Author: Farook Khan

White Anastasia Spider Flower

Sunday, 17 April 2011, 10:00am

White Anastasia Spider Flower. One of my assignments for my Art 3090 class was to photograph a white object in front of a white background. Another twist to the assignment was it had to have a form as the subject. We discussed the various ideas and I immediately thought of photographing flowers. Went to the floral shop and hunted for white flowers and found the White Anastasia Spider Flower. I rented a Nikon AF-S VR Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens and spent a few hours one Sunday afternoon photographing. I had unobstructed midday sunlight and picked up some poster board to create my white background. This is the photograph I submitted for my assignment. It was well received and printed beautifully. Enjoy.

Mount Nebo

Sunday, 10 April 2011, 10:01pm

Mount Nebo. A few weekends ago Charlie and I drove down to Gunnison to visit his family and celebrate his mom’s birthday. I recently purchased the Canon S95 point-and-shoot camera that can save raw files. Like a kid with a new toy I was snapping pictures the whole drive down and back because I find Utah’s valleys extremely beautiful. This picture was taken on Utah State Route 28 heading north from Gunnison to Nephi. You can see the tallest mountain in the Wasatch Front, Mount Nebo, off in the distance. Enjoy.

Lady Gaga Concert

Sunday, 20 March 2011, 9pm

Lady Gaga Concert! The concert was fantastic and we all had a great time. Lucky we got tickets pretty early and were able to get front row seats. They were great and provided a great view of the whole show. The Scissor Sisters opened the show with a few songs. I managed to snap a few pictures and a fun video of the opening sequence before Lady Gaga actually showed up on stage. Enjoy.

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Video and pictures were shot with a Canon S95.

Downtown Panoramic

Sunday, 13 March 2011, 4:13pm

Downtown Panoramic. One of the reasons why I decided to take Art 3090 was to force myself to get out and take photographs. Each week we have a different assignment to capture something using techniques that I don’t normally use or have much proficiency. Our last assignment was to do a photo-merge or panoramic image using at least five different photographs and then using those same images create a photo-montage using a dada inspired presentation. My panoramic was taken on top of the Regent Street Parking Garage facing south toward the Gallavan Center. It was late afternoon after a day of rain and lots of clouds. My second photograph was inspired by the Downtown Rising theme that is used to describe the construction and improvements to Salt Lake City’s downtown. Over the last few years I have been able to capture various buildings and included them in my photo-montage. Enjoy.

Sunset

Saturday, 5 March 2011, 4:05pm

Sunset. A few weeks ago I was running around on the hills behind the Utah Capitol trying to get pictures of the sunset. Although it was freezing and there was a cold breeze, I was able to capture a few photographs that I wanted to share. They aren’t super spectacular but still nice sunset photographs. Enjoy.

Portrait: Farook

Sunday, 27 February 2011, 9:46am

Portrait: Farook. I was playing around with some of my camera flash settings and decided to try them out on myself. I managed to capture a fairly interesting portrait including my messy but functional home office in the background. I was also playing with my AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm 1:2.8G ED lens and having some fun with shooting with a wide angle. Enjoy.

Snow Covered Tacoma

Saturday, 26 February 2011, 5:39pm

Snow Covered Tacoma. We have had a number of spring snow storms that drop a lot of snow but doesn’t really stick to the ground. I woke up early to shovel the snow from the walks and driveway but there was not much to clear. I decided to be adventurous and have my camera with me as I assessed the snowfall. Lots of snow on the truck and grass with little on the concrete. My photography class has been successful in getting me to bring my camera and think about taking pictures more frequently. Enjoy.

Portrait: Mark

Saturday, 19 February 2011, 8:17pm

Portrait: Mark. I had the opportunity to take some portrait photographs of my friend Mark. We went to his beautiful home in downtown Salt Lake and it was a nice sunny day which provided fantastic light for some nice photographs. We took a number of photographs and I had to submit one for critique and review in my photography class. Enjoy.

Sundance 2011

Sunday, 30 January 2011, 9:08pm

Sundance 2011! We had a fantastic time seeing a number of excellent films and documentaries at the Sundance Film Festival. We were able to get a number of locals only tickets that were up in Park City and a few down in Salt Lake. Looking forward to 2012!