Garden in December ?

I had an editorial assignment for an article about a home and garden to be published in March. The only problem is it's December and there is noting in bloom and everything is covered in leaves. I shot alot of detail shots around the home and the owners are going to provide some images of the garden from the summer.

The Dumpling Lady Anne Grimes

Up in Ayden NC to do some shots of Anne Grimes The Dumpling Lady. She was in the process of moving so we shot the images in her new home that was under construction. Lots of dust from the sanding of the floors. I'm still not sure exactly what a dumpling is. Soft-box for front light and back light small umbrella.

Margaret Maron

Some out-takes of author Margaret Maron http://www.margaretmaron.com/ at her gazebo where she like to write.
Had to try the lensbaby, still having a hard time with the focus.

Raleigh Museum

Shot for a story on the Raleigh Museum.

Tis the season to Travel........

Seems like I'm all over the state these past 2 weeks Greensboro,Ayden,Benson,Chaple Hill,Hillsborough and a few local shoots. Some shots for a story on Char-Grill.

GodFather

I happen to catch Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography the other night and there was an interview with Gordon Willis the cinematographer for the Godfather series. He talked about his use of overhead lighting on the movie. He kept shadows in Marlon Brandos eyes to add mystery and drama to the scenes. I photographed a standard headshot for a corporate business and Mark also need a separate headshot for his book jacket as a horror mystery writer. I thought I'd try the overhead lighting and some other stuff. 30 degree grid on C-stand pointing down and a 20 degree grid on a thunder gray seamless background.

Water Plant

Had a free day last week and set out for the water plant with Jen to do some photo's. It was pretty chilly that day and Jen was a good sport. Most shots were AB800 3/4 and a AB400 for backlight.