FUNNY & NOT SO FUNNY

It seems that with the current government not much has changed over the years. I wrote this in 1974.

government

Now on the lighter side……some of my pets…..they don’t care about politics.

cat and computer mouse

Try this with your tongue….. dog licking nose.

MUSEUM SHOW OPENING

My new photographic show “Focus on Oceanside” is opening at the Oceanside Museum of Art on Sept. 24th. Come join me and the staff at the museum opening night to see the 66 large images they have selected from my collection on Oceanside.OMA Museum show announcement

FERRARI DAY

Video shoot in the studio today. Phil Ferrari was doing his promo with a Ferrari 360 in the studio today. I took these quick snaps with the Canon G11 just to show the set up.

Ferrari 360Studio peakback of Ferrari 360custom video railA custom home made video rail for the Canon Rebel 550 shooting video.

Ferrari Logo

THORNBACK RAYS

While in Marina Del Rey I was able to see quite a few thornback rays in the shallow water where they gather for breeding. I took the photos with the Canon G11. the water was murkey but I managed to get a clear image.thornback ray

Thornback ray

THE PERSONAL PROJECT IS SLOW

The weather is not helping and the travel and other difficulties are getting in the way for this project. Still I have about 10 image in the file that I think will work.  Still more to do, always. This one is the Door to Heaven.Door to Heaven

This is what is let of my surfboard collection.Surfboards

PERSONAL PROJECT

This is an image I am working on this month.

Homless girl on pier.

GARDEN FLOWERS FOR SATURDAY

Spent the morning working in the garden and checking the status of all the large sunflowers while the dogs rested and groomed each others ears. It was the standard gloomy morning but now the sun is out for the first time in many weeks.Lee Peterson with sun flowers

sunflower with honey bee

sun flower with honey bee

dogs grooming

Big flower

sun and palm trees

SIGGRAPH MONDAY

sensor noise

The program went well and there were a lot of interested people there. Siggraph its self is a very interesting place to meet like minded individuals in your field. One group of interest was the fellows from fxphd.com. Jeff Heusser, John Montgomery, Mike Seymour. fxphd was created by the founders of fxguide.com, the ultimate resource for high-end compositing and post production on the web. They provide high quality internet training targeting visual effects professionals. Although I was there only for a short time I was surprised by the interest in my topic on Sensor Noise Testing and Camera Calibration.

I will be publishing a White Paper on this topic in the near future and will post it on this blog. But if it is too big I will post it on its own web site.

LA Convention center

Siggraph is being held this week at the LA Convention Center. The next one will be in Vancouver BC and in 2011, Seoul Korea.

Stephen Burns

Stephen Burns in an intense conversation Monday evening at the restaurant after the show. Stephen is the even coordinator for the Digital Art Programs in The Studio section of the convention. Wacom is one of the sponsors that provided the work stations for the attendees. Stephen is the founder of http://www.chromeallusion.com/ and has published many books on Photoshop. He teaches Digital Manipulation Workshops in the San Diego and is an instructor on www.xtrain.com

SIGGRAPH 2010 assembled approximately 25,000 computer graphics and interactive technology professionals from six continents to Los Angeles, California, USA for the industry’s most respected technical and creative programs focusing on research, science, art, animation, music, gaming, interactivity, education, and the web. If you are at all interested in what the future will bring in these field you should experience Siggraph. www.siggraph.org/s2010

SIGGRAPH PRESENTATION

Siggraph logo

Conference 25-29 July  Exhibition 27-29 july 2010 Los Angeles convention Center
SIGGRAPH 2010 in Los Angeles: the best place in the world to experience the explosive evolution of computer graphics and interactive techniques. See, meet, and interact with the “People Behind the Pixels” who are creating the next wave of international excellence in research, animation, art, software, visualization, hardware, games, visual effects, and education. Gain amazing insights, enrich your skill set, and expand your worldwide contacts.

http://www.siggraph.org/s2010/for_attendees/studio/digital_artistry_sessions

I will be a presenter this year:

Camera Sensor Calibration
Monday, 26 July | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | Room 151
Each camera model has different responses for long exposures or combined exposures for HDR. This presentation explains sensor response and sensor noise, and how to establish the sensor response for your own camera. Topics include: How to calibrate your camera. How does a camera sensor work? What is sensor noise? How to evaluate your camera sensor. What does sensor noise add to your image exposure? How to build an exposure gain chart for your camera. Post noise control. Determining limits to image sensors. Sensor color bias and what does it do your your final image?

1)       Go to www.siggraph.org/s2010
2)      On the right side of the page click on the blue button titled “Register Now!”
3)      On the center of the page you will see a few red colored links.  Click on the one that says “SIGGRAPH 2010 Online Registration”.  Take note that there is another link below this one that says “Registration Categories”.  Please click on this one to find out which registration category will allow you into the Studio.  From what I can see you will need the Basic pass to attend the studio and other functions so consider upgrading to Basic.
4)      Now you will be at the registration page.  Use the code:  n3wtk3d  to get a free pass.

This is the complete list of programs in the Digital artistry group.
Learn the new tools in the industry from some of the most advanced instructors in a hands-on environment. Use Wacom tablets to integrate your creativity with digital technology. Explore digital painting, how to enhance digital photography, digital 3D painting, digital storyboarding, and much more. Seating is very limited. Come early to save your place in this new Studio area outfitted with the latest systems from Intel and Wacom tablets.




Digital SLRs and Video Editing and Effects

Monday, 26 July | 3:45 PM - 5:30 PM | Room 151 
Many people are rushing to Digital SLRs (capable of shooting full-frame 1080p, 24 frames per second with high-quality photographic lenses) for video because they provide beautiful film-like videos on a small budget. This session teaches how to edit footage captured on the camera in Premiere Pro, how to use green screen techniques and compositing in After Effects, and how to output to Flash for the web and DVD.
Colin Smith


10-Channel Photo-Imaging Work-flow

Tuesday, 27 July | 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM | Room 151
 This workshop showcases a new imaging work-flow based on the pioneering work of Dan Margulis. It summarizes a complete photo-enhancing work-flow, from image acquisition in Lightroom to pre-adjustments in the Develop module and on to a radical 10-channel methodology for tone and color control that utilizes multiple color spaces and the unique channel structures of the image to build a sense of 3D shape and enhanced color.
Lee Varis

Camera Sensor Calibration

Monday, 26 July | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | Room 151
 Each camera model has different responses for long exposures or combined exposures for HDR. This presentation explains sensor response and sensor noise, and how to establish the sensor response for your own camera. Topics include: How does a camera sensor work? What is sensor noise? How to evaluate your camera sensor. What does sensor noise add to your image exposure? How to build an exposure gain chart for your camera. Post noise control. Determining limits to image sensors.
Lee Peterson

Curvy 3D v2: 3D Sculpting for 2D Artists

Sunday, 25 July | 3:45 PM - 5:30 PM | Room 151 
Curvy 3D is a digital sculpting program made for artists with a 2D mind, such as illustrators who want to add 3D content to their 3D layers or games.
Phil Staiger

Digital Traditional: A way of Digital Painterly Thinking

Monday, 26 July | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Room 151 
Traditional media such as drawing and painting have been introduced into the digital realm. This workshop covers how to duplicate traditional markings in a digital medium so the art still exhibits the spontaneous connections we are all so familiar with.
Ron Lemen

Fine-Art Printmaking Workflow

Tuesday, 27 July | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | Room 151
 This workshop focuses on a personal work-flow for developing and printing multiple proofs in an extremely efficient and effective way to arrive at the perfect print.
Jack Duganne

HDR Imaging

Sunday, 25 July | 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | Room 151
 This presentation explores the whys and hows of HDR imaging as the digital world’s answer to Ansel Adams’ Zone System. It shows and illustrates what can be achieved with dynamic-range capture and covers how to shoot and process it, related software applications, and how to simulate it when mutli-exposure image capture is not possible.
David King

Illustrating Using Photoshop CS5’s New Painting Tools

Monday, 26 July | 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM | Room 151
 Comic book creator and digital pioneer Brian Haberlin explains the ins and outs of illustrating using Photoshop’s new brushes and shows how blending the new tools with the old can change the way you work with Photoshop.
Brian Haberlin

Intro to 3D Capabilities in Photoshop CS5 Extended

Sunday, 25 July | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Room 151 This high-level introduction to Photoshop CS5 includes details on all the new 3D-related features in Photoshop CS5 Extended.
Zoransa Gee Photoshop Product Manager

Looking In Looking Out: The Portrait Virus Blog

Tuesday, 27 July | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Room 151  
A summary of the progress and process of a self-portrait birthday blog created to offer a new self portrait every day for one year. 
Michael Wright

Secrets of Digital Artists: Tips, Insights, and Techniques

Tuesday, 27 July | 3:45 PM - 5:30 PM | Room 151
 Several of today’s best digital artists share their knowledge and discuss issues related to digital and  graphic art, from conception to final output.
Daryl Wise, Brian Haberlin, Bryan Wynia (Naughty Dog)

Vivesa to Enhance Your Photographic Art

Monday, 26 July | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Room 151
 Discover why this plug-in tool can save you lots of time. Nik Software’s leading retouching authority explains how to get the most out of your images, reveals some special tricks, and demonstrates how to visualize and draw out the mood, depth, and excitement in images. Topics include getting the most out of your workflow, optimizing raw images, noise-reduction techniques, global adjustments vs. targeted adjustments, selective enhancements, bringing out detail, applying traditional techniques, and developing a personal style through retouching.
Janice Wendt Nik Software



Wacom Tablet Mastery

Tuesday, 27 July | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Room 151
 Wacom pen tablets and interactive pen displays play an integral role in the creative process. Illustrators, concept artists, matte painters, and others rely on the pen’s precision and control, but its power doesn’t stop there. Innovative features, such as ExpressKeys, Touch Rings, Radial Menus, and more keep Wacom tablet users focused on their creative vision instead of technology. This presentation covers basic and advanced tablet use, creating and using pen-centric brushes in Adobe Photoshop CS5, and advanced tablet-control panel configuration. Attendees are eligible to win a copy of PhotoshopCAFE’s Wacom Tablets and Photoshop CS5.
Wes Maggio
This is just a small sample of the Siggraph experience  so go to the Siggraph web site and see what they say.

Now in its 37th year, the SIGGRAPH conference is the premier international event on computer graphics and interactive techniques. SIGGRAPH 2010 is expected to draw an estimated 25,000 professionals from five continents to Los Angeles, California

Who

The SIGGRAPH conference attracts the most respected technical and creative people from all over planet Earth. The SIGGRAPH community includes people everywhere who are excited by research, science, art, animation, gaming, interactivity, education, and the web. SIGGRAPH 2010 is sponsored by The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), an educational and scientific society uniting the world’s computing educators, researchers, and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources and address the field’s challenges.

What

The SIGGRAPH conference and exhibition is a five-day interdisciplinary educational experience including a three-day commercial exhibition that attracts hundreds of exhibitors from around the world. SIGGRAPH is widely recognized as the most prestigious forum for the publication of computer graphics research. In addition to SIGGRAPH’s leading-edge technical program, the conference’s installations provide close-up views of the latest in digital art, emerging technologies, and hands-on opportunities for creative collaboration.

The conference also hosts the international SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival, showcasing works from the world’s most innovative and accomplished digital film and video creators. Juried and curated content includes outstanding achievements in time-based art, scientific visualization, visual effects, real-time graphics, and narrative shorts. Since 1999, the festival has been an official qualifying event for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Animated Short Film award.

TOKINA 12-24mm LENS TEST

Today was the testing of the Tokina 12-24mm lens on the Canon 7D in the Nauticam housing using the Nexus M5 port adapter and the Nexus FP160 glass dome. The calculated nodal point for the Tokina 12-24 is 25mm or One inch out front of the housing with the adapter installed.tokina nodal point

This shows the dome set up with the proper extension rings in place.dome raduis

12mm This is the 12mmzoom setting showing a little barrel distortion but the corners are sharp.

This isthe 24mm zoom setting showing marginal pin cushing but still sharp in the corners. These aberations are due to the internal nodal point floating when the lens is zoomed.close-up

This is the close focus capability for the 12-24 Tokina and this port set up . Close focus is lens than 2 inches from thedome front.

wide setting Wide 12mm zoom setting at f8.0

TOKINA 10-17MM LENS TEST

The Tokina 10-17 zoom lens for APS size sensors zooms from 180 to 100 degrees and can focus very close. this makes it an ideal lens for underwater use. Today I tried it in the Nauticam 7D underwater housing with the Nauticam Nexus port adapter and the Nexus small multi-coated glass dome that will also support the Nikon 10.5 fish eye.Nauticam with Nexus dome port

lens

set up for lens

Here are a few images taken underwater with this set up. I chose an aperture of f8 to simulate a working aperture in the ocean. The lens was able to focus to the edge of the glass dome.

10mm setting 10mm setting 3 feet from the grid.17mm settting

17mm setting 3 feet from the grid. The grid 50 inches wide.

close focus This is close focus at the 17mm setting @f8.0. The dome is 1/4 inch fron the board.

verticle 10mm extreme coverage with very little distotion of the round drain.

SHARK FIN SOUP

Menu with shark fin soup

This is a menu from a restaurant in the Hong Kong airport. Here is the up date on shark fin fishing.United Nations Meeting Takes Historic Step to Ban Shark Finning Ruling Signals a Turning Point for Endangered Sharks

NEW YORK, NY - In an historic step, delegates to the Fish Stocks Conference at the United Nations voted unanimously to end shark finning at sea.The 77 nations that are Parties to the Fish Stocks Agreement mandated that sharks must now: “be landed with their fins naturally attached or through different means that are equally effective and enforceable.”The action was required to stop the slaughter of up to 73 million sharks a year, principally to make shark fin soup. Shark finning - catching sharks, cutting off the fins, and throwing them back into the sea to drown - has been compared to the killing of elephants for their tusks in its wanton cruelty. It has continued under a system in which powerful fishing nations have failed to protect the oceans they harvest, and has brought entire shark species to the brink of extinction.  Palau’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Stuart Beck, said: “This ruling promises to be the beginning of the end for this murderous trade, but only strict enforcement by a determined international community will do the job. Time is running out, and this is an opportunity that must be seized.” Delegates to the meeting also adopted language to enhance the ability of small island nations to play a proactive role in future deliberations of the Regional Fisheries Management Organizations, which have responsibility for preserving the health of shark stocks. This is necessary and appropriate because the decline in shark populations will ultimately destroy the coral reefs on which they rely for their continued existence. Nations with distant water fishing fleets have traditionally dominated these organizations. The actions of the Conference will be the subject of review and adoption by the General Assembly in the fall.

Over one third of the world’s shark and ray species are considered threatened or near threatened with extinction, and virtually all shark stocks are under pressure. Given this emergency, President Johnson Toribiong recently declared Palau’s waters the world’s first national shark sanctuary. Many other countries, including the Maldives, Australia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, Israel, Honduras, Monaco and the United States have taken steps to protect sharks, and now the State of Hawaii has joined in this growing effort to conserve the species. Ambassador Beck said: “Through hard bargaining amongst countries a new international standard has been adopted. As the world rose up in revulsion in 1989 to avert the extinction of elephants, it once again looks to the United Nations and those who execute its mandate around the world to end the slaughter of sharks for their fins.”

A major part of the effort will be to gain meaningful access to the often opaque deliberations of Regional Fisheries Management Organizations to insure their compliance with the finning ban.The practice of shark finning, and recent seizures of contraband in Palauan waters were the subject of a Photo Exhibition titled “Sharks Attacked: The Ongoing Scandal of Shark -Finning.” at the UN during the Fish Stocks meeting.

CANON G11

Took some time out to play with the dogs and pick plumbs and take some images with the Canon G11. This is a great little camera and I like the swivel LCD viewer on the back as well as the easy to use exposure compensation control on the top.

Here Dharma, the Labradoodle and Topper, the ? breed from Mexico show that they are real pals.dogs

Dharma and Topper

The giant Bird of Paradise has some great texture.

bird of paradise texture

HUGYFOT CANON 5DMK2

I have been testing cameras, lenses and housings lately. The new HugyFot 5DMK2 is interesting and quite different from all the others. A solid little housing and is unique in the fact that it doesn’t have latch closures but uses two Allen head screws to secure it. They only deliver it with on handle on the left side the right handle is an option but there is a hand strap for the right side. It comes with a ball mount on the handle and one on top center of the housing. The lens ports are bayonet mounting to the housing. The dome port is acrylic. One thing different is that the housing comes with an electronic vacuum device and a special fitting on the housing to attach it to so you can pull a vacuum to see if all the seals are secure. If you use the hand strap on the right side the controls are very easy to reach. The finish is a Matt black anodize only. The handle was a little small for my hand unless I had a glove on. The dual sync ports are both on the left side. A complete housing for the Canon 5DMK2 with a macro port and dome port, extension tube, lens gears and handle for the right side will set you back about $3800.00 depending the the Dollar and Euro exchange.Hugyfot right front

Hugyfot back

Hugyfot top

Hugyfot spare handle

Vaccum pump

Hugyfot dome

WET DAY AT THE OCEANSIDE PIER

I went to the Oceanside pier to see if the big south swell from New Zealand was showing there and it was. Very consistent wave in the 8 to 10 foot range but to my surprise was the wet weather and all the fishermen on the pier. It seems the yellow fin crokers were there and about 200 fishermen were fishing them in the rain. Kids were having fun catching fish and taking photos with their digital phones and sending then to their friends. Down on the beach a very large dead seal washed up for everyone to see. It had 4 bullet holes in it that were very easy to see.

Oceanside pier

kids with fish and cell phone.

bucket of fish

lepoard shark

dead sea lion

green wave

POSTED A NEW IMAGE ALBUM

Check out the new image album on http://peterson.jalbum.net/waves. This is a collection of wave images from my inventory of images.

wave cover

4th OF JULY FLOWER WORKS

No fireworks yet but this sun flower will do for now.  My garden of giant sunflowers is going into bloom.sunflower

back of flower

The rose that has surived the gophers in the yard.rose

DEATH BY WEST NILE VIRUS

We are seeing birds around the office dying from the West Nile Virus. Today this Sparrow became the latest victim. I called animal control to have them come pick it up and they said they could not take the bird unless he was dead.  They only want crows and said the smaller birds are not dying from the virus. Ha! We have lost humming birds, an owl, and several other small birds already this year. The agency support is pathetic with these kind of rules.

dying bird

dead bird  It took about an hour for the bird to fall on its back and another hour to die. Not a very pretty sight.

ANOTHER OLD PHOTO

This one was taken under the San Clemente Island naval pier. in the 1980’s. Nikonos with a 15mm lens. The old days of film if you can remember that era.

underwater under Navy pier

MY FIRST SURFING PHOTO 1959

I have been sorting through a huge pile of old images in my file storage and came across this image. It was the first image I had published in Surfer magazine. I had an old Pentax 35mm camera and borrowed small telescope from Jerry Dean who was a fellow diver and photographer of mine. We were in the Aqua Lords diving club together. I was able to adapt the scope to the camera and took this image. There were no long telephoto lenses to be had in those days so I had  to make do with what was available. The same thing plagued me when I wanted to take a camera underwater. I had to make my own underwater housing.surfing photo

NAUTICAN UP DATE

Working with the Nauticam Canon 7D housing is a real pleasure. it is very well thought out and easy to maintain. this time I was working with the optional 180 degree straight viewfinder #32201 and finding out how easy it is to install without any tools. To remove the standard eye viewer you only have to take off the retaining O-ring on the viewfinder that is on in inside of the housing and push it outward to remove it. Then take the 180 degree finder and insert it in place, align the registration pins and re-install the retaining O-ring. Done! it took less than one minute to perform the exchange of viewfinders.removalThe retaining O-ring is located here at the outer edge of the eye piece.

180 degree finder

back view This is one of the best design features for the Nauticam 180 degree viewfinders, full viewing of the camera’s LCD display.

diopter adjustmentThe viewfinder has an external diopter adjustment to fine tune your eye to the camera’s image .

dual mounts Since the Canon 7D can take both digital stills and video Nauticam has provided multiply possibilities to mount both video lights and strobe flash unit on the housing. The elevated base helps keep the light arms from getting in each other’s way. The elevated base mount can also be installed in tow 90 degree positions for further fine tuning your arm set-up needs. The base on the handle has 6 position locations to choose from.

tools Nauticam has a complete kit to set up the hand strap and ball posts for strobes and includes the correct wrench to install or remove the parts.

ball post

install post

hand grip Now I have to go out an buy a good video light to mount with my dual strobes. I like the Keldan Luna8 LED because of it’s long burn time and accurate color rendition and smooth wide coverage. The Keldan is self contained and has adjustable light power settings. I will only need on video light because it can do the work of two.

CRYSTAL PIER MORNING

With the best low tides in in morning during the early summer months I find that photographing ocean piers a wonderful challenge to push the range of my film or digital camera system to the limit. I get up at 4 am and head out in the dark to get there before sunrise because the low tides are usually before sunrise. Long exposures is the norm. Anywhere from 30 seconds to 3 to 4 minutes is the norm. During the long exposure wet snd is not your find because the tripod can move sinking into the sand. Of course you don’t know this happened until you are processing your images. Making HDR exposures suffer from this movement in the sand. With the lighting changing rapidly making back up exposures have to be constantly monitored and adjusted for the change. HDR exposures of 6 image presents a problem when each exposure is 30 seconds to 2 minutes. During the 15 minutes it takes to make HDR long exposures things change and you have to be vigilant to get it right. For the most part I stay away from HDR set-ups.blue pierThis is the normal early morning color when the sky is overcast.

standard bxw Converting to Black and White is easy.

bxw hdr This is a six exposure HDR series used to open up the shadows. Don’t look too close there was movement during each exposure.

stray light Stray light from a light on the pier added the orange glow in the water reflection. These thing can either add or detract from the image.

super HDR This is another HDR used to open up the underside of the pier.

flash fill I used flash fill to give me color on one the pilings.

water movement  Flash fill and water movement enhance the pier images.

keeping the horizon This is an example of keeping the horizon level when when none of the pilings are ever truly vertical.

sunrise When sunrise arrives the colors can be very nice.

panorama This is a 7 frame panorama stitched in Photoshop. I chose the Canon 7D st at ISO 160 and the 17-4mm lens set at 17mm in the vertical position with the Really Right Stuff panning head on a solid Gitzo tripod. Working in sand you need a heavy and sturdy tripod to make good long exposures and HDR frames or panoramas. It was a fun morning and Ray Savage went with me. He was brave to get up so early and venture forth.

SAILING SHIP: N.R.P. SAGRES

The Portugese Navy sailing ship “Sagres” docked this week in San Diego and Ray Savage and I went on board and took a lot of photos. The “Sagres” is an Ambassador of Portugal and has circumnavigated the world twice. It has a crew of 139 and is 89.5 meters long and 12 meters wide. The tallest mast is 45.5 meters. Next stop is Hawaii. I used the Canon 7D with a Sigma 8mm circular fish eye lens to make some of the image and then used software to straighten them out.8mm lens image uncorrectdThis is the image from the 8mm lens on the Canon 7D that is uncorrected.

8mm corrected This is the same image but corrected with software.

8mm This is another corrected image.

Christ’s Cross This corrected 8mm images shows the Christ’s Cross symbol on the deck and the mast is over 150 feet tall.

Mast confusion I call this one “Mast Confusion”.

lines

NEW PHOTGRAPHY SCHOOL

San City College is just putting the final finishing touches on the photographic instruction facility and as I went through the tour with instructor David King all I could do was drool over the amazing accomplishment. I sure hope the students understand what they have to work with.San Diego College arts buildingIt should be open in a few weeks.

sign It will support analog and digital photography with the finest facility money can produce and the teachers are some of the best.

black studio

The filming studios all have cyc-walls and lighting equipment mounted on ceiling rails.  The equipment locker in the image above is not installed yet.

film loading room

There are very roomy film loading rooms and this wet film lab with every thing temperature controlled and filtered to maintain optimum quality. All levels of analog photography is possible.

deionized water signfiltration

print lab The wet print lab is awsome.

white studio Shooting rooms can be divided with black curtains and for the video and special effects there are green screen sets. The computer and digital rooms are very spacious and loaded with all the latest software on maxed out computer stations. 96 inch Epson printer and small printers are also available in the digital printing room.

gallery There is a gallery to show case students work and volumes of wall space else where other work can be displayed. The theater can seat over 150 people and the classrooms are large and quiet with ceiling mounted digital projectors. There is a photo finishing room fo mounting and matting prints. Lots of storage for student with their own large lockers and an over stocked equipment checkout room with  the latest cameras, lenses ,tripods and other necessary gear to get one of the finest photography educations in the USA.

Inside and outside this facility has everything as a foundation for any student. They will have to supply their own inspiration and energy beyond 100% to get everything out of this facility and the education that is being offered to them at the new San Diego City College Art Facility.

A BURGER THAT WILL EAT YOU

The food shoot today was for a killer burger and chilli cheese fries for a concession at the Del mar Fair. Cass was a big help making the monster burger.

monster burger

cass and big burger

basket of fries

onions

fisheye fries

lee Peterson with food set-up

Cass with Ryan’s t-shirt design. Cass wearing R.L.Peterson’s new T-shirt design.