The Dancers

This past Sunday I started a personal project that I've been thinking about for some time now. Dancers can be a favorite subject of photographers. I think it because of their grace and classic curves. I wanted to get away from that - having them in poses that seemed unnatural or "unclassic". I wanted attitude and unflattering jumps, but with a touch of grace.
Here are a few. I'll show more in the coming days.

What Do You See?

During a photo shoot this week one of the items to be photographed was a candle. Fairly simple item to shoot, but being black caused some problems with reflections. But my assistant, Rachael, and I worked it out. Where my creativity was really sparked was when we blew out the candle. The puffs of smoke that rose from the candle was mesmerizing. We just had to take a few minutes to play. Here are some of the results. The shots were taken moments after the candle was blown out. The more I look at them the more I see - letters of the alphabet, faces, a horse...
What do you see?

Kid Photography

I have to admit - I do not concider myself a family portrait photographer, or a wedding photographer for that matter. When people ask me what type of photography I do I reply, "anything but weddings" I lump the family portrait in that category.

But, every once in a while I will break down. Friends will ask if I could take some portraits - I have a hard time saying "No" (but please don't ask!).
And every once in a while I'm really surprised at the images I get. Kids are amazing creatures. I don't have any (that I know of) so it is always a treat when I get the chance to take photos of kids that are energetic and have lots of expression. Now I know why Jill Greenberg likes taking photos of kids - Always changing, never boring.