Monday, July 20, 2009

Photo of the Week


This was a photo shoot I set up in my kitchen. My goal was to capture the essence of water in motion. Makes me wish I had a swimming pool...

Monday, July 13, 2009

Flossin' on 24's

Here's a few more shots from the Photo of the Week story.







Photo of the Week

While enjoying the beach with friends at Crown Point, I came across this classic Chevy scraper with full hydraulics and 24 inch gold rims. Not being one to miss a "golden opportunity", I grabbed my camera and asked the owner permission to take some shots of his sweet ride. Luckily, "Little Shaq", as he was called, was more than happy to let me shoot away. Here we have a close up of one of the rims. Midas would have been jealous.


Thursday, July 9, 2009

Counting Crows

A few days ago at sunset, hundreds of crows came flying overhead from the west. It was a very surreal sight. Where were they coming from? Where were they going? Do they take bathroom breaks? The questions were limitless. Luckily I was able to leap to my camera and capture a few shots before they were gone as quickly as they came. Nevermore.



Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Full Moon

Well, today is the day of the full moon! So, that should either bring up thoughts of old high school pranks, or werewolves - or both at the same time. Last night I grabbed the opportunity to photograph the full moon. Moon shots are extremely tricky, because of the brightness factor in the night sky, and the distance factor. I used a tripod and a 300mm zoom lens with this shot (because of my sensor on the camera, actual zoom was about 480mm). Stopping down the exposure is also crucial to capturing the detail. Here's the final product, and I was able to get it all done before the hair and fangs kicked in..... hoooowwwlllllllllllllllllllllllllllll




Monday, July 6, 2009

Photo of the Week


I hope everyone had a fun and safe 4th of July! If you're like me, you were outdoors somewhere - maybe at the beach - which is what inspired me to create this image for Photo of the Week. To create this image, in Photoshop I applied color burning and vivid light effects to the original photo. I was able to create this dramatic, over-stylized gritty look - which I like so much, I'm going to use it on other images. The name of my newly created effect? "Drama for your Llama". Stay tuned for more...

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday dear Jason, happy birthday to me. And many more...... Time to blow out 38 candles - see you in a bit....