Behind the scenes

Wherein the weight of a small world rests on some extremely tiny shoulders. I made about 30 different attempts of creating the first episode of this story. While I always had these two main dolls (Kestrel – “The Keeper” is a Dollzone Little Rain and Wren – “The Listener” is a D.I.M. Flowne) I had… Read more: In the Forest – Episode 1: Answering the Call

I mostly go into Photoshop to play around with my photographs, and just use Lightroom for its automatic adjustments. But, I’ve recently learned how to get more out of Lightroom, and am using it more often to adjust my shots. Here’s a shot I adjusted completely in Lightroom, before my adjustment. Cute image, but totally… Read more: Improving Old Shots with Lightroom

Lighting a shot is always a series of experiments. I have some very rough idea of what I want, and then I start playing around with placement and lighting. Sometimes sometimes everything looks great, and sometimes everything looks awful. I try to do more of whatever made the shot look great, but it’s a pretty… Read more: More shooting in the dark

The very best thing about photographing inanimate objects is that they don’t move. So, no matter how oddly you light them up, they won’t suddenly shift and blur the shot. There’s a ton of things you can do with that stillness, and I’ve done a ton of them – scenes lit with candles, or disco… Read more: Shadow play: Playing with flashlights in the dark

Sharing a few shots from last night, when the cast of Underfoot was all cozied up in their beds watching Incredible Journey. I tried out a few angles and light sources: And ended up using this shot, with a mixture of two LED tealights plus one solid beam, and then adjusted to exposure to make… Read more: Shooting under the bed with candlelight