Pick-A-Photo Tuesday: 7 O'Clock Shadow

This eerie looking infra-red photograph was taken in a Charlotte, NC graveyard in the early evening when the sun was low. It wasn't planned... I was just walking around with my camera when I noticed the long shadows that were cast. I asked my "model" to pose by this larger gravestone to capture the stark contrast.

Pick-A-Photo Tuesday: Solar Boy

One of my favorite photos, this was a serendipity kind of thing... the subject in the photo was trying on my sunglasses, and a table lamp reflected in both lenses. I said, "don't move!" and got my camera out and snapped this shot. To make it even more interesting, I solarized it during the developing process which gave the final photo really dark shadows and silvery highlights.

Pick-A-Photo Tuesday: Portrait Of A Barber

This photo I took as part of my college courses. The assignment was simply to... take portraits. We had to shoot at least one roll of film and print our best photo. Well, I went around to all the people I knew and had them pose, but try and act natural. But this photo of a complete stranger... a real barber on his afternoon break... was my absolute favorite. I told him, "just pretend I'm not here." I think that worked! This photo captured more real emotion than any others I took.

Pick-A-Photo Tuesday: Witchy Cat

She looks as if she could cast a spell on you! This black and white photo of my tiny kitty Mercedes (now over the "rainbow bridge") became a magical image when solarized during the printing process. Nowadays, you can just do that kind of stuff in Photoshop.

Pick-A-Photo Tuesday: Junkyard Ghosts

This photo was shot in a really cool junkyard that had mostly cars from the 50's, 60's and 70's... a black and white photographer's dream! I used infra red film to shoot the original photo and then solarized the print during the printing process. The result... an ethereal image reminiscent of a Stephen King novel.

Pick-A-Photo Tuesday: Fisheye View

Peeling paint. Tall, bare September trees. Lush Grass. Dark skies with little white puffy clouds.

This is one of my favorite photos because it only has a few elements and was taken with a "fisheye" lens. A fisheye is a wide angle lens that is so wide it creates the curved view shown here. I also liked the shadow below the chair... there are two tiny places where the sun shone through and it looks like two eyes.

Pick-A-Photo Tuesday: Bike Week

Dayt0na Beach, FL... Bike Week. I'm a big fan of symmetry and I just loved how this shot came out with all the bikes lined up. Add to that the guy in the Harley jacket, practically centered in my photo... this is one of my faves.