“How do we get people to see, to see disability in themselves, that shame and stigma, and like to be eased of that? That takes society to change, so like the chicken or the egg? Do we help people disabilities you know, embracing and taking pride in themselves and their lived experience, is it getting society to change the way they think about it? So we're not born with these ideas of ourselves?”
Read MoreDwarfism Awareness Month // Disabled Love
Disabled love in honor of Dwarfism Awareness Month.
Read MoreBehind the Scenes: Photographing Cocktails
This is my first Behind the Scenes post and it’s on cocktails. I’ve set out to improve my skills photographing these popular libations. I’m not much of a drinker, but I do love the aesthetics associated with the cocktail.
Today, I did a deep dive into the research, using this shoot by Carolyn Fong for Punch Drink as inspiration. I read a few articles, looked at online magazines and consulted some videos on YouTube. I found this video by Khandie Photography a great starting off point. I liked that it was an on location shoot with minimal equipment. Then for a more professional lesson I consulted The Bite Shot. There were a few other videos watched in there, but these were the most helpful.
What started as a fun experiment ended in a head-scratching, technical conundrum. I was able to collect a fair amount of data which I will show below, but as experimentation often does, it left me with more questions than answers.
So, what DID I figure out? HIGHTLIGHTS! Hightlight placement is very important when it comes to cocktail photography. Check out the photos I took below and pay special attention to where the highlights fall.
Volunteers Needed!
Currently seeking volunteers with disabilities to have their portrait taken for a series promoting disability visibility. Interested or know someone who might be? Sign up here!
Still Life
Experiments in still life.
Mushrooms from the Eastern Market. Cannabis from our neighbor. Peonies from Trader Joes.
2021: A Year in Review
A round-up of my favorite photographs from 2021.
Read MorePeonies
How about that detail? Give it up for f/22!
This print is available in the shop.
Tender Napalm
In October I helped my friends film a trailer for a production they put on. The show was called Tender Napalm. You can read more about the play in this article from the Chicago Reader where they used my image and I was not credited. I emailed the paper about the issue, hopefully I hear back from them soon. Below is the uncredited image and a few other images I took that day. Have a look!
