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(photo by Matt Miller) Hope Plaza at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. This is the second in an occasional series of member profiles, where we learn a little more about the staff and campuses of our member institutions. (See the first member profile) 

(text and photo above by Mark DiOrio) Mark DiOrio has been University Photographer at Colgate University and a UPAA member since 2016. He has a BFA from Purchase College (SUNY) and a masters in photography from Syracuse University. He worked at newspapers for 11 years before being hired at Colgate. His People and Potraits category photo “Circadian Rhythm of a Swimmer” was voted Best in Show in the December 2019 Monthly Image Competition.

Quick tech stuff: Camera, focal length, exposure data, lighting used (if any):

• Nikon D4s

This is the third installment of year-end mini reviews of gadgets, services or other products that members have used in the preceding year. (See 2018 Four Faves and 2017 Four Faves.) This year four different members each reviewed an item of their choosing.

1: Think Tank Divider Set, by Jeff Miller, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Photos provided except where noted, text by Glenn Carpenter, Moraine Valley Community College, UPAA president. Above left, Chris Hughes with two unmistakably 1980s photographic tools: A medium format film camera and a Vivitar 285. Above right, a more contemporary photo of Chris, who passed away in 2016.

Many may not remember Chris Hughes or perhaps even know his name, but for those of us who were involved in UPAA in in the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s Chris is a giant in the UPAA world.

(text and photos by Fred Zwicky) Fred Zwicky’s Features & Illustrations category image “Mastering Energy and Matter” was voted Best in Show in the November 2019 Monthly Image Competition.

(text and photos by Cydney Scott) Cydney Scott is a photojournalist at Boston University. The image above is from the photo story "BU Late at Night."

(Photo by Ken Bennett) The UPAA Board at work in Utah, November 2019

Mid-Year Board Decision Announcements
 

(photos by Rhett Butler) Jonathan Rhett Butler (He goes by “Rhett” and yes, Gone With the Wind fans, that’s really his middle name!) is a University Communications Photographer in the News Services office at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. He is a former newspaper photographer who has been at ECU for two and a half years and a UPAA member for just over a year. His Campus Environment photo “Foggy Morning” was voted Best in Show in the October 2019 Monthly Image Competition.

(photo by Don Rogers) 'Benificence' is a bronze statue on the campus of Ball State University. It is referred to by students as "Benny."

This is a longer version of an article from The Contact Sheet, the UPAA annual magazine. It is the first of a new occasional series of member profiles, where we learn a little more about the staff and campuses of our member institutions.

(text and photos by Kristen Grace) Kristen Grace is a staff photographer and digital asset manager at the University of Florida Museum of Natural History. In February of 2019 a photo from a self-assigned story in Mexico won Best in Show in the Monthly Image Competition. The success of that project led to another self-pitched chance to accompany UF Florida Museum staff members on a research trip, this time to Costa Rica.

It never hurts to ask… again and again.

(text and photos by Justin Hayworth) Justin Hayworth is the photographer at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. His photo in the General Features category, "Deep Space," was voted Best in Show in the September 2019 Monthly Image Competition.

Quick tech stuff—camera model, focal length, exposure data, lighting used (if any):

Canon 5d Mark IV; Tamron 15-30mm f2.8 @15mm

Exposure: 30 seconds @f2.8, ISO 3200

Briefly go through the process of how the photo came about: Assignment or found/self-assigned?

Text and photos by Nate Edwards/BYU

I have been asked on many occasions how I edit my photos and what my process is. We felt like it was a good idea to make a video that will walk you through four different editing scenarios in order to share some tips and tricks that I have learned over the years to help my photos come alive.