Here is a "Picture Of a Bedtime Story" - 3/1/18

Here is a picture that i've had in my head for quite some time now. As I was looking through my local craft store in search for a valentines day present; I stumbled upon this familiar looking glass case. As soon as I saw it sitting on the bottom shelf I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it. I've always loved fairy tales and other little fables. I admit I have a large collection of books that I read every night before I head off to sleep. This image is a combination of multiple items that remind me of bedtime stories. Now this particular piece is meant to tell a story, however that story is up to the imagination of the viewer. 

As for my usual technical explanation. I shot this against a black backdrop using a single soft box and my off camera flash. 

Personally I had a lot of fun taking this image and I hope you enjoy it. 

As always feel free to leave any feedback you want. I hope you all enjoy and have a great day. 

[Photo] - "Blue Beer" - 9/5/16

I spent most of the day testing out some new ideas for some lighting setups. The main goal was to use a setup that was mostly different to what I am used to in order to manipulate the background of the image. The following image is the result of todays experiments. Hopefully in the upcoming weeks I can use this technique to get some nice results. 

"Time - Part 1" - "Passing Time"

The following is another installment of my photo series, "Time - Part 1". I decided to take a break from the overall theme of the project and shoot this one in color as apposed to black and white. I will still include a black and white version of this shot, however I like the color version a lot more. 

As always any feedback is always appreciated. Let me know what you think. 

Above: "Passing Time" - Final Version

Below: "Passing Time" - B&W Version

[Photo] "Carlsberg" - 2/20/16

The following image is another experiment with how light effects reflective objects. I've been trying to build a portfolio based around product shots, this being one of the many photos that will be included. I will post more from my portfolio in the coming weeks, so expect a lot of changes to the site. 

As always any feedback is highly appreciated. Let me know what you think. 


[Photo] "Heineken" - 11/27/15

I decided to try my hand at some product photography. I mainly used this shot to get familiar with a new light kit I purchased. So far im happy with the result. I definitely need to work on my technique though. I also tried a few new post production techniques, although I have not quite perfected them yet. 

The following image is the result of my experiments. 

[Photo] "Leninade" - Experimenting With Color.

Toady I am continuing my theme of taking pictures of soda bottles. Honestly it's one of my favorite things to do. My goal for today was to do a few experiments with color, and the following is what happened. I decided to look around online for a unique soda bottle featuring the color red. After a few hours searching I stumbled across a drink called "Leninade" which has a very obvious Soviet Union theme to it. And since im so fascinated with the color red this was exactly what I needed. 

For this shot I intended to place a bottle of Leninade on top of a red and black background. I ended up getting a 20x20 print of one of my own images, for this instance I used "Texture 1". I than lit it using two soft boxes and an off camera flash. I used a red gel on one of the soft boxes to lessen the glare, the other was left white. I also used a yellow gel on the flash in order to bring out the text a little. I than took a series of 4 to 5 shots and brought them into Photoshop where I preformed an HDR conversion. After about an hour of processing I came out with the image you see below. Overall I am quite happy with this one. It is exactly what I was looking for in terms of the color, and is probably the best HDR conversion I've done to this day. 

If you're interested, im offering this photo as a print. You can get yours at this link. If anyone decided to pick one up send me a picture, id love to see.