Cayucos Pier
On a wet, sloppy evening with the tide coming in it was fun to photograph the old wooden pier in Cayucos, California. The sky darkened and the storm moved landward---it…
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March 7, 2013
What some Botanique collectors have said
Acclaimed as “origami in a box” and said to be “destined for major museums,” Botanique is an innovative artist project that astutely blends old craft and cutting edge new technologies…
March 4, 2013
Creative Effects in the Camera
I guess by now I am notorious for using Photoshop as part of my digital photography. After all, I've described my work as "painting using digital photographs as my medium."…
March 3, 2013
Tulip Wabi-Sabi
Wabi-sabi is a name for a Japanese philosophical and aesthetic movement with a key tenet of acceptance of the transient nature of all things. According to wabi-sabi, everything passes, and…
March 2, 2013
Tiptoe through the tulip
The tulips that I found last week at the North Berkeley Farmers Market have transmogrified into fantastical shapes and forms as they age and illustrate wabi-sabi in action. Like the…
February 27, 2013
Steel Wool
Sometimes you don't have to go far to find something exotic to shoot, like this close-up portrait of industrial-grade steel wool, purchased at Costco. Exposure data: 85mm tilt-shift macro, 1.3…
February 26, 2013
Photographing your kids
Pity the poor children of the shoemaker---who go around perpetually down at their heels. Although photographic projects, clients, flowers and more beckon, such is not the case for my kids when it comes…
February 23, 2013
Floral Sunset
It's hard to imagine two subjects that are more over-photographed than sunsets and flowers. Of course, there's a reason that something is a popular subject for photography. It's wonderful to…
February 21, 2013
The Bristlecone Pines Endure
Above 10,000 feet in the arid White Mountains in eastern California the ancient Bristlecone Pines thrive. In this extreme environment wood decomposes slowly, and these trees can look more dead…
February 19, 2013
Anemones Redux and more floral panos on the way
Briefly noted: Here's another shot of anemones to go with my earlier anemones composition. I'm working on the post-production of two new anemone panoramas. Of course, this kind of post-production…
February 16, 2013
Introducing Botanique
Introducing, drum roll, Botanique. I'm pleased that Botanique, my handmade, limited edition artist book of botanical prints is seeing the light of day! It's very exciting when a new project is made physically…
February 12, 2013
Anemones
The North Berkeley farmer's market, on a stretch of streets sometimes known as the "gourmet ghetto," is certified organic throughout. Cruising with my camera, I spotted a flower vendor, Thomas Farm,…
February 10, 2013
Yosemite Dreaming postcard book
I am very pleased with a new reader comment on Amazon regarding my Yosemite Dreaming postcard book: "These cards are among the most beautiful I've ordered. The comments I've received…
February 9, 2013
A box for Botanique
Every handmade artist book deserves an elegant presentation box, and Botanique is no exception. As you can see in the photo (left), the box for Botanique is lovingly hand assembled. All the…
February 7, 2013
In Clarion Alley
One of my favorite places to photograph in the Mission District of San Francisco is Clarion Alley---a very magical but somewhat seedy place. Paintings cover the walls, and they are…
February 6, 2013
Models are people—not things
In the Pixar movie Finding Nemo one of the characters is a shark named Bruce in a 12-step program. Bruce has extremely dangerous looking teeth, and clearly has an appetite…
February 5, 2013
Papaver Solo
I've been spending time in my garden this week, getting it ready for spring. Actually, around here it is spring already, with sunny weather in the sixties. My poppy seedlings…
February 1, 2013
Bay Bridge Lights
In this image of the Bay Bridge the moon seems to be "captured" within the tower of the Bay Bridge. The image is a hand-HDR blend of six exposures at…
January 30, 2013