It's all about coffee (well, it's marketing really)

Ok.been a while. My Bad.

I was sitting around trying to think of how to get some people to make comments on my blog. I was sippin a cuppa joe at Urban Standard here in the Magic City and I figured, if I could reach out and say, "Read my blog and I'll share a coffee with you.", maybe I'll get some hits here.

Hmmm...so, here's the deal. Every time I get responses on the blog (nice ones, I hope), and if there are multiple responses, I'll write your email address on a slip of paper (you need to give it to me for this to work). I'll drop them into my University of South Florida ball cap, mix 'em up and pull out a winner. I'll send that person a card from Starbucks for a free cuppa coffee.

Hope you like this idea. Any others are welcome

Cheers!

Made in the shade

I know I posted yesterday but had to include this too...

While photographing kids, I reminded my self that they can do totally unexpected things...like just stand there. Jullian was the most patient and agreeable child I photographed for the children's section of a knitwear catalog that I just had to post this.

To make matters easy, I worked in light shade, no reflectors but nicely color balanced.

Simple...

Cheers!

Chuck

Plumeria

My wife, Elaine, picked up some Plumeria seeds while we were in Hawaii a couple years ago. Finally, the bugger bloomed! Here is a snap shot I took of it. I'd never seen one before but it sure is beautiful.

Shot is the shade...simple but pretty.

Daisy & Bell Peppers

Our new Golden Retriever pup, Daisy, loves bell peppers. Why else would they disappear just when they are looking ready to pick. Here's one that got away and it looks like it's been getting ready for the old folks home.

Shot this on my buffett with a sheet of bond paper as my "studio seamless" and used a headphone zippered pouch for negative fill.

Don't you just love Sunday mornings!

Cheers

Cool Dentist

Who says the photo of your dentist has to be boring. One 24x24" light box and a light to wash the background a bit for separation an a long lens...Dr Smith was a great subject and a poster boy for "You don't need boring shots of you just because you're in the medical field." Two lights. Simple.

Cheers!

Retro

For some time, I have been wanting to put up another retro car shot. Had the opportunity to work with Zoya, another (Russian) ballerina. Kollage Yarns here in Birmingham supplied the sweater twin set...Jennifer Spanick did the make up, and the weather cooperated.

Two lights; one main, one adding the edge in the background. 250/sec @ f5.6 ISO 200

Still doing them simply...

Cheers!

Beauty made simple

All those folks that know me are aware that I am a big beauty shot lover. I also love keeping it simple. Of course, if the face is Sabrina Sikora, then you could probably light her with a mag light and get great results.

Anyway...here is Jennifer Spanick applying the final touch and the final (but unretouched) image (the two large ones).

For the beauty shot, the brolly was prob 2.5 feet from Sabrinas' face. The background for the beauty shot was an 8x10 foot black duvateen fabric.

Cheers!