mmg photographs

Photo Abstractions

2010-01-18T17:58:00.000-08:00

Playing around in studio using an old lightbox and some of the strange stuff I've collected over the years....

New Vintage

2009-12-09T20:01:00.000-08:00

Food is an incredibly important part of my life. I am a (novice) gardener, an (earnest) home cook and an (avid) admirer of all things made from scratch. The process by which plants go from tiny seed to field to table (to belly) is pretty amazing.

And so, I really wanted to impart all those things into my new images of fresh fruits. I was going for a lush, yet homemade feel to these images... Simplicity meets style.

Willamette Valley

2009-11-30T14:02:00.000-08:00

Beautiful Oregon wine country in the fall... Found some grapes still clinging to the vine. Such a lovely day!

Show your bones

2009-11-18T18:33:00.000-08:00

First off, I love the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and their album "Show Your Bones". You all should run right out and listen to it if you have not yet done so.

I also have a fascination with actual bones and animal skins and such and am always looking for a way to photographically capture the beauty and intensity of these objects in a compelling way. Here are two recent experiments using the same skull as the central object.

New Studio Work

2009-11-18T17:46:00.000-08:00

Playing around with some new ideas and stylistic devices... I've been working with different ways to get an old-timey, sort of antiqued look that isn't blatantly Photo-chopped. Here is one of the more successful attempts...

Cool tones/ Warm tones

2009-09-21T13:27:00.000-07:00

Two versions: one image that goes toward the cooler end of the light spectrum and another image that is warmer... I love color casts and using them to enhance the mood of an image.

Kung Fu Fight!

2009-09-14T14:50:00.000-07:00

Following along in the action and movement vein, I've got some cool shots of the Portland Shao-lin Center...

Sorry for the long delay in posts-- I've been distracted by the gorgeous Portland summer... I can guarantee that I will more than make up for it when our 9 months or so of rain arrive in the near future....

ze film noir

2009-07-31T23:24:00.001-07:00

It's fun to comb through the old photo archives from time to time and look at older work with fresh eyes. I found this photo of the lovely Sarah Head today... I love the film noir kind of thing that's going on.

Sideshow

2009-07-20T13:48:00.000-07:00

So here are some images from an ongoing sideshow-themed project of mine... I seem to constantly be coming up with grand personal project ideas, though I don't have the grand amounts of time to work on them... Bearded Lady, Knife-thrower, Tattooed Man pictured here.

Coming Soon(ish): Sad clown on a tiny bicycle. And a contortionist loosely based on that fantastic series of images from the Bombay Circus by Mary Ellen Mark http://www.maryellenmark.com/frames/icircus.html

Keyturn Project

2009-07-14T11:32:00.000-07:00

These are some selects from my most recent shoot with the Keyturn Project ladies. Are these girls beautiful or what?

Subjects with Infinite Patience

2009-07-08T16:30:00.000-07:00

I really like these images of fresh produce from the market... the rich colors and subdued light. But it just doesn't fit into any of my current portfolios. I am mostly a photographer of people, but the more interested I become in cooking and growing food, the more I am drawn to the natural beauty of fruit and vegetables. An added bonus is that working with inanimate objects gives me a chance to really experiment with light and color-- I can take my time and they will for the most part remain unchanged. Stay tuned as I continue to build this portfolio...

Modern dancers

2009-07-07T10:01:00.000-07:00

So here are some of my favorite images from my latest project.... I really enjoyed working with these dancers, Noel and Keely and hope that I have managed to capture some of the grace and emotion that they exhibit in their work.