Tag: table top photography

This image began with an everyday kitchen whisk used to mix eggs and the like. I lit one side with a blue light and the other with a red light. I utilized a red/blue gel with the overhead light. I came in as close as possible to the head of […]

Here’s an example of how you can create art with an everyday kitchen tool. This image began with a potatoe masher as you can see in one of the images. I backlit the object with a blue light, side lit one side with another blue light and the other side […]

My beautiful wife Cheryl commemorated by 65th birthday with this beautiful CASE brand knife that she had inscribed. I’m now officially a senior citizen. I’ve been a collector of folding pocket knives for many years and this addition just made my day! I’m especially fond of CASE knives as they […]

This little fella was hand made of felt and wood by my Mother 15-20 years ago. She’s the insanely talented acrylics painter in the family but she went through a spell where she hand made beautiful pieces like this. He’s always been one of my very favorite pieces of photography […]

What a press photographers desk could have looked like back in the day. Photographed with Sony Nex 7, 24MP, mirrorless camera and Sony E 24mm, f1.8 Carl Zeiss ZA lens. 13 sec. F18, ISO 100

I like folding knives.  We used to call them “jack knives”. I like how they look, I like how they feel and I like using them. There… I said it. My fascination began with an Uncle of mine.  He would come down from Boston and visit us in the summers.  […]

Here I am once again fooling around with light and it’s effects on a subject.  I set up a plastic head which I use for practice shots and a rubber glove.  I wanted just the hand and eyes illuminated.  It’s not as easy as you might think.  Anyways this is the end […]

This still life was kind of fun to put together.  I simply purchased these inexpensive fruit drinks at the local grocery store and tore off the labels.  The bottles were made of plastic not glass.  Only advantage with the plastic was that they reflected light less than glass would have. I […]