The last image in my quarantine workshop was to be a conceptual one involving a red balloon. I knew immediately what I wanted to do: For whatever reason, I’ve always liked doing conceptual composites with […]
Category Archives: Photo Shoot
Babies, Part Deux
The thing is, babies make great subjects. I was inspired by an image I saw which motivated me to create these: The subject, again, is Thomas William. In the hands of his dad. This is […]
The Graduate – Part Deux
This is Katelyn, newly graduated from high school (Natalie from Chapman University). The first is “the usual.” Great Pic. But in addition to the “safe shot,” I wanted something a little more. I had those […]
The Graduate
Time, as they say, moves on. It’s a vector. Second law of thermodynamics and all. As on cue, Natalie is now a college graduate. Magna cum laude. The pandemic really changed things, as in no […]
Hollywood Glam
It’s interesting that when one first embarks on a journey is when one is most free to experiment. The less experience, it seems, leads often to focus, to risk taking, to experimentation. Harkening back to […]
Senior Session
Although I bill myself as a “commercial” photographer, I do a lot of non-commercial work – primarily headshots and portrait sessions. Last week Katelyn, Susie, and my able assistant Kindera took to the streets and […]
Mother & Daughter
Personal moments are always the most memorable. Kindera wanted a photograph of her and her mother, 88 at the time of this photograph. A recent trip to the family farm in Iowa gave us such […]
Yoga Anniversary
Red Skies Yoga celebrated their 1 year anniversary, and I was hired to record the event. First of all, if you’re a yogi, are in Jacksonville, FL, and don’t know about Red Skies you are […]
Gadgets
Photography is known to be gadget-rich. Lots of stuff. There’s even a term for it – GAS – as in Gear Acquisition Syndrome. When you light, as is my preference, GAS seems to proceed exponentially. […]
Fun with Milk
The evaporated kind. I was looking through images on the web and came across some work from Mark Bridge involving aqueous photography. Most photographers use acrylic ink, but he suggested using evaporated milk. I liked […]