Pigeon Tower
This is an image of a stone tower pigeon coup in the Lot River valley in the southwest of France. I photographed it while staying at the Mas de Garrigue…
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September 6, 2016
digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
Juxtaposition—Windows, Entrances, and Bridges
I've added a new gallery and slide show of windows, entrances, and bridges to my website. Here are two of the images from the set juxtaposed, of the Yaquina Bay Bridge…
September 1, 2016
Purple Dahlia
In what is almost a starfish of the land, this purple Dahlia is wonderfully asymmetric and spiral-like. Related image: Dahlia.
August 26, 2016
Metamorphosis
This is a single in-camera multiple exposure, photographed at a variety of focal lengths. The model is Sera Ferron, who you can also see in Three Poses and a Two-Fer…
August 25, 2016
Stonington Harbor, Maine
When you saw the title of this blog story, I'll bet you thought it would be illustrated with images of picturesque lobster boats, lobster traps, and so on. Well, there…
August 24, 2016
Infinite Repeating Flower Pattern
Top: Photographed on a light box (FAQ, Workshops); composited with flipped mirror of itself twice to create repeating, infinite pattern. Bottom two: LAB inversions (webinar recording).
August 22, 2016
Dahlia Petals
Yesterday I photographed my dahlias on a literal table (the term "table-top photography" can sometimes be a bit figurative), using sunlight, a telephoto macro lens, and a low-to-the-ground tripod to…
August 18, 2016
Rockland Breakwater
The Rockland, Maine breakwater is a loosely laid wall of large granite rocks that protects Rockland harbor, and stretches about a mile out to a lighthouse. The photo below shows…
August 16, 2016
Penobscot Crossing
The observatory at the top of the bridge across the Penobscot Narrows bills itself as the highest bridge observatory in the world. Be that as it may, on a rainy…
August 13, 2016
Departing
The long exposure motion blur in this image from the back of a Maine State Ferry makes the image general and dram-like. The departure could be from many places, with…
August 12, 2016
Isleboro Ferry
Today I took my workshop class on a field trip to Isleboro, a short ferry ride from the Maine mainland. One of the techniques I asked the group to practice…
August 9, 2016
Sky View from the Olsen House
Today I photographed inside the Olsen House, where Andrew Wyeth made many of his most famous paintings. The bare rooms were really inspiring and visually interesting. While not particularly Andrew-Wyeth-esque,…
August 7, 2016
Sailing Regatta
My friends Tom and Linda took me out for a sail on Penobscot Bay in Maine. They picked me up in Stonington harbor in their launch, and we motored out…
August 6, 2016
Three Poses and a Two-Fer
I had fun photographing a model from Los Angeles the other day. Mostly we did multiple exposures, but I also did some single poses. The single poses are shown above,…
July 27, 2016
Romantic Roses on the iPhone at the Supermarket
I photographed this nifty display of roses at a local supermarket using my iPhone 6s, then processed them in my phone using different painterly effects while waiting on the checkout…
July 25, 2016
Fight Off Your Demons
This is an in-camera multiple exposure with six individual exposures with my camera set to Autogain. I varied the focal length between exposures to capture the model and her lace outfit…
July 23, 2016