Monthly Archives: May 2008

Last week I had a really fun and unusual shoot. I shot some pictures for Amanda (a local model) and we were going for a unique and mysterious look. After describing the look I was wanting to capture to Amanda, I was surprised on how well she created an outfit from scratch. She pulled together bits of fabric and well as other garments to create a dress that was perfect for the shoot.

The photos were shot at in the woods at Franke Park in Fort Wayne. There were only two lights used (AB800s), one with a beauty dish and the other was equipted with barn doors and a blue gel. They were powered with DC/AC pure sine wave inverter.

It’s been almost a year now that I started wearing one contact lens. Over the last couple of years I’ve found that I have a hard time reading or see object up close. I don’t understand why I’m having the problem, it can’t be that crazy “age” thing. 🙂 I tried reading glasses and, while they did help, they were too cumbersome and interfered with shooting. My eye doctor suggested wearing one contact lens for seeing up close. Since I can see distance without any problem, I would not need a lens in the other eye.

I have to admit, it took a while to get used to it, but now it’s second nature. It’s amazing how quickly my brain has adjusted to using one eye for reading and the other for distance vision. While it’s not a perfect solution, it is a great compromise. For a photographer, it’s important to be able to switch my vision range from close up to distance, then back to close up, quickly.

Sometimes it’s fun to go over old photos. I shoot so many photos every week for a wide variety of purposes and clients that it’s easy to forget about some of the photos I shoot. For instance, I’ll do a shoot for a company and provide them with the images they need and will often shoot a variety of pictures so that they have different shots to choose from. The photos they don’t select will just get archived and tend to get forgotten about.

This morning I was looking over some old photos can came upon this one:

It’s one I shot for a company that sells the raw ingredients for soaps and lotions. They didn’t select this photo because it is too cold and clinical looking. They wanted something warm and more homey so they chose a different shot (I won’t post it here because they are using the photo on their website). Anyway, I thought this was still a cool shot.

When I was working on the image above, I had to use food coloring to tint the water in the beakers. So I couldn’t fight the temptation to play with the colors. This photo is really just a couple of drops of food coloring in stirred water.

I thought it looked pretty cool. 🙂

You know what? I haven’t had a chance to post anything of any interest (I’m assuming that someone might find something I write interesting 🙂 ) lately because I’ve just been too busy. Really it’s a good thing. I love my work and apparently other people appreciate it as well.

It is really rewarding to find that my clients are happy with my work and recommend me to others. Maybe I’m doing something right. 🙂