Thad Allender

Photography, Multimedia & WordPress guru based in Washington, D.C.

Halloween portraits

I shot a series of portraits on Halloween using both ambient and studio lights. The top photo was lit with one 800 watt head, diffused by a large Chimera softbox at camera left. The bottom photo was lit by a red neon light mounted to the ceiling of a shed.

Audio slideshows

The following points are from a presentation I gave to Kansas University journalism students in 2006 Why should photojournalists gather audio? Combining photos and audio tells a more complete story Audio enhances the photos; photos enhance the audio Enables us to get to know our subjects better Makes photographers better journalists Encourages project-oriented stories Keys [...]

More BMX pics

These pics were all shot on Sunday riding with friends in Kansas City. From top to bottom: Phil Wasson air at Shawnee Mission Skatepark; Phil flattie from a curb onto an embankment; John Mann wallride on an overpass pillar; Justin Mann fakie wallride on the roof of an abandoned building; Dennis McCoy berm slider air [...]

KC Overpass

Exactly 10 years ago this year, I purchased a Mongoose DMC bmx frame after seeing it a magazine advertisement. I passed many riding milestones on that bike, including my first 360, first decade and first broken bone due to riding. I loved the frame, but as I started riding trails more, I retired the frame [...]