Let Me Out!

This photo was taken by my coolest friend R. Scott Taylor. He added a little FX to the mix, in order to make me look slightly more "super hero" than I generally appear. Now if I can just extricate myself from this reality, I shall get back to work.

Black & White

I just finished a few weeks working with John Still, master of all things masked and composited. Check out his website if you have a moment. In this photo I used two exposures and layered them to create a more robust and balanced photo. In the photograph entitled "Mise en Place" I used about six exposures to get the light/texture balance just so.

Mise en Place

For years I worked as a baker/pastry cook. Tant pis that I was NEVER asked to do what I was trained to do. Work with chocolate. I studied under Master Pastry Chef, Delphin Gomes, in his home kitchen in Marblehead. He introduced me to the delicate wonderful texture and taste of Gianduja chocolate. If you ever happen to sample some Gianduja, close your eyes and enjoy the aroma and mouth appeal of this little known treasure.

Cheese Ball Lust

Cheese ball anyone? What can I say? Too much time on my hands. Thanks to my photo geeks for their studio time. Now let's enjoy all that summer has to offer...

North Bridge, Concord MA

Math was never my thing. Yet in this photo my kind of math rules. PTL! Lift your souls on high...Finally I get it right. Mark your calendars because today I get an "A"! No no it has nothing to do with a word problem... You might recall from your high school text book in Algebra...the red canoe paddles down a stream at a certain rate of speed vs current speed and wind speed vs water depth.... NO! This addition has to do with the number of exposures. One plus one, plus one, plus one, plus one, EQUALS = ONE! One picture FIVE layers.

5 Exposures layered on top of each other, equaling one righteous picture. HDR my friends. A solution to any high anxiety math geek.

Dude...Where's My Bike?

Pilot Error. Perhaps the saddest goof that a cyclist can experience.

Tiffin Wallah

A little quirk of mine is my love for containers. A metal tiffin brought about such euphoria. A "must have" moment. Impulsive. Sustainability versus the toss away take out container from my favorite Thai joint. I the Tiffin Wallah, riding my bike through the congested streets of Mumbai, delivering hundreds of lunches on time.

Follow the Bouncing Ball

A fisheye lens can bring a whole new perspective on action. No view finder needed. Allow yourself the freedom to enjoy the scene while maintaing eye contact with your subject. In this picture I held the camera all the way down on the ground. I used a traditional lens for the hand holding the ball.