Denis J. Jiménez

Photojournalist, Project Manager, Certified SF Admin

recent posts

  • A blue scarf

    I always wanted to take a picture of a Muslim girl wearing a scarf. But, I never had the courage to ask because I didn’t want to offend anyone. On Wednesday, September 1, 2010, however, I was walking in the IUPUI Campus Center when I saw Sairah Safdar. Sairah, a Pakistani, was promoting a dinner sponsored by the IUPUI Muslim Student Association. As fellow photographer and J-school friend, Mike Wolanin and I were walking towards the desk, she looked up and asked Mike if he wanted to know about the dinner. I saw this as my chance and I said, “We’ll go if you let me take a picture of you.” She said yes. Like a photographer taught by Jim W. Brown, I ended up taking like 50 photos. And out of all those, this was the best. I took it with my EOS 1D Mark II. I used a f/1.4 50mm lens. I shot it at f/1.6 at 1/1000 sec.

    IUPUI student Sairah Safdar looks on while promoting IUPUI's Muslim Student Association on Wednesday, September 1, 2010.

  • Highlights in the shadows

    As you can probably tell, Rose Soliven is the subject of many of my photos. I don’t think there is a particular reason aside from the fact that she happens to be around a lot when I get a moment of creativity. This may look “photoshopped.” But, it isn’t. It was actually shot with a Canon 1D Mark II at ISO 400 f/3.2 at 1/200 with a 70-200mm Canon f/2.8.

    Rose Soliven talks on the phone.

  • A reflection of the Dean

    Dean Brown and I went to McNivens, a Scottish restaurant in downtown Indianapolis, today. As we sat there talking photography (actually, it was more him talking and me listening), I saw his reflection in one of the frames by our table. I took my camera and shot. The photo is really grainy because I shot at ISO 1600 f/2.8 at 1/20 of a second. And it came out better than I thought it did.

    Jim W. Brown, also known as "The all-knowing ex-dean," looks on during a converstion at McNivens restaurant in dowtown Indianapolis on Wednesday, August 24, 2010.

  • Some are happy when school starts

  • Palin on the phone

    I was looking through some of my older stuff and I found this photo of Sarah Palin when she came to Indianapolis to rally for Senator John McCain. I was fortunate enough to get quite close to her for a long time – unlike when Obama came. Covering these event as a college photojournalist posed its problems since other media don’t consider students of any importance. And thus, we had to fight even to get a spot or credentials.  At the time of the photo, she was talking on the phone of one of the supporters. The lady had given her the phone so Palin could talk to her husband at home. She actually held a conversation with the guy for a minute or two before moving on.

    Sarah Palin, at the time Vice President candidate, talks on the phone of a rally supporter during her rally at Verizon Wireless Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana on Friday, October 17, 2008.