at the prom

I photographed these calla lilies at a prom last Saturday night. The event was held at the Waxahatchie Civic Center and in the main foyer was this huge arrangement of calla lilies front and center. I had crouched down beside the arrangement to get a low angle shot of the kids walking down the hallway when I look up to see these flowers just begging to be photographed. The light and tone of the shot was quite unexpected, and I'm not so sure about the white orb in the background. Without knowing the back story of the photo, does that look like a moon-or a light? But the flowers are beautiful-and I don't even know if they are real.

thank you for waiting

Yeah, been slackin' lately on the blog postings but here ya' go! Another flower! Yay! Okay, not much else to say today. Enjoy, more to come...

lilly

Blooming right outside the studio I work is this yellow lilly. I photographed it today but thought it looked so much better black and white. Enjoy!

art piece

Sorry about my brief hiatus, everyone, but check this out! I made this composite of images (mostly posted here) by taking mounted photographs and attaching them to wooden blocks which are themselves attached to a 24 x 24 wood board. I painted all the wooden parts white and attached the photographs on top of the wooden blocks so they are sticking out away from the board. I wanted the images to sort of float above the piece. I have another one or two art pieces like this one planned, once they're done you'll be the first to see them! Anyway, I hope everyone enjoys their weekend. In the next day or so I'll have some more rock show pictures up so check back soon.

neon bloom

Orchids. I shot them a little mysteriously to add to the 'fine art' factor of the photograph. I also enhanced the colors (but only a little, they really are maroon and yellow) in photoshop and re-cropped for the vertical image. Today I'm shooting a wedding with a friend of mine. I'm very excited, and will have those images up as soon as I can. Everyone have a happy Memorial Day weekend!

tiger in sepia

An abstract shot of a tiger lilly bought for Monica (hey Monica!!), which is now being neglected because she's in Houston and not home taking care of her lilly. That's okay, I guess, because it will live on through the blog!! I've been experimenting with these floral photos lately, and I'm trying to capture something a little more mysterious and suggestive in these photos. For instance, these are petals of a tiger lilly, but they can also pass for ocean waves from an old Japanese painting. I don't know...

for monica

Monica, a good friend of mine, commissioned a fine art piece from me to match a painting she already owns. My piece needed to compliment the colors, mood, texture, tone of the other piece. So, besides just posting the finished photograph, I thought it'd be cool to see the images used to create it.

Starting with the flower:

Then, I photographed the facade of some slate to superimpose over the image for texture. Before it was all said and done, I tinted the slate a deep blue (to match the color scheme of her room). Then, I added a bit of photoshop magic and I borrowed a few words from Walt Whitman that seemed fitting and:

The finished piece!

orchid in green

My girlfriend doesn't usually go for the typical dozen roses. We are both very artsy in our tastes in art, style, decor, etc. So, when the opportunity arises that I buy her flowers (and I am a man, so the opportunity always arises) I find nontraditional flowers. That's when I found this guy. An orchid in an emerald green vase. I back lit this image using window light. The vase was setting on a clear cup, and I just photoshopped the cup out in post production.

(insert creative title here)

Hey, everybody! Here's another floweredy pic. Sorry so blunt, but I'm not feeling very creative this morning. Anyway, I hope you guys like the floral series. Still more to come!

in the garden

Another from the botanical garden. This image of a pink rose has definitely been through a bit of cosmetic surgery. The original image was horizontal, color, and just lacking something. So, I loaded it into photoshop, cropped it, flipped it, switched to black and white, burned and dodged quite a bit, and came to this-rather breathtaking-conclusion. Hope you guys enjoy it.

incredible

The colors here are amazing. More to come...

a bug's life

I've always liked daisies from the underside, especially with such a blue sky behind them. Especially in full sun so you can see the petals and the shadows they make when they overlap...a lot like in this picture...

Like I said in a previous post, I recently took a quick stroll through the botanical gardens so be prepared for some posts featuring a girl's second favorite thing: flowers.

flowers

...just something a little different from my usual posts. enjoy.

calla lilies

I didn't realize calla lilies were so graceful until I set them upon my dining room table and took a step back. These flowers beg to be photographed, which is why I see so much of them in artwork. Anyway, here's my contribution. Happy Tuesday!

cup of roses

I finally got some film back from my lab! Here's a shot I conjured up one day with a mini bouquet of roses and a simple coffee cup. I shot it with available light with my Nikon F100 and 400 speed Fuji film. I love the color here and wonder-quite often actually-why am I shooting digital? Film so often inspires and surprises me with beautiful color, skin tones, texture, etc. ah...film. Who knew? Oh, and if you're wondering where I found roses that are black on the outside and white underneath...it's because they're made from gaffer's tape.