Stock photography of in season fruit sells. I examined the scruffy exterior and sumptuous centers of the exotic green treats. Maybe these stock photographs will end up in a supermarket produce advertisement near you.
Aug 122010
Polaroids used to be indispensable to photographers of all walks from casual camera users to legendary artists. When film and chemicals were the only means to process photos, Polaroid prints were a quck and easy way to take test shots and compose candid shots.
The pioneer of the Instamatic has gone under and is forced to sell one of its most priced assets, the Polaroid photography collection. Artists such as Ansel Adams used the amatuer SX-70 to compose masterpieces. He was a master of film processing, which shows even in images taken with the consumer camera.
Sotheby’s has mini web site dedicate to this monumental auction here: http://www.sothebys.com/minisite/polaroid/index.html
May 122010
The Guiness Book of Work Records wouldn’t accept my entry for the longest panoramic photograph of graffiti, even though it is. The abandoned rail tunnel features over 100 yards of continuous graffiti. We took about 75 exposures, covering about 70 yards of wall space to complete a panoramic image measuring 25 feet in length.
Click here to see the entire panorama
I travel extremely light when urban spelunking. I didn’t bring along all of these items. I used just one speed light, light stand, umbrella, Canon 1D MKII, batteries, and head lamp.
I don't mind damaging or losing this equipment.
Porsha took snapshots as I entered the shadowy abyss of the abandoned rail tunnel.
Checking the exposure often helped continuity for the panorama.
This is a good example of how pieces are painted over one another.
Dec 142009
I just received stats from Help-Portrait. So far we know there were:
- 17,200+ pictures taken
- 1400+ photographers
- 2720+ volunteers
It was a rush for me seeing how happy the men of Bethesda Mission were to get their portraits snapped. On this day, photography didn’t feel like a job for me, it was fun again. Not worrying about receiving money but instead just giving cool pictures to people is what Help-Portrait is all about.
Thanks everyone who gave their time, equipment and money to make a few Harrisburg faces brighter. I thought I’d remain anonymous, but the news guy wanted to know my name. So what the heck! Here’s a couples shots.
Link to Patriot News article
Mar 082009
Eight models and one out-of-this-world make-up artist landed in a gritty, brightly-colored recreational park in Philadelphia to strike poses in their futuristic clothes. The inspiration immediately caught fire as I was led to this location. My first experiments in photographic arts were on landscapes such as these throughout the city of Philadelphia.
Victoria the Artist added the finishing touches to these exotic beings while my wife and I added cosmic lighting to enhance their space traveling attire. Models were positioned to parallel their graffiti motifs. All of these images are straight out of the camera. The saturation, exposure, and sharpness were all done on the fly and left as is.
Thanks, Victoria for a far out fashion shoot!
Aug 082008
My wife has a massive collection of barely worn clothing, shoes, and accessories from decades past. Some pieces are for sale, while others are reserved for models’ portfolio images and brides, fiancés, and whoever wants help dressing up for glamorous photo gifts for their loved ones.
I was curious to see how our model looked walking away as the wind blew her blue gown.
Here she is again modleing a classic little black dress.
The shoes she was wearing were for sale. My wife said these things are pretty old but I couldn't find any signs that they were ever walked in.
While this lady above has much modeling experience and training, the lady below had never tried modeling before she put on this green dress. She was a super sport, so I did her the favor of glamorizing her face a little bit.
Erased a few freckles, sprayed on a tad of tan, and dropped in some contacts to match her attire- Now she's ready to hit the catwalk.
These shoes are pretty cool. I like the snake skin detail.