Stardust Portraits

Inspired by Carl Sagan’s quote, “We are all made of stardust,” and by the beautiful work of photographer Marissa Katarina Bergmann, I decided to try my hand at creating a “stardust portrait.”  The concept for this style of portrait is to emphasize the natural beauty of freckled skin and its similarities to a field of stars.  After all, we truly …

Levitation Portrait of my Daughter

I took this portrait of my daughter this afternoon and thought I would share it.  Notice anything odd?  She is running on thin air, levitating above the ground.  It was just so hard to get this photo with her eyes OPEN and a normal smile rather than a silly face!  We had lots of fun, and no laws of physics …

Contest Finalists – Swirls & Twirls

Sweet!  It’s nice to check my inbox and see an uplifting message amidst all of my junk mail.  This morning I learned that two of my images tied for third place in a competition at Fine Art America.  How cool!  Without further ado, here they are: The theme of the competition was “Swirls and Twirls.” My favorite piece by a …