What I did today and plans for this blog.

I’ve been doing a lot of elaborate shoots lately in the pursuit of creating a “fashion” portfolio.  My fashion shooting has been leaning towards an editorial style that is shoots that present an idea or mood often using story telling elements to create a concept about the products.  In many ways editorial shoots are as [...]

Assignment #1 Advanced Portrait “Hollywood Lighting”

Our first assignment for Advanced Portrait this spring is “Hollywood Lighting”.  This was a black and white assignment and we studied the works of George Hurrell a famous photographer who worked in the style.  I shot this assignment with grid spots on my key light and hair light and a reflective umbrella for the fill light.  Lisa [...]

Artistic Influences: Tim Bradstreet

I’ve been playing table top roleplaying games since I was about 11.  Since that time I’ve seen the work of countless science fiction and fantasy illustrators who have since influenced my photography even more than the work of other photographers.  During the early 90s the table top rpg world was dominated by a game called “Vampire [...]

New Sculpture

This semester I’m taking an advanced sculpture course in addition to my photography because I just didn’t have enough of a busy schedule.  Unfortunately I don’t have a lot of time outside of class to work on this piece so progress is going a bit slow.  I figure it is far enough along to show [...]

Creative Photography Assignment #5 “Bella Bully”

This is my fith assignment for Creative Photography class.  The title of the project is “Bella Bully”.  This is a kind of continuation on the theme I’ve been doing for my last few assignments.  I’m thinking it’s turning into a series.    I also put a set from this shoot on my Flickr Photostream.

Creative Photography Assignment #4 “Street Shaman”

This is my fourth assignment for Creative Photography.  The concept is “Street Shaman”.  This shoot was done as a character concept photo illustration project.  It’s also somewhat inspired by the super hero comic book genre.  Like a super hero the street shaman hides her identity with a mask which in her case is painted on [...]

Creative Assignment #3 “Gunpunk”

This is my assignment #3 for creative photography.  The concept is “Gunpunk”  a kind of action hero satire also kind of a satire of the trash art “girls with guns” genre.  I added textures to these images as well. 

Creative Assignment #2 In A Spin

This is my 2nd assignment for Creative Photography Class.  “In A Spin” by Nathan Miller.  Model Maria.        

Artistic Influence: Jerry Uelsmann

Sometimes dark, sometimes whimsical, sometimes just odd the enigmatic work of Jerry Uelsmann represents some of the most interesting and profound surrealist imagery since the movement began in the 1920s.  Working even today with film and multiple enlargers to create composite prints Uelsmann’s work represents an amazing level of technical skill and attention to detail.  Even in todays [...]

Concepts for Post Apocalyptic photo projects.

Last year I did quite a few post apocalyptic and zombie hunter photo shoots.  This year I plan to continue those projects but I am also starting a somewhat more serious Post Apocalyptic project set even later after a supposed fall of civilization.  The work I hope to produce will be more artistic and less focused [...]