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More Maui Student Images

Here are two more images that students created during my three-day Creative Explorations class on Maui. The first day of the class was all about removing the backgrounds on images and a few students took it to an extreme. The image above was created by Mark Middleton which incorporates at least twelve images (and probably a lot more). The image below was created on the first day of the class by Mark's wife Shayla. They were a great couple and even joined us at a friend's birthday party later in the week.

Today, I hung out at my friend Kathleen Carr's place where I helped to harvest fresh magos & papayas and also cut down a banana tree.

Light Painting Tips

Here's another video from Inside Digital Photo TV. This one is about the equipment I use when painting with light.

Light Painting After Hours

The fun didn't stop after my Maui class was over. In the evenings I spend a good amount of my time light painting with a few models. Here's one example that was lit with a flashlight with red/blue gels and a glow stick.

Working Hard in Maui

During the week I had to "walk the models". On one day we went kayaking before class started and shot some fun underwater shots. They're just working me to death in Hawaii... I don't know why I ever left the cubicle world for this.

Thanks Cassandra, Tinkerbell and Dianne.

Student Example from Maui

The image above was created during my class on Maui. Koa first shot Tinkerbell (the nickname for our model), then learned how to remove the background on stuff in class and produced this image. If you look closely, you'll see that's there's actually four versions of the model in this shot. I'll try to locate a few other student examples from this class since they ended up with some fun results.

Equipment Discounts Added

I've added a link at the bottom of the left column of this site for product discounts that I've negotiated. I use every product listed. I asked the companies listed for the discounts and do not accept discount offers for products that I do not use myself.

And, of course, this gave me the opportunity to post yet another neon shot that I took at the Neon Graveyard in Las Vegas... I just couldn't create a post without a visual and I thought this one expresses how happy most people are when they learn they can get a discount on something.

Fine Art Prints Now Available

You can now purchase fine art prints of my photography by visiting the Digital Photo and Art web site. Right now there is a limited selection of images available... let me know if there are any specific images you'd like to have added to the collection.

One More Blast of Neon/Bulbs

Here's a final set of photographs from the Neon Graveyard in Las Vegas (they look much better large, so be sure to click on them to see a larger version). I could continue to process and post images from this location for weeks, but also want to spend some time with the photos I shot in Iceland and I'll be shooting more here in Hawaii.

Here's what that last shot looked light with default Camera Raw settings. I hope that gives you an idea of how much processing has been applied to the images:

More Light Bulbs

Here's one more set of photographs from the Neon Graveyard in Las Vegas. I was surprised by the number of light bulb-based signs in a NEON graveyard. The early morning sun was responsible for such nice shadows.

Graveyard Light Bulbs

All of these photos where taken at the Neon Graveyard in Las Vegas. I absolutely loved the shadows that old light bulbs cast as you can see in these shots.