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Bamboo Forest

craigphoto — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:41:01 +0000

Bamboo forest at the Huntington Library. Used a Nikon D3 with an 85mm f/1.4 lens.

Photo © Craig Brewer

Mondrian Rooms

craigphoto — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:02:58 +0000

Several rooms in a house at the Japanese Garden on the Huntington Library grounds. I like how all the lines gave it a “Mondrian” art look. Used a Nikon D3 and 35-70mm lens.

Photo © Craig Brewer

The Desert Dancers

craigphoto — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:23:30 +0000

Call me weird, but in my imagination these trees seemed like dancers on the desert floor. Used a Nikon D3 with a Nikon 35-70mm f/2.8 lens at 35mm and processed with Adobe Lightroom. Was photographed at Joshua Tree National Park.

Photo © Craig Brewer

Japanese Lantern

craigphoto — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:32:44 +0000

Detail of lantern at the Japanese Garden located in the Huntington Library gardens. Used a Nikon D3 with an 85mm f/1.4 lens and processed in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.

Photo © Craig Brewer

Diana the Huntress

craigphoto — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:39:16 +0000

I don’t normally go in for the misty desaturated look but it seemed to work on this image because it was so problematic exposure wise without being able to set up some lights or wait until a different time of day. I shot the statue from close up and from a distance in this version and usually waited until no people were in the view. But when this couple stepped in and the guy stood in such a unique manner I couldn’t resist. Used a Nikon D3 and 80-200mm f/2.8 lens at 200mm and processed heavily in Adobe Lightroom 2.

Photo © Craig Brewer

Joshua Tree Rocks

craigphoto — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:15:18 +0000

Sun was going down quickly and casting long shadows. The rock in the foreground shadow reminded me of a whales back. Used a Nikon D3 and 14-24mm lens and processed in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Photo © Craig Brewer

The Blue Door

craigphoto — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:26:40 +0000

Detail of rusty door handle on a lifeguard hut in Redondo Beach, California. Used a Nikon D3 and 14-24mm lens and processed in Adobe Lightroom.

Monument Valley View

craigphoto — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:34:38 +0000

Dead juniper tree frames the view in Monument Valley. Used a Nikon D2x with an 85mm lens and sepia toned with Adobe Lightroom.

Old Style Shure Microphone

craigphoto — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:30:39 +0000

Shure microphone photograph taken with Nikon D3 body and 55mm lens. Used a 1000 watt Lowell DP light in a softbox, a 300 watt Arri fresnel light with a snoot, and three pieces of white foamcore for reflectors. Sepia tone and processing was done in Adobe Lightroom.

Microphone

craigphoto — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:16:42 +0000

Shure Microphone photograph taken with Nikon D3 body and 55mm lens. Used a 1000 watt Lowell DP light in a softbox, a 300 watt Arri fresnel light with a snoot, and two pieces of white foamcore for reflectors. Sepia tone and processing was done in Adobe Lightroom.