, my photographs have been internationally published in places I have never heard of. I was passionate about the girl on the timber in the woods path. I am just as passionate about style in which I photograph today. I am a freelance photographer based out of Norfolk Virginia. I shoot big, noisy, high energy concerts… and I love it!

Oh, by the way, you know that girl in the photo I mentioned? We’ve been married for 24 years now and have 2 wonderful daughters!

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