by speterlewis@gmail.com | May 2, 2020 | Photography, Social Distancing, Story behind the lens
Another chicken embryo container composite. Tricky because in order to get the egg to glow from the inside I had to remove about a nickel-sized chunk of shell from the bottom…without breaking the inner membrane! Took about 20 minutes, with tweezers. Once I had...
by speterlewis@gmail.com | May 1, 2020 | Photography, Social Distancing
I’m a big fan of bespoke artist Andy Goldsworthy. His sculptures are weird and whimsical and ephemeral and just about the coolest things ever. He’s a man after my own oddness. His signature gig is to just go out and make something beautiful out of stuff he...
by speterlewis@gmail.com | Apr 28, 2020 | Photography, Social Distancing
For those expecting another in a long series of weird images, I’m sorry to disappoint you. Some of you may think this banal, that I’ve lost the creative spark, and need to change vocations. Perhaps he should be dishwasher at a diner, some of you are likely...
by speterlewis@gmail.com | Apr 27, 2020 | Photography, Social Distancing
This idea was inspired by a great episode of Adorama TV hosted by the ever-so-likeable Gavin Hoey. The setup for shots like this is remarkably simple, and you don’t need any fancy gear (that’s why there are so many shots like this on Instagram). All I used...
by speterlewis@gmail.com | Apr 26, 2020 | Photography, Social Distancing
Okay, this started out as just fooling around in my studio after I became fascinated by a certain dry-cleaning bag (it doesn’t take much these days). This morphed into a massive shoot involving many angles and lighting setups, all of which created the coolest...
by speterlewis@gmail.com | Apr 25, 2020 | Photography, Social Distancing
If you’ve been following me at all, you know I get on these little kicks. Plastic bags, eggs, mustard, salamanders (it’s the season for them), and now mustard and a salamander. And you also know that I enjoy making composite images. Note: the salamander...
