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		<title>SkillsUSA Competition</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 26th I had the pleasure of being a judge for a Virginia high school skills competition. This year&#8217;s state level competition was organized by SkillsUSA and held at the Hampton Roads Convention Center. High school students competed in areas ranging from brick laying to automotive repair to&#8230; photography. For the photography competition, there [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On April 26th I had the pleasure of being a judge for a Virginia high school skills competition.  This year&#8217;s state level competition was organized by <a href="http://www.bensonblake.com/goto.php?w=http://www.skillsusa.org" target="_blank">SkillsUSA</a> and held at the <a href="http://www.bensonblake.com/goto.php?w=http://www.thehrcc.com" target="_blank">Hampton Roads Convention Center</a>.  High school students competed in areas ranging from brick laying to automotive repair to&#8230; photography.  For the photography competition, there were four judges including myself and photographer <a href="http://www.bensonblake.com/goto.php?w=http://www.gregadams.com" target="_blank">Greg Adams</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">My task was to judge studio portrait lighting.  So, students had to position, meter, and adjust two flashes for a studio lighting setup.  They took ten photos and choose what they felt was their strongest image&#8230; and explained why. After the competition, Greg and I answered a few questions and showed the students some lighting basics.  Your&#8217;s truly &#8220;modeled&#8221; a little, to help show different types of lighting.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-337" title="Student creating a studio portrait" src="http://www.bensonblake.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/skillsusa08_10.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="321" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-336" title="Lighting ratios and facial angles" src="http://www.bensonblake.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/skillsusa08_17a.jpg" alt="" width="454" height="219" /><br />
Photos by <a href="http://www.bensonblake.com/goto.php?w=http://www.gregadams.com" target="_blank">Greg Adams</a></p>
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