by speterlewis@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
Last week, I watched a YouTube video by master studio / product photographer Karl Taylor titled One-Light Photography: No More Excuses. Karl is both a master technician and a wonderful teacher, and I’ve learned a lot from him, especially in the last couple of...
by speterlewis@gmail.com | Apr 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
Many years ago I did a simple charcoal and graphite drawing of some of the boards on my ancient barn. It was just an exercise, and not meant to be “art.” Much later I found the drawing kicking around in a folder and decided to make a simple little frame...
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,...
by speterlewis@gmail.com | Apr 5, 2020 | Photography, Social Distancing, Uncategorized
Even in these desperately troubling times, I can still trust in...
by speterlewis@gmail.com | Mar 27, 2020 | Photography, Social Distancing, Uncategorized
The last few days have been weird, so today I’m pleased to post something not weird. Our old farmhouse is a bit cubicled, if that’s a word, which is great for social distancing, but can feel a bit claustrophobic. I had always wanted a pass-through window...
by speterlewis@gmail.com | Mar 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
If there is anything that studio photographers have, it’s clamps. Sometimes they get out of their cage. Meta: Pentax K-3, 70mm f/2.4 @ f/8, ISO 100, 1/160th sec, 4-image focus...
