Super Macro

I bought some extension tubes and this is my first attempt at using them. I combined them with my 100mm macro. It's hard to believe how close to the model I had to get to take this shot. It must be a little daunting to have a camera that close to you. And while I was taking the pictures, all I could think was, "Wow, look at those twitching lips, I'll never get them in focus." Each little movement looked huge in the viewfinder. Turns out that many of the images were in focus, thanks to the tripod!

Editing is a little tricky. I fought between wanting to keep it realistic while also not freaking people at with what looked like insanely huge lines and bumps. I probably went a little soft on this, but I like it.

Side note: the shape of the lips totally reminds me of the Rolling Stone lips.

2008 Review

I had to go to my archives for a file. I did 107 shoots, which is a lot for me considering this is a hobby.

Here's what I learned: more than I love photography, I love to put crap on top of people's heads.

My first shoot of the year on 1/4:

My last shoot of the year on 12/29:

Some more crap on people's heads:

My First Underwear Shots

Somebody was brave enough to let me shoot them in their underwear and in public. I'm grateful to Doug for taking a chance on me.

I'm really happy with these shots. I'm practicing more and more with men. I find them harder to pose and I have less ideas for them, so I really need to step up and figure out my creative block here.

Of course, now that I have three men in my portfolio, I'm getting asked to shoot more and more men, so pretty soon I will have all the practice that I need!!