Revisiting some of my older images.
Oldified an image of a gas station that we found on a backroads jaunt while we lived in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. I believe this was on 8 down near Connecticut.
Gold Tree
Had some fun today with transparencies, gold leaf liquid and photos.
Photo is not mounted yet, hence the brush strokes. I think it looks kinda cool this way though!
Sadly you can't see the sparkle from the gold leaf, trust me, it is beautiful!
Photo is not mounted yet, hence the brush strokes. I think it looks kinda cool this way though!
Sadly you can't see the sparkle from the gold leaf, trust me, it is beautiful!
Desert Snow
You don't expect to make snow angels in the winter in Phoenix. Sand angels, yes.. But this winter we have had a special treat. Snow in the desert. A wide band of snow bearing clouds descended on us this afternoon and the Phoenix East Valley was treated with a very rare treat of snow and true cold weather!
4 Peaks as seen from the Apache Trail. The top didn't come out of the cloud cover once the storm moved in.
4 Peaks as seen from the Apache Trail. The top didn't come out of the cloud cover once the storm moved in.
Schools out, schools out, teachers let the monkeys out!
One week of freedom and in that week I haven't posted?? I am such a slacker anymore.
I have some pics from my last project that I want to show off, my son and his girlfriend an up and coming model did alot of modeling for me. I love how the two of them will pose all day if I don't tell them ok.. leave me alone now! lol
I am definitely starting to enjoy portrait taking and looking to expand the knowledge from school. I am starting a group of fellow photographers in the Phoenix east valley area. My dream is to create a group of people who help each other. Let's hope that it works!
Here is a few more pics of the kids with added friends, taken before a school dance. 
Baby Steps
aking the first step towards portraits is huge. You would think that it would be as natural as just point, click after years of taking nature pictures. Right?
You don't have to pose mountains, or ask a saguaro to turn just right and look over it's shoulder, you don't have to worry about the light falling just right on a cheekbone. Mother nature makes sure that the light is just the right shade. I am definitely out of my box of comfort during this learning process. Thankfully I have some wonderful models with patience and understanding. And don't complain about the orange tinge upon their faces... yet ;)
My beautiful neice Ashlyn.
You don't have to pose mountains, or ask a saguaro to turn just right and look over it's shoulder, you don't have to worry about the light falling just right on a cheekbone. Mother nature makes sure that the light is just the right shade. I am definitely out of my box of comfort during this learning process. Thankfully I have some wonderful models with patience and understanding. And don't complain about the orange tinge upon their faces... yet ;)
My beautiful neice Ashlyn.
Testing cross posting using Posterous.com
It will only be 6 years of waiting if it works. Keep your fingers crossed! *Cheers*
So very absent
I challenge myself to post here more often. I put out our hard earned $$ for this site and here it sits, like a red headed step child most of the time. Forgotten, left behind, neglected. I can use the term red headed step child because my first born has red hair, and I am irish, it gives me the right ;). Not dissin red headed step kids promise!
So, back to why I am here, school semester is near to over, we're in the last few weeks and the end of the road is near. At least for a month then it will be back to the grind.
I have been busy busy, hence my neglect of the site. I could put up all the pics that I have taken since summer, but they definitely fall into the description of Photo101 and lack the beauty, spontaneity and simple life that I am used to exhibiting. I do have a couple to share though, ones that I worked on despite being pressed to finish homework. Sometimes you gotta break the rules right?
So, back to why I am here, school semester is near to over, we're in the last few weeks and the end of the road is near. At least for a month then it will be back to the grind.
I have been busy busy, hence my neglect of the site. I could put up all the pics that I have taken since summer, but they definitely fall into the description of Photo101 and lack the beauty, spontaneity and simple life that I am used to exhibiting. I do have a couple to share though, ones that I worked on despite being pressed to finish homework. Sometimes you gotta break the rules right?
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