Happy Sam'hain

A dismal four children arrived at our door. Not that we didn't have Disney 'Haunted Mansion' playing, jack o' lanterns lit, and the sugar ready to hit. Seemed like a good idea to pack it up early and head downtown Santa Cruz to the epicenter of Hallow'een madness. And bring along the camera, of course. I was not disappointed, as thousands of people were dressed to the nines and partying. Played with long exposures underneath a giant float light.







Copyright 2005 Kimberley Bermender
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Still Life Painted with Light

Working with excellent equipment really does make a huge difference. The photo below is a still life created in the studio using a fiber optic light system to paint in the key light. Fill light provided by flash. Long exposure using bulb. Original image is polaroid using 4x5 view camera. It's a far cry from a flashlight and cinefoil!

Still Life
Copyright 2005 Kimberley Bermender
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