Glassware on a drying rack
Pre-photowalking: I did a little scouting of my husband’s lab at the Moran Eye Center. If making still-life photographs of weird junk scientific implements fires up your creative juices, you will be in the right place next Saturday on our Photowalk.
A few thoughts on what to bring. Tripod, or you will be using very high ISOs. A small to moderate piece of black cardboard to improvise a background. Flashes, gels, gobos. Macro gear. (I will bring my low-brow Nikon 70-300 with the 5T and 6T diopters, if anyone wants to give it a test run. A tripod will be essential for macro stuff.)
I asked R to round up a couple of white lab coats, so you all can take turns posing as scientists, maybe even do the cliche classic pose with the pipetter tool. I spent two hours in the lab, intending to venture out into the lobby, but I never got past the first lab bench. R’s rank and funding earned him a large lab–we’ll have plenty of room. But he’s got a grant deadline looming, so we really will shut down the lab photography at 11 am. We’ll start Photoshopping at 11 in the Moran auditorium for those who want to partake of part 2 of our day’s program.
Take TRAX, or park for free under the building. See you on the 23rd.
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