Category Archives: Interior

Feed Mill Interior 1

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Feed mill interior

Feed mill interior

I get to meet a lot of great people in my line of work. The owner  was extremely gracious and accommodating in allowing two crazy guys with flashlights to explore his mill, so a big thanks to Brad! And, thanks also to my friend Don for finding this place.

I love architecture. But I’m also fascinated by the evolution of design in manufacturing, in this case cattle feed. Machines grow based solely on function, yet there’s often an aesthetic that appeals to me.

The Ice Light once again worked flawlessly.

The Desk

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Victorian era desk and lamps

Victorian era desk and lamps

A few weeks ago I received an email from a student at Warwick HS asking for help with a school project. She needed to shadow someone in her chosen field of photography, I readily agreed, and on Friday we spent a few hours doing some light-painting on this Victorian era desk. Being self taught, I’ve always appreciated when those more talented than myself share their skills, so I always welcome the opportunity to do likewise. Judging by her enthusiasm and the few images she shared, She’ll do quite well. Best of luck, Lauren.

Mill Office

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From the same mill as yesterday’s post. The chair, likely from the 1940′s or 50′s, had been reupholstered with newspapers.

Mill office

Mill office

As with all light-painting, I end up with dozens of lit elements and more than a few ways to put them together. While I do pre-visualize, compositing does take on a life of it’s own and over lighting the image is always a risk. Here I thought the chair should remain the star and kept things simple. Actually the raw, daylight shot looked nice and I may revisit it in the future.

Flour Mill Machinery

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Another visit to the 19th century flour mill. Don’t know what this thing does, but I love photographing all things iron.

Flour mill machinery

Flour mill machinery

The mill has lots of windows and I was shooting during the day, so short of blacking out all of the windows, the long exposures needed for painting with a flashlight were out of the questions. The only reasonable option was to use flash. Not nearly the results that can be had with the flashlight, but with a little care it’s possible to bring new life to an old subject.