Hold The Eye Images

A Story That Has A Lesson

 
 
 


The other night I was invited out for a night with the 'girls.' I told
my husband that I would be home by midnight, 'I promise!' Well, the
hours passed and the margaritas went down way too easily.

Around 3 a.m., a bit loaded, I headed for home.
Just as I got in the door, the cuckoo clock in the hallway started up
and cuckooed 3 times.

Quickly, realizing my husband would probably wake up, I cuckooed another
9 times.

I was really proud of myself for coming up with such a quick-witted
solution, in order to escape a possible conflict with him. Even when
totally smashed... 3 cuckoos plus 9 cuckoos totals = 12 Cuckoos

(MIDNIGHT!)

The next morning my husband asked me what time I got in, I told him
'MIDNIGHT'... he didn't seem pissed off in the least.

Whew, I got away with that one! Then he said 'We need a new cuckoo
clock.

When I asked him why, he said, 'Well, last night our clock cuckooed
three times, then said 'oh shit.' Cuckooed 4 more times, cleared its
throat, cuckooed another three times, giggled, cuckooed twice more, and
then tripped over the coffee table and farted.

Happy Halloween!!

Remember, if you run into a hungry vampire, play dead as illustrated here. But I guess there are worse ways to croak than being bitten by Natalie.

Uninvited Guest at the Wedding

While the groom prepared for his wonderful day, the bride had been sidetracked by an old demon vampire she hunter. The bride was frozen with fear at the realization she was about to.......  BEHIND THE SCENE:

The single biggest difficulty with this photograph was keeping it serious. The models kept laughing, and could not keep a straight face. We used two strip grids and a third light with a snoot to light the face. The bride had to look frozen, so I asked her to think of a spider dropping down. Jasmine the Vampire got carried away and bit the bride which brought the house down with laughter. Lots of fun but difficult. I guess vampires can't be seen in mirrors but do cast a shadow, at least they did on "Dark Shadows". Happy Halloween for the blood suckers.

Three of my most recent favorites

I choose three favorites from recent shoots to show you how subjects can be everywhere, the wagon wheel and reflection are from Bodie California, and the Kiteboarder is Wadell Beach north of Santa Cruz. Double Click on the an image if you want to enlarge.

Love to Look at Women's Clothes?

I want to illustrate how guidelines of good photography change. I know most of you understand the basics of how to compose a good photo but great photos often make new rules. An example of this can be found in the latest version of "The Book", the infamous Nieman Marcus showing of the latest fashions. Look at these photos and you will get an idea of how clothing is photographed to get your attention, look good, and hopefully motivate someone to purchase. I'm not a fashion geek but I look for photos everywhere especially if I know the purpose so that I can get some new ideas for making an impact. Look at the model positioning, some of it is odd, and ask yourself what were they trying to get across. Look at the products, why were they framed a certain way, what was the creative director/photographer thinking. And the lighting, what is it about over exposure that makes a statement? If you went to a photography class they would tell you the brightest thing in the photograph draws the eye, and gig you for bright spots. Well these fashion photographers must know something new, bight spots are everywhere, and they are paid to draw your eye to the clothing. What I'm trying to illustrate is the fact that photographic insight is everywhere not just in books titled photography. Fashion photography is especially cutting edge since it is so competitive from a product as well share of wallet point of view. And because of that, we can learn much from their efforts. So you males, the next time somebody asks you why you looking at a womens clothing catalogue, don't blush, simply say " I love the way the photographer positioned the shoes", bet he will move on.

PS added some new kiteboarding photos to the website