Experimenting With Nathan

Nathan of SmithFineArt.com came over to my house yesterday with an idea. We set up, settled in and began experimenting. It is so much fun to experiment with photography, especially when the idea comes from the creative genius that is Nathan.

We set up a projector as a light source and my finest bottle of Vodka as the subject... I know.. it's not Grey Goose, but I do happen to be on a budget.

 

By projecting different images on the wall, we were able to shape the light. Many of the projected images were made on the fly, as we shot.

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Nathan also has this nifty little program on his Mac that creates varying patterns. Using some special techniques, we were able merge multiple patterns to get some cool results.

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Nathan will be teaching this method at the March monthly meeting of the Salem Digital Photo group, salemphoto.org. Come check out this amazing Salem Oregon Photography Club.

Thanks Nathan for all of fun and education you bring to my creative life.

 

A Day with Nathan

For those of you who have not met Nathan Smith of SmithFineArt.com, let me introduce you. Everyone; this is Nathan. Nathan; this is everyone. 

Nathan is the creative mind behind SmithFineArt.com. He is a family man with a wonderfully supportive wife and happy, but somewhat shy son. Nathan carries an energy around him that is very contagious and uplifting. 

When Nathan isn't behind the camera or glued to his monitor processing his work to perfection, he is spending time with his family, playing video games or driving around location scouting. 

 

Nathan is also one of the organizers for the Salem Digital Photo Group, leading us through the group's giving events like our annual help portrait event. He also teaches workshops on Lighting and post processing for the group.

 

Take the time to look at Nathan's work and see for yourself what a wonderful craftsman and artist he really is. If you take the time to get to know the man, you will a better person for it.

Thanks Nathan for all that you have done and will do in the coming years. Your friendship is greatly appreciated.