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Macro Close Up of Kitchen Whisk
This image began with an everyday kitchen whisk used to mix eggs and the like. I lit one side with a blue light and the other with a red light. I utilized a red/blue gel with the overhead light. I came in as close as possible to the head of the whisk with the macro lens. The resulting image is shown. Photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61mp, mirrorless camera and a Sony 90mm F2.8 MACRO G OSS lens. 1/5th, F8, ISO 100, Manual Mode, (65) image focus stack.
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Macro Close Up of Potatoe Masher
Here’s an example of how you can create art with an everyday kitchen tool. This image began with a potatoe masher as you can see in one of the images. I backlit the object with a blue light, side lit one side with another blue light and the other side with a red light. I then came in tight on the end of the potatoe masher with the lens. The resulting image is shown. Photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61mp, mirrorless camera and a Sony 90mm F2.8 MACRO G OSS lens. 1/4, f8, ISO 100, Manual Mode (55) image focus stack.
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My 65th Birthday Present!
My beautiful wife Cheryl commemorated by 65th birthday with this beautiful CASE brand knife that she had inscribed. I’m now officially a senior citizen. I’ve been a collector of folding pocket knives for many years and this addition just made my day! I’m especially fond of CASE knives as they are made in the USA, good quality and are affordably priced. The American flag on the stag handle couldn’t have been more perfect for an old patriot like myself. Thank you honey!!! This knife was not photographed conventionally but rather I light painted it. Here’s the nitty gritty: 1. Knife was set up on a table top in my studio.…
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The Camera Man
This little fella was hand made of felt and wood by my Mother 15-20 years ago. She’s the insanely talented acrylics painter in the family but she went through a spell where she hand made beautiful pieces like this. He’s always been one of my very favorite pieces of photography chotzkie. Mom gave it to me when I was a professional photographer. It was a very thoughtful gift and one I’ve always cherished. He always sits proudly in my home studio and watches over me as I set up my shots. If he likes the set up he gives me a tip of the hat. If he doesn’t he waves…
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Vintage press photographers desk.
[wzslider lightbox=”true”]What a press photographers desk could have looked like back in the day. Photographed with Sony Nex 7, 24MP, mirrorless camera and Sony E 24mm, f1.8 Carl Zeiss ZA lens. 13 sec. F18, ISO 100
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Knife collection (folding knives only).
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”4000″ lightbox=”true”]I like folding knives. We used to call them “jack knives”. I like how they look, I like how they feel and I like using them. There… I said it. My fascination began with an Uncle of mine. He would come down from Boston and visit us in the summers. He was a rugged old Korean war veteran. The kind of guy that when he spoke you listened. He always carried a pocket knife. He would love to take out his knive from his pocket, carefully open each blade, and extol the value of carrying such a tool. That image just stuck with me my whole life.…
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Ninja Woman
Here I am once again fooling around with light and it’s effects on a subject. I set up a plastic head which I use for practice shots and a rubber glove. I wanted just the hand and eyes illuminated. It’s not as easy as you might think. Anyways this is the end result.
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Tabletop Shot – Colored Bottles
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”6000″ height=”800″ lightbox=”true”]This still life was kind of fun to put together. I simply purchased these inexpensive fruit drinks at the local grocery store and tore off the labels. The bottles were made of plastic not glass. Only advantage with the plastic was that they reflected light less than glass would have. I used one constant output, (daylight balanced), light overhead and slightly to the rear. This was a white foam board back ground and the table had silver wrapping paper placed on top. Nikon D7100 No flash – continuous output lighting Nikon 105 mm macro lens 8 seconds, f32, ISO 100
