Troubled Water

Detritus

Bluster

Outburst and Uprising

Shot

Riverside Research

Hello adorable keys.

I was scoping out an engagement shoot in Riverside Park this weekend, and 

just had to share my research.

Just insert adorable couple here :) Stay tuned for the engagement shoot itself in a few weeks!

Ok, ok, I won't ask them to climb trees. If you look closely, you can see who's already in the tree, posing for me. The tree bark below reminds me of the detail in a Chuck Close drawing (see here). 

Light before Dawn

This is pre-dawn.

This is living.

Maine, as dawn breaks

Ink II

See #1 here

Texture

Theme of the week: water as not-water

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Expectation

1. "Yellow is the color of sunshine. It's associated with joy, happiness, intellect, and energy. Yellow produces a warming effect, arouses cheerfulness, stimulates mental activity, and generates muscle energy.Yellow is often associated with food." (Color Wheel Pro)
   
   
   I love the simplicity of this image. The neutral tones allow the yellow to shine, in the optimistic way yellow does. The composition is simple as well - three white lines, three black lines, and one yellow circle. No attempt at perfection is made: the pineapple end hasn't been cut evenly, neither was it placed in the center of the composition. The window sill is clearly old and many-times repainted, and has flecks of dust - Mom, don't look :)
   
   
   Beyond the simplicity, I love the ease and feeling of expectation that this image evokes. Both the image and the color are forward-looking. The freshly cut end of a pineapple calls to mind the process of food preparation, perhaps being chopped for a summer picnic with friends. The imperfections in the pineapple slice and window sill are comforting in a way, showing a lived-in life without pretense. 
   
   
   As with my other work, a clear love of texture is displayed. I mean, LOOK at that pineapple rind. Please. Click the image to make it bigger if you have to, or zoom in or something. Can you see the crisp edge of the hard rind? The juicy yellow fruit? The tough white and tan center? Even the brush strokes on the window sill from the latest repainting are clear. 
   
   
   I hope to share more images like this one in the coming months. I've been inspired by Sally Mann's work, shot mainly at home, and by Mann and Leibovitz' exhortation that young photographers shoot what they love. Here's to what's next. 
   
   Cheers!
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Vortex II

See #1 here

Apparently this is the time of year when I see in vortexes. The first in this series was posted a year and a day ago. Interesting.

Melt Into Spring

A few of my favorite things: square photographs, long exposure reflection of trees in water photographs, black and white texture-centric photographs. ♪

Personal

Paper

Moon Storm

Woven