Off Axis Production

New Photo Series

2014-08-07T08:26:00.001-07:00

So I've finally started a series that I've been talking about for a while. As I drive around I always notice all of these old abandoned barns. Each one seems to have it's own character and story to tell. I'll be traveling for a while and won't be able to add to this, but here is the start

Hairy Jumping spider

2014-05-25T08:50:00.003-07:00

couple from around the house

2014-05-05T07:34:00.001-07:00

since most of my photography is sports I don't walk around with my camera that often. Every once in a while it is good practice to use some different lenses and take pictures of things you find around the house. I found this frog while waiting for the tornados to arrive and this goose has been nesting on my pier for about a month. Hopefully I can catch the hatching at the right time and will have some chicks leaving the nest for the first time

Auburn A-Day Game 2014

2014-04-20T15:00:00.000-07:00

A-Day Gallery

Star Trails...

2014-03-17T13:14:00.000-07:00

Found a couple of old photos I shot during the Perseid Meteor shower and thought I'd combine them into a star trail image. I've never tried this before and I'm sure if I did a shoot with the intentions of creating one things would turn out differently, but I was pleased for my first time and using old photos

Homeland Security

2014-02-20T14:17:00.003-08:00

Here's today's addition to my self portrait series

"Head Chef"

2014-02-20T08:48:00.004-08:00

Here is the third in the series. I call it "Head Chef"

Self Portrait series

2014-02-20T08:46:00.002-08:00

So the other day I posted a picture of me holding my own head in my arms. It got me thinking about a self portrait series. I've never run across something like this and will be posting them here from time to time. This is the second one and I call it "The Hand that Feeds"

Self Portrait

2014-02-17T14:36:00.003-08:00

So I've been applying to various jobs around the world throughout my life. I am a pretty big fan of blind interviews. Meaning you take the best person for the job without seeing them. that way you are only judged by what you can offer to the company.
Well, today I got a response from one company saying I was perfect for them, but they couldn't make a decision without seeing a photo first. I know I'm not the prettiest person, but this was my response...

Trying new things!

2014-02-07T08:07:00.000-08:00

I spend a fair amount of time looking online at photos for new kinds of inspiration. I've come across a few times photographs of people's eyes at extreme closeups. I've always been fascinated by them, but kind of assumed they had specialized equipment such as a microscope camera or something along those lines. However, being cold here and with nothing else to do I thought I'd give it a try. Using a 5d mark iii, 100mm L macro and a couple of tube extensions I came up with this

While I don't have the most interesting pupils compared to what I've seen I was surprised at the amount of detail involved in my eye.

I would also like to note my appreciation for the shots I've seen around the web. I'm sure this might be easier with a model, but this is a very difficult shot to accomplish. With the macro and extensions the slightest movement from the subject and the focus won't be ideal. I'm pretty sure the great shots I've seen have been focus stacked, but the ability to shoot one's own eye and stack multiple photos is out of my reach for now...

Shutterstock

2014-01-30T08:02:00.001-08:00

some of my stock photography. Shutterstock is one of my favorite places to upload stock photos
http://shutterstock.com/g/popwell

Nashville, TN

2014-01-24T17:09:00.001-08:00

Just spent a few days in Nashville, TN and even though the weather was a bit chilly I did manage to get out and snap a couple of shots.

2013-12-24T13:27:00.003-08:00

Just testing out the Instagram icon. It should work so feel free to click on it and follow me there

2013 Iron Bowl

2013-12-04T17:12:00.003-08:00

Shot my second Auburn University game. It just happened to be the Iron Bowl. Just in case you live under a rock in space and didn't see or hear about this thought I'd share some of my photos from it. I was tasked to cover Alabama so that's why there is more shots of them, but I enjoyed it all the same.

2013 Iron Bowl. Photos by Luke Popwell

Auburn Tigers Football

2013-11-18T07:55:00.001-08:00

So I had the privilege of shooting the Auburn vs Georgia college football game last saturday the 16th. I have to say it was as I expected and I mean that in a good way. There are strict rules in place as to where and when you are allowed to go somewhere, but everyone is professional and respectful.

The other extremely great thing is college football is so much easier to shoot. The plays are organized and the players actually run the designed routes. It's not just a bunch of chaos every play. There are almost always predictable shooting (running) lanes and receivers running real routes that are easy to follow if you know anything about football.

I had an amazing experience as a whole and I look forward to shooting the Iron Bowl in a couple of weeks. Below is a shot I got of what is being called the "immaculate deflection" or "miracle catch" as well as a link to a few I snapped from the rest of the game.

Auburn vs Georgia 16 Nov 2013

by Luke Popwell

Mobile Burn Trailer.

2013-11-08T13:45:00.002-08:00

This was a lot of fun and it's good practice for us new guys. It's no real fire by any means, but at least it gives you a sign of things to come

Author link

2013-11-08T11:37:00.000-08:00

Google

High School Football - Auburn vs Gadsden

2013-09-29T09:19:00.003-07:00

Here is my favorite shot from the game Fri. the 27th of Sept. 2013 between the Auburn Tigers and the Gadsden Titans.

I have to say being new to sports photography it is a lot more fun than I'd hoped for. While the challenges of lighting at some of the smaller stadiums can be frustrating the rewards can be just as great.

by Luke Popwell

Laura and Kyle McBride wedding

2013-09-25T10:28:00.001-07:00

Every wedding I shoot always provides a chance to try something new. As luck would have it they generally turn out to be my favorite shots from each wedding. This shot is one involving burning steel wool spinning behind the Bride and Groom.

Astrophotography Timelapse

2013-08-12T10:23:00.000-07:00

the perseid meteor shower was a bust in my opinion. I did however shoot a very short timelapse of some clouds rolling across the stars while they rotate through the sky. There is one or two meteors in this and that was pretty much the extent of 8 hours of watching. At least it was a pretty night

Astrophotography

2013-08-11T11:49:00.001-07:00

I keep hearing about the Perseid Meteor shower this weekend and decided to try some astrophotography out. Shot a couple of quick shots to figure out the best exposure settings and waited... and waited... and nothing. Hopefully it will be more active this evening. I did manage to get a couple of neat shots. As this was a test shoot I didn't care to go very far to get away from any light pollution. I just set up a tripod on my dock and fired away. Here is one of the shots I got

Photography Masterclass Magazine

2013-08-08T06:47:00.002-07:00

Here is a quick snippet from a recent publication in PMM

if you follow this link you can get a free 3 month subscription

http://photographymasterclassmag.com/luke-popwell-special

couple more of the girls

2013-07-07T08:42:00.001-07:00

The girls left their vacation here and went to the beach for a dance/play vacation from their vacation? Anyways, once they were back they asked if I could do another picture. I had a couple of shots from my last trip to Nashville I hadn't used. So I threw this together

Then after seeing it they wanted more... I asked what they wanted this time and they said they wanted the same shot, but make it on fire (they had just seen my firefighter pics). So I spent about 30 seconds and came up with this

Was a fun little experiment.

Dancing!

2013-07-03T12:08:00.002-07:00

Some of my family is in town getting ready to head to nationals for dance. While they are here we decided to set up a small studio in my garage. I could only find 3' wide rolls of white paper so I took a bit of time and rolled out a 9' background and floor. As the girls came in we took a lot of pictures, both regular portraits and some action dance shots. here are a couple of the results so far

Fire Fighting

2013-06-07T10:25:00.003-07:00

During training last night I had the chance to snap a couple of quick shots. This is a quick composite I threw together this morning