Epson Perfection V600

I used to be a musician and always resisted the temptation to fall in to the mentality of 'gear head' - someone who over-collects gear and tech to enhance their art just by means of having compared to those who do not have. In my photography, I try very hard to fall in to this … Continue reading Epson Perfection V600 →

Portrait Session – Rachael, pt. 2

Rachael is a dancer. We got together in early August to take some dance images with no particular outcome in mind. I wanted to get in a few more traditional dance shots and then mix in some more experimental work with lighting. The session was divided in to 3 segments - first, a daytime outdoor … Continue reading Portrait Session – Rachael, pt. 2 →

Portrait Session – Rachael, pt. 1

Portrait Session – Garrett

I liked the black-metal-mood of my last set of photos, the ones with the flooded river. Even a month later the waters are still high, and I learned today that up in Duluth, Lake Superior is at its record height. Just some facts about local waters, not particularly relevant but I like the flooded aesthetic … Continue reading Portrait Session – Garrett →

Riverside Flooding

Flooding on the Mississippi River - a true Minnesota spring, occasionally punctuated with cold wet rain and occasionally a surprise spot of ice and snow. I've been reading about and listening to a lot of black and death metal lately, which if I had a purposeful photographic aesthetic, I would say these atmospheric river and … Continue reading Riverside Flooding →

Still Life 1

Practicing different lighting techniques & angles in my living room with a few still life photos of things around my apartment. I tried to start by using only one object at a time, but found it boring so started stacking and combining them. Overall, happy with the results. I had some exposure issues, something that … Continue reading Still Life 1 →

Portrait Session 1

I haven't been completely confident that spontaneous photography is my style, though I'm still establishing what my style exactly is. To practice a few techniques and also as an excuse to drink some wine with friends, I organized a portrait session, converting my small living room into a makeshift studio with bedsheet backdrops complements of … Continue reading Portrait Session 1 →

Duluth in Winter / Early Spring

Sometime in February and then later in March we drove twice up to Duluth. It's been one of those perpetually weird winters where there's lots of snow but in-between heavy snowfalls there's unpredictable other weathers blowing through. One morning had dense, wet fog that coated all of the trees with thick white frost. Driving from … Continue reading Duluth in Winter / Early Spring →