Specular Highlights

Based on the science that when we are in danger our minds go into a hyper focused state to try and get out of the situation. For this set I used the highlights to represent that focus bringing the attention to the danger as the assailant emerges from the shadows.

Small Strobe

If you could spend a day with yourself what would you do?

3 lights/ still life

Fictional characters leave a lasting impact on children into adulthood through the emotions they instill when viewed, and in some cases can inspire people better than any real person or event can. This barrier between reality and fiction has me wondering if these characters would have the same impact if they were real, or if they can only make the impact they do if they remain fictional examples. So for this set of images I wanted to try and make these toys seem more like their fictional counterparts if they actually existed.

Shot with soft boxes and an umbrella.

Social conflict begins when information is interpreted different ways, and when information that has the power to change a society is interpreted in different ways  the actions that follow can have lasting consequences. Weather those consequences end up being beneficial or detrimental on any scale of magnitude it all begins when a person sits down to absorb that information, and makes their judgement.

Two Lights

Imagination is incredibly interesting, especially when in unfortunate circumstances where a persons imagination becomes their reality and they loose touch with our world. The interesting part is when that switch happens, and while our world is still present and entirely different one exists in the mind of the person in question. In these cases I try to imagine for myself what those people see by picturing my perceived world as non existent white space in order to more easily see the "Imagineer's" world around them, and how they perceive it as real.

T-rex

Conductor

Airplane

Lion Tamer

Knight

Gorilla

One Light

I have always been interested in psychology and sociology, and recently I was reminded of the very distorted reactions in social behavior when a persons mind is incredibly stressed. Physical and emotional behaviors become immensely reduced as if the body is running on auto pilot, and their senses become numb, or blocked.

All the photos were taken with one studio light and a reflector.

Hot Lights

I used the gels to convey emotion, as well as the side of the image I did not use a light on to convey if it is an emotion that people try to hide or one that is openly shared with others. All of the images are shot with one light.

Relaxed

Happiness

Sorrow

Time Lapse

The final products are hosted by vimeo



I was really interested in time lapse so I did multiple videos based on my ideas  (also due to the way I uploaded my time lapse are not very good quality full screen please view at the default size)


Motion through out a long period of time (2 hrs)

https://vimeo.com/54402661

Motion over a shorter period of time (30 minutes)

https://vimeo.com/54402660

Time lapse of exposure (I was interested in seeing the direction of the lighting over time with improper exposure during sunset) (2 hrs)

https://vimeo.com/54402659