Showing posts with label Black and White. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Black and White. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Thursday, December 22, 2011
2 Windows and a Woman...
Music | Seu Pariso by Arkestra One
Simplicity often is the solution to many of my shoots. No strobes, no extra lights, just maybe a reflector, and finding the light is best. Main window light to the left, nice rim light from a small window from the right. Everything else just fell into place...
What are a curves best friend? Highlights and shadows...
What will preserve an image of you that could be the icon image that your children and grand children will remember of you? A great photograph...
Simplicity often is the solution to many of my shoots. No strobes, no extra lights, just maybe a reflector, and finding the light is best. Main window light to the left, nice rim light from a small window from the right. Everything else just fell into place...
What are a curves best friend? Highlights and shadows...
What will preserve an image of you that could be the icon image that your children and grand children will remember of you? A great photograph...
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Jes, Train Tracks and a Bridge...
Music | Goodbye Pork Pie Hat by Charles Mingus
Cold, bone chilling winds, a great location and the possibility of the law to take us away, we quickly forged ahead to get these shots. I had seen this spot only from afar, but looked exactly as I had imagine when we got up there. Because this bridge crosses the Columbia river, I knew security would be tight, but I still thought we would be able to get in and out fast enough. After not even 5 minutes, as we made out way back down to the car, I saw the Police drive up and I knew we would be questioned. After convincing the officer we were there only to shoot these photos, of which he was quite impressed with, I think, he still got our identification and called dispatch to make sure we weren't on the 10 most dangerous wanted list.
The tracks and bridge was our second location and we only spent just a little more time at the first. Though cloudless skies looked inviting, I was reminded of how the midwest blue skies with frigid temps always fooled me.
Jes was a wonderful subject making the best of the conditions that we had to deal with. The results turned out fantastic.
click to view gallery
Cold, bone chilling winds, a great location and the possibility of the law to take us away, we quickly forged ahead to get these shots. I had seen this spot only from afar, but looked exactly as I had imagine when we got up there. Because this bridge crosses the Columbia river, I knew security would be tight, but I still thought we would be able to get in and out fast enough. After not even 5 minutes, as we made out way back down to the car, I saw the Police drive up and I knew we would be questioned. After convincing the officer we were there only to shoot these photos, of which he was quite impressed with, I think, he still got our identification and called dispatch to make sure we weren't on the 10 most dangerous wanted list.
The tracks and bridge was our second location and we only spent just a little more time at the first. Though cloudless skies looked inviting, I was reminded of how the midwest blue skies with frigid temps always fooled me.
Jes was a wonderful subject making the best of the conditions that we had to deal with. The results turned out fantastic.
click to view gallery
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Outside the Box...
Music | Life is Beautiful by A Reminiscent Drive
A bit out of the realm of what I usually shoot for Photo Privé, but I think still fits the spirit of the provocativeness that is Photo Privé.
Anna is a client I admire very much. She is constantly seeking out who she is and yet has a very individual style about her. She's discovered something about herself I think, but keeps moving forward and deeper to find more of who she is by exploring. She hires various photographers and has come up with quite a portfolio of images. She is able to both control and balance out a collaboration with those that she works with to enable some sort of herself to find truth.
A bit out of the realm of what I usually shoot for Photo Privé, but I think still fits the spirit of the provocativeness that is Photo Privé.
Anna is a client I admire very much. She is constantly seeking out who she is and yet has a very individual style about her. She's discovered something about herself I think, but keeps moving forward and deeper to find more of who she is by exploring. She hires various photographers and has come up with quite a portfolio of images. She is able to both control and balance out a collaboration with those that she works with to enable some sort of herself to find truth.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Thursday, September 30, 2010
North Light Studio II
Music | All Things by The Cinematic Orchestra
My time with North Light Studio II is starting to wind down as the weather and light patterns of the day changes the deeper we move into Autumn and Winter. The outdoor studio served me extremely well this summer, enabling me to put in a lot of work into my Wet Plates, as well as shooting film and digital. Great light is just that... Great to be used with a box camera, paper and pen or canvas and paint.
My time with the studio wanes with every passing day, but will give me much anticipation for next year. Hopefully our summer will start a bit earlier than it did this year.
Here is one of the latest uses of my beloved North Light Studio II...
My time with North Light Studio II is starting to wind down as the weather and light patterns of the day changes the deeper we move into Autumn and Winter. The outdoor studio served me extremely well this summer, enabling me to put in a lot of work into my Wet Plates, as well as shooting film and digital. Great light is just that... Great to be used with a box camera, paper and pen or canvas and paint.
My time with the studio wanes with every passing day, but will give me much anticipation for next year. Hopefully our summer will start a bit earlier than it did this year.
Here is one of the latest uses of my beloved North Light Studio II...
Monday, March 29, 2010
untitled...
Music | Serpentine by Kate Havenevik
Photography capturing the simple and the pure... a naked female form and God's light coming thru a window. There is a hint of toning to the photo, but other than that, no photoshop manipulation, no tricks, no magic cures.
We have gone so far off this course that I often wonder will we ever see beauty in what life really has to offer. Perfection, if there is such a thing lies within truth. In our society, we move further and further away from the truth... What we see, what we listen to and even what we eat... We've become accustomed to special effects, processed preservatives, things that appear to be something, but happens to be something totally different.
I want to go on a road trip that takes hours and hours and days and weeks.
I want to stop and climb a tree and look out into the meadow.
I want to listen to nothingness, where our ears see nothing but blackness
and our eyes hear the breeze created by lady bug wings...
I want to hold hands with my daughter and sing Que sera, sera...
and see the clouds below from high above mountain tops.
I want to live a life where I appreciate the simple things in life
not processed, not created by ones and zeros...
Wake up! Smell roses, jump in the ocean, take a minute and contemplate the coffee your drinking...
Open up and be amazed by perfection, the real kind and not manufactured...
Photography capturing the simple and the pure... a naked female form and God's light coming thru a window. There is a hint of toning to the photo, but other than that, no photoshop manipulation, no tricks, no magic cures.
We have gone so far off this course that I often wonder will we ever see beauty in what life really has to offer. Perfection, if there is such a thing lies within truth. In our society, we move further and further away from the truth... What we see, what we listen to and even what we eat... We've become accustomed to special effects, processed preservatives, things that appear to be something, but happens to be something totally different.
I want to go on a road trip that takes hours and hours and days and weeks.
I want to stop and climb a tree and look out into the meadow.
I want to listen to nothingness, where our ears see nothing but blackness
and our eyes hear the breeze created by lady bug wings...
I want to hold hands with my daughter and sing Que sera, sera...
and see the clouds below from high above mountain tops.
I want to live a life where I appreciate the simple things in life
not processed, not created by ones and zeros...
Wake up! Smell roses, jump in the ocean, take a minute and contemplate the coffee your drinking...
Open up and be amazed by perfection, the real kind and not manufactured...
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Studio with Perfect Lighting...
Music | Ever Falling by Amon Tobin
I've enjoyed going out on days to photograph when the weather has been questionable. The other day, Wil had an idea to shoot out on Sauvie Island, but even before the morning started, it was all ready raining. We both had our concerns, but since the morning was open, we decided to go on.
Before we strutted out under the rain drops, I had Wil jump in the back seat of my car. If I could build a studio with the ratio of glass and solid, my back seat would be a perfect rendering for an architect. I love the highlights over the shoulders and thru the bottom of Wil's hair. The lighting on her face is nice and soft, but defining to show off her jaw line. The light perfectly highlights the highlights, and the shadows drop off quickly and deep.
Maybe a series is in order! Any takers?
I've enjoyed going out on days to photograph when the weather has been questionable. The other day, Wil had an idea to shoot out on Sauvie Island, but even before the morning started, it was all ready raining. We both had our concerns, but since the morning was open, we decided to go on.
Before we strutted out under the rain drops, I had Wil jump in the back seat of my car. If I could build a studio with the ratio of glass and solid, my back seat would be a perfect rendering for an architect. I love the highlights over the shoulders and thru the bottom of Wil's hair. The lighting on her face is nice and soft, but defining to show off her jaw line. The light perfectly highlights the highlights, and the shadows drop off quickly and deep.
Maybe a series is in order! Any takers?
Friday, February 12, 2010
Under the Surface...
Music | Jade Visions (Take 1) by Bill Evans
I think as I become older, I realize my inner self is more appreciating of the finer things in life. I yearn more for meaning, statements of truth, or a perspective that I don't often encounter. In these times, we all live it, with instant everything, the homogeny of life, it is nice to be able to pick out the lady bug in a field of noisy greyish static.
I always try and find my perspective, to take the time to search for it. Life isn't about formulas, efficiency, making better use of time to be more productive. But with the direction technology has steered us, it seems as though we don't have enough time to create, to find our own center, and on occasion, fall into epiphanies... Who has time for that???
With the above in mind, I encourage you to slow down, take deep breathes, and enjoy something that is not mundane. We all know what is in front of us. What is underneath?
I think as I become older, I realize my inner self is more appreciating of the finer things in life. I yearn more for meaning, statements of truth, or a perspective that I don't often encounter. In these times, we all live it, with instant everything, the homogeny of life, it is nice to be able to pick out the lady bug in a field of noisy greyish static.
I always try and find my perspective, to take the time to search for it. Life isn't about formulas, efficiency, making better use of time to be more productive. But with the direction technology has steered us, it seems as though we don't have enough time to create, to find our own center, and on occasion, fall into epiphanies... Who has time for that???
With the above in mind, I encourage you to slow down, take deep breathes, and enjoy something that is not mundane. We all know what is in front of us. What is underneath?
Friday, July 24, 2009
A Muse...
Music | Lontano by Jose Padilla
Sherri has been a long time friend and muse. I remember seeing her around various art events we would both attend. Then, in the neighborhood, a new café opened up and it just so happened she had her mornings there, quite often. Needless to say I found a new place to sip my americanos as well. Over the next few months, we finally got to know one another. In more instances than a few, Sherri has pulled me out of artistic lulls and it is easy to see why.
We've made various photographs together from simple studio portraits, candid shots out in the park, and photos that would be appropriate for at the time a non existent Photo Privé.
This photo is an great example to a question I often get about shooting with Photo Privé. "Do I have to be naked?" My answer would be, no. There are so many ways of making a statement without having to be nude. Often, the perception of a nude body can as provocative as a nude itself and sometimes even more so.
Sherri has been a long time friend and muse. I remember seeing her around various art events we would both attend. Then, in the neighborhood, a new café opened up and it just so happened she had her mornings there, quite often. Needless to say I found a new place to sip my americanos as well. Over the next few months, we finally got to know one another. In more instances than a few, Sherri has pulled me out of artistic lulls and it is easy to see why.
We've made various photographs together from simple studio portraits, candid shots out in the park, and photos that would be appropriate for at the time a non existent Photo Privé.
This photo is an great example to a question I often get about shooting with Photo Privé. "Do I have to be naked?" My answer would be, no. There are so many ways of making a statement without having to be nude. Often, the perception of a nude body can as provocative as a nude itself and sometimes even more so.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
of Women in Art...
Music | Danny Boy by Bill Evans
I love the lines and shapes created by the light and shadow of a woman.
I love the lines and shapes created by the light and shadow of a woman.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
First Shoot
Music | Dusk by Andrew Hill
My first shoot under the name of Photo Privé took me back to my hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Barbara has been a client of mine for over 12 years. We go way back during our Vintage Motorcycling days of riding BMWs. We had talked about doing a shoot like this over 5 years ago, but I didn't really have the experience to do so. Fast Forward to this year, I was talking to Barbara about launching a business like this, but hated the term, Boudoir and anything that had associations with that word. She agreed and within moments came up with Photo Privé. Without batting an eyelash, I secured the .net domain.
It has been awhile since I flew back from Chicago photographing Barbara, but with her permission, here is one of my favorites from the shoot. The room had fantastic light pouring in from the window, which led to the great lighting.
My first shoot under the name of Photo Privé took me back to my hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Barbara has been a client of mine for over 12 years. We go way back during our Vintage Motorcycling days of riding BMWs. We had talked about doing a shoot like this over 5 years ago, but I didn't really have the experience to do so. Fast Forward to this year, I was talking to Barbara about launching a business like this, but hated the term, Boudoir and anything that had associations with that word. She agreed and within moments came up with Photo Privé. Without batting an eyelash, I secured the .net domain.
It has been awhile since I flew back from Chicago photographing Barbara, but with her permission, here is one of my favorites from the shoot. The room had fantastic light pouring in from the window, which led to the great lighting.
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