Month: November 2024

It’s lonely at the top.

I was driving through a small town in CT when I noticed this house on the cliff’s edge. What does it overlook? A fast food restaurant and it’s parking lot. Photographed with a Sony Nex 7, 24.3 MP mirrorless camera and a Sony 18-55 lens at 82 (APS-C equiv.) 1/500th, […]

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First District Schoolhouse, Haddam CT

This blog entry is part of an ongoing project called “One Room Schoolhouses in CT”).  If you’re interested in the history of one room schoolhouses in CT I suggest you purchase CONNECTICUT SCHOOLHOUSES THROUGH TIME by Melinda K. Elliott. This book was has been a very helpful resource for me as […]

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Silhouette of Loving Couple

Although I’ve done shots like this before, back in the day, when I was a wedding photographer this shot is actually an illusion. How was it done?  6″ tall ceramic statue  Placed on a table in my studio  (1) strong backlight against a white cardboard backdrop  Using manual focus bring […]

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Diecast Miniature truck in real world farm scene

This 1950 Chevy 3100 pickup is a 6″ diecast replica was photographed with a  Sony A7RV, 61mp, full frame mirrorless camera and a Sony 90 mm F2.8 maco lens on a turntable in my studio with 3 lights and reflectors. The barn had been photographed years earlier in Bethlehem CT […]

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