I released a new piece this weekend at Wicked Faire (shown above) — and sold out of them on the first day! I haven’t had a piece sell out this quickly since releasing it’s sister piece, The Ravenous Lady. ….which makes a boy think, to … Read More →
Category Archives: Life
Compositions, Day 4-ish
It seems my drive across country to Wicked Faire has run me a few days late of my composition exercises. Perhaps it was the long multi-day drive, or the crowd of people surrounding me all day in their delightful costumes, perhaps it is just the … Read More →
Compositions, Day 3
Switching to a Panoramic format for today’s installment. Notice the way I’ve managed to add a sense of length and space to this image, even though it is the exact same negative? This is one of the reasons why I am so vehemently opposed to … Read More →
Composition Exercise, Day 2
Today’s iteration of the same image switches over to 4×5 format, crops out some of the vertical elements, and pushes the hand distorted by glass over to the far edge of one of the “rule of thirds” lines. What do you think of the differences … Read More →
Compositional Exercise, Day 1
While reviewing my lomography-style photographs from Capricon last night, I made some oblique “rule of thirds” joke which was totally lost on my companion. So, I started demonstrating the effects of composition and cropping on a photograph for her. The idea appeals to me on … Read More →
New Imagery: Contemplating Time
One of my rare commissions, the only directions that my client gave me was that the image had to be time-themed. I’ve been spending a lot of energy looking at book covers and Deviant Art, and I feel like it shows here. People who spend … Read More →
Pursuit of Happiness, Being Good Enough
A discussion phrases like "Deserve" and "Being Good Enough." Recorded while on the road to Central Canada Comic Con in Winnipeg.
Cooking With The World’s Least Observant Photographer
Cooking with the world”s least observant photographer. (mp3)
Simple beauties
Floral macrophotography. Simple explorations of the beauty inherent in line and color
Metamorphosis Unveiled
While hunting for photographs of my most recent booth setups, I ended up with this collection, which shows a nice progression in sophistication over time. Somewhere, I’m sure, there is a picture of my very first convention booth, from GenCon 2008. It consisted of half … Read More →
Composition Exercise, Day 5
Same photograph, different cropping. The shift to a portrait format really changes the mood of the piece. Next time, I’m going to start making slight changes in the processing techniques as well.