Science on my mind

Classroom and lab shoots can be a lot of a fun. A lot of times, you learn a lot just visiting the class.

A recent anatomy lab for speech pathology majors taught be John Hranitz from biology was a special treat. The lecture was fun to listen to and photographically there was a lot going on. A lecture, some microscope work, and exploring with plastic models. Almost three photo shoots in one.

Shooting was done with the Canon 7 and (primarily) Tokina 16-50 f/2.8. The Tokina is a nice lens, but difficult to find now. Sharpness is very good, though there's a fair bit of distortion at the wide end that will show up in ceiling lines. The last photo in this series was done with the Canon 50 f/1.4.

ISO was set at 1600 for the entire shoot. Aperture was generally in the f/4 to f/5.6 range.

The top photo has some subjective color in Dr. Hranitz's face because he's illuminated by a projector.

Canon color tends to run a little warm as well. The "auto color" option in Photoshop will typically cool it down. But often I leave the Canon warmth in altogether or a fade the auto color by about half to keep a portion of the warmth.