More With My Friend
January 23rd, 2022
Here are a few more photos from my first, and next to last, shoot of 2020.
Sometimes you just want to make a nice portrait of a friend.
And sometimes you find a special prop that leads you to a different photo, especially when you happen to have a new close-up lens that you want to try out.
The tub in her home is particularly nice, so we had to do a few photos there.
Besides, I wouldn’t want to disappoint those of you who come here to see nudes. She is a quite lovely lady, as you can see.
That’s it for this shoot. Next up, my second and last shoot of 2020.
Who Knew What Was Ahead
January 19th, 2022
I only did two photo shoots in 2020. You know why. Both of them happened in January. Then the plague descended on us and the world stopped.
I was fortunate to be able to start 2020 off with a shoot with a beautiful friend who has been modeling for me for many years.
She’s not an active model at this time, although she was in the past. So, she prefers to remain anonymous.
As you can see, these photos are done in the style of my Brigman/White Project in tribute to and memory of two great photographers from the beginning of the last century, Anne Brigman and Clarence White Sr.
Both White and Brigman were fond of using orbs in their photos, so I’ve included some in mine. White especially, liked to use window backlighting…and I do too.
I’ll have some more to post from this shoot soon.
More of Carrie and Peggy
January 10th, 2022
After wandering around in the woods for a while with Carrie and Peggy, we came upon a semi-abandoned building that offered some fine photo opportunities.
Portraits were what this location seemed to call for. So we made a few portraits.
These piles of wire were interesting.
I think they made a nice background for the lovely Carrie.
And, finally, one of Peggy through a broken window.
I want to mention that Carrie is going through a serious tragedy right now. Last week the Masonic Temple in downtown Zanesville was destroyed by a massive fire. Carrie had a studio in that building along with many other artists and artisans. It’s a huge disaster. The loss of all the art in all those studios, and the loss of a magnificent, beautiful old building that meant a lot to the people of that community.
If you are interested in helping the victims of this fire with their recovery you can do so at this link.
Gotta Love The French
January 7th, 2022
I’ve just learned that I, once again, have a photo published in French PHOTO Magazine. This means I’m one of the winners in their annual contest, which they say is the largest photo contest in the world. I’m been one of the winners almost every year for something like 15 or 20 years. I’ve lost count. When I first started entering I had to mail prints to France to enter. Now, of course, it’s all done online.
I must add credit and accolades to the wonderful model and co-creator of this photograph. She made that dress and carried up the mountain in the Desolation Wilderness and suggested we shoot it beside Eagle Lake. Thanks to BlueRiverDream. She is one of my favorite models and favorite people.
In The Woods
January 4th, 2022
My last shoot of 2019 was a fun time wandering around a wooded area with Carrie and Peggy.
It was a beautiful spot and these lovely ladies did a great job posing.
As we wandered around we came across this wonderful old tree. Both ladies couldn’t resist posing with it.
There’s more from this shoot to come.
Behind the Scenes in the Wilderness
December 27th, 2021
As I’ve often said, I work with a number of models who are also great photographers. I always encourage them to bring their cameras and do their own photos while we are working. BlueRiverDream is one of those wonderful “modelographers.” I know some use that term as a derogatory, but I see no reason a great model can’t also be a great photographer. BlueRiverDream is one of those.
Above, Ariea checks out the photos that BlueRiverDream has just done of her.
If you have looked around my website you’ve, of course, seen the photo above. More credit to BlueRiverDream. That’s her in a dress that she made and brought along so we could photograph it.
The dress and these photos are part of Blue’s “Loie Fuller Project.” There is a lot more too it. It’s worth your time to check it out.
And here is Blue shooting another of her photos at the amazing Eagle Lake:
Finally, a snap of the three glorious models who climbed the mountains with me to make art. Thank you Ariea, Blueriverdream, and NatashaBleau. They are all wonderful ladies and great models.
Man Plans; God Laughs
December 27th, 2021
Just a little personal update. I died last Thursday. Massive heart attack. Fatal arrhythmia that fortunately didn’t start until a few minutes after I got to the ER. They brought me back with paddles and CPR. So, it looks like I’ll be around a bit more, but posts may slow down as I deal with all the doctor stuff.
The Water
December 19th, 2021
It can take quite a bit of effort to hike up to mountain lakes. But their beauty makes it worth the struggle.
Anne Brigman did it more that 100 years ago. So it was wonderful to go to those same mountains and hike up to the same mountain lakes that she went to for photographs way back then. And, of course, I had to edit the resulting photos in the style of that period a century in the past.
And like Brigman, I brought along some lovely models to pose nude in the mountains. A century has passed, but the mountains and the lakes remain largely untouched by time.
The reflections in those mirror-like lakes can produce lovely compositions.
And the beauty of the models reflects the beauty of their surroundings.
Thanks again to my beautiful, talented and hardy models, Ariea, Blueriverdream, and NatashaBleau.
The Trees
December 16th, 2021
If you study the work of Anne Brigman you will soon see that the trees in the wilderness above Lake Tahoe were very important to her.
The trees up there really are quite beautiful and just demand to be photographed.
And the trees are complemented by the lovely surroundings up there, like Donner Lake in the photo above.
Dead or alive or halfway in between, the trees are just amazing.
Add in a few amazing models and some amazing mountains in the background and it’s hard to miss making a good photo.
Thanks again to my wonderful models for this arduous shoot, Ariea, Blueriverdream, and NatashaBleau.
Desolation
December 11th, 2021
If you’ve been around this blog much in the past few years you are well aware that I’m a great admirer of Anne Brigman, a member of the Photo Secession and a pioneering photographer of the nude in nature.
After seeing a retrospective of her work at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno, I knew I had to return to do some of my own photography in the areas above Lake Tahoe where Anne had done most of her work.
The mountains around Donner Pass and the Desolation Wilderness are the places where she made most of her photos. So that’s where I went.
That’s Donner Lake in the background.
Anne did self portraits, but also worked with a number of models. I had the great good fortune to have three wonderful models to work with on this shoot. Thanks to Ariea, Blueriverdream, and NatashaBleau.
