2012

I really liked this shot as it came out of the camera. However, in post production I utilized a technique with Gaussian blur and layered erasures of the blur to expose Maya and pop the catch-light in her eye.

Vintage

My daughter got me a vintage lighting book for Christmas. I took a stab at Edwardian lighting today.

I put a soft box overhead to mimic a skylight, and diffused light coming from the living room window to camera left to open my face a bit more. I also placed a reflector card just to the right of me to throw a little more light at my back. I processed the photos in Color Efex Pro to give them a vintage feel.

You can see a few more at my SmugMug gallery.

Original color version of second shot

November 11th

Self-Portrait

Strip Teeze

Taken June 15, 2012 at Stead Airport, Nevada.

Coffee House Concert

Those Eyes!

After lunch

While I make some decisions on where this blog will be going, I’ll be sharing some photos from the past year which appealed to me but, for one reason or another, I chose not to post at the time.

Day 366 – The Den

In this room, I sat on my father’s lap as he watched the Friday Night Fights. In this room, I learned how to whistle. In this room, I listened to the Beach Boys singing “In My Room,” when this room was my brother’s bedroom. In this room I went through a few months of twenty-year-old angst, when it was my bedroom.

From this room, I bolted from my slumber this morning as my mother yelled for help as Dad slipped towards the floor as he tried to transition from his bed to his scooter. Between Mom’s and my efforts, Dad didn’t fall. But I worry. I’ll be out of here tomorrow and the home health aide isn’t back until Thursday.

But . . . still . . . this is a peaceful room. And it will always be “The Den.”