sam jones
george clooney - motorbike in a driveway
reflection
the photographer i chose was sam jones. sam jones has photographed many celebrities and political figures, including president barack obama. he started his career as a photojournalist at his college newspaper, then moved on to become a photojournalist for AP magazine. jones has photographed george clooney numerous times, so i chose a portrait of clooney. my mom is often told by her friends that my dad looks like her 'george clooney', so i had the idea to recreate jones's portrait of george on a motorcycle. in jones's picture, the lighting is very bright and the photo has high contrast. he must have used a fast shutter speed or clooney was not moving on the bike. in my photo, i had my dad ride up and down a side-street in dighton. i used a fast shutter speed, but the nature lighting outside was slightly dim. i had to edit the contrast and lighting in photoshop because it was too dark outside. overall, the photos came out extremely similar. i would've changed my angle if i did the shoot again because more of the motorcycle is showing in jones's photo than in mine. i also would've taken the photo in brighter lighting.