I proudly live and work in the upper Midwest, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A. and am inspired by the craftsmen, artists and creatives of the past, their processes, dedication and ownership of their work and lean on this to weave historical aesthetics into my own work while producing fresh and engaging visuals. My workflow is entirely digital, but throughout the process of image making, I strive to give each piece an authentic, handcrafted feel.11
Aerial fall colors
Last night, I continued beta testing a photo rig that allows me to shoot aerial photos perpendicular to the surface of the earth, ie. straight down without having to bank the aircraft 60 degrees...
In fact, we fly straight and level. So we decided to fly multiple passes over Devil's Lake, north of Madison, Wisconsin and surrounding forests to capture the fall colors from above. The top photo was taken from 1000' above the canopy in the late afternoon. The bottom photo was shot from 1500' above Lodi, Wisconsin. Whilst shooting straight down, shutter speed becomes priority and moving in excess of 100 mph, it's critical that the shutter speed be at least 1/1000 to avoid any motion blur. Both images were taken with a Canon MK2 1DS and a Canon 24-70mm L lens set to 70mm. My set up includes tethering the camera to a MacBook Pro and remote shooting with FireWire, but last night, to keep things simple, I left the MacBook behind and manually exposed by reaching my hand out the window and adjusting the camera directly... and guessing.