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Fall Workshop 2010 – Saturday

Jamie De Pould — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 18:59:30 +0000

I’m in the midst of my third Fall Workshop. I’m not shooting this time, just helping coordinate stuff. We’re in Auburn, N.Y., with coaches from all over the country and about 100 Newhouse students producing stills, video and multimedia. It’ll be a late night tonight, and then it’s all over tomorrow.

Fall Workshop coaches Bert Fox (center) and Mark Mirko (right) critique Blair Dudik's work Friday in Auburn, N.Y.

Guest speaker Corey Rich talks to a workshop participant following his keynote Thursday evening.

Newhouse Professor Ken Harper works on the workshop website Friday.

Professor Seth Gitner's family visited around lunchtime Saturday.

Democratic midterm rally

Jamie De Pould — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 03:55:04 +0000

I covered the Oct. 11 Rep. Dan Maffei (D-N.Y.) rally at the airport, Bill Clinton was the featured speaker. The former president emphasized education and economics during his 40-minute stump for the Democratic incumbent. More images after the jump …

President Bill Clinton speaks Monday night at the State Police hangar facility near Hancock International Airport. Clinton spent the day campaigning for democrats in Kentucky and West Virginia before finishing in Syracuse, one of his "favorite places."

Tommy Newton, 5, of Cicero, N.Y., sits on his father’s shoulders at the Oct. 11 Democratic rally in Syracuse, N.Y. Bill Clinton spoke to the gathered crowd for about 40 minutes to bolster support for incumbent Rep. Dan Maffei.

Tommy Newton, 5, of Cicero, N.Y. lays at his mother’s feet while waiting for President Bill Clinton to arrive at the Oct. 11 rally in Syracuse, N.Y.

Jennifer Newton, of Cicero, N.Y., kisses her daughter Allison, 7, as the family waits for President Bill Clinton to arrive at the Oct. 11 rally in Syracuse, N.Y.

President Bill Clinton and Rep. Dan Maffei (D-N.Y.) take the stage at a Syracuse, N.Y. rally Oct. 11, 2010. Clinton gave a 40-minute stump speech, emphasizing the economy and education.

… And one more bonus picture of Ana’s reporter face:

Funerals and memorials

Jamie De Pould — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:49:05 +0000

Williams – Dec. 5, 2009, originally uploaded by jdepould.

Shooting memorial services is never easy. You try to stay out of the way, while still getting what you need. I was fortunate enough to get this one as the pall bearers were bringing the casket from the hearse to the chapel. As you can see from the uniforms, officers from several different departments came to the memorial.

Live Music

Jamie De Pould — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:08:24 +0000

Medeski Martin and Wood formed in New York City in 1991. Their music is rooted in jazz and blues, but the musicians pull material from a wide variety of musical styles including hip-hop. Copyright 2009 Jamie De Pould/TheNewsHouse.com

Shot two vastly different shows last week. Medeski Martin and Wood at the Westcott and Phish at the War Memorial. Medeski Martin and Wood was a pretty relaxed affair. No photographer babysitters, no PR people. Show up, shoot what you want, leave when you want. Contrast that with Phish … I shot 700 frames in 15 minutes, and I’m not allowed to post the photos here. Or on Flickr. Or anywhere other than thenewshouse.com. Call me old fashioned, but I’m a big fan of showing my work to as many people as possible.

MMW bassist Chris Wood plucks the strings on his 1920s upright. Throughout the show, Wood traded between the upright and various acoustic and electric bass guitars. Copyright 2009 Jamie De Pould/TheNewsHouse.com

One of the hardest things about shooting live music is the lighting. The rapidly changing, often colored lights can sometimes throw the meter for a loop. This was especially true for Phish. Their light shows tend to be more extravagant than just about anyone out there, and their lighting guy Chris Kuroda improvises right along with the band, so you never quite know what to expect. For Medeski Martin and Wood, I shot aperture priority, auto-ISO with center-weighted metering at -2.0 exposure compensation. I had the ISO set up for a minimum shutter speed around 1/80s, but I often hit the ISO ceiling first. Most of the pictures turned out well, and I was able to get a wide variety of images. We ended up running an overall and a cropped version of the upright bass above. See the article here.

For Phish, I didn’t know what to expect, but I knew it was going to be hectic. I used roughly the same settings, but only set for -1.0 exposure compensation. When I got back to edit down the pictures, I was surprised to see how many frames I shot at ISO 200. There were several frames that were either completely white or completely black, because the lights were changing so quickly, but technically, most of my images were dead-on. A little toning, dodging, burning and they’re ready to publish.

One of the big (HUGE) things I forgot on the MMW show was ear protection. I normally keep a good set of earplugs in my kit, but between switching bags back and forth, and going to Sierra Leone, I apparently lost mine. I have a tendency to stand in front of the stacks when I shoot. My only saving grace was that the main speakers were elevated above the crowd, so I wasn’t getting directly blasted. But my ears were still ringing when I woke up the next morning. There was no way I was going to make the same mistake for Phish, so I ran up to guitar center Sunday afternoon and picked up a new pair. It was still loud, but manageable.

Funk N Waffles

Jamie De Pould — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:15:02 +0000

Just catching up on the stuff I produced last semester. This one was for the Student Voice economy special report. Funk N Waffles is a restaurant in Syracuse, New York, which does all sorts of crazy (and not so crazy) waffles. I spoke with co-owner Adam Gold about the restaurant, the economy and his plans for the future.

Images shot on Nikon, audio recorded on Sound Devices. Edited with Pro Tools LE and Final Cut Pro.

View it in HD

Funk N Waffles, Syracuse, N.Y. from Jamie De Pould on Vimeo.