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Water Drop Macro

Water Drop Macro

Posted by on Jun 12, 2013 in Blog, Creative, Photography |

These shots were pulled off using a device called a time machine, which released carefully timed and sized drops of water while also opening the camera shutter and firing three speedlights. By changing the timing and water drop size, we were able to capture these drops of water at different points of entry.  The vibrant colors were caused by the reflection of abstract panels of color on the wall behind the dish used to make these drops.  For the last photo, I held up a bouquet of flowers instead of using a color panel to get the neat texture. A big THANK-YOU goes to Julie Peterson, who did a lot of work to get the time machine set up!      ...

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Dewy Flowers Macro

Dewy Flowers Macro

Posted by on Jun 12, 2013 in Blog, Nature, Photography | 2 comments

Flowers are so fascinating up-close.  I had the opportunity to shoot these blossoms with a set of three macro tubes. I used natural lighting for all but the last image, which was shot indoors with a speedlight.       For this last image, I used a water dropper to place a large drop on the stamen of an exotic tropical flower.  I aimed my camera at the drop in order to capture the upside-down fish-eye image of a bouquet of purple wildflowers that was  reflected through it....

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The Forest Floor

The Forest Floor

Posted by on Jun 11, 2013 in Blog, Nature, Photography |

Call me strange, but I think mushrooms are absolutely adorable. It’s so unfortunate that they’re associated with poison and drugs! I certainly got some raised eyebrows from my mom when I went through a phase in high school and drew mushrooms on every piece of paper I could find. In my mind, I associate them with fairytales and video games. It’s not hard to imagine a little pixie poised on one of these tiny toadstools. I photographed these cuties with a set of three macro extension tubes while I was out on excursion in Island Park. The biggest of these is about an inch tall, so I really had to get close! I ended up sore and quite damp from laying on the forest floor to get these shots, but I think they were worth it!      ...

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Hooks and Heirlooms Macro

Hooks and Heirlooms Macro

Posted by on Jun 11, 2013 in Blog, Photography, Still-life & Product |

During my excursion to Island Park I had the opportunity to experiment with macro extension tubes.  With macro extension tubes, my camera lost the ability to focus automatically so I had a lot of practice with manual focus. The tubes also darkened my images so I had to use slow shutter speeds, a tripod, and an assortment of continuous LED lights and flashes.  Gems make great subjects for macro photography because the close up view reveals amazing colors and hidden textures. I did some minor edits on all of these photos to up the contrast and really draw out the vibrant hues.         I also had the opportunity to shoot these colorful fly hooks! I dusted them with glitter for extra interest.  I like the contrast between the sharp hooks and the soft fluffy...

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LC and James

LC and James

Posted by on May 31, 2013 in Blog, Photography, Portrait | 2 comments

My beloved sister LC and her fiance James are getting married in July, and I had the honor of doing their engagement photos.  We decided to do the shoot at the local park to reflect their playful and bright personalities. I’ve never had so much fun on a shoot!                             As a little experiment I did a stop-motion cinema of the two using the continuous shooting mode on my camera.  I compiled it on Photoshop. It’s a little fast and the scene would have benefited greatly from a tripod, but it made a for a fun and cute addition to this great shoot....

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What I’m Made Of (Mosaic)

What I’m Made Of (Mosaic)

Posted by on May 26, 2013 in Blog, Creative |

It’s hard to know where to start when describing my sister LC. There are so many facets of her personality that are wonderful in their own ways that she almost defies description.  I tried to express that in this mosaic of her.  This image is comprised of 113 different photos I’ve taken of her over the past year or so, and I assembled them using an awesome program called AndreaMosaic. After the program put the image together, I took it into Photoshop and tweaked the saturation and contrast with adjustment levels, overlaid the original photo on the mosaic at a low opacity, and used a large, soft white brush to clear out the background and soften the edges. It was lots of fun to...

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“I Spy” Scanography

“I Spy” Scanography

Posted by on May 26, 2013 in Blog, Creative |

  As a kid, one of my favorite pastimes was perusing Scholastic’s “I Spy” books (The Spooky Mansion one was my favorite!).  The idea to make an I Spy game of my own struck me suddenly in the middle of the night with a surge of nostalgia.  I raided my roommate’s trinket hoard for most of the items you see here.  My sister and I carefully arranged every piece on a scanner bed, and allowed the scanner to “photograph” our scene.  It took about thirty tries to find a configuration we liked, but it was so much fun! The only thing that’s missing from this I Spy game is a riddle by Jean Marzollo to tell viewers what to look for! What kind of things can you...

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Annie

Annie

Posted by on May 17, 2013 in Blog, Photography, Portrait | 2 comments

Annie was the first of the models I had the pleasure to meet at the Sky Mountain Lodge shootout. Her warm personality and classy style made her an absolute joy to shoot. I don’t know many people that can pull off this shade of red, but she really rocked it! I used all natural lighting for these shots and no editing.  ...

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Jacob

Jacob

Posted by on May 17, 2013 in Blog, Photography, Portrait | 4 comments

Jacob’s playful demeanor contrasted sharply with his serious expression when he played his violin.  I was able to shoot Jacob in the hayloft near Sky mountain lodge, allowing for dramatic lighting and a rustic atmosphere.          ...

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