Caught in the Act: New Series

Caught in the Act is my new series that I'm shooting, all based around a pink briefcase. I want it to be an action-oriented series that asks the question, what's in that pink briefcase?

I'm debating whether I'm in over my head on this series. My last series, The Lonely Road, was very personal to me so it was easy to do. This series is way out of my league as I know very little about mystery and intrigue besides what I see on TV. But I wanted to push myself to shoot outside my comfort zone. And it does that both stylistically and technically. I'm trying not to be so composed in my images, creating more of a snapshot feel, and I'm using on-camera flash with no modifier! Talk about a challenge.

People seem really interested in shooting this series. I have had a good response to my casting call. Too good really. I'm running out of ideas to shoot since the underworld is not my world!

Here are my first two shots.

I thank the models who are willing to go along with my crazy ideas. I couldn't do it without them.

Teddy Roosevelt Island

Theodore Roosevelt Island is one of my favorite places in the DC area and it's on one of my favorite roads, the George Washington Parkway. It's a beautiful place to go any time of year, but autumn is especially beautiful.

The main reason I love the island is that it's flat. No kidding. I'm lazy. I'll walk if it's an easy walk, but the minute there's a hill, I get a little grouchy. The other reasons include that DC is so close that you can see it through all the trees and you can get macros of nature while at the same time get landscape images of the DC area.

Here's a picture of Rossyln.

Here's the Key Bridge going to Georgetown.

Here's some ducks that let me sit with them for a while. 

Here's part of the swamp path. They put in a boardwalk so you don't have to get your shoes all swampy. But I did anyway, because I walked a little off the beaten path.

And here's a macro of a couple leaves. I love the textures out in nature. 

Go to the island if you can, but get there early, parking is very limited.