The Queen of all thing Yard Sale
The Top Hat Project is a photography endeavor I recently began. It was created for a school assignment. The idea came to me while I was reviewing old Black and White photos made by famous photographers of the past (which by the way is a fantastic way to stoke the creative fire). For the project, I’ve created a simple set consisting of a table, a backdrop and of course, theTop Hat. The minimalist set allows for it to be easily transportable.
You know sometimes less is MORE. The other day in class we worked on One Light Portraits in the Studio. We only used one Studio light but used several different types of modifiers in front of the light. These modifiers changed both the size of the light and harsh the shadow were. We learned a couple of things, the main items being the closer the light source and the larger the light source, the softer light. Softer light means the line between shadow areas and bright areas is less defined and the transition is more gradual.
Last week I was taking a photography seminar in way North Phoenix. At the location there was this old GMC truck on the property. The body was real clean and the light was hitting it just right late in the day so I snapped these shots just before heading home. In the first shot I shot directly into the sun.
In this shot I did some post processing. I first converted the image to a black and white photo and then I “painted” some rust on parts of the metal.
It may not be the newest truck on the market, but it sure made for some cool photos.
Alfred Hitchock Delight
For this assignment, I had to capture unique images of Urban Settings. This required me to have a camera with me at all times during the week (something I “effort” to do any) and to look at ordinary settings from different perspectives.
To pull this assignment off, I relied on some of my past SWAT Team experience. During my 17 years on the team the mantra to scan up and down for threats was constantly hammered home . We always had to change the “plane” at which our eyes “searched” to gather information. Continue reading
Professional Ballerina Christina Gee Noakes
So I’m walking down the middle of downtown Phoenix wondering what I am going to photograph next, when suddenly this vision from Heaven floats down to earth. Turned out her name is Christina Noakes. Christina was a touring professional ballerina up until she her little twins came along a little more than a year ago. Continue reading
The Sax Man of Central
Two things I love are Smooth Jazz and Great Photos. On Friday I was walking around downtown Phoenix before the Suns game and had the awesome pleasure of hearing Dwayne the “Sax Man of Central” blasting his smooth sax sounds from the PHX bar located at 122 E. Washington. It was too cool an opportunity to pass up so I snapped these photos.
The New Strawberry
This is one of my favorite shots. It started out as a school assignment which focused on color. When I thought about the shot in my head, I envisioned using a strawberry. I headed to the store for the aforementioned strawberry and matching lipstick; however, when I arrived the strawberries looked horrible Continue reading
