matching headshots

I always think one of the hardest things to do is matching existing photography ........ I had to do that with some headshots.

trees at night

Some trees I saw on the side of the road @ 9:00 PM. 30' sec exposure f/8.

Archdale Building

Went into the studio over the weekend. I pass the Archdale building everyday, the gate to the parking lot was open so I stopped to take some snapshots. It really reminds me of downtown Raleigh on the weekends, vacant and bare.

Friday night Race Night

Or should I say Friday night rain night ? Working on my speedway series and went out to Wake County Speedway the races were called off due to thunderstorms. Maybe I'll make it next Friday.

My Neighbors are moving

Found out the other day my neighbors are moving. They have all been a part of my Neighborhood Project and have all been very supportive. I'm still not sure how many people actually live in the house. Always a party going on at the opposite corner from the studio. I'm going to try and get some more shots before the big move.

Mulch madness in the studio

If you didn't know there are lots of different types of mulch, I spent the day shooting them all. I made a round rig to have uniform piles of mulch. The hard part was after each pile I'd have to clean up. Pick up the big stuff, sweep, dust buster and wipe down with cleaner. Not enough $ in the budget to clip everything out and drop it on white. What to do ? I over exposed the RAW files by a 1/3, tweeked the RAW images to bring up the white, bring into PS add levels and layer mask, selective color on white and bring down the black with a layer mask, clone out the small dust. I think I'll have my kids scatter the multi-color mulch in the yard this weekend.

UNC leftovers

Had some stragglers left over from the UNC catalog shoot. Thank goodness for cans of spray paint and well behaved dogs.