Gesture
Some viewers of photography are impressed with the effort that goes into an image. For example, the many steps that go into the photography and post-processing of an image like…
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May 28, 2011
digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
Creating Textured Backgrounds: Cherry Branch
For an art publication project I was recently asked to put some of my floral images with white backgrounds onto textured backgrounds. For example, here's the original version of the…
May 26, 2011
Papaver and Campanula
For a special project, I started with a high-key photo of poppies and bellflowers (Papaver and Campanula). I created the background by scanning and digitally combining two pieces of papyrus…
May 24, 2011
Greek Poppies
I'd been searched around for some bright red Greek poppies to photograph, and over the weekend we went to Annie's Annuals & Perennials in Richmond to see if we could…
May 24, 2011
Creative Landscapes
In a family tradition, Katie Rose checks out my new book Creative Landscapes: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques.
May 22, 2011
Gloriosa Lily
The Gloriosa Lily is the national flower of Zimbabwe. It is also highly toxic. The poison in the flower is colcichine, in small doses used as a medicine for gout…
May 22, 2011
Matilija Poppies
If you follow my work, you probably have figured out that both this blog and my Flickr photostream reflect current projects. For example, if you see a great deal of…
May 21, 2011
Papaver and Iridaceae
The Papaver Rhoeas in my garden called out for some complimentary colors, so I added some store-bought Iris. I photographed the combined composition straight down on my light box, using…
May 17, 2011
Following the Path
The paths we take in life are sometimes straight with the vanishing point clearly to be seen in the distance. Other times the path ahead is twisted and obscure. In…
May 15, 2011
Cockeyed Fisheye Landscape
Late one spring afternoon I was scouting the bucolic farm country of rural Sonoma County. From Whitaker Bluff under scuttling clouds I photographed this cockeyed fisheye view of the bend…
May 14, 2011
Point Reyes Morning
I set out for Chimney Rock in the dark before dawn, and turned back towards the Coastguard Boathouse in time for sunrise. From above, the scene was lit with a…
May 13, 2011
Katie Rose Is Three
My darling Katie Rose is three. She's shown in this snapshot at her three-year checkup; check out Prize Specimen, an earlier visit to the same pediatrician. Katie's milestones remind us…
May 12, 2011
White Iris
Here's another floral image, this one in a much more classical style than Floral Impressionismo. I lit the white Iris from left and right, using diffuse sunlight controlled via shades…
May 11, 2011
Floral Impressionismo
My idea in making this image was inspired by the floral still life compositions of the great Impressionist masters. In particular, Cezanne, Renoir and van Gogh came to mind. Using…
May 10, 2011
Floral Abundance
From my garden I cut some Papaver rhoeas, a single Papaver nudicaule, several varieties of Ranunculus, alstromeria in profusion, forget-me-nots, hardenbergia, a lupine, and a few Orlaya grandiflora “Minoan Lace”…
May 7, 2011
I Am a Talking Head for Nikon
Recently it was brought to my attention that I appear on the Nikon website in a video conversation sponsored by the professional marketing arm of Nikon cameras. (I knew this…
May 5, 2011
Bucolic
Near the Marin-Sonoma County line, not far from the Tomales Bay oyster town of Marshall, California, the wildflowers dotted the green meadows in bucolic profusion. I shot this image using…
May 4, 2011
From Sunset to Sunrise
Relative to the earth, the stars wheel in the heavens every night, though we don't see them that way. If we live in a city we hardly see the stars…
May 3, 2011