I started revamping my website a few months ago and got totally squirreled. I think I started it last year but you know... priorities. But now I'm really into it with more recent shoots, the greatest hits (my favorites), buried treasures, etc. Plus, I've had a lot of time to not only finally do it but now I have the opportunity to put some of the more advanced retouching skills I've been learning since the last update.I still don't have a recognizable style, which I don't know if that's a good thing or not. I'm all over the map. Maybe because I do indoor, outdoor, lifestyle, studio, conceptual, themed, dark and dramatic, light and airy, and humor.But as I look through the archives until I ...
You know the Birth of Venus, right? That gorgeous Botticelli masterpiece depicting Venus emerging from the sea to ride to the shore on a shell, blown by the zephyrs and clothed in finery? I was lucky enough to see it in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence quite a few years ago and it left a lasting impression. Botticelli, you have a future in art, I think! Don't let them tell you otherwise!Well, I'm between pet shoots right now, just working on some corporate and acting headshots, and I got to missing my animals. I thought of lovely Luna, the border collie mix I adore and who has been the subject of so many of my practice composites. Now I won an award for the photo I was thinking of so Luna had ...
Thursday, January 05, 2017
You read winter and if you're not from one of the temperate states, maybe you think snow. Well, my friends, this pet photography photo shoot does not have any snowy elements. In fact, on the day we photographed these four dogs and two cats on an estate overlooking the Pacific Ocean at the end of December, it was pretty darn toasty outside, right around 80 degrees. Some would actually call it hot, at least I know I was sweating when we were shooting outside the bright, brilliant sunlight of mid-day Los Angeles.But anyway, I got a chance to photograph Cooper, Kitty, Scooter, Ink, Spotty and Titan. All with very distinct personalities.I loved this shoot. Yes, it took a long time, what with six ...
Nothing brings me more joy than my own pets and I hope it's the same for you. I have two cats adopted last June... they were both approximately 3-years old at the time but really, who knows? Anyway, the boys, Mango, the all-black cat, and Kiwi, the tuxedo -- or the Gentlemen House Cats, as we call them -- have, or "had", I should say, because their habits have once again changed -- a tendency to race through the hallway in the wee hours of the morning. So I created a composite of what I imagine their antics are. I can't see them actually playing soccer, but it sures does sound like they are.We adore them, they are full of humor and boy energy and just a lot of fun to have around.So I ...