The Photogenic Violin

Sometimes I get asked to shoot objects that are so photogenic that frankly a potato could do the job, and the violin is one of those glorious objects. They look great foreshortened, from the side, from above, and even in an angled detail shot with super shallow depth of field.

I think it's the beautiful, warm toned wood grain that does it -- that, plus the thin lines of string that draw the eye forward, the bottom-heavy pear shape, and the opposing curves formed by the side grooves and f-holes. Throw in an Essex piano as a backdrop, add some sheet music and roses for texture, and bam - instant website heading material. 

Thanks to Lauren Haley Studios of Sugar Land, TX, for trusting me work to with this lovely thing, & for continuing to feature my work on the site.

LHS Winter Recital, 12/12/15

There's something special about families and music, and when they collide with the holidays, doubly so. Just before Christmas I once again stood behind the lens for a Lauren Haley Studios recital, this time with children and parents and grandparents buzzing around with extra-festive fervor.

It's not like me to be late to the party when it comes to sharing new snaps, but in this case, LHS has beaten me to the punch by about a month! See the studio's recital write up here. 

Shiro @ Harvard, 11/21/15

Before Chris & Jacky had their Boston Public Garden session, PhD student Shiro, another undergraduate classmate of mine, had a brief headshot session in a gorgeous stairwell in the Harvard politics building. The left is my favorite of the set. It wasn't posed -- Shiro had just stood perfectly still and smiley for too many photos in a row, and the second he relaxed, I snapped that last one candidly.  

The photo on the right was taken purely because I can never resist a bit of light leak. It's so dramatic!