As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve been working in monochromatic a lot lately.  I’ve also discovered a subject matter/genre combination that resonates well with me and I’ve been having fun exploring that. The next series of images I’m planning to post will consist of architectural elements presented in an abstract way; that is, stripping the architecture […]

I’ve been working in monochromatic quite a bit lately; I seem to go at this in waves.  I think it’s good practice every now and then to take color out of the equation and see how effective your composition is when stripped down to its basic elements.  I see black and white photography used too often to “save” a photograph […]

It’s a couple weeks overdue but here is a shot I took of Zoe in her Easter Dress at Verrado (in Buckeye, AZ) a few weekends ago.  I’ve neglected my blog for the last month so I figured it’s time to get posting again. I was pleased to get a message from my cousin, Danah […]

I’ve spent a lot of time over the last year and a half honing my photography skills, taking it more seriously as an art form than I had in years past.  As a result I have deepened my understanding of the craft, gained valuable experience and created a handful of images that I’m very pleased with.  I […]

Here’s another shot that came out of my downtown Phoenix stroll on Monday night.  Not much to say about this, just your average long-exposure shot.  You can see the streaks of light from the headlights and taillights of cars passing in front of the station and the light rail car passing behind it.  I was […]

I had a few hours to kill before a rehearsal (St. Patrick’s day gig with a Pogues cover band) in downtown Phoenix so I grabbed my camera and a tripod and went for a walk.  One of the places that has caught my eye a few times in the past is the old bank building at 15 […]

I had a hankering over the three day (President’s day) weekend to get some more portrait experience under my belt.  It’s been a while since I had Jessi in front of the lens so we decided to give it a go.  Since we were confined to our home (baby girl was napping) and I didn’t have artificial […]

Well, this post took a little longer than I suggested previously; partly because I got busy and partly because I overhauled this image about three times.  I just couldn’t make up my mind on how I wanted the finished piece to look.  I finally settled on monochromatic. This is the only shot from the series […]

Here’s a second image from the same session.  This one doesn’t do a lot for me other than the fact that I think it’s a nice photograph.  It bores me a little bit just because it looks like a hundred other photographs I’ve seen in magazines and portfolios; there’s just nothing particularly creative about it.  […]

I’m excited to post another portrait.  I haven’t decided on a favorite image from the shoot yet but I like this one because the composition is unorthodox with the way the right side of her face breaks the frame.  I think it still works though becuase here eyes lead you back in and the negative space […]