We come to the end of the series of portraits of artists and their work I shot recently at Soulard Art Market. This might be the best photograph of the set, considerations of the artists and art work aside. I was making a comical effort to light most of these portraits with off-camera remote-controlled flashes, something I'm just learning. This one, however, worked well.
Beatty is an interesting guy. He spent twenty years in the navy as a submarine crewman, mostly in reconnaissance. He told me just briefly (security, you know) about picking up Navy Seals in the open ocean, with no knowledge of where they came from or the nature of their mission. His artistic project is called Vision For Vets (web site in production). This particular work is called Voyage of Faith. The craftsmanship is amazing, as you can see in the lower picture. Each of those tiny screw eyes had to be set in precisely made pilot holes made with a micro-drill. The local supplier ran out of the part and Beatty had to make the rest himself from brass wire. (Source: St. Louis Daily Photo; a blog by Bob Crowe)
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1 comments:
Haha, this is my Dad! It's awesome to see him and his artwork highlighted here. Ironically enough, I served in the Air Force as a photographer for 4 years. I've never been great at flash photography; more of an ambient light person whenever possible. You've done a fantastic job here with the lighting, on one of my favorite subjects: My Dad! Good luck with the Pocket Wizards and stuff. Great blog (though I may be a bit biased)!
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