Exposed

Exposed: India in 3D

Exposed: India in 3D

“Exposed; The Story Behind the Image” posts pull the covers back on how some of my favorite images were made. The image above is fun. It has a surreal 3D effect which, if truth be known was a combination of luck and skill. Left unexplained, you might think I used a Lensbaby on it, but [...]


Exposed: Risking the Winnowing

Exposed: Risking the Winnowing

This was not an easy photo for me. My first inclination is not to shoot directly into the sun. The day before, I shot some similar images but with the sun behind me. They came out flat and lifeless. I had been watching Amy Vitale shoot for the past week and there were several times [...]


Exposed: Anticipating the Shot

Exposed: Anticipating the Shot

This post is not so much about the story behind the image above, but about the “how” behind the image. I have been thinking a bit about what it takes to see “the image” before hand. I am not talking about telepathy. What I mean is when you go into a location to shoot, or [...]


Exposed #2

Exposed #2

This is not one of my strongest images, but it has a joy about it that makes me keep coming back to it. Here is the story behind it. This image, like the last one, was taken on a Lumen Dei workshop (See, if you join us you will have a great many new additions [...]


Exposed: The story behind the image.

Exposed: The story behind the image.

I thought it would be fun to talk about the story behind an image every once in a while. So many photo bloggers to it, I thought, why not? What I really hope to do is demystify some of the technique or ability that many of us seasoned shooters have and show you it is [...]