Another favorite from today's shoot with Alex W. This from a series in leather chair under the skylight.

Sly

The sly smile to the left belongs to Alex W. whom I worked with today in the studio. Alex has a smile as sweet as ice cream. It could sell bibles to Buddists. The trick here was to soft sell it. I think he did a great job.

Violin

The long photographic drought is over. For those of you who check this space frequently and have wondered why the weekly photo blog hasn't been updated in over a month, well it's because I haven't been busy -- photographically speaking.
But that is about to change next weekend with the first of three shoots scheduled over the next month. I hope to have fresh work from each of those shoots posted in a more timely fashion.
In the meantime I've posted a photo of Dwain from a prior shoot. Although not explicitly asked to create this effect, Dwain's position reminds me of a violin player.
And good news, one of the upcoming shoots is a new shoot with Dwain.
Also check out a book called "the Romantic Male Nude" due in book stores in mid August. It features two of my photographs as well as work by many, many more famous photographers.

Just Black and White

This image was created from a black and white photograph of Bryan Cramer and altered in Photoshop to remove all the gray tones.

This technique mimics creation of prints using lith film, a process I have explained before in detail. (So I won't bore regular readers with a recap.)

The technique is best on photographs that are very contrasty to begin with.

This photo was taken in direct window light which created harsh shadows which were a challenge to work with when making a standard print with full tonal range if you strive to show detail in the shadows.

Marble Shower (continued)

This photograph is from the same photoshoot and series and the post from yesterday.

The marble's white reflective surface provides lots of even lighting.