Film Photography

       Random scans from my first three roles of film for my Photography Class at Parkland College this spring. I was using my friend Pat's scanner and I we couldn't figure out how to scan one slide at a time, so a lot of these are multiple pictures in one. It looks pretty interesting so we didn't try to fix it. There are also a couple photos where pat scanned two negatives at once, creating a double exposure photo, and that effect looks pretty neat as well!

Photos by: Kyle Dunn

Model Spotlight: Jill Schultz

       Hailing from Gibson City Illinois, This small town girl has always loved being in front of a camera! Jill Schultz does it all, whether it be acting, modeling, singing, or playing music, there's no doubt in the amount of talent this girl possesses.

       Last summer, Jill decided to move to New York City to pursue a career in the fashion industry. She worked for fashion photographer, Michael William Paul as one of his assistants. There, she was able to experience all the behind-the-scenes work of some of the fashion industry's top representatives. By the end of the summer, she realized that working in this industry was not for her. Jill is now pursuing a career in acting. She recently signed with Rock Agency, a talent agency in Madison, Wisconsin. Through this agency, she plans on finding work modeling, acting and singing.

For those who are aspiring to become models, Jill gives some advice for what it takes to get started!

       Young models should start with doing test shoots, by finding recognized photographers and paying them to take their photos to start a portfolio. The goal is to get signed by an agency and what these agencies are looking for is versatility in the models looks and photographs. They want a bunch of different looks, not just fashion shots. They want to see some commercial and fitness shots in there as well. Once you have this, you send them into different agencies all over the country, which you can even do online. You don't have to be from the same city your agency is in. It's very important to read through your contracts and make sure to bring a parent because when getting signed, a lot of information is thrown at you at once. If an agent makes you pay to have them as an agent they are not legit. They should only get commission off of the work you do.

       I was also fortunate enough to take some photos of Jill in a random field about a mile south of my house. I love the way she is able to easily channel different emotions and express them so dramatically. Each photo she takes just shines with passion and life. Below are a few of my favorites!

Canon 7D 50mm F1.8

Model & Styling - Jill Schultz

Need more Jill!? Check out her work:

Jill's Vimeo Page

Model Mayhem Portfolio

Update

Hey guys! So, keeping up with all four of my daily blogs has been a lot harder than I thought it would be! It was hard at first, but it's been a couple of days and I feel like I am getting into the grove of uploading and posting things all the time. I'm really glad that I'm taking more photos now than usual. I took something like 5,000 photos this weekend, and below are two that I really really really like! :) If you want to see more photos like this, check out my blog  Cornfield Swag  <--click it!

Also this week, I am going to post an interview I did of one of my good friends, and up-and-coming model, Jill Schultz! I had the privilege of taking her photos this weekend, so I will share those and our discussion about her experience in the modeling industry and her plans for the future!

New Blogs!

      I decided to start using tumblr about a month ago. It's a great way for me to organize all of the images I upload to the internet,and to receive feedback on my work from mostly random, uneducated people! I have four tumblr pages total, which are listed below. All of these blogs consist of photos I have taken of people and places in my hometown, Champaign, Illinois! I don't plan to live here forever, so I want to take advantage of what i have now and to create photographs to share my life as a photographer in this city. I will update them all everyday, I do not want to focus on one idea for too long. It will force me to discover and experience new things about photography and this town.

- Cornfield Swag - 

I am a HUGE admirer of fashion photography. The process of bringing together and collaborating with different professionals like makeup artists, hair stylists, clothing designers, photographers, graphic designers, etc to create something that is their idealized image of beauty, brought together, is EXCITING! The images are always strong, dramatic and PERFECT. CornfieldSwag is taking this style of photography, and adding my own perspective to it.

Cornfield Swag is better represented by the mood of the photo rather than the clothing represented, its about finding hidden beauty in unexpected places in nature.

- Cornfield Cribs - 

If you've been to Central Illinois, you've probably noticed one of the THOUSANDS of farms surrounding every town EVER. There are so many farms in the area, and each one has its own history, its own story. I want to go out of my way to explore these places, and share the stories. Be a total creeper and annoy people until I find someone who actually wants to talk to me. There is always something to discover, always more than meets the eye! ALWAYS.

- Cornfield Landscapes - 

Observations of plants, landscapes, and other life on Central Illinois farms. I think this stuff looks super cool. Hopefully you will too!

- Champaign-Urbana-Savoy - 

I consider these locations all one big city because they are right next to each other. It amazes me how such a small area can have so much diversity! I usually stick to going to the same places I feel comfortable with, and I don't take the time to experience all the good, the bad, and the VERY BAD of this place! I want to make an effort to point out the things I see and force people to notice the unordinary through my images.

Pink Trees

Model - Lauren Robinson