"Still Life with Nectarines" is a still life photograph that demonstrates the importance of lighting to emphasize the texture and shape of objects ...
Still Life Photography, an Obsession
Editors note: Still Life Photography. Recently, I was asked to write about how I create my still life images by the editors of Olympus Passion, a ...
Red Onion and Garlic
"Red Onion and Garlic" is an exercise in lighting and texture. The goal was to control light in a way that clearly shows the texture of ...
Old Woodworking Tools | Still Life Photography
Old Woodworking Tools. Long ago and far away, in a previous life, I made my way as a wood sculptor and cabinet maker. While I had a few basic ...
Vanitas – Wanderlust | a Still Life
What is Vanitas? Vanitas, Latin for vanity, is a genre of still life painting that was popularized during the Dutch Golden Age in the early 17th ...
Mr. President, Injecting Disinfectants is Not a COVID-19 Cure
President Trump’s suggestion last Thursday that injecting disinfectants may be a cure for COVID-19 got me thinking what the outcome may look ...
Mahjong | Still Life Series
Mahjong is a very popular tile-based game developed in China during the Qing dynasty during the mid to late 1800s. It quickly became popular ...
Up the Lazy River | Hiding from COVID-19
We are taking COVID-19 very seriously. Sheltering in place for almost three weeks, now. And it’s not all that bad. I am catching up on a lot of ...
Still Life with Pear and Grapes: New Work
Still Life with Pear and Grapes, while created in the tradition of the Dutch Master Painters, is a play on shape, color, and negative space. With some ...
Seeing Drops – Water Drop Refraction Photography
I recently spend a few hours exploring photographing water drop refractions with a small group of photographers. And the results were quite ...
