“It’s as if we live in a house which has a vast treasury in one of its rooms. Only we’ve forgotten about it. So, instead of living a life of royalty, we go about in poverty” –Maharishi Mahesh Yogi This chair sits near the window in the small dark empty room above the detached garage…… Continue reading Forgotten Room
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Now I Know My ABCs
While watching my son play with an old vintage Fisher-Price school house, I noticed this upside down alphabet letter tray. It was completely emptied, of course, with the magnetic letters spread everywhere across the floor. The ABCs were reversed – the other side is where the letters normally sit – but I thought it would make…… Continue reading Now I Know My ABCs
What Are You Looking At?
What are you looking at? This is just me playing around with some surrealist ideas. What would it look like if you took your glasses off and held them out in front of you and saw your own eyes staring back? Not bad for a first attempt at it, but the execution needs some work. I need to…… Continue reading What Are You Looking At?
Half Face Outdoors
Half a face, outdoors – just a simple self-portrait taken on a nice bright and sunny March day. I’m not happy that I must wear glasses when I read and work on the computer these days, but I have to say, I do like the way I look with them on. Not quite a fair trade…… Continue reading Half Face Outdoors
Paper Spiral
This shot of a small spiral piece of paper was inspired, in part, by an incident in our home this morning. I’ll get to that in a moment. For the image, I wanted to create something white on white with only light and the corresponding shadows along with texture defining the subject. Shot macro with my…… Continue reading Paper Spiral
The All-American Burger
The All-American burger. A fresh bun. Juicy 100% beef. Look closer. It’s made of plastic. And just so you know, this is not intended as commentary about the state of the fast food industry. Although, I’ll admit, it’s not far off from the way I feel about it. But that is for someone else’s blog. This one is about…… Continue reading The All-American Burger
Twelve Squares
Twelve squares in three rows of four across – close up detail of a worn and rusty metal drain cover in Riverside Park, on the East Side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I was out playing with my son in the park when I spotted these cool geometric shapes on this steel sewer grate. The harsh shadows…… Continue reading Twelve Squares
Rubber Ducky
“Rubber Ducky, you’re the one, You make bath time lots of fun, Rubber Ducky, I’m awfully fond of you;” –Ernie from Sesame Street For today, I wanted to create an image with colors associated with spring and make something fun and whimsical. With the duck as the subject, I was inspired both by comic…… Continue reading Rubber Ducky
The Dark Figure
A dark figure stands in a doorway peering into an empty room. Who is he? Why is he there? What does he see? What is he thinking? These are all questions I ask myself when I am creating my images. What is the subject and what do I want it to say to me…… Continue reading The Dark Figure
Overwhelmed
“All this time and it’s all still fresh to me – overwhelmed” –from “Overwhelmed” by David Garza Sometimes life can seem so overwhelming that all you want to do is curl up in a ball on the floor and pray that everything will just go away. But there is almost always a light shining and…… Continue reading Overwhelmed
The Crazy Photographer at Work
This shot involves one camera, one tripod, a cell phone light, one set of extension tubes, two lenses and one crazy photographer (me). In between 3D animation jobs and a quick trip out to the in-laws, I set my Nikon D700 with my 50mm 1.8 and extension tubes up on my tripod. The subject…… Continue reading The Crazy Photographer at Work
Night Falls on the Lonely Robot
After a long, long day of searching the streets in vain, the lonely little robot finds a quiet spot on a hill above the din of the city where he can sit and rest. He is alone and sad and he wonders if he will ever find her again. And as night fall around him, from somewhere far…… Continue reading Night Falls on the Lonely Robot