High key redo

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Mark Seliger recreation photo

Red Hot Chili Peppers photo by Mark Seliger

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Red Hot Chili Peppers photo by Mark Seliger

ISO 100
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Red Hot Chili Peppers photo by Mark Seliger

ISO 100
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Red Hot Chili Peppers photo by Mark Seliger

Cover of Rolling Stone Mag photo by Mark Seliger

ISO 100
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Red Hot Chili Peppers photo by Mark Seliger

ISO 100
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Taxidermy process photo documentary project

Artist Statement for Photo documentary Project

The world of Taxidermy is one of juxtaposition. Taking death and making it look alive and life-like as possible, which is ironic since the thing that brought them to this point was the pursuit of death itself.

 Honestly, I picked taxidermy to photograph because it is the only interesting and convenient subject that I could think of to photograph. My significant other, Jared, works with his brother-in-law, Danny, in the game processing shop owned by Danny’s family. The work for family business doesn't last year round, only from about Aug to, at the latest Feb, depending on how many animals come in from the hunts.

I had been exposed to taxidermy a little bit because of going with Jared to his family gatherings, which are typically at his brother in law’s house.  So when this project came up I decided that I would learn more about taxidermy.

I wonder what the fascination is with killing something and then wanting to keep it looking like it is alive and displaying it so that everyone can see it? It must be a guy thing!

I found out that keeping trophies from kills is not a new concept. Cavemen had trophies; they just didn’t have walls to hang them on or the knowledge to preserve them so they did the next best thing. They drew them on the walls of their caves! Cave drawings of animals are even found in several areas here in Utah.

Ancient cultures even had trophy mounts, hunting lodges in Scotland and Ireland have Eruropean mounts (must be where they got the name) by the hundreds in the rafters.

Taxidermy is gruesome, stinky and messy! The whole process ends in this beautiful lifelike “stuffed” animal. I had always heard of taxidermy referred to as an animal being “stuffed”. Ironically, there is no stuffing inside of them!

Shortened version of the process…

1 Hunter kills animal

2 Animal is skinned and desired to be a trophy

            European Mount

            A The head is removed, lower jaw is discarded

            B The eyes, and brain are taken out

            C The skull is put in a tub of water that is heated unti free of debree

            D It is soaked in degreaser to remove oil from skull

            E A peroxide bath is next

            F The dry skull is mounted on a plaque and ready to hang

            G Some people like a painted scene on them

            Antler Plaque

            H Some people only want the antlers

            I The antlers are cut from the skull in the beginning and cleaned

            J The antlers are screwed onto a mold

            K Plaster fills in around the antlers and makes a smooth surface.

            L Cloth and piping are used to cover the plaster

            M The mold is mounted on a plaque and is ready to hang

3 The skin is tanned (a whole other process) now called a hide

4 The hide is sewn onto and glued on to the form that is approx the same size as the one killed

5 The hide is also sculpted into the form to show the contour of the muscles and bones to make it look more real.

6 Glass eyes and painted touch ups complete the transformation from dead animal to preserved animal that will last a lifetime.

Here is a link to the photo documentary on taxidermy I did for photo1...

http://lichelle-jenkins-photography.weebly.com/

Ghost pics

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f9

2 sec

ISO 200

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f9

2 sec

ISO 200

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do you see the ghost eyes above the center light? 

how about the small skull right below it laying on it's back?

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3 D

ISO 500

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f 5

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2 D

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picture of a stranger, natural lighting

Ogden Dinosaur Park

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indoor natural lighting portrait

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artificial lighting

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natural lighting

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ISO 500

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 ISO 500

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ISO100

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Lighting styles

Broad

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Short

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Split

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Loop

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Butterfly
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Rembrant
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My pic

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assignment self portrait "It is in the Eye of the Beholder"

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Hi Key Low Key assignment

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ISO 250

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Shutter assignment

Iso 50

24mm

f 8

1/160

iso100

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f/22

1/15

Aperture assignment

50mm
f 1.8
1/250
iso 100

16mm

f5.6

4

iso125

White Balance assignment

50mm
f 8
1/400
iso100

40mm
f 3.2
1/500
iso 100