Assignment: Inspirations

Took a trip to Athens to found out the Parthenon is still in construction after almost 3000 years. I like the drama the clouds add to this picture try to use photoshop to erase the people but my technic in photoshop is not that big.

It might be to late for this month's contest but I'm posting something I shot just last night, 5/23/24. I was hesitant to be another stalker with a camera, and the scene was not lit. But I suddenly found the inspiration and the sliver of light and to my delight, it was well worth it. Outside of th

I was inspired by the Golden Age of Hollywood Portrait photographer George Hurrell. His use of light gave the starlets he photographed a sense of glamour and beauty. He was known to use shadows and spotlights and was the inventor of the boom light. I used a spotlight with a gobo to create the shadow

I was inspired by Edward Westin's Pepper 30 and Rodin . Later after reading a news story of how bell peppers were going to be genetically modified to make them more uniform for packing, shipping and display I started work on a GMO series of images. Tech - Canon EOS 1n photograph, negative scanne

Last week we traveled from California to Wales for the wedding and celebration of my stepdaughter. She had asked me to photograph the event. Here are two of the images that were made at the Portmeirion Hotel last week.

This image was inspired by novels, books, mysteries, and murder movies wherever New York City plays a prominent role. When the Sun goes down in the Big City...anything is possible...Good or Bad! I was inspired to create this image from all of the above in combination with the incredible lights of

Some photos I have taken in film, taken in 6 x 4.5 . Black and white reverse processed (by DR5), these are all natural light/daylight. The first is an IR at sunset in Arizona, and the second is sunrise. Third is sunrise overlooking the Sea of Galilee.

Hurricane Wilma occurred in mid-October of 2005 and caused billions of dollars of damage to the city and the tourist resorts in Cancun. Nineteen years later, there are still remnants of these shattered buildings acting as silent reminders of the hurricane's destructive past. Inspiration - Pictor

For this second round with the inspiration theme, I chose a set of images as part of my "Paint Splatters" body of work which was inspired by the painter Jackson Pollock. It all started with my first class of beginning painting. I arrived early and no one was around. I noticed the paint splatte

Source of inspiration - Edward Westin. After reading Westin's Daybooks, I was fascinated by his ability to elevate everyday objects to art. Smokestack was found one day on my way to work. Click.

A little bit of Star Wars, Quantum Leap and Back to the Future - Combining a bit of the past "clockworks" with a bit of what is to come.

Inspiration - Thomas Arvid's Opus One.

Figurative photography as a landscape has always been inspiring to me. I've done several series over the years, with varying degrees of success. This particular image is one of my favorites in this adventure

Last month's entry was created at Edward Weston's home, Wildcat Hill in the Carmel Highlands. This entry is inspired by his series of Pepper photographs. But I replaced the pepper with a person. Using modern electronic flash I was able to make a much shorter and more comfortable shutter speed (1/

I was visiting the Frye Art Museum in Seattle one day and noticed this fabulous painting by Franz von Lenbach and the striking resemblance of the subject to my friend Emma. So the next time I saw Emma I asked her to sit for a recreation of Voluptus and here is the result. Thanks for taking a look