Interior photography isn't always as easy as it seems! Many professionals shoot with several strobe lights, tethered to a laptop, and with one or more assistants. Every chair and pillow must be just right, every frame must be level, the scene can't look sparse but it can't looked cluttered either... absolutely no element can be overlooked. In all of my time assisting for interior shoots, and now...
It was tricky finding the proper opportunity to shoot fall foliage this year. The colors started to turn, but as soon as they did a pair of Nor'easters blew through for the latter half of October. Whatever leaves had become brilliantly orange and gold were blown away in the wind, but I tried my best during a couple of non-rainy days!First stop was Slater Mill up in Pawtucket, where I captured a...
I have been wanting to get more shots from in the water for some time. I quickly resold my "waterproof" Nikon 1 AW1 after serious build quality grievances (a discussion for another day) and had to reevaluate my affordable options for in-water-photography. I had a Lifeproofcase for my iPhone 4, but after the daily wear and tear it quickly wore down and didn't seem safe to take in the water after...
My last event for the summer sailing season was J24 Worlds hosted by Sail Newport, with the racing area 5 miles offshore of Brenton Point. There were over 70 boats competing from all over the world in 5 days of racing. I was on the water for Day One and it was quite the new experience. With a strong 15 knot northwesterly breeze all day and huge 6-10 foot seas from the south, there was no refuge...
The last weeks of Wednesday Night Racing hosted by Wickford Yacht club absolutely flew by! There were windy nights and almost airless nights. Brilliant sundowns and cloudy ones. We missed the last night of racing but still managed to eek out a 4th place for the season, which isn't too shabby for our broad and sluggish Nonsuch 30! It's really more of a cruiser than a racer...Here are just a few...
