May 6, 2017 — Close‐up Photography Workshop
I was doing most of the marketing photography for Brooks Institute.
The school was shut down in October.
I photographed strong, graceful and talented women.
I found a sleeping mermaid. Been looking for a long time.
I went on a night dive in Hawai’i with 7 manta rays.
It was way more exciting than I thought it would be.
I paid a lot of attention to light and the magic of Lightroom.
I spent hours with a lizard, looking for something different.
I watched an extraordinary man with a kite and a surfboard do things
with the wind and waves that I didn’t think possible.
During this summer’s InWater Photography course at Brooks Institute one of the students brought a silicone mermaid tail, designed by Eric Ducharme, on our 5‐day boat trip down to Catalina Island. Getting into the tail, and then getting the mermaid into the water, was a group effort but it looked amazing in the water.
Angelina and Todd helping put the tail on Cherie. Lots of baby oil was involved.
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