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Real Barn meets miniature truck
I photographed this large, well maintained old barn in Haddam CT. For fun I then photographed a 1950’s 3″ long diecast model toy truck in my studio. Using photoshop I then put the truck in the driveway of the barn just for fun. Barn photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61mp, mirrorless camera and a Sony 24-70 f2.8 GMII lens @…
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Silhouette of Loving Couple
Although I’ve done shots like this before, back in the day, when I was a wedding photographer this shot is actually an illusion. How was it done? 6″ tall ceramic statue Placed on a table in my studio (1) strong backlight against a white cardboard backdrop Using manual focus bring the edges of the hands and head into sharp focus.…
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Product Review – ProMaster RL100 LED Ringlight
https://promaster.com/Product/1888 Disclaimer: ProMaster did not ask me to do this review and I am not affiliated with them. After several years of use for macro or tabletop photography I loved this product so much that I felt the need to write a review for it. I actually can’t remember when I purchased this item but it was a few years…
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Vintage Books – Shakespeares Complete Works, c.1915
Shakespeares Complete Works, 10 volume, published by McKay c. 1915 This volume of books was published about 109 years ago and, in my opinion, was worthy of a photograph. Because the covers and bindings were fraying so badly with considerable signs of deterioration I wanted to make sure that I captured that detail in my images. To do so I…
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Product Shot – Bottle of Wine
An image of a Colorfast, vintage 2021, bottle of wine and glass. The image was photographed in a studio setting using (3) lights, some with red/blue colored output. This background was created from 8.5 x 11.00″ white paper sheets which were folded into the shapes you see and attached together. They were lit from one side with a red/blue LED…
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Creating art with a slinky.
The shot was created in studio using a multi-colored plastic slinky. The budding flower was added in post process. Photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61mp, mirrorless camera and a Sony 90mm MACRO f2.8 G OSS lens. 2.5 seconds, f11, ISO 100, MANUAL MODE, lens attached ring light at 5600K.
