Nimes

      This is the inside of the Arena of Nimes, in Nimes, France. While visiting, I could imagine what it would be like to witness one of the two bullfights held here annually: the sounds of a cheering audience, the bullfighters whistling at the bull, the grunting of the bull, and the vibrant colors of the pageantry.

Portrait

     For this image I used a green gel to cast a highlight around his head. I achieved this by using a Alien Bee strobe with a green gel over the light and directed it at the back of his head.

Mixed Drink

 

     This image is of an apple martini made with Smirnoff and an apple drink mix. I used an Alien Bee strobe with a softbox and fill cards to light this. I added depth to the image by including all the ingredients and items used to create the drink.   

Cake

     This is a photograph of a red velvet cake. Photographing food can be both a challenge and a pleasure. The challenge with photographing food is styling and lighting it to make it look appetizing to the viewer. For me, the pleasure of photographing this was being able to eat it, since red velvet is my favorite kind of cake.

Model Portfolio

     This image of my friend, Alicia, was photographed using an Alien Bee strobe and a beauty dish. The beauty dish created a glamorous look to this head shot. This was just one image from a series for a model portfolio. For this one, I had her hold her glasses up to her mouth to create a seductive school teacher or librarian persona.   

Pink Heels

   This pair of heels was photographed using two Alien Bee strobes with softboxes. I positioned them this way to show the elegance and daintiness of the shoe.

Shower Gel

      These are before and after shots of Bath and Body Works shower gel, using the white card technique. The white card technique is where you photograph a clear liquid product on a black background, then photograph it again with a white card behind the product. Once in Photoshop, you combine the two images, getting an end result much like the image on the right. This technique is designed to give the liquid a glowing effect to make it really stand out.

Rust

     This old rusted oil can was just one of many things I found laying around in my barn. I also found an old spring, some chains, a rotted bottomless feeding bucket, a hook, a file, a wrench; just to name a few. I have always had an interest in antique items. When I stumbled upon these, I wanted to create an image that captured the essence of just how old and weathered they were.

Fruit

     This is a photograph of a bowl filled with luscious fresh fruit. I picked these different types of fruit to add an arrangement of vibrant colors to the image that would grab the viewer's attention. The fruit in the foreground was strategically placed to add depth, as well as to lead the viewer to the bowl of fruit in the background. The light was arranged to create a feeling of the early morning sun gently spilling across the fruit, as it awaits someone's breakfast.

Food

      This is an image of a sandwich and chips from Panera Bread. I had to photograph a food cover that was designed to fit within the given template. I chose kettle cooked potato chips because they resembled the texture of the bread. The white background and plate, as well as the camera angle, emphasize the sandwich.


   

Smoke

     Photographing smoke can be both fun and interesting to see how smoke moves with big and small loops, swirls, ripples, and lines.  Smoke images are like snowflakes, no two are the same.  For this image I used a purple gel to give it a pop of color and to make it more interesting.

Bobby G.

     Today I am remembering my dear teacher and mentor, Robert Golding (aka, Bobby G.). Bobby G. was one of my teachers at Antonelli Institute and was an incredible photographer, an outstanding teacher, and a mentor to many as well as a friend.  Like myself, many others will also be remembering Bobby G. today at the memorial held at Antonelli Institute. Love and miss you Bobby G. Rest in Peace.