Making waves - Image of the week

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“The difficult part was timing the shutter to open just after the water droplet had hit the water.”

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“The difficult part was timing the shutter to open just after the water droplet had hit the water.”

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“Sometimes even the most mundane circumstances can offer great photographic opportunities.”

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“Goldie stepped up to deliver a stellar modeling performance, no digital retouching was required to get his sad eyes and stressed out demeanor.”

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“Heeding the owls clicking warnings, I climbed up on a chair and stood back a few feet as the owl perched upon my parent’s china cabinet.”

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“This is an image of my retina taken at my optometrist’s during an appointment.”

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“Some conceptual photography works better than others.”

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“Staying connected in today’s business world requires technology.”

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“Happy belated Mother’s Day to all mothers everywhere.”
Do more cores really make a difference? Are the extra cores worth the extra bucks? Or is this just the latest way “the man” is stick’n it to you?

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This image was shot on film with a tripod in the middle of a freshly paved road in …..

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I used Photoshop to create this audio collage. The focus of the collage, the sculpted ear, is a photograph of a replica of the ear found on …

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“This DNA double helix was created using 3D Max.”
“We finally arrived in the middle of a Cuban slum where we thought we were supposed to meet our models. Mangy half hairless dogs and a old guy name Luis kept us company while we waited for our models to show.”
This image was created in 3D Max and rendered using Brazil Renderer.

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The client provided a 2D drawing of a simplified light bulb which I took into my 3D program…

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For this shot I set up a mini tight-rope line…

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A macro image of a Peace Lily pistal.

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No photoshop wizardry, that’s a real four leaf clover…

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A flashing red light on one of my external hardrives alerted me that it had failed last week…

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“composite of the house and the floorplans…”

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“This image was composed in Photoshop and 3D Studio Max to represent the different areas of the internet…”

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“I must admit I did a little photoshop work to move the “love” text into optimal position…”

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“PhotoShop was used to add color in the iris for drama…”

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“A one hour hike turned into a ten hour trek…”

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“I daydream of a get away to sand, surf and sun…”

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“…it’s hard to stop skiing to enjoy the scenery…”

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“I still haven’t finished the lights on the house so at least I have some lights up…”

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“…e-commerce accounted for more than $34 billion in retail sales…”

“Ironically, if you blur your eyes you may see my face more clearly…”

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“This image is not an actual snowflake…”

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It’s not quite as fantastic as having Raquel Welch course through your veins but when you get REALLY close, ordinary household objects take on an extraordinary appearance, to the point of being unidentifiable. Now I’m not going to go all “Zen” on you but you’ve got to admit there’s some crazy shit going on in there if you look close enough.
This last fall I was asked by a client to come up with an interesting image that featured a transportation company’s truck for a yearly poster size calendar. We talked about some nice scenic shots with fall colours and waited for approval. Well, things got busy for everyone and unfortunately there was no groundhog to tell us that winter was to arrive early this year.

Happy Halloween! This is a pumpkin I carved a few years ago. I took the photo on our doorstep.
“Oh my God, it’s getting light out!”
I awoke with the urgency and speed of a person who just realized the cabin was on fire. It wasn’t.
“Damn,” I cursed as I jumped into my boots and stumbled sideways through the door while pulling on my coat.
“What happened to the alarm?” I thought, as I braved the sub freezing morning air.

In addition to my stock images I create artwork for art sake, that is, without any worry about it making money; art for me, and perhaps you. It’s gratifying to not to have to justify work to anyone or anything, including the bottom line.