Exposed by the Light

The Keep

Jacques — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:21:35 +0000

When I go out shooting, I don’t just look at the obvious. I look for what lies beneath. Much like a sculptor who sees the beauty and mystery hidden deep within a piece of marble, it’s not what’s there that usually matters most to me, but rather what my mind’s eye sees. One of the reasons I love iPhoneography is that I can shoot, process and post what I “see” in the moment, rather than waiting hours or, more often than not, many days to recreate what I saw.

Little house on the prairie

Jacques — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:05:02 +0000

I’ve been pretty busy lately so I’ve not been keeping up with my website. Spent the today roaming around a civil war battlefield, shooting and processing several keepers with my iPhone along the way. This is probably one of my favorites of the day, which I posted to Instagram from the front lines, as it were. For those interested in keeping up with me on Instagram, where I post fairly regularly, you can find me there as @JacquesGude if you like.

… in the name of Love!!

Jacques — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:30:48 +0000

Is it me, or have I not been posting much to Google + lately? For that matter, I’ve not been posting much to this website either, have I? What gives? Guess I’ve got the proverbial “too many balls in the air” at the moment. Something’s gotta give, right? Anyway, just so you all know I’m still photographing (when I the Spirit moves me), here’s one I grabbed (and processed) with the ol’ iPhone during a very brief shooting spree today!

Like Vader Like Son

Jacques — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:17:53 +0000

So when my brother found out I was into Legos (particularly Star Wars characters, and more specifically Darth Vader), but that I refused to spend money on stuff like this, he started hooking me up with a toy here and a toy there. Daddy Darth Vader now hangs from my camera bag, while little Vader hangs from my key chan. He also got me a huge Lego Darth Vader Alarm Clock that I’ll start using. It comes without a cape, so I’ll probably find some scrap material to make one up for him. By the way, I’ve included a shot below the main shot showing you how I created a hasty studio set up in my hotel room to get a little light on the subject. Like 90 percent of what I’ve been shooting since late fall, this is another iPhone shot.

Double “AA”

Jacques — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:55:35 +0000

While driving around Baltimore yesterday, these power pylons caught my eye. Looking at their shapes, with the letter “A” as part of their architectural design, as well as the fact that they were snuggled together like a couple of batteries in a giant toy, calling it ‘Double “AA”‘ seemed appropriate. What do you think?

Gas for Less

Jacques — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:40:53 +0000

I’ve still got a HUGE backlog of photographs I shot during my epic Route 66 explore this past fall, many shot with my DSLR, many shot with my iPhone, and many shot with my Fuji X100 (like this one here). I decided to play around with Nik’s Silver Efex Pro a bit to process this one, so here it is… Vic’s Gas for Less. It’s all that remains of this particular gas station across the street from the Ariston Cafe in Litchfield, IL. By the way, I’m planning, at some point, to make it easier for folks to get quick access to all my Route 66 photographs by clicking a Route 66 menu button at the top of this page, so keep checking back for that little addition to the site.

Looking for Mr. Smith…

Jacques — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:56:46 +0000

Think about it.

Eyes wide open

Jacques — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:03:27 +0000

… and on that farm he had a barn, in which he discovered an old chest full of faded photos. He spent day after day poring over his find, amazed at what the photographer had created with such an old analog contraption. He turned one of the photos over, barely able to make out the fading message scrawled across the back… “Be the light”, it said. Message received.

Which way did I go?

Jacques — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:14:25 +0000

Been on a Black & White photography kick for a few days now and really enjoying it. If I see something I want to shoot and process in color, I’ll do that I suppose. Still having lots of fun with my iPhoneography, posting daily to Instagram (you can find me there as @JacquesGude if you like). May take the X100 (and the iPhone of course) for a photowalk around the streets of DC this weekend to see what I can find. My D700 feels so unloved these days. Heh heh! I think the days of me lugging my DSLR and an assortment of heavy lenses around with me are coming to an end (except for URBEX shoots); more to follow on that topic.

It’s for You…

Jacques — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:25:50 +0000

Many are called, but few are chosen. Will you answer the call? That’s the big question today. Think about it.