A perfect spot!

I was out on location again with Center of the Universe productions (Michael Delano) and KBB to shoot a Car Review on the Mercedes Benz SLS AMG. What a beautiful car!

Its been awhile

Seems like a very long time since I posted and it has been. I have been busy. But I have a moment and an image from one of my favorite places Lundy Canyon in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Please enjoy and I'll do better at keeping everyone up to date. Be well.

Camping Near Zion

I travel alone quite a bit so when I have a fellow travel with me I enjoy the company. On this trip Juliet Hawk (my girl friend) came along and brought her wonderful voice and guitar. The night was perfect with a campfire blazing, good food, not a soul for miles and the little flies even disappeared with the sunset. After dinner I lit the campfire and stared up at the battle between the stars and the moon. As they competed to outshine each other Juliet sat down with her guitar and the night sky had another opponent. The night sky quickly faded to an afterthought and victory was claimed. Juliet paused for a moment grinned and shook her head as I snapped a photo to capture the moment. Company can be good but good company is great.

Mood

The mood of an image for me is directly related to my own personal mood. While I’m creating photographs I try to allow myself the freedom to create based on my mood much like a painter might do. When I’m shooting for a client I don’t always have that luxury. If they want bright and cheerful and I’m feeling dark and gloomy, I have to find a compromise within and shoot what they. However when I’m shooting for myself mood can also have a direct effect on editing my images and this is why I never throw slides, negatives or digital files away (unless they are just way off technically.) Again my mood plays a crucial roll in deciding which images I like and don’t like. Now just the other day I was doing a little organizing and I came across some images that didn’t make the cut the first time I viewed them. As I looked them over I thought ‘how did I miss these images.’ I knew I had viewed them multiple times and yet missed them up until now. I now realize the first time I was looking for photographs that calmed the power of the ocean. This time around I was feeling energetic so the images that stood out were the ones I found to mirror my current mood and that’s what these images were. I’m glad I forced myself to sit inside on a perfect San Diego day to edit!

Familiar Shapes

Inevitably you will find familiar shapes if you look long enough at the natural world. I did with these macro images of lichen. I couldn’t help but see the Angel that used to sit atop the family Christmas tree when I was a kid; or this dragon that reminded me of the cover of a Bruce Lee movie.

Macro at 1 PM

Normally 1:00 pm is the wrong time to break out the camera and start creating. But if the sky is filled with those fluffy white or grey clouds I say grab the tripod and find something small to photograph like lichen. If you are lucky and the clouds have been drizzling bring something to cover the camera gear but enjoy the saturated colors of a wet rainy day. Check back Friday for more Lichen fun

Sand Stone mornings

I enjoy finding turbulent places in mother nature and creating images that are serene. The ocean is a perfect spot to do just that. Long exposures can calm the explosives power of waves that bombard the shore line. Try cutting out the vastness of the ocean by zooming in and not showing the skyline. Watch for they rhythm of the waves as you compose your images, the waves won't hit exactly the same every time but you can learn to read them enough to time your shutter release.