ben lester

january twenty-fifth

this was the most productive photo shoot i had all semester, and i didn't even have a chance to use the photos for a project. ironic! i needed the art dept's hand-held flash to take these pictures that ben had wanted me to take, so the thursday of finals week (the night before i had to return the flash) we did a quick, 25 minute shoot in his front room.

it was an interesting shoot. for the multiple flash shots (the second and third) the room was completely black, so i pre focused and hoped that everything went right. it was all very instinctual, because i hadn't planned out the shoot before i arrived.

i think these may be some of the strongest portraits that i have taken; ben was easy to shoot, and he seems to convey a lot of feeling in his expressions.

 

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name: ben lester (the drummer)       Ben! I didn't even know that 3rd one existed.... That was the first time I saw that picture, even though I was the one that developed them... Weird .: jan 26

name: sean good stuff. 2nd one is my favorite , very cool. oh, and i wanted to ask, what school do you go to? .: feb 20

name: ben i go to the university of wisconsin, eau claire. .: mar 27