Very bright and a smart choice

No, I’m not talking about me, although the description does fit, I’m talking about this new Rayovac LED flashlight that I bought today.  I was at Batteries Plus today to get some replacement batteries for a couple of calculators when I decided to check out the flashlights.  Now, I’m a firm believer that you can’t… Continue Reading

High Key setup for products

I had a couple of inquiries after posting the wine glass images yesterday.  So let me first off say that rather than sending me an e-mail, post your thoughts and questions in the comments area of the blog so everyone can share them.  Trust me, if you are wondering about something chances are there are… Continue Reading

One light and varying the Aperture

This was a very simple setup.  A roll of white seamless paper, a Q Flash at 1/64th power being triggered by a Pocket Wizard (any flash and any triggering system would work fine), a wine glass camera and tripod.  I used ISO 200 for optimal image quality and shot from f2.8 in the upper left… Continue Reading

An evening at Mary Duprie’s Studio

I spent an enjoyable evening at Mary Duprie’s studio.  It was fun and educational.  One of the photographers mentioned that she had never worked with “hot” lights so Mary pulled out her wonderful assortment of lights and the fun began.  Mary is a master at crafting a wonderfully simple yet believable set.  The shot below… Continue Reading

White balance and mixed lighting

Your digital camera can only adjust white balance for one predominant color of light at any given time.  In the image below I set the white balance for Daylight to properly expose the white snow as white.  As a result the dark shadows came out with a predictable blue tint.  White Balance is your cameras… Continue Reading

Just playing around

Today’s photo is simply a shot of a glass bowl I bought about 15 years ago at the Ariana Gallery in Royal Oak, MI. It is made of hundreds of pieces of glass cut and stacked. I hope you enjoy the shot as much as I enjoy the bowl. Continue Reading

It took 2 camera phones to get the shot

While waiting for my lunch I saw this very interesting reflection in the screen of my iPhone, but how could I photograph the reflection?  I borrowed Julie’s iPhone and used her camera to photograph the reflection.  I like the crisp reflection in the iPhone screen contrasted along side the soft reflection in the surface of… Continue Reading

It isn’t always about art

Today we celebrated a birthday and I thought it would be a good time to mention and show that sometimes photography is about documenting a moment.  I didn’t want to micro manage the scene, but rather I was trying to capture a slice of life.  We were in the middle of breakfast when my son… Continue Reading