As I open the door of my car I am anxiously greeted by two white flashes of energy named Oscar and Lily. Their owner, Meredith, informs me that their namesakes are from “French” designers Oscar de la Renta and Lily of France in tribute to their breed’s origins. Breaking French Designer stereotypes of being “haughty”,...
Imagine trying to dance on a stage roughly 5×5 feet and sharing the stage with taiko drums. How would you photograph this miniature performance? My interpretation was to climb up and point down on the platform. To keep that feeling of “smallness”, I wanted to only illuminate the performers. These images will be used...
My golden opportunity arrived! I was being interviewed for The Strand’s, our building complex, quarterly newsletter. The following is my “self portrait” to show off some of my work and the products I offer, such as the line of “whimsical” frames and designer “Coach-like” quality photo handbags. For you techies, here is the set up to create...
The first little tomato bud! For those that don’t know me, I can kill cactus. However I love tomatoes and couldn’t resist this little 4in Sungold at the Portland Farmer’s Market a month ago. Thanks to the advise from Francoise Weeks, my little 4in is now 4ft with this little guy showing up a day...
If you have a small space and only two speedlights, how do you photograph a group of 15? Shout out “DOG PILE!” Hmmm, maybe that only works with kids – some adults might not be comfortable with this tatic. I had a “duh.” moment after attending Sandy Puc’s recent workshop stop here in Portland, create...
In a previous post, I talked about playing with a directional light set ups using my camera flash units, Nikon SB-800′s. The image above is using the Lastolite 15″ softbox + SB-800 on the subject and another SB-800 bouncing off an umbrella to light the Wells Fargo stage coach in the background. ISO set at...
For those who have been following my “Techie Talk” posts, I’ve been playing a lot with Nikon’s CLS (Creative Lighting System), i.e. using my D200 built-in flash in “commander mode” to talk wirelessly to SB-800 off camera flashes. Over the holidays while searching for a good photography book for a friend, I stumbled upon “The...
I saw a piece on the National news about an ice festival in China and it inspired me to try to set up something different to showcase Françoise Weeks latest sculptures for bridal bouquets. Françoise’s vision requires a lot of technical “behind the scenes” research in terms of structure, architecture and materials to create such...
I love this image for so many reasons. From the technical aspect, the “halo” effect comes from the subject being “back lit.” This means the strongest source of light (in this case the sun) is behind the subject. In this “back lit” situation if you let your programmable camera select the settings for your exposure,...
This quote holds true for both wine and food. Winemakers and chefs meet to create an extraordinary culinary experience that truly comes from their hearts to benefit the Classic Wine Auction (CWA) in raising funds and awareness for pre-selected non-profits that benefit Oregon-based children and families. This slide show is from the November 11 dinners: –...
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