Still Life Light Paintings

These images were created in the style of the Impressionists: Cezanne and Gauguin in particular. They had such an intuitive understanding of composition and color, and I found it challenging to try and emulate their style. In these images I was shooting for a more "painterly" style of photography.

I used a flashlight in a dark room, taking multiple shots of different areas and layering them in Photoshop. I really like the effect of the light painting; it gives a more natural feeling to the light-but at the same time is unpredictable and difficult to reproduce exactly.

 Onions and Squash

Pot and Apples

Eggs and Flowers

Callas and Tomatoes

“Creativity - like human life itself - begins in darkness.”
― Julia Cameron

Alternative Lighting Techniques

Some images from the Alternative Lighting Techniques class

 

 Still Life with Deja Vu

Lit only with candles

This was an edge-lit piece 

All of the items were from the dollar store

Environmental Portrait

This was a painting with light project, using a flashlight in a dark room. My neighbor Neil was good at holding still! There were multiple shots put into layers in Photoshop, brought Neil in at the end and gave him his own layer. 

 Painting with Light

Flashlight with a snoot in a dark room. Took several shots and layered them in Photoshop. Love this technique - it makes things look so painterly! 

 

Flower Scanograms

 

Here's some flower scanography I did for Chuck Lohman's Alternative Photographic Processes class. Got to try some old and new alternative techniques of photography. Great way to jump-start the old creativity!

These flower scanograms were done on a regular scanner in a dark room with the lid up. All of the plants and flowers were from my back yard. I originally tried covering the flowers with a black velvet cloth, but it flattened everything out too much, and the composition was hard to control - the lid-up approach worked best for me. 

Connection

Loss

 Rebirth

 Tenacity

 Memories

 Free Fall

 Farewell

Acceptance

Las Vegas Document Final Images: Arts District

This is the final project for my Las Vegas Document Prime class. I took these photos on multiple sojourns to the Arts District. Many of the images are HDR-multiple exposures merged to more closely replicate what the eye sees, and in some cases go beyond and get a bit "grungy."

doorway

warehouse window

warehouse

broken windows

laundromat

old rusty

live inside

blue door

No Pictures Allowed

Trifecta

mural with ladder

mural

magic bus

tents at twilight

fire engine

doorway 2

Fremont Street-Final trip

Dec. 8, 2011

Headed out for the last trip to Fremont Street. I'm starting to feel like I almost know this place... almost. Even though I grew up in this town, I rarely go into the downtown area anymore. As I've gone into these older areas of town this last year I've started to feel more invested in them. I'm glad that Zappos is coming to town, and I really hope they can help to revitalize this old and tired part of our town, it could certainly use some new blood.

Two typical figures on Fremont Street

Possessions

Shadows

Pool chair

Two Palms

2 guys and a bungalow

Ye Olde Post Office

Triple George Grill

 

Arts District, Revisited

Nov. 17, 2011

Headed back to the Arts District. My husband asked why we photograph places more than once, I mean, been there done that, right? The thing is, there's always something new to see, a fresh way to see a place that I've been to many times before... 

The Artifice Bar....

Couldn't resist the one-armed bandit!

Met a fellow native of Las Vegas who drove trucks with his dad and worked on them since he was a kid. He refurbishes trucks and also little delicacies like this John Deere tractor.

Our illustrious ex-Mayor on the steps of the Arts Factory

the Brett Wesley Gallery at twilight.

 

New York New York, Las Vegas Style

Nov. 10, 2011

Had breakfast at Il Fornaio inside New York New York. Lousy service, good food. Headed out from there to take some shots inside the hotel and out to surrounding area

In the kitchen

Aging meat

Lioness on glass

Turrets at Excalibur

Lady Liberty.  This was 26 shots all stitched together...