I also love Mid 2oth Century Cars!!

I can't help it, I am a freak for cars born between 1950-1960! I have shot 1000's of them in my lifetime. I also love making some of the images into large canvas or transparency art. The typical size is 44" x 72" and lit from behind. An image like this has quite an impact. They especially look great in a large loft setting, or in a space with a high ceiling. I have also made small canvas ones from 6" x 6" and up. They are like pop art when presented in a sequence.

Imagekind for affordable prints and framing

I am putting the lnk up for my images on Imagekind. They make very affordable framed prints. Here is the link: http://www.imagekind.com/MemberProfile.aspx?mid=a290d5d9-6574-4923-aa0f-b92fadb94ae8.
If you want handmade work then contact me and I will make them on my 12 color press. If there is an image that you like and a special size you want just send me a message via this blog! I will be happy to make you any size you want up to 60" in width x 72" in length!!

Reflective on white

One of the hardest things to shoot is a clear or reflective surface like glass or ice. My friends at Brookline Ice & Coal in Brookline, MA. needed a few shots of an ice bowl that they manufacture for parties and events. They freeze objects in them, and sometimes the objects even light up! Then the bowls are used as an ice bucket, punch bowl or for h'or dourves on ice. They are beautiful, but very hard to shoot. Photographing them on white is even more impossible, but to create dimension and contrast white is the only answer. Black would absorb all the light. These were shot very quickly. They were packaged in dry ice, and had a very short window of opportunity for getting a good shot without condensation or melting taking over the set. They were pleased with the outcome.

More images!

I am uploading some other interior images for you to look at. As you can see, these are in various locations, and done with very different lighting concerns. The impact of an image is really all about the lighting. Some of these are purely digital capture, and some are high resolution scans from film. It would be hard to tell the difference with today's quality imaging equipment. I use mostly Canon Pro digital imaging PRINTERS AND CAMERAS. I also us Epson large format printers for certain kinds of printing that I do. If you have an interest in photography and design as well as architecture, then this type of photography is for you. Multiple types of lighting are certainly the most complicated part of the capture process. In some of these images you have halogen lighting, incandesent , and available daylight. These are all different color temperatures and can make for uneven or inaccurate color rendition. Color correction is always a big part of the process. It also helps to create an ambiance or atmosphere so that when someone is viewing them, they can get a sense of what the room "feels" like. This can make or break a good shot, and if done correctly can mean success for the client.

More images from the other side

I have decided to post some more of my interior shots for you to see. Typically these are done with combined light sources and shot now with a 21 megapixel Canon camera. This way of capturing an image is a far cry from the problems that were inherent with large format 4" x 5" transparency film. I think that one of the best things about this new way of photographing an interior is the ease of color correction. It is so much faster to elect areas of concern, but you still have to have that great technical backround, or you just don't get a good image. I also often manually focus all my shots even though the cameras of today are supposed to be "auto focus". I have come across many instances where this "average" focus does not correctly apply, even though I use pre-focus and select areas. Upon further checking the critical focus has been off! I tend to trust my own vision. Incidentally,I have had all my equipment bench tested by Canon and it is in perfect condition! Well, enough techie stuff for now...take a look.
Later I will post some other images from my archives.

Photographs from the other side: the Interiors

I have been busy delving into the fine art side of photography for some 24 years. I have been a photographer for over 35 years with a major focus on people, products and interiors. I thought that some of you would like not only to see what I am working on, but possibly where I have been in terms of my photography over the years. As an Ad Photographer I have had to wear many hats. Problem solving as far as lighting and angle of view were a couple of things one might encounter along the way in a shoot. Before the "digital" era, the other issue most often was format or film size. More often, in my end of it, the film most often used was large format. That was 4" x 5" inches in size. It was utilized in a large camera with the image viewed upside down and backwards. You can easily see where my unusual outlook came from! In any event, I have posted some images for you to see what my interiors look like. In the days to come, I will also post other various examples of my more professional work for you to see. I am often asked if I can shoot interiors, food, or product, because what I mostly show now is landscape. I have decided this would be a great venue for all of you to see what exactly it is that I can do in regards to photographing in all these various styles and types. please , if you have any questions feel free to write to me or post a comment here or on my facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Angela-Russo-Fine-Art-Photography/67546304273?ref=mf