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...
by speterlewis@gmail.com | Apr 24, 2020 | Photography, Social Distancing
The weirdest thing about this photo is not the rodent tail hanging out of the teacup, but rather something more basic. I’ll give you a hint; when my daughter saw this, she said, “That was obviously shot aboard a ship.” Clever girl. Okay, so...
by speterlewis@gmail.com | Apr 23, 2020 | Photography, Social Distancing, Uncategorized
This is just a standard still life of mustard squirted all over a pair of glasses. Pretty common stuff. The point is to show how just a small change in lighting can make such a difference. The shot on the left was made with a single studio strobe, low and to the left,...
