Assignment: Lighting 2

Photo made in Carmel, CA

If natural light includes stage light, I'm self nominating this one of the great, 2023 Grammy winner for Best New Artist and Best Jazz Vocal Album, Samara Joy. The illuminating light, the striking pose and poise, the voluputous body accented by the highlights on the piano, all make for an onstage p

On the floor of my studio this morning.

I took this image during a vacation in Puerto Rico. I was photographing landscapes when I came across this spot and noticed two people having a somewhat heated conversation in the background. The rocks are used as seats, and there were a lot of people around, sitting and walking. This shot was truly

The sun is a fantastic light, and sometimes, you are in the right place to see a fantastic show at the right time. I was and had my camera at hand to capture the waves and a lighthouse with the sun beaming from a storm that passed by earlier.

Portrait of a farmer that was sitting near a doorway in his barn in DeKalb, Illinois.

I love working with natural light. I prefer it over studio lighting.

Photo made at Big Sur, CA.

In a stop in Scenic, SD an early western jail stands. I made these photos with natural lighting and flash. The cigar smoke provides a added feature. Start of the Day

Yesterday, the final day of the 2024 Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, was sunny and mournful all at once. This youngish bassist, Russell Hall, backed up a youngish vocalist, Ekep Welle, relatively new on the scene. During the set, they devoted a tune to one of the greatest jazz guitarist of my generati

"Light" the Greek word that gave photography part of its name, "phos". The other half being also from the Greek "writing" I have been practising the use of light on so many occasions for so many subjects, where to start. That is why here I have such different subject matters to submit for thi

Passing this young Russian lady in a stairwell, I had to stop and take a quick, candid photo because of her distinct look. The stairwell had a floor-to-ceiling window that faced West, in very bright light, creating this perfectly smooth, beautiful light

magic hour over t he city with sun setting behind me

Two pictures I took of my daughter Natalia.

The jazz music series at the Port Imperial Waterfront in Weehawken, NJ, always provides some glorious photo ops, how could it not with Manhattan in the background, in the summer afternoons. On this particular day and during this particular set, this young woman arrived with her own kind of camera, t

Light refracted through a crystal glass and an empty wine bottle. Two of the newest images in the reflection series. photons, matter waves, crystal and wine.

I made these unassuming portraits during my travels. The man with the cigarette was made on the street in New York City last year. I saw his outfit,the tilt of his hat and the light on his face. I passed him by a few steps, but knew I had to get this portrait and then went back to capture this

The sun entering the museum lobby as the day begins.

Always on the lookout for beautiful, unique natural light, an early morning Florida rain resulted in just what I was looking for. Seeing the beauty of the post-rain lighting, I ventured out behind my then-Weston, FL lakefront Home to see what Photographic opportunities awaited me. There, between two