Some months ago, I did a light painting project with one of the masks I got in Venice a number of years ago. Tonight I brought my camera indoors and tried it again with another mask. I wanted to go very simple this time, just the mask and one candle. When doing light painting, there …
Day 72 – Bromeliad
I don't have a green thumb. I have attempted to grow indoor plants and either my cats shred them or I kill them. But I love plants and keep trying to get them to grow for me. (If anyone has any suggestions on how to keep cats from shredding plants, please let me know). I …
Day 66 – Experimenting with Light – Flowers
Today I wanted to experiment with light using light painting, natural light, and a combination of both. Someone brought a beautiful bouquet of flowers into the office yesterday and as soon as I saw it I knew I wanted to practice some lighting with it. So this morning I came into the office at the …
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Day 59 – The Statue and the Teddy Bear
Today was another one of those days when I ran out of time and hadn't thought about a subject. So when I came home I tried to find something that I could get together quickly and attempt to shoot. I ended up with a statue of a Japanese woman and a teddy bear. It was …
Day 52 – Light Painting
Tonight I tried my hand at light painting. I set up these tulips in a dark room with a black background and used a flashlight to paint. I tried three different flashlights and found which one worked the best. These photos are very similar but had slightly different lighting effects. As you can see, …
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