Here is a short series of photos from antrip to Beavertail Lighthouse, a beautiful place to take photos, especially at sun set! This series was shot exclusively with my new Sigma 10-20mm lens on a Nikon D300. All images were shot with three exposures so I could do an HDR merge in post production.
Location: Beavertail Lighthouse, Beavertail Rd, Jamestown, RI 02835
Here’s a sample of various portraits I’ve shot over the years. The one thing all these photos have in common is they were all illuminated using small portable Nikon flash units: SB-900 and SB-700. Most of what I learned about lighting tools and techniques came from reading Joe McNally’s book: The Hot Shoe Diaries. It’s a must read for…
It’s been an incredible experience photographing the hero images for the Rhode Island Computer Museum’s new “Data Storage” feature on their website. As part of a recently awarded humanities grant, RICM is developing a public-facing digital archive that traces the fascinating evolution of media storage—from early analog formats to the digital devices we use today….
I’m a big fan of the Nikon creative lighting system (CLS). I’ve been using it very successfully for several years now. In the past I was using an extra strobe (you know, because everyone has an extra strobe laying around) as the master strobe to command the remote units. That work ok, until I actually needed to…
I’ve always felt that shape and form were powerful design elements. This most likely entered my conscience by looking through a camera lens and also by viewing the photographic works of Paul Strand. Years later I was reintroduced to this topic while viewing the design work of Malcom Grear who throughout his career mastered the…
Light Painting is a technique that I enjoy applying to still life images. I use a small, single LED pen light. One mistake folks make is using a flashlight with a beam that projects too broad of a light pattern. For example, the small LED light on your cel phone, though it looks like nothing…
The following is a series of images inspired by the paintings of Norman Rockwell. The subjects were photographed against a white, vinyl backdrop which aided in the extraction process. The subjects are then places onto a solid white background and the shadows are painted back in where needed.
