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diff --git a/src/music/index.php b/src/music/index.php index 6b69cd0..0736f94 100644 --- a/src/music/index.php +++ b/src/music/index.php @@ -4,50 +4,36 @@ require($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . "/head.php"); require($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . "/header.php"); ?> <p> - The following links lead to music I've recorded. These recordings originate from - one of two pianos: my 1903 Bechstein parlor grand or my Casio PX-S3000 digital piano. - My digital piano can record MIDI, so I use a DAW to customize and assign a piano sound afterwards. - However, I don't edit the MIDI data at all. It's all exactly as-played. - For my acoustic piano, I either use my phone's voice memo app or my MXL990 microphone, - depending on how lazy I feel. - Any editing is done in Audacity or Ableton, though most of my recordings are posted raw. + The following links lead to music I've recorded. These recordings originate from + one of two pianos: my 1903 Bechstein parlor grand or my Casio PX-S3000 digital piano. + My digital piano can record MIDI, so I use a DAW to customize and assign a piano sound afterwards. + However, I don't edit the MIDI data at all. It's all exactly as-played. + For my acoustic piano, I either use my phone's voice memo app or my MXL990 microphone, + depending on how lazy I feel. + Any editing is done in Audacity or Ableton, though most of my recordings are posted raw. </p> <p> - I have given a great deal of consideration to both the theory and philosophy of music. - I feel broadly dissatisfied with the current state of musical education and appreciation - in Western society. I initially pursued a classical education, but found myself - unwilling to engage in the rote practice that was expected to memorize pieces. - After taking a break from the piano, a good friend of mine introduced me to the - possibility of improvisational playing. In my improv, I attempt to integrate elements - of different time periods, especially baroque, impressionism, ragtime, and jazz. + I have given a great deal of consideration to both the theory and philosophy of music. + I feel broadly dissatisfied with the current state of musical education and appreciation + in Western society. I initially pursued a classical education, but found myself + unwilling to engage in the rote practice that was expected to memorize pieces. + After taking a break from the piano, a good friend of mine introduced me to the + possibility of improvisational playing. In my improv, I attempt to integrate elements + of different time periods, especially baroque, impressionism, ragtime, and jazz. </p> <p> - I've only played music since 2021, so I am very much an amateur! I enjoy some of my music - and hope you will too, but I don't want to imply that I am in any way an expert. - I can also sing kind of, so there are some recordings of that, and there will be more in the future. + I've only played music since 2021, so I am very much an amateur! I enjoy some of my music + and hope you will too, but I don't want to imply that I am in any way an expert. + I can also sing kind of, so there are some recordings of that, and there will be more in the future. </p> <h2>Recordings</h2> <ul> - <li> - <h3><a href="angelfish.mp3">Angelfish - Anne Gaudet</a></h3> - </li> - <li> - <h3><a href="101622.mp3">10/16/22 - Kai Stevenson</a></h3> - </li> - <li> - <h3><a href="101722.mp3">10/17/22 - Kai Stevenson</a></h3> - </li> - <li> - <h3><a href="creep.mp3">Creep - Radiohead</a></h3> - </li> - <li> - <h3><a href="12322.mp3">12/3/22 - Kai Stevenson</a></h3> - </li> - <li> - <h3><a href="122422.mp3">12/24/22 - Kai Stevenson</a></h3> - </li> - <li> - <h3><a href="https://youtu.be/fzH5mGUSDLQ">1/6/23 [Video] - Kai Stevenson</a></h3> - </li> + <li><h3><a href="files/angelfish.mp3">Angelfish - Anne Gaudet</a></h3></li> + <li><h3><a href="files/101622.mp3">10/16/22 - Kai Stevenson</a></h3></li> + <li><h3><a href="files/101722.mp3">10/17/22 - Kai Stevenson</a></h3></li> + <li><h3><a href="files/creep.mp3">Creep - Radiohead</a></h3></li> + <li><h3><a href="files/12322.mp3">12/3/22 - Kai Stevenson</a></h3></li> + <li><h3><a href="files/122422.mp3">12/24/22 - Kai Stevenson</a></h3></li> + <li><h3><a href="https://youtu.be/fzH5mGUSDLQ">1/6/23 [Video] - Kai Stevenson</a></h3></li> </ul> <?php require($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . "/footer.php"); ?> diff --git a/src/photography/index.php b/src/photography/index.php index 49141b0..cddfea0 100644 --- a/src/photography/index.php +++ b/src/photography/index.php @@ -4,18 +4,31 @@ require($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . "/head.php"); require($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . "/header.php"); ?> <p> - My photos come from either my iPhone 13 Pro, which takes pretty bad pictures, or my Canon 6D MK II, which is a full-frame DSLR. - For my DSLR, I almost always use my 50mm f/1.8 prime lens. Rarely, I instead use a 70-300mm telephoto zoom. Some of my photos will - have metadata attached if you're curious about the settings I use. In good light, I shoot from around 1/2000, 100iso, f/1.8, ranging to - 1/500, 400iso, f/6. In dark conditions, I shoot at around 1/200, 2000iso, f/1.8. Of course, a wide open aperture induces some significant - gaussian blurring, so that is a stylistic element that I sometimes want and sometimes don't. It does mean that I can minimize grain and motion blur. - The other thing that comes up is focal plane issues. Sometimes the plane of my subject does not exactly match the plane of focus, in which case - I will be forced to step down the aperture. I try not to go below f/8 if I can help it, because the image becomes less clear. - You may notice a vignette in some of pictures. This is usually not intentional--my lens just tends to do that. I'm too lazy to fix it in post. - On the note of post-processing, I don't do it much. Sometimes I retouch shadows and highlights, but I try to stay away from colour, with the notable - exception of my B&W work. + Photography is an interesting medium. It, of course, explores human conceptions of beauty: symmetry, contrast, colour. + It provides, too, a very literal image of projection--while humans live in a 3D space, a picture is usually viewed + in 2D. For this reason, the photographer has ultimate power over the image he shares; an infinite number of 2D slices + may be created of a 3D space. Despite this control, there is a way in which photography is different from other forms + of art: a photographer does not necessarily feel that he is <i>creating</i>; often, he feels that he is + <i>capturing</i>. </p> +<h2>Technical Details</h2> <p> - There're no photos here because I haven't figured out how I want to handle serving images. + My photos come from either my iPhone 13 Pro, which takes pretty bad pictures, or my Canon 6D MK II, which is a full-frame DSLR. + For my DSLR, I almost always use my 50mm f/1.8 prime lens. Rarely, I instead use a 70-300mm telephoto zoom. Some of my photos will + have metadata attached if you're curious about the settings I use. In good light, I shoot from around 1/2000, 100iso, f/1.8, ranging to + 1/500, 400iso, f/6. In dark conditions, I shoot at around 1/200, 2000iso, f/1.8. Of course, a wide open aperture induces some significant + gaussian blurring, so that is a stylistic element that I sometimes want and sometimes don't. It does mean that I can minimize grain and motion blur. + The other thing that comes up is focal plane issues. Sometimes the plane of my subject does not exactly match the plane of focus, in which case + I will be forced to step down the aperture. I try not to go below f/8 if I can help it, because the image becomes less clear. + You may notice a vignette in some of pictures. This is usually not intentional--my lens just tends to do that. I'm too lazy to fix it in post. + On the note of post-processing, I don't do it much. Sometimes I retouch shadows and highlights, but I try to stay away from colour, with the notable + exception of my B&W work. </p> +<h2>Selected Works</h2> +<ul> + <li><h3><a href="files/SVC_3653.jpg">Image I</a></h3></li> + <li><h3><a href="files/SVC_3517.jpg">Image II</a></h3></li> + <li><h3><a href="files/SVC_3550.jpg">Image III</a></h3></li> + <li><h3><a href="files/_MG_0100.jpg">Image IV</a></h3></li> +</ul> <?php require($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . "/footer.php"); ?> |