The Mad Hatter

Diana Coluntino came into the studio for photos of her creations a while back. She does beautiful and sometimes dangerous-looking sculptures, whimsical hats, and 2 1/2 dimensional paintings. Fantastic, energetic work.

At the end of our shoot, I asked if we could make an artist portrait, and this is what we did.

The Lost Sock

The lost sock. Off it goes, baby-style.

In the summer, I photograph flowers using a macro lens. I try to think like a bug. This winter, I took some photos of my son with a macro lens. I'm not sure I wasn't thinking like a bug.



This was from a shoot this past weekend at the Lowell studio. I find myself conserving effort where I can, when I've got my kid along. For example, I usually set up a couple of lights for a studio shoot. With C along for the ride, I let the natural light win.

The studio's 4 windows face south, and depending on the time of day and the cloud cover, the ambient lighting can be cool, warm, or weird. The lighting that day was fairly cool, with some bright blocks from the sun shining directly on the backdrop paper.

Chasing an active 8 month old around with a macro lens is an exquisite combination of joy and frustration.