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"Alley": Photo from Paso Robles Workshops Taught by Strobist's David Hobby

Another photo from Syl Arena's "Paso Robles Workshops" taught by David Hobby (Strobist.) This is of my friend Stephen. I have a light coming from behind him creating the cool texture on the metal and a warm colored light coming from the right hitting his face.

We had a great time shooting this, except that we shot it in a dank rat infested alley way.

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Sam Graham is a los angeles photographer, artist, animator, writer, and musician

Model Photo from Paso Robles Workshop with David Hobby

Here's another photo that I took during Syl Arena's Paso Robles Workshops taught by David Hobby of Strobist. This model was really great, especially since it was her first time modeling on this shoot! We shot this photo in an old victorian house, but you can't tell that by this picture. 

To light this, I used a single flash (being set off wirelessly by a pocket wizard) to her right, and diffused it by shooting it through the shower curtain. To make the light bluish in the background I used a trick I learned at the workshop. The trick is, you put the camera's white balance on incandescent, which makes the image more blue to compensate for orange light. Then you gel the flash to be more orange (CTO) to make the subject look like they are in white light, but everything else -not hit by the stobe- will look blue. Specifically, I wanted the window light to look bluish to contrast with the warmish light on the model. 

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Impromptu Photoshoot!

I took this photo during an impromptu shindig at my house last wednesday night. I decided it would be fun to do a portrait of my friend Nick. I set up the lights using techniques I acquired during the Paso Robles Workshops with David Hobby (Strobist) and Syl Arena (Pixsylated). 

The photo is of my friend Nick Arciaga, another Los Angeles artist. He studies visual art at Art Center, a private art college in Pasadena, CA. According to Wikipedia:

Art Center is particularly known for its Transportation Design (automobile) and Product Design programs. It also has notable photography, graphic design, advertising design, illustration, fine art, film, environmental design and entertainment design programs. 

Nick went to Mira Costa High School with me in Manhattan Beach, CA.

This photo was shot on a Canon 40D using two flashes, one with a red, and another with a green-colored roscolux gel on each of them. The flashes were set off wirelessly using pocket wizards and held up by Manfrotto stands.  

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"I Shagged an Alien" | Episode Two by Los Angeles Artist, Los Angeles Animator Sam Graham

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"I shagged an Alien" Episode Two of J.W. An animated series by Los Angeles animator Sam Graham

Drawn, animated, voiced, and soundtrack by Sam Graham. This was animated using adobe flash on an apple Imac computer with an intel processor. I put the animation clips together in the old Imovie HD (which is much better than the new imovie, thanks Steve Jobs! :/ )

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Monster, Man, Bug | By Los Angeles Artist, Los Angeles Animator Sam Graham

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The latest flash animation from Los Angeles artist, photographer, animator Sam Graham entitled "Monster, man, bug." This is bunch of strange characters that I drew together in a scene on a hill in an unknown place. This animation was created on an apple imac, one of the great inventions from Steve Jobs. You should check out this video on an iphone where it looks really cool. Check this space for more animations from Los Angeles animator/photographer. Don't forget, say "hey."

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Salvation Army | by Los Angeles Artist, Los Angeles Animator Sam Graham

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Los Angeles animator Sam Graham visit to the Redondo Beach Salvation army. Home to such everyday necessities as a Shaq shirt, popcorn, and a Swiffer. This video was shot on a flip mino video camera and edited on an apple imac in classic imovie hd, a program so good, they don't make it anymore.

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