Due to the pandemic, it has been increasingly hard to find human beings to photograph. I do love portrait photography, especially in the studio. I can also take outdoor photos of people as well. I love landscapes and you don’t need people for that. But, lately I have discovered that I love to create my own scenes–my own private reality. I get a picture in my mind and I can create it in the studio with some props. I found numerous props (vases, cups, glass bowl, silver vase, bottle, a wine glass, etc.) for almost nothing at all at Good Will. It is hit or miss and the other day I hit the mother load and found lots of items I was prepared to get at a regular store. Here are some of my most recent visions as seen in my head.
Fruit Still Life Photos
People photography are my most favorite subjects. However, with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic I am having a hard time finding humans. So, my next favorite subject is food–specifically fruit still life photography. These were taken in my upstairs studio. I enjoyed posing my subjects which offered me no resistance and were very accommodating. I didn’t even have to ask twice and they took direction very well.
Flowers in Studio 2020
I set out to photograph some lilies and other pink flowers with fruit. I decided to add this to its own post since I wanted to highlight the flowers. The pink flowers bloom on a bush in front of my house but I don’t know their name. They bloom every year. I added some different textures to show how the same photo can be changed with different backgrounds. I also set the lily up on the silver platter to show the reflections.
Food and Flowers in Studio
Since we are in a lockdown due to the Pandemic, I have been coming up with creative photo ideas in my studio. What do I like most?–Food and flowers! So, I set out to make some fruit plates with cheese. I put everything on this silver plate that I got from Hobby Lobby as a prop some time ago and never used. I added a lovely lily that had bloomed in a vase at home. The resulting images are just what I had envisioned.
I also took some photos of the same lily and added different textures as backgrounds. It is amazing how a background can make the same image look different.
Joyce Portraits and Identity Crisis 2020
I had an assignment for Chicks that Click photo group to come up with an image representing Identity Crisis. I enlisted my friend Joyce who is a wonderful model and had her pose gazing into a mirror. I did this in my studio upstairs and put the soft box with my AD200 strobe light on the left side with a grid over the box. This was done to achieve a low key effect. In editing I added both a blue texture to the mirror and then I added a shattered glass brush over it.
I like the effect–it looks like an identity crisis to me. Then Joyce wanted some portraits too. She is a great model and doesn’t require too much instruction on posing.
Head Shots of Laura
My friend Laura asked that I take a few professional head shots for her online presence. She came to the studio and we tried a gray background, but I suggested we try a light blue. She has lovely blue eyes and the blue background made them show up more. We both agreed that the blue background was the best. She then suggested that we take a few outside. We went outside near my house and I shot a few with trees in the background.
Musician Portraits
I did a photo shoot of a musician friend of mine, Curt. I love doing low-key photography of musicians. I went to his house and positioned my lighting so he would come out mysterious and dark. I love the guitar and took many images of him playing.
Photo shoot of friend
I did a photos shoot of my friend, Becky. She came to my studio with a number of different outfits. She has such a unique style and loves to dress up, so it wasn’t a stretch when she posed in her cute clothes. I didn’t even have to pose her–she was just a natural. It was a wonderful photoshoot and Becky was very pleased with the results.
Photo Shoot at Phinizy Swamp
I did a photo shoot at Phinizy Swamp on November 2nd with four lovely ladies. We started the shoot at about 4;30, and since it was Eastern Standard Time, it started to get dark about 5pm. By that time the sun cast that lovely golden color that create that sought after glow that photographers love. They were great subjects and we had a great time. I used my strobe light, which was carried around wherever we went.
Family Photo Shoot
I went to Brick Pond Park, in North Augusta, to do a photo shoot of a lovely family. I used my AD200 strobe and Flashpoint R2 Transmitter. This family consisted of 4 children, ages 14, 7, 4, and under one year. It was a bit challenging due to the sun still being high in the sky and bright, even at 4 pm. This was still daylight savings time. Luckily, the baby was good most of the time and that helped. We stopped at about 5:30 because the children were tired, had to use the bathroom, and were pretty much done. But I got many great shots along the way. It was a good experience.
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