Wrapping up my Jason coverage...

jason at joan grona gallery, originally uploaded by Mr. Wright.

Pictures from the show are up in a set on Flickr now. More photos from our going-away party will be added there later, likely friends-only in case any of Jason's future students go Googling for his email or something and end up on my photos.

As for the above photo, it was a total accident, since I fired the shutter before I had finished adjusting the controls. The effect was an overexposed bounce flash of the wall next to me coupled with a long shutter speed allowing the ambient light to blur in the background. Jason was standing outside of the glow of the light, almost entirely in shadow, which is why the crispness and exposure were preserved. I love the result, that he seems to be floating outside the backdrop. Photography so often is the art of happy accidents.