This exercise was to shoot shoes, careful to show shape, texture, height of heel, and color. I had three very different pairs to select from, and I chose these very glossy shoes for the extra challenge that the shiny surfaces present. I used thick, shiny,…
The ‘pour shot’ is practically a rite of passage for every commercial photographer. I decided it was time. There are any number of ways to approach a pour shot, and most often they involve a colorful liquid. I wanted to test lighting and composition as…
A growing trend in the world of coffee, particularly espresso, is “single dosing.” Rather than fill a grinder’s hopper with beans that can begin going stale with exposure to air, the idea is to keep the beans sealed and as fresh as possible, only grinding…
The concept for this assignment was to mock up a cd cover for a classical quartet: the music is OP 11 by composer Samuel Barber. My first step was to listen to the piece to discover the mood and imagery it induced in me. I…
I enjoy a good hair toss/spin/flip image. It’s not because I am as bald as an envious egg– probably. It’s not because at one time in the distant past I coulda done some of this my own self — probably. It’s not because, even if…
I don’t shoot weddings. I really don’t. Don’t even ask me to do it. It is a specialty, and doing it right is too important, so I won’t dabble in it. But I will occasionally do engagement shoots for special people. Regular followers of this blog…
I first met Mickella at a Project 52 Meetup at Don Giannatti’s studio in Phoenix. We had fun shooting together on a Sunday afternoon there, kept in touch, and became friends. She relocated to the Pacific Northwest late last year, and now lives within a…
The P52 Assignment Brief: Still Life with Flower. A color, vertical (portrait) oriented still life image with ordinary objects, diffuse main light source, that must contain at least one flower, but the flower(s) must not be the subject of the image. The objects must be simple…
The P52 Assignment Brief: Chocolate. A square image that screams chocolate, with a bit of an editorial look if possible. That is the extent of the brief, the rest is up to me. Lots of possibilities, of course, which is wonderful and challenging. I needed…
I’ve heard that what you do on New Year’s Day affects what you get to do the rest of the year, sets the tone sorta thing…. I don’t know about that, but New Year’s Day usually allows me to spend time doing something I love:…
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