Untitled Creek Series

Shot some amazing photos today that I'm very proud of and wanted to share. Lots of great images - these are the few not embargoed at this time. Great location, great lighting, great model, great everything! I'm very happy with these. Enjoy.

Breaking Out

Sometimes it's nice to change your direction and focus on creating images that are outside your comfort zone. I for one have never been a very strong abstract photographer, yet while at school I loved the work of Rodchenko. And while a Constructivist and not strictly speaking an abstract photographer, his work really challenged perspective and made the frame a place where we can confound and displace our relationship with the figure/ground. What we typically call abstract photography today is generally unworthy of Rodchenko's name, but for me, his photography will always be the place I start from when thinking of abstract photography.


And in my case abstract photography always means bad images. But being bad at something usually means I just need some more practice, and that's where stepping outside one's comfort zone and exploring new genres can really become educational. I have seen Ghery's Pritzker Pavillion photographed millions of different ways, and had been impressed by a handful of skilled photographers who seemed well versed in the abstract style. So, with a mission in mind, and a great subject at hand, I took myself to task and tried to create some images that went beyond my own comfort zone. A nice change for me with some rather nice results I think.

Starting a Book

Christina has decided to see if she can't pick up some work in front of the camera of other photographers and do to so she needs to put together a portfolio. Last evening we did a short shoot and got a few great images. Here's two that I think would look great in her book.