I love exploring form and shape and line and texture an color. Sometimes, even the most ordainary and seemingly banal things can be visually striking, if only we learn to look at them in new ways. Just a small turn of the head may transform otherwise everyday things into eye-catching treats.
This image is of two chairs from our dining room placed back to back on a table. It’s that simple. (At least the concept was simple; see below). I deliberately cropped, turned, and masked the image so that instead of instantly seeing two chairs, what you first see is an explosion of near-symmetrical form and line and color—and perhaps only after a few seconds (or after me explaining it) you see the chairs.
For a larger version, go to Flickr.
Meta: Pentax K-3, Sigma 18–35mm Art lens at 18mm, f/8, ISO 100, 1/160th of a second, main light, fill light, two reflectors, one flag, 4-shot focus stack
As basic as the idea was, the shot was startlingly complex and took me well over an hour to set up. One of the things I love most is the adventure of the long trips I take in the studio, fussing and fumbling and improvising to get things just so.
