Photographer D.A.Wagner reflects on his early years as Ben Somoroff’s assistant and on taking risks and learning new techniques.
Tag Archives: Lighting
Shush! It’s a secret…
(I can’t say who the client is, but it has something to do with telling time.) Shooting virtual, 360º objects is one of those skills I honed in another lifetime. I’ve shot 360s of corporate jets, firetrucks, model trains and couches, but never 360s of small, highly reflective (basically mirrors, really) jewelry. And shooting a mirror [...]
Making a Hero Out of Something Simple
My client, Lighting Services, Inc. makes simple, elegant track lighting fixtures. And while this doesn’t look like anything revolutionary, it is. It’s green inside, not in color, but as in low energy use LED technology. I loved teasing out the gradient textures and giving shape to the parabolic mirror. Even the 1980s style blue highlights in the [...]
Embracing Change, Part II (okay, I’m done after this)
Light Before 1880 being a photographer entailed a fair amount of knowledge in chemistry, science and physics in order to make a camera, mix up a batch of emulsion (film), and develop and print the photos. Light was almost exclusively relegated to the great outdoors and those privileged enough for studios with oversized windows and [...]
Embracing Change, Part II (okay, I'm done after this)
Light Before 1880 being a photographer entailed a fair amount of knowledge in chemistry, science and physics in order to make a camera, mix up a batch of emulsion (film), and develop and print the photos. Light was almost exclusively relegated to the great outdoors and those privileged enough for studios with oversized windows and [...]
My Clients Win Awards, Too.
Just a few weeks ago, a U.S. Department of Energy panel of 14 judges from the architectural community handed out one of their coveted Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition Awards for Excellence in Lighting Design and Application to my long-time client, Lighting Services, Inc., for their architecturally beautiful, modular, and very green, LED spotlight. As a [...]
