Today is the birthday of my friend Felix. I met Felix for coffee today and we talked about photography, our history as friends and our futures.
For years, Felix was my main model. Any time I wanted to shoot photos, he was there, ready and willing. He was open to new ideas and often had ideas of his own. Since then, Felix has been shooting many photos himself. He’s grown so much as a person and as an artist over the years. This post is dedicated to him.
Today we took a long walk with the dog in River Front Park. I knew that I was looking for imagery for today’s blog but I wasn’t sure what I was looking for. I shot photos of broken glass, a lone brave kid standing in the cherry creek and details of a public art piece shining in the bright sun.
After our walk, we went to Spicy Basil for lunch, one of my favorite Denver restaurants. My fortune read, “We all live under the same sky, but we don’t see the same light.” As a photographer this really spoke to me. After all photography is the study of light.
As I was going through photos from today, I thought this shot really showed how different we all can really see things. When looking at this large steel structure filled with great lines and form, I saw one line and a lot of beautiful texture and color. I saw how the light relfected of these two different planes and how they were divided by a thin line of bright white light.
As an artist, I’ve always felt the pull of self portraits. I get so comfortable behind the camera, it makes it easier to photograph myself when I’m holding one of my favorites.
I love my Mamiya 645. It’s a classic medium format camera with sturdy design and beautiful optics. I love the sound of the shutter with it’s very distinct “ker chunk”. Winding the film by hand is another sensation you just can’t get with a digital camera.
I miss shooting with this beauty. I vow to shoot a roll with this camera in the next two weeks. Stay tuned for the results.
This image was created from a detail of a painting by artist, Cal Duran. I really love the narrow field of focus and creepy feel of this image. I shot it on Tri-X film with my Canon Eos 1N.
This photo was part of a series of photographs I did based on Colfax Ave. in Denver. Colfax is known for it’s neon, motels and used car lots. The Driftwood Motel is located close to the border of Denver and Aurora.
This photo of model, Stephen Montez was taken as part of a fashion layout for Metromode Magazine.
An environmental portrait is a portrait of someone that tells a story of who they are. I.E. portraits of people in their own environments.
This Portrait of artist, Brighton Daugherty in his studio at The Other Side Arts was done in 2005 . Brighton is a painter who’s work is informed by different Asian cultures.
I love shooting other artists in their creative space. Let me know if you’d like for me to do a studio visit and take some shots!
I shot this photo of Tony sometime last week. I used one large soft box to the left of him one smaller soft box to his right and a fill light behind me. I really like the expression on his face in this shot.
The image of the light bulb has long had a starring role in my work. I am drawn back to it’s shape and symbols time and time again.
Perhaps we’ll live in a world where this type of light bulb no longer exists. However, I don’t believe the shape and symbolic meanings behind it will change. I just can’t see the florescent spiral replacing the beautiful lines and structure of this classic.
