Another French PHOTO Win
September 4th, 2020
It’s been quite a delay, but today I learned that French PHOTO magazine has finally published the winners of their annual contest on their web site. So now I know which of my photos was a winner this year. That’s it above, featuring the wonderful model, Nevaehlleh out in the wilderness of South Coyote Buttes in northern Arizona.
I still don’t have a copy of the magazine, but hope to find one eventually, if they ever get distributed in the US. Meanwhile, here is the link to my photo on the magazine’s web site.
Ayn at the Waterfall
September 4th, 2020
Ayn and I went to a favorite location near where I grew up, Blackhand Gorge.
A lot of people don’t even know that there’s a waterfall hidden in this beautiful place.
The waterfall is a little seasonal, but I’ve never visited it when it was totally dry. Always seems to be a little water flowing.
It was warm enough that Ayn was willing to get into the falling water. It’s always nice to work with an adventurous model who is willing to try things.
One of the many things about Blackhand Gorge that make it special is the history of the place. Clarence H. White, Sr. photographed here many times and some of his best known photos were taken in Blackhand Gorge more than a century ago.
I think this last one is my favorite. Second favorite is the first one in this post. What do you think?
2257 and 2257A Declared Unconstitutioinal
September 1st, 2020
As you may know I am one of the named plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking to have the laws known as 2257 and 2257A declared unconstitutional.
I received word today that the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has declared those laws to be unconstitutional under the First Amendment. The enforcement provisions of the laws had already been determined to violate the Fourth Amendment in an earlier decision.
It’s been 11 years since we first filed this suit. It has been a long road, but at last we have won a major victory for freedom of speech.
In the Woods With Ayn
September 1st, 2020
A few photos of the wonderful Ayn Kaethchen from a while back when we worked in a local park a few miles from my home.
I frequently shoot in this park, but on this day we explored some new areas and found a few good spots that I hadn’t photographed before.
Ayn did her usual great job of fitting her figure into the environment to make the kind of photos I am interested in.
Thank you Ayn for all the great work you’ve done with me.
Ancient Instants
August 29th, 2020
A camera is a time machine. I was going through a box of old photos and came across these instant photos that I shot with a Polaroid camera on SX-70 film sometime around 1977.
They’ve held up pretty well after all these years.
Lots of memories attached to these. I thought about sharing the memories, but have decided to just let you see what stories they might evoke for you.
People and places from a distant past.
Some of these people are still in my life. Some are long absent. Some are entwined inextricably with who I am today.
And some things never change, but that’s no reason to not take a photo when you see their beauty.
Long live the frozen instants.
On the Road with Nevaehlleh
August 24th, 2020
Back in the spring of 2018 I had the opportunity to take a little California road trip with one of my favorite people, Nevaehlleh. She’s a great person and a beautiful and talented model. And she’s really, really nice.
We started in southern California and drove north, stopping a few times for photos along the way.
When we got up to the Carmel area we paid a visit to Point Lobos, famous for being the location for many of Edward Weston’s photographs.
Point Lobos is very popular. As you would expect, there were a lot of people there. Nev and I both wanted to shoot some nudes there, but I didn’t think it would be possible with so many people around. But Nev was determined. She found a little alcove in the rocks that was away from the crowds and offered a place where she would be hidden from view. As you can see, we were successful in getting a couple photos. Thank you, Nevaehlleh.
Wonderhussy at the Cement Plant
August 19th, 2020
There was more to the abandoned cement plant than just the big tube. Wonderhussy and I did some other photos outside and in other parts of the place.
It was a fun place to shoot and wander around.
The outside of the big tube was almost as interesting as the inside…especially when you add a beautiful Wonderhussy.
Wonderhussy Down the Tube
August 16th, 2020
After our shoot in the red rocks Wonderhussy took me to another location out in the desert, an abandoned cement factory. It had a huge long tube that had been used to process the cement. I had brought along an orb to play with.
That tube offered a lot of possibilities.
Once again you can see the quality of the sensor in my Panasonic GX8 cameras. That’s a lot of dynamic range maintained in these shots.
I’ll have one more post from my Wonderhussy shoot coming in a few days. Stay tuned.
More Wonderhussy
August 13th, 2020
Some more photos of Wonderhussy out in the red rock desert near Las Vegas. One reason I’m showing the photo above, besides really liking it, is that it’s a great demonstration of the tonal range possible with the sensor in my Panasonic GX8 cameras. I like to shoot in overcast conditions, but that wasn’t going to happen on the day I was shooting with Wonderhussy. But, with careful attention to exposure and good RAW processing in DxO Photo Lab, I was able to avoid those dreaded washed out highlights that have been a problem with digital photos from the outset. This camera and sensor have eliminated that problem and actually provide a wider range of exposure than was possible with film. And the general quality of the files from my Micro 4/3 cameras is far superior to anything that 35mm film could provide.
Of course, the most important thing in these photos is Wonderhussy and the great job she did posing on the fantastic red rock formations.
She is such a great model that I’m truly sad she has retired from modeling. At least I had the opportunity to work with her before she stopped.
She is a creature of the desert. I think you can see that in these photos.
That’s it for Wonderhussy in the red rock. But there is more to come from this shoot.
Red Rock Desert with Wonderhussy
August 11th, 2020
As you may have noticed I’m way behind on editing my photos. A couple years ago I had the great pleasure of meeting and working with Wonderhussy out in Las Vegas.
Wonderhussy has retired from modeling, which is a real loss to all the photographers who like to shoot in the desert. She really knows her way around everything in the area around Las Vegas. Her deal back then was that when you hired her as a model you also got her guide services and transportation in her Toyota 4Runner. These days she is still running around in the desert and other interesting places and documenting her adventures on YouTube. She does a great job with her videos.
So, she took me out to this great bunch of beautiful red rock formations not far out of town. As you can see, she’s a fine model.
I’ll have more from this location in my next post, followed by photos from another very different desert location. Come back for more Wonderhussy.
