Nathan James Kostegian

MLK2012

2012-01-30T04:39:00.001-08:00

James, my buddy.

2012-01-23T17:42:00.001-08:00

David Guetta, Corbra Starship, Lloyd, L.E.W.D. Society 95.5 Jingle Jam

2011-12-22T15:35:00.000-08:00

David Guetta, Corbra Starship, Lloyd, L.E.W.D. Society performing at the Filmore Detroit for the 95.5 Jingle Jam.
Unlock DETROIT: Jingle Jam 2011 by UnlockDetroit

Plymouth Cycle & Speed Teaser

2011-12-07T09:14:00.001-08:00

A little project I have been working on at my local shop. More to come in the nest coming months so stay tuned. Check out the shop at plymouthcycleandspeed.com they do it all.

Alaska Video

2011-11-29T15:23:00.001-08:00

Have been sitting on this footage for about a year and a half so here it is.

Bike Ride

2011-11-06T06:33:00.000-08:00

Halloween on Auburn St.

2011-11-01T10:28:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween! Thanks for participating, parents feel free to right click on a photo to save it or send me an email at nathankostegian@nathankostegian.com and I'll send you a full resolution version.

Washington D.C.

2011-10-31T19:42:00.000-07:00

Had a chance to visit Washington D.C. for the first time. Great city and I even did the super touristy things, but really enjoyed it. So much history in this city. Occupy D.C.U.S. CapitalNational Gallery of Art East Building Jackson Pollock, Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist),1950, National Gallery of ArtClaude Monet French, 1840 - 1926 Rouen Cathedral, West Façade, 1894Lake Lucerne Albert Bierstadt American, 1830 - 1902 Lake Lucerne, 1858Lincoln MemorialNational Mall from Lincoln Memorial"I have a dream"Washington MonumentObama in his choppa?WWII MemorailWWII MemorialReflection Pond under construction White House Hotel WashingtonU.S. Capital

3rd Annual Detroit Fall Beer Festival

2011-10-23T04:12:00.000-07:00

Eastern Market 10.22.11 300+ Beers from over 50 of Michigan's finest craft breweries.

Vaction Premiere: Crofoot Pontiac MI

2011-10-20T14:13:00.000-07:00

Here are a few snaps from last nights Vacation Premiere at the Crofoot in Pontiac, MI. Have to say the best parts go to Nic Sauve and Pat Moore, but all together another banger from Forum, Special Blend, and Four Square.

Chris Daniels

2011-10-17T15:10:00.000-07:00

Here are a few photos I took of my buddy Chris Daniels who is stand up comic, but he is not funny, but I'll let you be the judge of that. Check him out at http://loudblackpeople.tumblr.com/ or on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/chrisdanielsworld or bug him about when his next show is.

Fall Ball 2011

2011-10-03T18:31:00.000-07:00

Good luck to my cousin Cole in playoffs this fall!

Snowboard Demo Reel

2011-09-29T17:46:00.000-07:00

Baja Brawl 10th Annual Labor Day Weekend.

2011-09-20T15:34:00.000-07:00

Here is a bunch of stacked footie for your pleasure from the 10th annual Baja Brawl at Baja Acres in Millington, MI. Big thanks once again to the Bixby brothers at Big Multimedia for having me out. Enjoy.

Motocross Video: SJO Productions-Hundsonville

2011-09-19T11:23:00.000-07:00

Check out the first motocross video I help shoot. Thanks to the Bixby Brothers for having me and to Eddie Bard from SJO Productions. More MotoX coming soon...

JJ Thomas, short hit at the O-Park

2011-09-11T11:15:00.000-07:00

JJ is a member of the U.S. Olympic snowboard team, who came to the O-Park for some training before heading off to the U.S. Open and the Winter X Games this past winter. Look out for this guy in the pipe cause he can bring it.

Aurora Borealis TL

2011-09-08T15:16:00.000-07:00

Family

2011-09-07T12:34:00.001-07:00

Family, a set on Flickr.

A bunch of old photos that my great aunt, Annie gave to me.

Zach & Jessica LaPointe Wedding Video

2011-08-31T05:24:00.001-07:00

Star Anna and the Laughing Dogs: Alone in this Together

2011-08-22T14:19:00.000-07:00

Check out this wolf photo I shot last year while in Denali that was used in Star Anna and the Laughing Dog's new album, Alone in this Together. Also I'm in the creds along with Pearl Jam's guitar player Mike McCready, neat. Thanks to Local 638 Records for using my photo.

Zach & Jessica LaPointe Wedding

2011-08-11T15:15:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pics from my first wedding! Thanks so much to Zach and Jessica for having me and trusting me with this special day, Congrats. Video is under way and should be up late next week so stay tuned.

LivyandtheLowLands

2011-07-18T16:37:00.000-07:00

Anybody recognize this guy?!?!?!?!? haha

Soooo....

2011-07-18T16:29:00.000-07:00

I had a different blog that I was using for school this past winter and these are a few things that I posted on there that never made it here to the OFFICIAL BLOG. enjoy

Electric Forest 2011: Cirque du Womp

2011-07-11T18:42:00.000-07:00

Big shout out to all the family from Cirque du Womp, Grant and Angela and especially Scotty, for the mastering of our work, and of course Chris for bringing me onto this amazing project. Enjoy.

NEW WEBSITE

2011-05-09T18:33:00.000-07:00

Please check out my new portfolio web site at nathankostegian.com

Splash Down 2011 at The O-Park

2011-03-24T12:07:00.001-07:00

Honorable Mention 2011 Student Art Show

2011-03-02T11:07:00.000-08:00

Aurora Borealis pt.II got an honorable mention at the 2011 Annual Juried CMU Student Art Exhibtion.

Here is the actual photograph

TransAm Ostego Club 2011

2011-02-12T17:41:00.000-08:00

Videos from the Transworld TransAm at the Ostego Club in Gaylord MI.

MLK Weekend Videos

2011-01-26T20:13:00.000-08:00

Big shout to my buddy Ben Bixby with the mad wizard edits. Enjoy our work.

MLK weekend

2011-01-19T17:59:00.000-08:00

A few photos from the O-Park at Ostego Club in Gaylord, MI a new spot for the U.S. ski and snowboard team training for dew tour stops, x-games, and the next winter Olympics. Also, the second visit from Pat Milbery and his crew on touring with the Mighty Mid-West Tour while filming for the next Think Thank production.

Stay posted for videos coming in the next few days.

Matt Ladley

Kelly Marren

Simon Dumont

JJ Thomas

Pat Milbery

JJ Thomas

2011-01-14T12:46:00.000-08:00

Jesse Burtner
gap to b.s. board

DON"T PUKE

2010-11-07T16:03:00.000-08:00

DON"T PUKE! from NathanKostegian on Vimeo.

Chileans Freed!

2010-10-13T15:53:00.001-07:00

my last hike in AK

2010-10-05T13:39:00.000-07:00

extended version

Exit Glacier/ Harding Ice Field from NathanKostegian on Vimeo.

Blown-out BP well finally killed at bottom of Gulf

2010-09-19T22:41:00.000-07:00

Sarah Palin: Primaries are over, GOP must unite

2010-09-17T23:23:00.000-07:00

Bike Ride from NathanKostegian on Vimeo.

Aurora Borealis

2010-09-16T14:11:00.000-07:00

well its an all togather new thing and you actually can have an relgious experince and it can be even more important than reading the bible six times or becoming a pope or something like that you know

Marilyn Manson Loses His Makeup, Gains a Mullet

2010-09-07T20:02:00.000-07:00

Wilderness

2010-09-05T22:30:00.000-07:00

million dollar hair

2010-08-31T23:15:00.000-07:00

Tiger Cub Found in Suitcase at Airport

2010-08-27T20:26:00.000-07:00

Former Child Star Turns 30.

2010-08-26T20:03:00.000-07:00

The Nenana.

228 Million Eggs

2010-08-18T14:02:00.000-07:00

Equisetum

2010-08-17T15:13:00.000-07:00

$769.64

2010-08-15T19:14:00.000-07:00

It's very sad, but I like it still.

$769.64 from NathanKostegian on Vimeo.

back to school, not.

2010-08-08T23:59:00.000-07:00

Some of my trip from down to Anchorage last weekend.

for my daddy

beamer, benz, or

had a great view on top of a parking garage

goodies, yum

I knew there were gangs in Alaska

Anchorage

Intergalactictsunami

2010-08-05T17:52:00.000-07:00

Last weekend I took a road trip to Fairbanks with Max and Bill. We roamed the streets, got some food, and took our time. It made even the very mundane photogenic as I've been living in true wilderness for the past two months.

shaq

2010-08-04T23:43:00.000-07:00

Lots of new stuff coming up, just gotta sit down and edit for a few hours. Recently took a trip to anchorage, but now im back in Denali and staying til October. Peace.

thatissofunny

2010-07-29T22:13:00.000-07:00

Livingthedream

2010-07-27T01:45:00.001-07:00

lately when someone has been asking me how I've been doing the response is living the dream. this is what i do.

WhatDrowningReallyLooksLike

2010-07-23T13:40:00.000-07:00

ifihadsome

2010-07-20T22:41:00.001-07:00

slow it down

2010-07-19T00:00:00.000-07:00

So, I have just been offered to stick around til at least the end of September and I think I'm gonna do it. I don't think I'm ready to come back the the real world and everybody here tells me how great the fall is.

Yup

2010-07-14T21:12:00.001-07:00

She will be mine

2010-07-13T21:56:00.000-07:00

She will be mine, oh yes, she will be mine. 1960 Impala.

there

2010-07-07T18:47:00.000-07:00

This is a narrative I did in Lon's digital imaging class. You shall be missed.

Publish or Perish

2010-07-05T23:13:00.000-07:00

I have all this work that I've never done anything with so I might as well show it.

39 hours

2010-06-30T23:49:00.000-07:00

morning

2010-06-26T22:44:00.000-07:00

Keep 'Em Comin

2010-06-24T00:46:00.000-07:00

Camp Denali

2010-06-22T12:30:00.000-07:00

Students from Denali's Discovery Camp show off their bear roars.

Train Depot

2010-06-20T17:20:00.000-07:00

Untitled16172010 from NathanKostegian on Vimeo.

Mt. Healy

2010-06-17T21:18:00.000-07:00

turnaround

2010-06-16T16:54:00.001-07:00

turnaround
Originally uploaded by theRatKing

Pic's from last week

2010-06-15T12:29:00.000-07:00

Had a great week in the park. Got to go out with a group of high school students from Anchorage who have never been into the park before. They where here with a group called mediak who exposes native Alaskan students to the realm of media. They where doing a photography camp, so it was awesome to be able to watch these students work as I shot video of them for a project that my predecessor Neil Blake started last year. I always find it interesting to watch the process of new photographers as they have 'fresh eyes'. Maybe teaching is in my future some day. From here I got to travel down park road with my boss Jay and geologist Kristen to Wonder Lake then back to Toklat were I was able to kick off the world cup with friends at 5:30 a.m. Now back east I await my next trip into the park with fresh ideas and new concepts. Peace

Basil1

2010-06-12T17:57:00.001-07:00

Basil1
Originally uploaded by theRatKing

My basil plants be growing up

My trip with Jay and Kent the Kodiak Killer

2010-06-07T21:40:00.001-07:00

Rainday

2010-06-01T00:07:00.001-07:00

Originally uploaded by theRatKing

With all the fires in AK, we finally got some rain/hail. Got caught in the storm, but was well worth it.

Moose of C-Camp/thesecretgrave

2010-05-30T22:28:00.001-07:00

The secret grave

BisonGulch

2010-05-30T22:26:00.001-07:00

BisonGulch
Originally uploaded by theRatKing

Hiked up Mt. Heely yesterday with the crew.

Alaska

2010-05-27T20:28:00.000-07:00

Some of my first sights in AK. Check out a few more on my flickr

Cellular Telephone Pics

2010-05-21T22:11:00.000-07:00

The patio I built last week.

Sense we had a 3 hour delay Delta hooked it up.

Final Project: JRN 423

2010-05-05T15:10:00.000-07:00

Wildlife Recovery from NathanKostegian on Vimeo.

Student Rally

2010-03-26T14:24:00.000-07:00

Check out more on at
http://www.cm-life.com/2010/03/25/students-across-michigan-protest-higher-ed-cuts-at-capitol/

or my flickr

Big Sean, Mike Posner, Wille the Kid

2010-02-26T21:39:00.000-08:00

Here is a couple pics from the Big Sean/ Mike Posner show check out more on my flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratking/

Portfolio Website

2010-02-24T15:40:00.000-08:00

Check out my new website I made for my JRN423 class: Online Visual Story Telling. Tell me what you think, honestly this is my first attempt and am looking to improve.

http://gc.kentmiller.com/njk

2010-02-03T16:28:00.000-08:00

Detroit Train Station

2010-01-31T11:49:00.001-08:00

Took this over break while it was snowing.

Couple of shows from 2010 Freeze X Fest

2010-01-24T19:19:00.000-08:00

Audi's New Van

Little Man Speedin

Jimmy Blaze whippin his sled

Mainers got my cam

Jason gettin some

SARMA

2010-01-22T18:25:00.001-08:00

Momma brought me sarma, yum.

Freeze X Fest

2010-01-21T14:06:00.000-08:00

As of Thursday afternoon the course is all set up and looking real good.

2009-12-01T15:09:00.000-08:00

My beautiful sister L.T.

The Fox Brothers

In class bounce flash exercise

2009-11-19T14:28:00.000-08:00

"had nuts" Good experience, now I can really tell when direct flash is used and how much better just bouncing can boost a photo.

photo illustration

2009-11-16T10:06:00.000-08:00

Headline: When Do You Know When to Stop.

We all have demons and sometimes we don't even know it. Do college students spend more time on drinking then on textbooks?

This image was made at f/8.0, 1/200, ISO 200. I used a strobe on the camera and bounced it off the ceiling. Thus I also have no picture of my lighting setup.

thattimeofyearagain

2009-11-15T17:49:00.000-08:00

The season is among us, but we can't wait.

iwanttoeatjawbreakers

2009-11-12T14:33:00.000-08:00

fly time

2009-11-08T20:28:00.000-08:00

FASHION

2009-10-31T11:06:00.001-07:00

This photograph was captured at f/8.0, 1/200, ISO 100, and A custom W.B. There is one strobe camera left bouncing off an umbrella as main source and second on the background that I don't think recycled to fire for this frame.

This photograph was taken at f/8.0, 1/200, ISO 100, Custom W.B. There is one strobe as my main left off to the left that is being diffused with an umbrella and a second strobe on the ground behind Jen lighting the background.

Thanks to Jen for modeling for me.

Lighting

2009-10-20T15:00:00.000-07:00

For this image I set a strobe out side to look like window light for the main light. there is also a strobe behind Maines to keep keep away from the background. The image was caught at f/8.0, 1/200, ISO200 with a W.B. set to flash.

For this image I used two strobes, one firing on my back, and the other off to camera left with an umbrella as the main light. The frame was captured at f/7.1, 1/200, ISO 100 with a W.B. set to flash.

MUD

2009-10-18T19:37:00.000-07:00

2009-10-05T10:35:00.000-07:00

I got to hungry trying to make an apple still life. I used a softbox on a strobe that was at about 7.5 power. I also used a on camera strobe that was bounching off a white reflector for fill.
It was made at f/14, 1/200, ISO 100.

For this photo I was at f/16, 1/200 ISO 100.
The strobe was set at about 8.5 and had a medium softbox on that was behind and facing down. I also used my on camera flash bouncing off a white reflector to the left for fill.

CULTOFTHEAMERICANAMADONNA

2009-10-01T17:03:00.000-07:00

Really won't be shit without my crew.

2009-09-30T20:52:00.000-07:00

You don't know anything about photography until you have a picture made at Walmart for the holidays of your roomates.

Painting with light

2009-09-21T08:37:00.000-07:00

This image was produced at F/11 in 83 seconds. I shot raw so i was able to just use an auto white balance and then get the color from the CTO gel on the speedlite to really pop while it filled the smoke using photoshop.

This picture was a 171 second exposure at f/4.0. It was white balanced to the guys passed out in the background. They where hit with a speedlite a few times. The guys in the foreground also where hit with the speedlite with less power and a yellow gel. The 'character' on the left also was painted with a flash light on the face for a few.

First post/assignment/studio lighting at CMU

2009-09-07T18:05:00.000-07:00

Wow finally got my first post up. This is my portrait assignment for 420. Could have shot more and definitely moved the lights around more. Was very comfortable working with subject and feel that I got his personality across showing who he is.