Tips for Photographing Strangers
Looking to get those FACES we keep talking about in your photos of transportation? Take some advice from our friends over at Phoblographer – and you won’t go wrong!...
View ArticleLooking to Make a Spectacular Faces of Transportation Entry?
Check out some amazing long-exposure photos from the good folks at the Digital Photography School. If you can get a face in there… http://digital-photography-school.com/long-exposure-photography
View ArticleReblog: The Art of Photographing People
Some amazing tips here for your reading (and using!) delight, from our friends at The Phoblographer: http://www.thephoblographer.com/2013/06/05/brian-smith-the-art-of-photographing-people/
View ArticleREGBLOG – Essentials: The Street Photographer With A Strobe
Workers observe a major project milestone on the Caldecott Fourth Bore project in Northern California – tunnel breakthrough occurred in late November 2011 when the top portion of the west and east...
View ArticlePhotographing Orange and Blue
A Utah DOT Area Supervisor prepares equipment for the upcoming avalanche season in the state. We talked about it last year, but we thought it was time for a little refresher – transportation...
View ArticleWhat Gear Do You Need to Take a Great Transportation Photo?
Surveying Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. Korean Air cargo jet flying over. We’re of the opinion that a great photograph can be taken even by a cell phone… Especially in the world of...
View ArticleGreat Photos of a Great Project
Need some inspiration to take your best transportation photo? Look no further than Joseph Blum, whose new exhibit at the San Francisco Art Commission gallery is a feast for the eyes. Check it out, and...
View ArticleDeadline Extended!
John C. Allen, chair of the Vehicle Probe Project Suite User Group, displays a Congestion Scan, one of the many data visualization tools developed by the University of Maryland’s CATT Lab, which are...
View ArticleAll Entries In! Now the Judging Begins…
Thanks to everyone who entered AASHTO’s 2013 Faces of Transportation Contest. All qualified entries have been received – and we received some great ones this year! Currently, our judge is in the...
View ArticlePeople’s Choice Voting Now Closed
Bob Dion is a seasoned electrician who takes pride in the fact that the work he does will impact the community. This photo, taken at the Pawtucket River Bridge Replacement Project in Pawtucket, RI,...
View ArticleContest is Closed – But, Wait! There’s Much More!
Commissioner Greg Whirley is the face of the Virginia DOT, which is replacing the aging Huguenot Memorial Bridge over the James River in Richmond. Approximately 25,000 vehicles use the bridge daily....
View ArticlePeople’s Choice Voting Now Open!
Cash Prize at Stake in Eleventh Annual National ‘Faces of Transportation’ Photo Contest VOTE HERE! Voters can choose their favorite photograph from among 78 images being judged in three categories:...
View ArticlePeople’s Choice Voting Closed
We’ve closed the People’s Choice voting for this year’s contest. But stay tuned: the winners will be announced at our TransComm meeting in Scottsdale, AZ at the end of September!
View ArticleAASHTO Awards Top Prizes in The Faces of Transportation Photo/Video Contest
WASHINGTON – Two aesthetically intriguing photographs and two compelling videos won top prizes in the Faces of Transportation competition sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and...
View ArticleIt’s Summer: Take Care of Your Gear and It Might Win You a Prize in Faces of...
DOT maintenance worker Keith Monette spreads soil around a repaired pipe on SR 3 Connector at SR 120 in Cobb County. The damaged pipe caused a sinkhole at the entrance to a local business. The...
View ArticleNeed a Little Inspiration to Get That Transportation Photo? Here It Is.
An unknown worker cuts through re-enforcing rebar in the concrete rubble of a demolished bridge on State Route Four in Antioch Ca. The bridge was demolished to make room for the widening of the Highway...
View ArticleTHREE WEEKS LEFT! Now Is the Time to Put That Photo or Video In!
Close-up of an explosives expert just after heavy drilling in preparation for rock blasting. Time is getting short to submit your photo or video to the Faces of Transportation contest. Don’t delay:...
View ArticleDEADLINE EXTENDED! Faces of Transportation Entries Due 8/7!
“Hey, dispatch! I thought you told me I’d missed the deadline for submitting an entry into the Faces of Transportation competition! Over…” “Say again? I was annoyed that I thought I had another week!...
View ArticleVoting Closed – Watch for Winners Soon!
Chief Deputy Director Rick Land during final inspection of I-Bar repair on the West Span of the Bay Bridge prior to its reopening. People’s Choice voting has now closed. But, never fear! We will be...
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