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.
All Work and No Play
I don’t make it a habit of posting client work here on my daily journal because as a general rule I like to use this venue as a place to display assorted personal work that I do for my own enjoyment. As I write this entry though I am at the point where except for the image I made in the rain yesterday I haven’t shot anything personal in a while. Shooting for clients has been keeping me more than busy and my calendar is heavily booked for some time into the future as well. This image is one that I was assigned to shoot for a magazine cover yesterday. It’s also the first shot that I’ve made with a new 7 foot diameter parabolic umbrella that I just had shipped in. I think I like the result.
Cover Proof
The only photos I’ve been working on between teaching and speaking engagements the last couple of days are for the featured home for the next issue of Luxury Home magazine. This shot is the current leading candidate for the front cover of the issue.
Waterfront Property
I’m in a rush right now so for today’s post I simply grabbed a shot that I liked from yesterday’s shoot.
A Peaceful Place… Now
The chapel of Our Lady of La Leche stands at the place where the first Catholic mass was held in the Americas in 1565. The current incarnation of the chapel was restored in 1914. Prior structures that stood here were subjected at various times to cannon fire, torching by pirates, accidental fires, and hurricanes.
Southern Living
Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to give up modern conveniences and the complications of life that go along with them. What would I do with all the time that I now spend at the computer? Maybe I could just sit in a rocking chair on the porch and contemplate. Maybe that wouldn’t be so bad.
The Garden Shed
Interior of the garden shed that houses the well for the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Estate in Cross Creek, FL.
Sanctuary
I wanted to compose an image that highlighted the stained glass windows in the sanctuary of the Cathedral Basilica. It took quite a while to actually get the shot. There were some people who came in to pray and out of respect I waited patiently for a moment when the sanctuary was empty to shoot.
Cathedral Basilica Interior
This is one of several views that I expect to post here. I really enjoy it when I have the opportunity to photograph beautiful interiors like this.
Bright Spot
Inside the Cathedral Basilica in St Augustine a beam of light streaming through a window was striking the end of these pews and illuminating them in warm contrast to the somber interior of this part of the church.
Colorful Corridor
This narrow corridor in the inn where I stayed in St. Augustine was an irresistible subject to photograph.
Home Base
I spent last week in St. Augustine and this place pretty much served as headquarters. It was a very good trip.
Old Sugar Mill
A bit of steam powered Florida history sits on the side of the road in the quiet little town of Homosassa.