Tag: table top photography

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 […]

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

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.  […]

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 […]

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 […]

I wanted to do an abstract photograph that metaphorically speaks to the theme “opposites attract”. This is what I came up with.

This was a fun shot that produced bright bold colors. The set up of this shot enhanced it’s appeal (I hope). I’ve included a shot of exactly how this was taken: 1). Utilize a number of colored pencils all having the same length and sharpened to the same points. 2). […]

I belong to an online photography site that has weekly “challenges”. This challenge was: “Make RED your focal point in the photograph”. As a result I came up with painting the light bulb. Here is how it was done: 1). Black 1/4″ sheet of plexiglass bottom and backdrop. 2). Modeling […]