Just Shoot Me

New Location

2011-06-12T18:03:00.001-04:00

Blogger has been good to me, but all new posts will be occurring here: piersolphotography.hasaportfolio.com

Give Me A Hand: Two Interpretations

2011-04-06T19:06:00.001-04:00

Outtake from "Give Me A Hand"

2011-04-05T01:13:00.002-04:00

Common Objects Assignment Redo

2011-03-22T08:47:00.002-04:00

times square in the rain

2011-03-12T23:36:00.003-05:00

times square in the rain

2011-03-12T23:26:00.003-05:00

Common Objects Assignment

2011-02-23T22:12:00.003-05:00

Olivia #3

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Olivia #2

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Olivia #1

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Penn Emulation

2011-02-16T23:08:00.004-05:00

Snow White

2011-02-08T08:48:00.001-05:00

Aimee, #4

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Aimee, #3

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Aimee, #2

2011-01-25T08:04:00.001-05:00

Aimee, #1

2011-01-24T21:00:00.001-05:00

Jenny

2011-01-09T23:22:00.001-05:00

happy book: london, entry 1.

2010-12-05T11:36:00.001-05:00

Jimmy, David, Uncle Paddy

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To Reach the Stars

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Jenna

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this day.

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Mudlarking along the Thames

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London Bridge

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this lady makes my life.

2010-11-10T19:03:00.001-05:00

St. Paul's Cathedral

2010-11-10T19:00:00.004-05:00

today was a gorgeous blue-sky fall day.

funk.

2010-11-05T06:09:00.003-04:00

"You're a product of the newspaper."

That's exactly what I didn't want to hear. I know I was in the newspaper environment for two years, but it's not where I want to be in my future life. While I learned a lot from the two years I shot for the D.O., I didn't want it to define my style, nor did I want its influence to have a permanence in my shooting.

"You just need a boom! to get you going. Some sort of major inspiration."

I was hoping that going to London would be that boom, that being in a big city would inspire me. Instead it's made me shy and intimidated. I've often felt lost more than inspired, scared more than motivated. And I hate that. But I'm not sure what to do.

people of praha

2010-11-05T05:59:00.003-04:00

Cork Fashion II

2010-10-27T09:36:00.005-04:00

Cork Fashion

2010-10-25T15:18:00.000-04:00

Cork!

2010-10-22T13:28:00.007-04:00

feels like home...

2010-10-16T18:38:00.001-04:00

wormwood scrubs park, london, uk

Grand Bazaar

2010-10-15T10:13:00.001-04:00

my love affair with Turkish doors

2010-10-14T05:13:00.005-04:00

Edinburgh

2010-10-14T04:46:00.002-04:00

Edinburgh Portraits

2010-10-04T08:13:00.007-04:00

While I was in Edinburgh, I got to enjoy the sights of a gorgeous city and enjoy the company of incredibly warm, fun people. Here are a few of them.

Light in Rain

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Rainy days in London lead to nice pictures.

contrary to popular belief...

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...I do take my own cute animal pictures.

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The golden hour is my favorite time of day - it's when my favorite color combination is most prevalent. Vibrant blue, cool purples, and a sweet golden yellow come together in gorgeous swirls of light.

2010-09-18T04:39:00.003-04:00

I just sat down and did a quick overview of my work from the past year in order to determine which photographs I might enter into the College Photographer of the Year competition.

I'm excited.

My potential entries this year are much more solid than last year's. I feel I can look at my entries from last year and almost laugh - like, "Good try, but you can do much better than this...and you have."

Whether I win or lose or place doesn't really matter to me. What matters is that moment, being able to look back and say, Wow. I've really improved and grown visually.

Like I said - Growth. It's happened.

Salisbury Cathedral

2010-09-11T10:45:00.006-04:00

In addition to going to Stonehenge, we went to the town of Salisbury, known best for the Salisbury Cathedral.

It's a stunning church with great acoustics and a very interesting history. I love gothic architecture with the sweeping arches and intricate details that are beautiful without being gaudy.

My favorite part of this cathedral was actually a relatively recent addition known as the Salisbury Font - a mirror-smooth reflective fountain with verses carved in the sides.

Stonehenge

2010-09-10T17:07:00.004-04:00

Took a free school trip out to Stonehenge today. Ever since I was in third grade and first found out about this structure, I’ve been fascinated by it - how they built it and erected it with limited technology, the religious and practical reasoning behind it, the alien conspiracy theories. I am really nerdy about it.

I'm also in nerd-love with Photoshop CS5. Just found out I could HDR-tone my photographs. HDR is so interesting, but what usually turns me off is the over-saturation of the final product. So when I was able to fix that on my own, I may have gotten a little excited.

So basically this has been a great, great day.

2010-09-02T20:57:00.001-04:00

More Carnival Portraits

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I saw this couple hugging and thought they could be an ad for some glasses shop or maker. The guy wasn't too thrilled about having his picture taken, but I didn't really care -- I was more interested in the woman's face. She was very striking.

2010-08-29T11:16:00.003-04:00

Today's goal was to stop being a wuss and get ten "stranger portraits": walk up to a stranger and ask if you can take a photograph.

Sonja was sitting on the curb during the Carnival and I loved the flowers in her hair. I asked her if I could take a portrait, she laughed and said, "Sure, I suppose." Just as I put the camera up to my face, the clouds broke a bit and gave me some gorgeous light on her face.

Definitely the best portrait of the day.

Waterloo Bridge

2010-08-28T21:12:00.000-04:00

summation of a lancaster summer.

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winchester mystery house

2010-08-02T13:51:00.000-04:00

katie and the bug two.

2010-07-28T11:04:00.000-04:00

just katie.

2010-07-27T20:02:00.001-04:00

katie and the bug.

2010-07-26T15:55:00.001-04:00

botan man man man

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botanical gardens

2010-07-08T09:32:00.001-04:00

this is fun to do.

2010-06-29T15:14:00.000-04:00

after the storm.

2010-06-24T13:21:00.000-04:00

2010-06-23T01:33:00.002-04:00

Today I took my kids to the Newseum.

I spent all three hours there in the Pulitzer Prize photo gallery, gazing in awe at the variety of pictures, people and stories.

What I took away from it was the confirmation that I do not want to be a photojournalist.

I enjoy photojournalism. But I never want to face the conflict and personal turmoil of Kevin Carter or Greg Marinovich: How much can I do in this situation without interfering with journalistic ethics?

I'd much rather photograph in a studio all day and have the freedom of an active humanitarian.

bahahahahaha

2010-06-21T16:56:00.003-04:00

seriously. i can't stop laughing when i look at this photo.

Taylor Swift Parody

2010-06-20T17:20:00.003-04:00

in going through old film, i found this.

2010-06-14T12:25:00.001-04:00

concept - work on this idea.

2010-06-11T12:01:00.001-04:00

i want to be this adorable when i'm older and married.

2010-06-11T11:03:00.001-04:00

Aspetuck (and Sam)

2010-05-28T09:08:00.000-04:00

Greatest Hits: Portrait Edition

2010-05-26T22:38:00.004-04:00

backyard summer blues

2010-05-19T19:58:00.003-04:00

this panorama brought to you by Photoshop CS5 and Content Aware Fill for the wins.

sometimes mistakes turn out to be cool pictures.

2010-05-19T12:56:00.000-04:00

2010-05-13T00:38:00.002-04:00

I haven't taken anything I've really liked recently.

I think it's because I'm finally slowing down after a semester of almost-literal insanity: never stopping, never breathing, trying so so hard to never disappoint.

I have to find myself again.

I went on a walk today - just me and my flip flops and flannel and film. Traipsed into some maybe-somewhat-illegal places and snapped what I liked: light. snails. texture. my favorite hue of green. run-down cities.

I think I will start to like those pictures.

2010-05-09T18:38:00.000-04:00

film in the city.

2010-05-02T12:54:00.002-04:00

for a story about stressed out drama students

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I am really proud of this portrait. It was a quick five-minute shoot with a large window and a reflector, and I just feel really good about it.

Prom Dresses

2010-04-02T10:54:00.000-04:00

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s&d

2010-01-23T21:21:00.003-05:00

beautiful kung fu.

2010-01-09T07:55:00.000-05:00

a couple shoot with one.

2010-01-08T14:43:00.002-05:00

if you were described by others, what would they say about you? how would you react if you heard what they said? saw what they saw in you?

ffld.

2010-01-07T20:49:00.000-05:00

driving pictures

2010-01-05T20:33:00.008-05:00

warning: don't try this at home. leave it to the girl who gets bored on the 3.5 hour drive to connecticut.

an animated description of mr. maps

2010-01-03T16:00:00.005-05:00

the title is from a band called The Books. if you haven't listened to them, put it at the top of your to-do list.

and oh look this is me.

the makeshift studios we create at home

2010-01-03T15:49:00.007-05:00

flash rave

2009-12-19T10:47:00.010-05:00

DJ nickie k and james sutton set up the flash rave in schine underground after it was banned from e.s. bird library by the department of public safety.

about 200 students arrived at 11:45 and raved complete with crowdsurfing and glowsticks til 12:30 a.m.

Making Music

2009-12-07T11:05:00.002-05:00

when my friend gets bored in church, she makes me origami.

when i get bored at home, i make compositions from her origami.

and here is the result.

Chris Botti

2009-10-31T12:17:00.002-04:00

Chris Botti, jazz trumpeter

baby.

2009-10-28T23:36:00.002-04:00

Green Lakes

2009-10-22T23:20:00.002-04:00

a random geology field trip led my lab group to Green Lakes State Park, New York.

it was a cloudy day, but the lake was still stunning and the fall foliage incredible.

happy one-month.

2009-10-17T12:02:00.003-04:00

© Carly Piersol (feature shot for my photo class)
Kelley, 17, and Jay, 15, shout comments as they watch Aric, 16, jump the hill. The boys come to the quarry often to try out new bike tricks.

© Carly Piersol, The Daily Orange
Syracuse University men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim cuts the net to symbolize the official opening of the Carmelo K. Anthony Center, the team's new practice facility.

© Carly Piersol, The Daily Orange (Spice Rack restaurant review)
The Dark Forest cake served at Dolce Vita is a brownie-sized chocolate dessert that features layers of chocolate topped off with whipped cream, strawberries and chocolate sauce.

© Carly Piersol (blur-action shot for photo class)
Syracuse University sophomore Emerson started longboarding last year. He often rides to class, but says he likes to take time off to ride for fun. Longboarding is becoming a more popular trend on the Syracuse campus.

© Carly Piersol, The Daily Orange
Joey, a Syracuse University grad student, creates a rainbow during the LGBT Association event "Chalk the Quad!" Several students showed up for the event, part of "Coming Out Month".

hula hoop it.

2009-09-17T22:23:00.005-04:00

hello there, mr. vice president.

2009-09-16T15:37:00.009-04:00

Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner, and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (r-l), came to Syracuse University and spoke on different issues facing those seeking an education.

© Carly Piersol, The Daily Orange

the mysterious mustachioed man.

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and 30 more.

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four girls on marshall street

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oh, cuse fans.

2009-09-08T07:13:00.002-04:00

point three.

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three-thirtieths.

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