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See The Light

By Kevin Cable

Published by Kevin Cable at Smashwords

Copyright Kevin Cable 2013 all rights reserved

Photography Program

I started the photography program at the Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale in 1975. It was in the beginning years for the school, where they did not have to many instructors, but the instructors they did have, were professional photographers still working in their field. I must say, I learned a lot from the instructors that were there at that time. Many of them from Big organizations like Playboy, Nikon, Canon, and the Miami Herald. Many students started, but only a few in numbers graduated, and went on to become some type of professional photographer. The image on the previous page, is of my good friend Tom, who was also a student at the time. We were shooting Black & White charts to determine our camera, lenses, exposure and processing results using the Zone System.

Camera Chart

Long Exposure

Fishing Pier

Seven Mile Bridge

My Good Buddy Dave

Dave lived with Robyn and I, sharing a three bedroom apartment. He also became one of my photo subjects as well. Although, I would have to say, Dave was a ham on camera, and fun to photograph. We did a lot of fun things together during those years, especially exploring the Florida Keys. Down in the keys, we would spend the weekends camping on some deserted island and dive, swim, and fish. To make extra money back then, we would catch salt water fish, and send them up north to my father, he would sell them to the local fish stores. Following page, out in Davie Florida where we first lived, we found a swing along the canal and gave it a try. We were told to beware of alligators, and so we always had a look out.

Shooting Models

As a photographer there are many fields to go in. I decided, I liked shooting models, cars, musicians, and commercial advertising. Models take a little more time then shooting a box of cereal, or bottle of wine. Although shooting wine, and cereal in the studio, can take a great amount of patients, and in a different way. Models, you have to work with as you think of lighting, lenses, exposure, backgrounds and so on. You dont have to work with tabletop products the same way, but you do have to think of lighting, sets, props, and the ability to turn out a good high quality product for the client. New models need a composite to show off their talents to prospective agents, and clients to get work. So my early school work was creating model composites, for new models.

Smokey and the Bandit

This was a hot car for these years! A nice car to shoot and be creative with. The Pontiac Trans Am. One of the guys in the apartment complex was a car salesman, and he had the Smokey and the Bandit car for a day. I took advantage of the opportunity and had the chance to shoot the car. At the time, I did not have portable strobe lights as I do now, and or the ability to go into a studio with a crew and equipment. I did what I could with dappled light coming through some palm trees, and reflection of clouds on the car. Having a black car was a good thing, except for the reflections I had to be aware of. Something that a polarizer helped out with. With something as nice as this car, a beautiful girl, or celebrity is your subject, its a little hard to go too wrong.

Penny Arcade

My wifes cousin was a master at building beautiful autos. He designed and built this great looking Model T. I was home from school for the holidays, and checked out his latest creation. He would later build a Bat-mobile for the film and other very cool looking machines. Again, I did not have lighting or studio, so I took the custom ride down in his backyard and used the garden as a backdrop.

Modeling Photography

I would shoot all the models I could, not only that I liked shooting them, but to have my next photo assignment for school. My friend Tom, and his wife, would stop by and we would use the wives as models, for various projects. Shooting models became easier and easier the more of them I would shoot. The camera became secondary and just part of me as I would work with the environment we were in. Lighting became one of the most important factors for any, and every shoot. We did not have a lot of money to work with on any of our projects, making locations somewhat important as the models and clothing. Once we decided what we wanted to achieve, we had to work on how to do it. Use a friends pool, go to the beach, create a studio in my bedroom, anything that would add to the outcome of my project.

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