Idlewild Photography: January 2012

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

NC Corporate Photography - Lowes Home Improvement

This photo for Lowes will be used as an end cap for it's allen + roth brand. The photo is 5 feet tall and will be used in a select number of their stores. The challenge here was taking a normal sized photo and creating a 5 foot version with a high enough resolution to work in the situation it was intended. Enjoy!

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

NC Event Photographer

We recently had the pleasure of photographing and producing a promotional video slideshow for a world premier of an incredible performance of “A Christmas Carol – The Concert” with the Baltimore Symphony.

The audio track you will hear is from the CD, NOT the Baltimore Symphony. It’s an awesome adaptation of Dicken’s Christmas Carol for Orchestra, Chorus, Rhythm Section and 4 performers. It was an absolutely incredible. Hope you enjoy the slideshow! (5 mins)

http://vimeo.com/34585794

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

NC Product Photography

In my line of work I often get to work with people who inspire me; yesterday was no exception. R. Winston Miller is a wonderful artist and craftsman whom I have no doubt is destined for great things. This beautiful cherry table is his latest commissioned creation and we took this photo before the inevitable delivery where the new owner will enjoy it for a lifetime. Bob lives and creates his masterpieces in Boston Massachusetts. You can find Bob at www.gentlemanfurnituremaker.com Enjoy!

Welcome to our Blog.

2014 was our Seventh and best year to date! Over the past 7 years we have evolved into more of a corporate studio than anything else with approximately 90% of our business being commercial and the other 10% being a mix of portraits, families etc. Commercial work can be both challenging and rewarding. Challenging, because you have to have a very good understanding of manipulating light. After all, the word photography literally means “light writing”. This is a skill that must be practiced and improved upon constantly. I often read profiles of photographers who call themselves “natural light photographers”. That is all well and good but they are only dealing with half of the equation. We are all “natural light photographers” but one must also have an understanding of how to introduce “artificial” light into the equation and make it appear to be natural….. or NOT. The work is rewarding because of this unrelenting pursuit of lighting “perfection”. I put that in quotes because like in the case of music, photographic perfection can never be achieved, it is merely something for which we strive. (I’ll stop myself now before getting too philosophical for a photography blog.) At any rate, we look forward to 2015 and the new clients the new year will bring as well as continuing to serve our current clients.  Whether you have corporate or consumer needs for photography or video, give us a call to discuss your thoughts and ideas. Be sure to enter your email address above to sign up for notification of future blog postings. Enjoy!