Phil Parisoe Photography

Oh Deer

2010-04-17T20:13:00.002-04:00

A few deer decided to hang out in our courtyard for a little bit; they seemed to really enjoy the space.

Ostrander-Morrill

2010-04-07T22:06:00.006-04:00

Here are a few pics from a wedding I shot a few weeks ago for an old family friend.

Logo Clean-up

2009-06-10T20:57:00.006-04:00

I recently cleaned-up/redesigned a friend of mine's compay logo. They are actually one of the top siding companys in the Triangle area. . . I don't know why my friend wouldn't hire a professional graphic designer?

My Nephews

2009-06-10T20:55:00.002-04:00

This was taken last fall (as you can tell by the pumkins).

New Head Shot

2009-06-10T20:53:00.002-04:00

Just an update I did with a friend of mine who is trying to get into the acting game.

Headshots for a friend

2009-03-25T11:07:00.003-04:00

Just a few shots from a shoot I did for a friend of mine a little while back.

Whalebone Club

2008-04-11T13:19:00.002-04:00

I used Photoshop to create this weird kinda half infrared image. . . it is what it is.

More Birds

2008-04-11T13:15:00.003-04:00

I know these aren't anything special. . . but it gave me something to do while my buddy was at work.

Restoration attempt #1

2008-03-24T22:30:00.003-04:00

Ok, so here is my first real try at a photo restoration. It's a photo of my grandfather (Poppop) when he first joined the navy (at age 17). It may not be the best restoration, but its a start.

Design, Arts, and Technology Symposium

2008-03-13T15:36:00.003-04:00

As it turns out. . . one of my images(above) will be included in an exhibition of art from area schools at this years Design, Arts, and Technology Symposium at UNC Greensboro. The event runs March 27th-29th. Here is a link to find out more about the DATS.

Buy This Paper!!

2008-03-11T21:52:00.002-04:00

I don't normally recommend anything. . . to anyone: I just assume let people figure out what they want for themselves. This is the exception. I just purchased a 5 sheet pack of the Ilford Galerie Gold Fiber Silk inkjet paper. This is paper is without a doubt the finest paper I've ever printed on. The gamet is wonderful, the brightness is superb and the dynamic range is marvelous. The video will give you a little more information.

NO MORE SCHOOL!!

2008-02-29T17:16:00.002-05:00

Just to let you know. . .
I am finally done with school. Even though I won't technically graduate until August; all my classes are finally finished. So from here on out; there is really no telling what or how often I will be posting.

Skate Punks

2008-02-21T21:40:00.006-05:00

Here are a couple of shots from a recent project for school. I found these kids at Project 58, a (actually, I think its the only) indoor skate park here in Raleigh, NC. As usual these where captured with my D70 using a 28-70mm lens shot wide open (it is indoors after-all).

(and yes, the kid with the broken arm was there skating)

A little too much fun with Photoshop. . . a.k.a. free the birds

2008-02-09T16:04:00.001-05:00

what can I say. . . I got really bored today.

Never Again

2007-11-03T17:06:00.001-04:00

Ok, so I helped my sister shoot our "cousin"'s wedding (its a long story. . . which I'm not going to explain here). While I was happy to help. . . and actually got a couple of decent shots out of the whole thing: The experience mainly helped to cement my decision not to shoot weddings - ever. And so, from here on out. . . I don't think I will even help to shoot weddings. nothing personal.

Billy's Boat

2007-07-25T09:42:00.001-04:00

These are from a relatively recent trip out on my buddy's boat. The first shot is of Drew Graham, the other three are Billy Sutton (he owns the boat). Neither of them had ridden for a while, so they let me try out shooting from the back of a boat; while they tried to get back in the groove with their riding. Overall, it was a pretty nice trip.

If you build it. . .

2007-07-16T17:07:00.000-04:00

I know its nothing special. . . but I was organizing my images and came across this in a folder of some stuff I did for my brother's boss. I'm not sure why, but I kinda like it for some reason.

Holga

2007-07-04T22:13:00.000-04:00

So, I finally borrowed my boss's Holga the other day. (For those of you who don't know; a Holga is a $25 hunk of plastic they like to call a camera, it has 2 exposure settings. . . sunny and cloudy). The Holga may be the funnest camera I've ever shot with. I certainly wouldn't use it on a paying job, but for a little weekend fun; it is just that, fun! Here are a few shots I took at an old mill.

Dusk Retouch

2007-06-01T15:38:00.001-04:00

I had to do a little retouching for a dusk shot recently. So here it is. . . below are the two images I started with.

Nikon 12-24mm

2007-06-01T15:09:00.000-04:00

Well, I finally borrowed one of my bosses lenses. I didn't get to shoot what I had originally intended; but I got a couple of fun snapshots of my little nephew Eli. These were shot on my D70 w/ his 12-24mm. They are a little rough because of the really low light; I had to shoot @ 1600 iso, and the shutter was still a little slow.

Studio 400 shoot #2

2007-06-01T15:02:00.000-04:00

Hey last week I shot on white, so this week I shot on black.

The Roaming Gnome

2007-05-23T18:50:00.001-04:00

I think that's how you spell gnome. . . I'm not really sure. Anyway; we got a visit from the folks at Travelocity the other day. They were doing some shots for some print adds. Long story short. . . I met my first celebrity on a photoshoot! well sort of. . . we didn't really get a chance to talk.

I know the picture quality is horrible; but I took these with my cellphone, so you really can't expect too much.

Studio 400 shoot #1

2007-05-21T21:34:00.001-04:00

I got my first chance to use the studio that I am interning at for myself today.
What do you think. . .

SJ AFB

2007-05-17T22:19:00.001-04:00

Here are a few shots from "the end of the road" at SJ Airforce Base

Oregon Inlet - OuterBanks, North Carolina

2007-05-06T14:13:00.000-04:00

NC Lighthouses

2007-05-04T09:37:00.000-04:00

I know these aren't the greatest lighthouse photos ever taken; but it was a fun trip and I am at least somewhat happy with the results. (top to bottom: Cape Lookout, Ocracoke, Cape Hatteras, Currituck, and Bodie Island)

and yes, I do plan on photoshoping the people out of the Currituck image.

For the Birds

2007-04-24T18:43:00.000-04:00

Here are a few more excerpts from the recent beach trip.

Fort Macon

2007-04-23T20:00:00.000-04:00

I've always wanted to take a picture like this. . . so I did.

and here are a couple other exerpts from a trip to Fort Macon, just outside Beaufort, NC.

The Waterfront Shops

2007-04-20T12:53:00.000-04:00

A buddy of mine is the manger at North Beach Outfitters up in Duck, NC and he is always telling me about these awesome sunsets they get out on the deck. . . he wasn't lying.

these were all captured on a Nikon D70 w/ a Tokina 28-70 2.8 lens

Welcome Back

2007-03-25T11:14:00.000-04:00

Ok, so I know I haven't posted anything in quite a while. . . This is do in part to the fact that I am now on internship and really haven't done much shooting. But, I recently went to this ASMP-NC seminar; and afterward thought this little blog thingy might be a good thing afterall. So from here on out I'm am going to try to post a little more often and show some more personal work whent I can. Having said that. . . here is one of the shots that I had to take for my mom, for an engagement party she was throwing.

ps - sorry if the images looks wierd or if the color is off. . . my monitor is currently completely wacked out color/contrast wise. It should be fixed by next week or so.

Glass on Black Field

2007-01-30T20:16:00.000-05:00

Ok, here is some more macro work. Once again shot on chrome, Nikon F5, Nikon 60mm Micro lens. This time I used a strobe for lighting, so exposure was roughly f/16.

Big Little Head

2007-01-30T20:07:00.000-05:00

While it may not seem like it, these actually are Macro shots. I shot this little statue head in the studio w/ a big "hot light" (it was a 750). All my Macro stuff gets shot on chrome, with my Nikon F5 and so far I've been using RCC's Nikon 60mm Micro lens.

Shadowplay

2006-12-22T12:01:00.000-05:00

as happenstance would have it; my apartment was getting a little too warm, so I opened a window to let in some fresh air and the sun cast this shadow on the wall; it was a little too good to pass up. shot w/ nikon d70 of course

Buddy Dave

2006-12-22T11:57:00.000-05:00

quick pic of buddy dave. . . taken in my apartment w/ the D70

hi mom

2006-12-14T23:31:00.000-05:00

I shot these as part of my Portrait Lighting class, and I just thought I would share.
They were shot in studio on a Nikon D70, exposure was roughly f/16 @ 200iso

Channeling Gran'ma

2006-12-14T23:24:00.000-05:00

ok, I know this is a total "grandma" shot; but I could help it.
this is my little nephew Eli, I was briefly overpowered by his cuteness; but I'm better now

Panoramic

2006-12-08T01:46:00.000-05:00

I had to shoot and stich a panoramic image for my Digital Imaging class; so, this is stiched together from roughly 40 images. Shot with a D70 w/ 28-70mm.

Two Suns

2006-12-08T01:42:00.000-05:00

I did this a while back. I guess there is really not much to say about it; it's just a single image that was copied, flipped, color adjusted, and then merged. It was shot on color neg(35mm), but it was quite a while back and I have no idea what the exposure was.

Post-Game

2006-11-30T16:39:00.000-05:00

Here are some more football shots. These are all post-game.
Once again shot on Nikon D70 w/ 80-200mm, exposure was 1/400th @ f/2.8.

More Photoshop Fun

2006-11-30T16:35:00.000-05:00

Technically my sister took this picture, but she emailed it to me and I had a little too much fun with it in photoshop; so I just had to share it.

The Agony of Defeat

2006-11-23T15:44:00.000-05:00

These are a few shots from Asheboro Highschool's last football game this past post-season, they lost to SouthEastern Randolph 35-6 in the second round finals.

all shots were taken with a D-70 with a 80-200mm lens. exposure was 1/400th @ f/2.8

Strange Merge

2006-11-23T15:41:00.000-05:00

this is a photomerge of a couple of shot I took in Ireland several years ago. . . the grass and trees seem to mix ok, but the sky was so bad I decided to take it out all together and put in this odd gradient. it looks weird, but it was fun to make.

sportrait

2006-11-16T20:51:00.000-05:00

what can I say; it's a sportrait.

Nikon D70
1/500@f/11
40mm
SB-800 flash

focus kid focus!

2006-11-16T20:42:00.000-05:00

clearly my nephew has issues sitting still for the camera (though my niece seems to do ok)

Nikon D70
1/40s@f/16
75mm
fill flash

Process 3

2006-11-09T20:10:00.000-05:00

I don't have much to say about these; I guess it was somewhat interesting shooting silhouettes. They were shot on a Nikon D70 with hotlights, the exposure was 1/500th @ f2.8

Color from B&W

2006-11-09T20:04:00.000-05:00

This struck me as a rather odd phenomenon; I shot this on Ilford 400 speed black and white film, but after I scanned it in rgb mode I then started fooling around with the saturation and found what seems to be appropriate color. It was a very long exposure (5 or 10 minutes) done at sometime after 11:00pm, shot with my Mamiya 645.

Process 2

2006-11-02T16:16:00.000-05:00

here are a couple of out-takes from an afternoon shooting my sister's family
evidently my little nephew is a photographer in training

Nikon D70
75mm
1/100 @ f/8

fill flash

Nikon D70
75mm
1/80 @ f/8

fill flash

Nikon D70
42mm
1/80 @ f/8

fill flash

Fisheye

2006-11-02T16:10:00.000-05:00

here are a couple of shots taken with my "new" 10.5mm fisheye.

Nikon D70
10.5mm
1/25 @ f/16

Nikon D70
10.5mm
1/3 @ f/11

Process

2006-10-23T19:43:00.000-04:00

This is the "floating metal" shot from Object Lighting. Shot on a Nikon F5
with 100 ISO chrome, the exposure was 1/3sec @ f/5.6. Setup is shown below.

Up to speed

2006-10-23T17:59:00.000-04:00

Here are a few images from my Object Lighting course that recently ended.

Nikon D70
1/60 @ f/8
ISO 200
28-105mm lens

combination of
hotlight and strobe

Nikon D70
1sec @ f/22
ISO 400
28-105mm lens

lit with hotlights

Nikon D70
1/250 @ f/16
ISO 200
70-300mm macro

nikon
sb-600 flash

Nikon D70
1/250 @ f/5.6
ISO 640
28-105mm lens

strobe

Nikon D70
1/250 @ f/16
ISO 200
28-105mm lens

strobe

Nikon D70
1/320 @ f/2.8
ISO 400
28-105mm lens

strobe