By the Silver Light

although a lot of my work tends to have a very familiar look and feel to it, its always fun to experiment with new tools and see if it leads you in any kind of new direction. so, i downloaded the demo for Silver Efex 2, a Photoshop plug-in for doing black and white conversions. theContinue reading “By the Silver Light”

Brooke – Burgundy Triptych

it was an interesting path that led me to the look of these final images. i’ve had some red filters in my photo bag that were originally intended for shooting infrared film and i’ve almost never used them. so, recently while i was shooting with Brooke, i decided to put one of them on andContinue reading “Brooke – Burgundy Triptych”

Crestfallen

no matter how hard you try to supplant what’s really going on during a shoot, sometimes the emotions just creep to the surface. model: Rhus Brutalis Fine art giclée prints are available for purchase by discriminating collectors. These prints are made individually to order in my studio and signed by me. I use quality fineContinue reading “Crestfallen”

rockin’ the low contrast

i recently revisited a few images from a session i did with a friend Olivia.  we spent an few minutes at a workshop i was teaching working with a very simple lighting setup.  a single, large softbox over head and close to the wall where Olivia was posing.  when i went to finish these images,Continue reading “rockin’ the low contrast”

midday, june 2010

after having some of my work featured on the Lensbaby galleries, it kinda reminded me that there was an experiment i wanted to do.  Lensbaby makes a soft focus lens that has an interesting aperture ring.  its got a larger hole in the center, then smaller holes around the rest of the ring.  i assumeContinue reading “midday, june 2010”