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Sunday, November 13, 2011

Lexus !!!

Tulsa is fortunate enough to have several remarkable automobile dealerships that really are visual masterpieces. The Mercedes dealership shown in a previous post is just part of a larger complex that houses cars of great delight. Perhaps I'll show the rest of the complex in future blogs. Because of the lighting and placement of the Lexus dealership I saw great potential. These are the shots from two outings that I feel really capture the essence of the style of the dealership. The interior of the showroom is outstanding.It was a really fun shoot and accomplished all I wanted to do.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Coffee Table BOOK-Reserve NOW !!

Over the span of my career I have photographed almost everything you can think of. My sensitivities toward light, color, shape, and design have been sharpened through the experience. When film was the only resource I would limit the number of exposures I could take on an "expedition" to keep it interesting. I further limited myself by shooting in 4 x 5 inch sheet film and lugging my view camera around. I would only take out 6 sheets and generally came back with 4 being exposed. It was really expensive to process and print so I had to be really selective and right on with my exposures. It was fun and I have some remarkable images.

I was in Washington State recently with my wife Karen and we took a "walk" to "Pony Bridge". Making a really long story short, it was a rugged hike but the scenery was fabulous. I have decided to publish a coffee table book with my favorite images in it from the excursion. The books will measure 12.5" x 10" and hold 20 pages - 40 sides. I will start editing tonight and by Monday should have all of the images placed in the book. Because I am able to design the placement of the images with in the book, the vision and style in it will be totally mine. I am really looking forward to the publishing of the book and the cost will be $ 168.85 inclusive of tax and shipping. I am presently taking pre-orders now. Should you wish place an order please call me at 918-760-1575. The trip was exceptional and imagery amazing. This edition will be strictly limited to 50 copies and this is the first of several that are in the planning stage. The print to the right is from the trek and the contrast between the submerged log and the leaves with the reflections off the water caught my eye.

Monday, November 7, 2011

Mercedes

I had a great time photographing a yesterday. There are several ways to expose a shot to achieve different results. I wanted to highlight the showroom and exterior of our Mercedes Dealership to associate the location with the brand. The building is very good looking and part of a grouping of different brands basically under the same roof. I love the look and there is one more coming as soon as the weather cooperates. Light is everything and quite frankly it may be Spring before I'm able to accomplish what I know I want due to the seasonal location of the sun.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Peppers

I make a killer salsa if I do say so myself. Every year for ages I've put out several varieties of hot peppers to put in the blend. Tomatoes have been somewhat of a challenge primarily due to the hot summer this year and last summer was just plain strange. Last year the tomatoes didn't set on until the end of September so I picked them just before the first frost, green as they could be, and let them ripen in the kitchen. We had fresh really great homegrown tomatoes through November. It looks like this year may be the same. I have make a greenhouse, to use the term loosely, and they should be able to stay on the vine through November. They are finally setting on. I picked a few peppers this morning and they just looked too good to put in the freezer without a portrait being taken of them. I guess I'm a bit compulsive....

Shake, Rattle. & ROLL !!!!

Ok, I'm home from a shoot, in the kitchen doing really nothing....and the floor seems to be moving....
Not a really a big deal but something is happening....reality sort of shifts....something IS happening but I don't know what. Karen comes in and looks at me and calmly says "EARTHQUAKE"....I look at the shamrock plant we have growing in a pot on the chopping block. It's shaking........more shaking....then it subsides.
Check Earthquake off the bucket list........