Angie Hoffman Photography

Super Moon 3/19/11

2011-03-19T22:45:00.002-04:00

The Super Moon.

2011-02-20T18:30:00.001-05:00

Fall photo shoot with my niece and nephew.

Fall pictures

2009-10-05T07:07:00.002-04:00

My niece Jordan and my nephew Jaxon playing outside.

Baby Mockingbirds

2009-05-15T11:32:00.001-04:00

My mom and I accidentally evicted these birds when we were cutting out some bushes. We propped them up in the corner of the porch with their branches and they are doing fine.

Football

2008-10-22T07:43:00.003-04:00

Football's more fun at night, but this was a paying job and besides the changing light, it was pretty fun. Cody Moran #70 and Ortiz #8.

Restoration - Part 1

2008-10-15T08:36:00.003-04:00

This is a photo of Gerardo as a mad little boy. :o) Anyway I have been messing with this image for 2 years trying to fix it and this is what I've ended up with. There are 4 more pictures like this of his siblings and mom to fix yet. I fixed a photo of his grandfather about a year ago and I will post that soon.

Apple

2008-10-14T20:31:00.002-04:00

This is an apple from the tree in our back yard. It was so full the branches were hanging on the ground. This is before they were ripe and I liked the light on it. Now they are ready and are the most delicious apples I've ever eaten.

Here it is...

2008-08-08T15:34:00.000-04:00

I did it! I'm proud of myself.

The Misfits!

2008-07-26T15:04:00.002-04:00

Here we all are on graduation day!!! Laura Graf, Sophia Zimmerman, me, Melisa Pendergrass.

Graduation Announcement

2008-07-21T07:36:00.000-04:00

Martha and Justin

2008-07-16T17:10:00.003-04:00

This is my favorite pose from the session.

My First Payment as a Photographer!

2008-07-14T13:51:00.004-04:00

I tried my hand at engagement photos this week and Martha graciously allowed me to put up the check on here. Now, before anyone gets upset that I only charged $50, keep in mind I am not a portrait photographer and will not be making prints or anything, just a CD.

Flamingo

2008-07-01T11:58:00.005-04:00

I was able to spend some time with the zoo's photographer, Tom Gillespie on Friday. He gave me some tips and tricks he uses to make really nice zoo pictures. Here's one I did using the advice he gave me.

Something Different

2008-06-30T10:18:00.001-04:00

Here's something a little different from me. I went on a photo safari one evening and thought I'd try being a little artsy. Not sure how I feel about it.

Tooth Fish

2008-06-10T06:56:00.004-04:00

I photographed this fish in a tank at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. I didn't even noticed the teeth until I was editing my photos. I didn't touch this image, not even a levels adjustment. I grin everytime I look at this image.
P.S. This is a Pacu, the vegetarian cousin to the Pirhana.

Vision Illustrations

2008-05-28T09:30:00.002-04:00

These are two photographs I took, smudged them into illustrations in Photoshop and then added the correct degree of their angles of vision. I learned a lot about Photoshop doing this project.

Macro Baleen

2008-05-27T14:45:00.002-04:00

This is a macro 1:1 shot of whale baleen. (It was stinky) I used a Nikon D2x and 105mm lens with extension ring. It was fun doing some macro again.

Smudge Tool

2008-05-20T10:39:00.005-04:00

Today I learned to use the smudge tool to make a photo look like an illustration. This was my first try.

Construction

2008-05-20T10:36:00.002-04:00

My current internship is at the College of Veterinary Medicine at NC State. They are doing a lot of construction and building a new hospital.

Mohawk

2008-05-15T20:57:00.002-04:00

It really is easier when you have a great model.

Jordan (my girlie)

2008-05-13T15:51:00.004-04:00

My awesome niece Jordan. I love her tons! (even with her wild hair)

Jaxon Jensen

2008-05-13T15:36:00.007-04:00

Portraits of my 11 month old nephew. He is so freakin' adorable that I had a hard time choosing the best one.

Flo Rida

2008-04-20T19:31:00.004-04:00

Flo Rida and his entourage popped into the KZL studio Friday night and I took a few pictures of him while he was there. He was scheduled to perform at the N Club, but I left at midnight and they still weren't there, so Jared and Biggie stayed to take pictures when he showed up. 4 Mil offered me an internship with them in Miami and I was gettin' excited until Deidre from the Two Guys Named Chris morning show informed me he was pulling my leg. That would have been cool.

Celebrity Samuari Cook-Off

2008-04-16T20:39:00.004-04:00

Katie O'brien was serving up some tasty Japanese food at Kabuto's Tuesday night. Biggie was her assistant and they won 2nd place.

Jack Murphy noshing on a shrimp head before the big cook-off commenced.

Ricky Prohl autographed footballs for everyone at his table and did all the cooking himself.

The big Celebrity Samuari Cook-Off happened Tuesday night at Kabuto's in Greensboro. It was really loud and really fun and there was lots of fire. Biggie lost the hair off the back of one of his hands thanks to Katie, but he was the only casualty. Josh-in-the-box let Jared light the onion volcano so he could keep his eyebrows this year. Everyone had a great time and all the money went to Murphy's Kids Charity. To see the rest of my photos go to www.1075kzl.com and click on 'Murphy in the Morning'.

Eugene B. Sims

2008-04-03T18:39:00.003-04:00

Portrait of Eugene Sims, Self Proclaimed Bad Boy of Rock 92. On the air midnight to 5am.

Happy Easter !!!

2008-03-23T14:36:00.007-04:00

So Bingo kept picking on Biggie all day. Not sure why, but this photo kind of summed up their relationship for the day.

This little fella was too young to participate in the egg hunt, so I gave him an egg in exchange for a photo. His outfit and blond curls just scream Easter to me.

Josh in the Box and the Chick-fil-A cow...so happy together...

To see all the Easter Egg photos go to www.1075kzl.com and click on 'Photos'

Blake Lewis in the 107.5kzl studio.

2008-03-20T12:39:00.002-04:00

Last night Blake Lewis did the Top 8 at 8 with Tripper live in the studio with 12 sets of listeners to meet-n-greet. He was the other season 6 American Idol finalist along with Jordin Sparks. He's very animated and funny and it was a very enjoyable experience for all the listeners that were there.

Chocolate Eggs

2008-03-11T21:48:00.004-04:00

I had to put these chocolates in plastic eggs for the big Easter egg hunt I am to photograph on the 22nd. When the monotony of the eggs got to me I decided to be a little creative and integrate photography into the task. I bounced my new Canon 430EX off the ceiling to light the chocolates.

Three Days Grace and Josie

2008-03-08T19:08:00.004-05:00

Here's Josie with Three Days Grace backstage last night. I was gonna bounce my flash for a less snapshot-looking photo but they all had hats on and I didn't have much time so I went with direct on-camera flash since I don't have an off shoe cord or anything. Anyway, this has been the coolest part of my internship so far.

2008-02-25T11:27:00.002-05:00

2008-02-21T09:42:00.002-05:00

Photos and sounds by Melisa Pendergrass and Angie Hoffman.

Purple People Eater

2008-02-20T16:30:00.005-05:00

I used to love that song "One eyed, one horned, flying purple people eater" when I was a kid. Anyway, I always imagined they lived in these little purple flowers. This is a 1:1 shot done with a D200, 55mm lens with extension ring and sunlight.

Sunflowers and Tea

2008-02-13T13:04:00.004-05:00

FM3a, 60mm lens with PB5 bellows, Speedotron and 35mm transparency film. I am unsure of the ratio because in my excitement to use the bellows, I forgot to crank the lens out to 1:1, so I'm not sure where to start to calculate the ratio. My best guess is 3:1.

Macro...beyond

2008-02-13T12:49:00.004-05:00

Ok, so focus...not so good, but I used the PB5 bellows and 60mm lens and had a hard time seeing very well. I also used a Speedotron and FM3a camera with Kodak Ektachrome film.

Potpourri

2008-02-06T11:08:00.000-05:00

A 1:1 macro shot of some potpourri in the livingroom. Obviously needs dusted. I used a D200 and 55mm lens with extension. 1/30th at f/8. Lit by SB800 flash on SC-17 cord.

2008-02-06T10:07:00.001-05:00

Melisa and I spent the day at the zoo collecting sounds and images. We each put together our own Soundslides from the pool of images and sounds for John's assignment. I could have spent a lot more time on my sound in Audacity because its not very smooth.

Metal

2008-01-28T10:47:00.000-05:00

I used a piece of metal vent and lit it with a mini mole shining on the white wall with a blue gel on half of it. Image size is 1:1. ISO 400 f/32 15 second exposure. D100, 105mm lens with extension.
Set up below:

Macro Glass

2008-01-28T10:44:00.000-05:00

This flower vase was lit with a mini mole facing the wall with an orange gel on it. It is 1:1. ISO 400 f/32 25 second exposure. I used a D100 with 105mm lens with extension.

Macro Ratios

2008-01-23T15:38:00.000-05:00

I thought it would be interesting to see the ratios side by side. 1:1 is life size representation on the film plane, 1:2 is half life size, etc. I used the Canon 5D macro kit and a hot light. The lens has marks for each ratio, so I just set it and moved out until the orange became in focus. Now I would like to go beyond 1:1.

Apples

2008-01-21T13:14:00.001-05:00

Some more macro. I used the Canon 5D macro kit and just some hot lights. This image is 1:1. ISO 400, f/8 @ 1/30th. I like this composition because of the background colors and I didn't notice the thing on the stem until later...and I ate that apple, eww.

Set.

Cropped Ice

2008-01-17T14:59:00.000-05:00

I just cropped the image below to show the shapes in the ice. I just think it looks cool.

Macro Ice

2008-01-17T14:38:00.001-05:00

Some macro ice from this morning. These are 1:1 but I really would like to use the bellows and get even further. Used Nikon D200, 55mm macro lens with extension ring. f/8 at 1/60th ISO 100. SB800 flash on SC-17 cord.

Macro Mishaps

2008-01-17T14:20:00.000-05:00

So macro is a little challenging, especially with focus placement. You don't get a lot of depth of field and if you move just a little, then its just off. I shot these this morning in the rain. I used a D200, 55mm macro lens and an extender ring, as well as SB800 flash on SC-17 cord all while holding an umbrella to keep it all dry. ISO 100 f/8 at 1/60th. I left it at f8 because I could still see some to focus and I ran out of hands to change it up.

How many moms does it take...

2008-01-10T21:29:00.001-05:00

In the middle of opening presents at Christmas, my nephew Jaxon needed an 'oil change' as my dad calls it. Apparently it was a two man -woman- job. Canon EOS Rebel XT and 550 flash on cord.

Santa Jordan

2008-01-10T21:22:00.001-05:00

My awesome niece Jordan played Santa Christmas morning. I took several random snapshots using my Canon EOS Rebel XT and a normal lens. I also had the Canon 550 flash on a cord and available light.

Here it is...

2007-12-21T09:34:00.001-05:00

I did this project for a friend. These are her parents. She wanted a picture of her dad on a tractor so I did that as part of an assignment for Bill. Then she gave me a picture of her mother (who is deceased) and wanted me to put her in the picture like she was looking down from heaven. I scanned in the picure she gave me and using the elliptical marquee tool I cut her out and put her on the tractor picture. I used the brush tool and the clone tool to blend her into the clouds. Even though some of my classmates laughed and thought this was cheesy, my friend and her family are very pleased with this.

All the Tiffanys

2007-12-21T09:27:00.001-05:00

Here's my long term assignment. Tiffany was great and we did about four sessions just to get these three pictures. I learned that things work out much better when I have a plan. I was having trouble posing Tiffany and with some tips from Kevin I drew out some poses before we did our final session. I had the lights ready when she got there and with the poses, we were done in about 15 minutes. I definitely learned my lesson.

Mom

2007-12-21T09:23:00.000-05:00

Here's my mom. I used her for the my choice portrait for Kevin. I used my Canon EOS Rebel XT and Canon 550 flash with soft box as well as one Alien Bee with softbox.

Crack of Dawn

2007-12-12T11:59:00.000-05:00

I shot this when I was out looking for people at the crack of dawn for an assignment for Bill this summer. I eventually did find some people, but this was definitely the better shot. Canon Rebel XT and no flash. I leaned on my car since I didn't have a tripod.

Hurrell(?) Practice

2007-12-10T20:58:00.000-05:00

Just some practice before I do my Hurrell photo shoot. I hope I get better results from my model. Shot with my Canon Rebel XT and 550 flash with cord.

Jackie Composite

2007-12-03T15:16:00.000-05:00

This assignment was really fun. First I shot the two locations. Then I shot Jackie in a white studio on a stool. I 'cut her out' then put her on the two locations. After some refinements on her edges it looked like this. This was a cool assignment.

Iris and her children.

2007-11-30T22:30:00.000-05:00

These are two shots I am thinking about using for my portrait portfolio. Iris' children, Cody and Chelsea, are just too cute. I kinda felt sorry for them though, they weren't too happy about their outfits. Shot with my Canon EOS Rebel XT and 18-55mm lens. I also used a Nikon SB800 flash on a light stand with a Vivitar soft box. I had an easier time shooting these two than I have with my human models.

Fire Leaf

2007-11-26T17:58:00.000-05:00

My sister suggested shooting some leaves up close to show the texture. This is what I came up with. I think the water drops add to it. Shot with Canon EOS Rebel XT 18-55mm lens, ISO 100, f/5.6 1/60th. I held it up in the air to get a somewhat clean background and tilted it until the light hit the water just right.

The Pond

2007-11-26T12:38:00.001-05:00

I took this when I was out shooting for my pano. Water in a photograph always helps it look better I think. Captured with Canon EOS Rebel XT, 18-55mm lens, ISO 200, f/22 1/60th on a tripod.

Tiffany - Part 1

2007-11-20T21:48:00.001-05:00

This is my studio shot for the long term portrait assignment. Shot in portrait bay 2 with Canon Rebel XT and 75-300mm lens at ISO 200, f/8 and 1/60th. I had a lot of trouble coming up with poses. In the end Tiffany pretty much did this one herself.

1979

2007-11-16T20:35:00.000-05:00

Ahhhh, the good 'ol days of portraiture. Gotta love it.

Last Night

2007-11-13T16:19:00.001-05:00

The view from the parking lot last night as I was leaving school. Captured with my Canon EOS Rebel XTi and 17-55mm lens, 1/15th at f/5.6. I used the trash can to lean on since I didn't have my tripod.

Outdoor Portrait Outtakes

2007-11-13T09:57:00.000-05:00

This is an outtake from my outdoor portrait session for Bio Portrait class. He tried valiantly to corral all three dogs at once, but it was almost impossible. All in all it was a fun shoot, even though I got a lot of doggy slobber on me. Image captured using my Canon EOS Rebel XTi and 24-105mm lens, ISO 200, 1/125th at f/5.6.

Fall Leaves

2007-11-07T12:14:00.000-05:00

I love fall and these leaves looked like they were glowing with the sun coming through them. Shot with my Canon EOS Rebel XTi at ISO 200, f/16, 1/250th and 18-55mm lens.

Monday Night Football

2007-10-31T14:43:00.000-04:00

My first Friday night football layout for Bill. My flash died before I even got started, but I definitely got the ball and faces and people falling down. InDesign is new to me and kind of scary, but I like how it turns out in the end. Shot with Nikon D200, 300mm lens and SB800 flash. ISO 1600 and 1/250th at f2.8.

Remember

2007-10-26T20:30:00.000-04:00

Window light and a small fill card are all that was used to light this doll. We had to shoot a home object using window light and I chose this doll because of her texture and sweet pose.

Multiple Pops

2007-10-26T20:21:00.001-04:00

Here is my multiple pop image from Large Format class this summer. I used a Sinar 4x5 camera and 4x5 transparency film. Using the black card method I did 16 pops of the Farrell light to reach this exposure.

Biltmore Tulips

2007-10-26T10:37:00.001-04:00

This is from 1st year Design Lab and was shot with my Mamiyaflex TLR and Tmax 100 B&W film. On the original print I did a 30 second burn on the sky. I scanned the negative and did a burn on the sky in Photoshop for this blog post.

Glass

2007-10-16T13:25:00.000-04:00

(c)2007 Angie Hoffman
This mortar and pestle filled the glass requirement for my Bio Object portfolio. I used a mini mole on spot and lit the white wall with it. In the ACR window I slid saturation over until it looked black and white.