a work in progress, to be revisited?
this last weekend i hit the studio again to shoot a rather uniquely featured teapot. i kinda liked the way that it looked, kinda not, but really wanted to give it a shot. as one familiar with lighting shiny objects would guess, the mirrored surface presented some challenges. the solution-not surprisingly-was similar to how car photographers approach shooting cars: in pieces. since the best look often can't be achieved in one take, the technology gods have blessed us with masked layers. a few different lighting setups and some experimentation yields the best possible result:
i think it turned out very nice, very pretty. but next weekend i have a plan to put it not under, but over the spotlight. confused? come back next week!
as if 1 wasn’t enough…
you thought that i'd stop with some photos of jimmy? i stuck around for another setup and knocked out a pretty sweet shot courtesy of surfas (but they don't know it). i keep picking super difficult to light subjects (not you jimmy), you'd think i'd give myself a break and do something easy. i have a few more ideas knocking around up there, i'll try to put one in the studio again soon!
james bennett
it was fun to get into the studio today and take some time with a friend to have fun behind the camera. i met jimmy recently on a shoot with jerry garns. we had him on his vintage lambretta scooter posing with smokin' hot erin michelle conroy, all in front of randy's donuts. jimmy has a great look, he's a cool guy, and i had a great time shooting with him today. here's a quick one from the shoot:
