Back in May I had the opportunity to photograph a chandelier designed, forged and fabricated by Nathaniel Reinartz. In his portfolio catalog Nathaniel describes it as mild steel, fire scale and beeswax finish, diameter: 36” height: 48”. The wax lamp shades have each taken on its own subtly different shape from the heat of the electric […]
Category Archives: Hand Made: Art and Craft
Draw (still) life in — to truly see it
Dorothea Lange said, “The camera is an instrument which teaches people how to see without a camera.” Emile Zola offered, “In my view you cannot claim to have seen something until you have photographed it.” I believe that drawing also teaches people how to see [without a camera]. If you truly want to “see deeply” into […]
Hope: “If you build it he will come.” — Shoeless Joe Jackson, Field of Dreams
sit on the porch, watch it build, then sit, waiting too hoping for a meal (click image for larger view) Leica R8/DMR, 100 mm apo macro elmarit (yes. stopping down would have been nice. but for 1/30th @ 2.8. I like it)
Rick Benoit becomes new Wisconsin Coordinator at Vets Journey Home (and needed a new portrait)
Rick Benoit took over responsibilities from Donna Barth as Wisconsin Coordinator for Vets Journey Home. Rick and I had a delightful photo session at my studio last month. Today I installed their pick from the session proofs, along with Rick’s bio, at the Vets’ who we are page; which I designed and launched last year. […]
Dragons love warm granite
dragons love warm stone as much as to fly from bloom to bloom — we seek warmth (click image for larger view – right click and magnify for largest view) R8/DMR, 100 mm apo macro elmarit, 2X apo
Friday flowers with a different sort of twist, tilt and shift
I photographed this flowering shamrock with a Leica R8/DMR attached to the back of a Cambo Ultima view camera chassis and a 90 mm Apo-Rodagon enlarging lens mounted to the front. This photograph made full use of swings, tilts and shifts to achieve the framing and focus we see. The “look” could not have been achieved […]
Friday flowers with a twist
Always on the lookout for a visual twist, an unexpected view… (click images for larger views) R8/DMR, 100mm Apo Macro Elmarit with 2X Apo
Seth presents a studio challenge
A couple weeks ago Seth Tyler completed two chandeliers. In this particular case Seth felt a “neutral” background would be preferable to their installed environment. We met to discuss how best to photograph them in the studio before they were permanently installed in the commissioner’s home. So the challenge begins with questions like, “Do you want the […]
Temkin-Taylor Design web site launches today
Over the last 6 months Kim Temkin-Taylor and I worked diligently to find the correct tone and accuracy in both words and images; to effectively reflect her commitment to detail, quality and customer service. Today we went live at temkin-taylordesign.com. (click image for larger view) Richard Taylor provided photography for Kim’s site (with some interior […]
“Hwy 51 runs right by
Luckily both Seth and I prefer two lane black top over the Interstate. So we took Hwy 51 to and from the ABANA Conference in Memphis. The photographs seen below were created on the way home “…up Wisconsin way…” in Historic Cairo, IL (which has the highest child poverty in Illinois); at the confluence of […]