by speterlewis@gmail.com | Oct 28, 2020 | Freelancing, Product, Story behind the lens
Even after 35 years of messing around with cameras as a professional, and acquiring an arsenal of gear that chokes my SUV every time I have to go on location, I am still frequently drawn toward simplicity and minimalism. My wife ordered a suction-cup-hook-thingy...
by speterlewis@gmail.com | Sep 29, 2020 | Freelancing, Photography, Story behind the lens
It’s easy to get so zoomed in on the task at hand that we forget to pull over to the side of the road and take a break. I took this shot at the end of a very long day and almost didn’t bother with it. Up at 4:45 a.m., I had driven 75 miles to meet with...
by speterlewis@gmail.com | May 22, 2020 | Photography, Post Processing, Social Distancing, Story behind the lens, Uncategorized
Waiting for spring in Maine can sometimes be maddening. All your friends down south are mowing their lawns and picking ticks out of their ears, and yet here we are with new snow in the first week in May and skeletal trees. And then, as if a switch is flipped, spring...
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 | Apr 17, 2020 | Photography, Social Distancing, Story behind the lens
One of the great challenges (and joys) of studio photography is controlling light. The word photography means “light drawing,” which I think is wonderful. In the studio, we can (and must) control light very precisely, creating mood and texture and...
by speterlewis@gmail.com | Feb 17, 2020 | Story behind the lens
Photography can be incredibly complex—but it doesn’t have to be. I’ve always been fascinated by the colors, textures, and delicate forms of vegetables. They are perfectly designed and often incredibly beautiful. For this shot, all I wanted was a simple...
