The Story Behind My Martini Photograph

The Story behind my Martini photograph: My son wanted a photo for his wall and at the time he was at University and had "discovered" Vodka and had collected some bottles and started buying books and learning more about the different levels of quality. Surprisingly he wasn't interested in chugging vast quantities as shooters. So he asked me if I could take a photo of a vodka mixed drink, he also informed me at the time Martinis were trending in clubs around town and maybe I should look at doing that. My standard style of photography in those days was stock photography, all photographed on white backgrounds so graphic artists and designers could cut the image out and use it in a montage style composition. This time I wanted to try something else, so I went of a low light moody look, similar to finding a Martini on a bar in a dark nightclub. The splash of red was intentional just to give the image a pop and a tip of the hat to female viewers and Valentines Day. This photograph is very dear to me as it was inspired by my son and I have uploaded it and made it available as wall art on Fine Art America, so you can order a variety of print products from greeting cards, framed prints to posters

Beatles Style Electric Guitar

A friend of mine Paul restores old guitars that he picks up at bargain basement prices and spends a lot of time and skill making them play again and look beautiful. He lent me this guitar to photograph, it's a replica version of a Hofner violin bass guitar, perhaps it looks familiar, Paul McCartney used to play the original Hofner guitar with the Beatles in the nineteen sixties.

This guitar was photographed in my studio and I included a vinyl LP record and the American Stars and Stripes flag to make a still life evoking memories of the rock scene of the sixties.

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French Balcony

French Balcony

I was in Grasse, France  the centre of the perfume industry in France, a beautiful town in the Alpes Maritimes department a sub prefecture of the French Riviere. The town has beautiful architecture, as I was walking around the centre of town I saw this beautiful apartment above some shops, it was very hot and sunny and the blind on the balcony was keeping the interior of the home cool. Every where in France people have a love affair with geranium plants you see the red flowers adoring homes and of course this beautiful balcony in Grasse.

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The Capitolio Building Havana Cuba

One of my favourite places to visit is Havana Cuba, this city is a photographers paradise of rich architecture, wonderful people and culture. I researched using street maps and sunrise sunset maps of Havana to locate the perfect spot to photograph the iconic and famous Capitolio building that is under going extensive renovations and is closed to the public, I knew I had to get high up and found a secret place to get this stunning view. I took this shot as the afternoon sun was starting to set, getting that rich golden sunlight that tells you how warm it was. This photograph was taken in February 2013 and is one of my favourites.

You can buy a canvas or regular print of this photograph from HERE 

Cape Spear Newfoundland

The Original Cape Spear Lighthouse built in 1836 is the most easterly point on the continent of North America, this is where the sunrise is first visible each morning before anywhere else in America or Canada. This lighthouse has been replaced by a traditional shaped structure in 1955 close by. Cape Spear is a Canadian National Historic Park and a must see if you are ever in St John's Newfoundland, it's a short drive to Cape Spear and the beautiful rugged coastline.

I took this photograph after driving before dawn darkness and patiently waited for the first rays of sunshine to rise above the Atlantic Ocean and was rewarded by a spectacular early morning scene where I had the whole coastline and park to myself.

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Caribbean Blue Window

I recently went to Cuba and spent sometime in Havana, a total photographers paradise where ever you point the lens of your camera there amazing sites to record, from the people to the architecture and then there is colour. As soon I saw this window I wanted to photograph it, the colours just cried out to be pictured. I always try and get close and reduce a scene to it's most interesting elements, many times excluding  areas that don't add to the design I have in my minds eye. This photograph does it for me being clean graphically and compelling because of the colour combinations. Next time you are in a city walk around you never know whats round the next corner.

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