Estrella Mountain Range – August 27, 2013
Went and spent some time with my friend BJ Starr after work today. I hpoe and pray he can start gaining some weight, and get his strength back. His illness seems to be taking its toll. I was talking to his sister on my way home, when I stopped and took this picture. Somewhere between 75th and 83rd Avenues, heading west on Baseline Road, looking south to the Estrella Mountains. The clouds, shadows on the mountains, and the crystal clear blue sky caught my attention. Canon 5D Mark II, ISO-100, EF 24-105 F4 IS L lens at 24mm, F8, 1/250 sec. Saturation bumped a little bit in LightRoom.
Trash the Dress with Melody Weakland – January 8, 2013
This is an image I have used as my business card for the last couple of years. I asked Melody if she wanted to do a “Trash The Dress” session. The long and short answer was YES, but “I don’t want to use my dress”. Melody’s sister was able to provide a solution…… and Melody “borrowed” her sisters dress. This shot was taken July 27, 2008. It reached 113 degrees in Phoenix that day. Melody was wearing shorts and a halter top under the dress, and was able to remove the dress between locations, and shots to try to keep cool. Lots of fluids also helped. My daughter Jazmin, and Melody’s husband Bear helped with off camera lighting, and carrying gear from place, to place. The week before the shoot, I had scouted locations, but this field had not been cut and bailed. Sometimes you only have 1 chance to get the photograph of a lifetime. Shot with the Canon 30D, 17-85 EFS lens at 17mm, ISO-100, 1/125 sec, and F-22 is what allowed me to shoot directly into the sun, and create the “spot light” flare. Off camera strobes 2 each 580EX in light stands and triggered with the Canon ST-2E wireless trigger. If you look at the dress, you can see where the light falls off from the strobes. You can see the rest of the “Love The Dress” images HERE!