Something different

I've decided to switch topics and try some landscapes and street images. After all the post-processing, it's interesting to take a second look at them and realize how much effect the winter season has on everyone's state of mind.

I can't wait to get back inside, photographing people, trying to keep the winter blues at bay :)

Experiment turns into collaboration

A coupe of days ago, I had an opportunity to work in the studio with a friend of mine, who agreed to help me work on a few ideas. She was a pleasure to work with, and I've gotten some excellent feedback from her.

The best part, of course, is that she's interested in setting up another session!


You can check out her blog at http://thisissanjana.blogspot.com/

Beautiful Maternity Images

A few days ago, I had a pleasure of working with an expecting mother, who asked me to document her pregnancy in artistic style, trying to avoid glamor and allure while concentrating on beauty and grace.

Her personality lent itself beautifully to the task I had in front of me, and these images are the result of our studio collaboration.

You can contact for more information about my Studio and Pregnancy photography services

Photo session in the park

A few days ago, I had a privilege to work with a a friend of mine in the great outdoors. The weather was beautiful, and the the spot we found was simply amazing. It was the end of a relatively easy trail, and the few small stepping stones at the water edge were perfect.



After walking around the park a little more and meeting three beautiful and quite friendly dogs (and their owners), we found a bunch of boulders that we decided to explore. That space offered plenty of opportunities and resulted in many interesting images.



A very short drive away from that park, we found ruins of a small village, just a few houses really. Though pressed for time now, we managed to walk around and find a few gorgeous locations that lended themselves beautifully to our efforts :) Overall, the day was a total success, and I'm looking forward to visiting that place again







You can see more at http://intimatesketch.blogspot.com/

Missing my fellow commuters

This morning, I was reading news on my new digital gizmo while riding the train. When the train slowed before my stop, I realized that I missed everything. I didn't get a change to study people around me, their faces, facial expressions, hands, feet, items they carry. I didn't get a chance to guess who they are, what they do for a living, where they are from, what they are looking at, how they carry themselves. I was concentrating on some useless story and missing up the chance to study the way the light falls on their faces.

The ride back will be different, it'll be interesting, like it used to be

Another shoot in the park

Two Sundays ago, I was lucky to work with a great model in the beautiful location. We walked up the stone steps of the park overlooking Hudson River, looking for interesting places to shoot. The theme was the natural summer look and the weather cooperated perfectly.




One of the highlights was the family of three passing by. They were walking their dog, and I asked if they would mind if we took a few pictures of the model with the dog. They were happy to oblige and the dog didn't seem to mind either.






In the end, we found a hidden spot with the small stream, which we've used to emphasize the summer feeling we aimed for.

Stay tuned for more images from that day

"willingness to learn"

"Once the amateur's naive approach and humble willingness to learn fades away, the creative spirit of good photography dies with it. Every professional should remain always in his heart an amateur."Alfred Eisenstaedt

I met a young photographer yesterday and let her use one of my SLRs for a couple of days. Her eyes lit up and I could see her visualizing the images that are possible with this new tool comparing to the old one. She has a lot to learn about the technical aspect of photography, but I envy her "humble willingness to learn" and her creative spirit. I envy her approach to the creative part of it. It makes me look at my own work differently, re-evaluate my goals and answer the question "why am I doing it?"

Of course, tools are important and being familiar with them is even more important. But often, that tinkering interferes with the creative work. The artistic goal appears not to be the what I think of my work not opinion of the reviewer, but the process itself.