by speterlewis@gmail.com | Apr 12, 2020 | Photography, Social Distancing
This was shot at the same time as the paint brush/ketchup shot of a few days ago. Double-dipping, as they say. I like turning things upside down, for effect. And then I added a couple of cheap stock ants that I got online. Admittedly, this is one of my less creative...
by speterlewis@gmail.com | Apr 11, 2020 | Photography, Social Distancing
I had to haul today’s subject out of the woods using my own two hands. Had Karen been wearing a backpack, I would have slipped it inside without her being the wiser. Anyway, I found this lovely chunk of quartz just off to the side of a popular hiking trail in...
by speterlewis@gmail.com | Apr 10, 2020 | Photography, Social Distancing
I love combining strange things. Take this image for example, I actually used both carroway seeds and chipotle spice on m home fries. Yeah, I know it’s crazy, right? Here’s the Flickr version. Meta: Pentax K-3, Sigma 18–35mm f/1.8 Art lens at 20mm and...
by speterlewis@gmail.com | Apr 9, 2020 | Photography, Social Distancing
This was a video challenge from my friend Martin Bodvisson, a wonderful product photographer from Sweden who has a great YouTube channel. And I must say, with all humility, that despite Martin’s excellent instruction, I outperformed him in several ways: 1) I...
by speterlewis@gmail.com | Apr 8, 2020 | Photography, Social Distancing
It seems that so many photo ideas lately have been sparked by this horrible virus. I’d rather find inspiration in other things, but this is where we live right now. This was a deceptively tricky shot to make, which surprised me. Here were the steps: Build a jig...
by speterlewis@gmail.com | Apr 7, 2020 | Photography, Social Distancing
All I wanted to do with this photo is express that so many of us feel trapped and scared by the virus—but are still prepared. It was a very simple shot to take: one shot for the gloves and my nearly-bald head, and another for my eye. Then it was just a matter of...
