Twilight View
Today I’m posting something from a current project. This image is one from a recent shoot that is a possibility for the cover of an upcoming issue of the duPont Registry.
Deals on Wheels
I knew at the time I photographed this that I wanted to do an artistic treatment with it. I took the time last night to work with it and get it to look like what I envisioned in the first place.
Another Cover Shot
The next issue of Luxury Home magazine is going to press now and this image of mine is the cover. In addition to this I have also already shot the cover for the issue that will follow after that.
Busy
For the first time in a very long time I missed posting here for a few days. It’s simply because I have been shooting so much for clients that I am too busy continuously processing images to meet deadlines to stop and take the time to post here. For today I am posting an image I shot on one of my recent assignments just to break my streak of not posting.
Evening at the Pool
Just a night shot from the same photo session by the same pool as the food shot from yesterday.
Sparkle
Another artistic detail shot I made while photographing an interior the other day. The out of focus reflection of the chandelier in the mirror was my dose of eye candy for the day.
The Little Things
So even though I have been so busy that I have only been shooting for clients lately I still find things that catch my my artistic eye while I’m working. This is a detail of a kitchen countertop I photographed in a home this weekend.
Up in the Air
I took my new aerial shooting rig out again yesterday. This 3-story home was a good challenge to see how it would handle at maximum height. It’s a bit harder to handle but it looks like the results are worth the effort.
Elevated Perspective
I designed and built a remote-control high-angle camera rig this weekend and had the chance to test it out on yesterday’s real estate shoot. Unlike some setups I’ve seen that are designed for little point and shoot cameras my rig uses a real DSLR shooting RAW files for maximum image quality. It gave me a unique perspective in these images of the back yard and garage of the property I was covering. The rig can actually go much higher but I discovered that if you get too much higher than this the compositions start to show too much rooftop and not enough of the walls. In case you are curious I can tell you that inside this garage I counted 10 cars, an RV, and a motorcycle.
More Kitchen Pics
Here are some more – though not all of the photos I took in the kitchen of this home last week. The thumbnails below are cropped, click to view the full image.
Modern Living
So I’m back to posting images from work I’ve been doing for clients. This is from a set I did last week of a house with a very stylized interior.
Another View
Yesterday I posted a view of the pool so I figured today I may as well post an image of the front of the house.
An Evening by the Pool
I haven’t had the opportunity to shoot anything for myself in forever. I am shooting a lot for clients though. I have been going through archives from my guided photo tours lately and looking for images that I never published to post here. Today I am breaking from my norm and posting something I shot this week for a client. Its from a twilight series I did for an ad to be published in the duPont Registry.
Ancient Cliff Dwellings
The people who lived here chose this side of the canyon for their dwellings for the reason you see here: This is the side where the sun always shines.
Built the Old-Fashioned Way
This weathered old barn provided a lot of great natural texture to work with thanks to all the rough-hewn lumber and simple construction techniques.
Life’s a Beach
I have been posting a lot of personal photos that I have taken at the beach lately but this is a sample of the client work that has been putting me at the beach with my camera in the first place.
Pictured With a Picture Window
I haven’t done any personal shooting in a while, shooting for clients has been keeping me very busy. So for today, I’m posting something I’m working on right now. This is from a series of promotional images for a real estate client that I just shot.
San Miguel Mission, Santa Fe
Built between 1610 and 1626 it is supposedly the oldest church in the U.S. I made this image on my last trip out west and I found it while looking back through some images as I begin to prepare for the next tour I’m leading.
All the Lights are Turning Red
I was walking downtown and realized that all the lights in this scene were turning red. The line from the Eagle’s song got stuck in my head and I figured I as may as well compose a picture.
Latest Cover
In this case I was hired to go to the house and shoot just one shot – this specific view, for the cover.
Sunset View
Since I posted a shot of the exterior of this beach cottage the other day I figured I may as well show a bit of the interior too.
The Artist’s Beach Cottage
I was photographing a beach cottage last night that is owned by an artist who is well known for his glass and ceramic works. A thunderstorm positioned itself in front of the cottage as night fell so I went out onto the dunes to capture the scene. This is the resulting image.
Backdoor Buddha
This piece is a bit more garish than what I what I usually do but it’s 4:00 in the morning, I’m exhausted, and my eyes hurt. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.