• Commercial/Retail Product Shots,  Instruction,  Product Shots,  Table Top

    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…

  • Table Top

    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.

  • Table Top

    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),…

  • Table Top

    Water Colors

    [wzslider autoplay=”true” height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] 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). Tape them to a piece…