May 28, 2015

Live demos in lab. Showing what happens when you add a “kiss” of light with bounce cards – none, white, silver and gold.

May 27, 2015

Chuck’s party.

May 26, 2015

I sat for a portrait as Chuck Egerton finishes his career at RCC

a 4×5 of me on REALLY old Polaroid by Chuck.

May 25, 2015

Photo A Day Project – 2015 (photo by Jay Capers)

Photo A Day Project – 2015 (photo by Jay Capers)

Photo A Day Project – 2015 (photo by Jay Capers)

Deb and I enjoyed a quiet sunrise walk and then we all headed to the Cape Lookout Lighthouse – turned out to be closed on Mondays (and Sundays) – It was a great long weekend, lots of solitude, no drunk idiots and loud music. Most of the time, we couldn’t see another truck or tent from our campsite and no more than a dozen trucks passed us all day on the beach. Dinner was in New Bern (awesome town) Despite getting home after 10pm, we all agreed it was very relaxing!

May 24, 2015

Photo A Day Project – 2015 (photo by Jay Capers)

One of the new “relaxing” things we did was surf kayaking. A couple of new bruises, cuts and swallowing water, I was relaxed enough for the day. Clay had more fun than I.

May 23, 2015

Photo A Day Project – 2015 (photo by Jay Capers)

Photo A Day Project – 2015 (photo by Jay Capers)

Photo A Day Project – 2015 (photo by Jay Capers)

Photo A Day Project – 2015 (photo by Jay Capers)

Photo A Day Project – 2015 (photo by Jay Capers)

We escaped to Cape Lookout for Memorial Day weekend. Clay and Kay joined us, and after a sunrise ferry ride and 10 miles or so of beach driving we found a soft sandy spot, set up camp and relaxed. Swimming, fishing, a nap, and ghost crab hunting. The dead sea turtle is marked by the NPS – so no body takes the shell  and to limit the number of “I found a dead turtle” calls.

May 22, 2015

Photo A Day Project – 2015 (photo by Jay Capers)

Camped in the ferry parking lot. When you have a 6am ferry and arrive at their lot at 10pm, you camp. Deb and I slept under the stars in the cots (foreground) and let the girls (Sam and Sarah) have the Flippac with the dog.

May 21, 2015

Photo A Day Project – 2015 (photo by Jay Capers)

May 20, 2015

Photo A Day Project – 2015 (photo by Jay Capers)

Planned – Summer semester is laid out…. every lab, quiz and lecture! At least until Day 1.

May 19, 2015

Chuck and I visited Burk Uzzle at his Wilson, NC studio and home. Burk is a former member of Magnum Photos and a photographer at Life Magazine.

Nearing 80, he is still working, producing photos and making REALLY big prints.

His studio is a former downtown auto dealership, he is working to peel paint and plaster leaving a wonderful backdrop for his work.

And still likes to talk cameras. Most of his work is large format (8×10 cameras) “Digital is trying to protect me from myself, I don’t need it to,” he said as he talked about tonal range, “I have a light meter and know how to use it.” Even with his mirror less camera, he shoots manual exposure and focus with a Leica lens.

We are planning to host a talk by Burk at RCC this Fall!