A Shallow Dunescape

3 nude female abdomens © 2011 Dan Smith. All rights reserved.

One of the things that’s always compelled me about the nude is the idea of the body as landscape, or, in this case, dunescape.

I was thrilled to be able to find a set-up that let me dial in a minimal DoF. It’s not quite the f/1.2 that I was really hoping for, but it’s close-enough for government work.

Front to back: Bunny, Kitty and Wendy

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Cosmic Intersection

Streetsigns for Infinity Rd and Stardust Dr © 2011 Dan Smith. All rights reserved.

Marissa Katarina Bergman‘s art often features themes of stardust and infinity. Just by happenstance, I mentioned that I live off of Infinity Road, just north of Durham’s West Point on the Eno, where she’ll likely be painting faces on July 4th weekend. To prove it, I sent her a Google Maps link to my home; much to my surprise, she replied with a screenshot, showing that the intersection immediately Continue reading

Engines of Creation

Copyright Marissa Bergman Marissa Katarina Bergmann

I’m practically giddy that I’m meeting with Marissa Katarina Bergmann, tomorrow, to discuss her interest in collaborating on the TwinLens project. Bunny’s excited, too. At the very least, we’ll be combining our art and she’s hinted at possibly posing for me. Continue reading

Cyberwoman

Cyborg bodypaint © 2011 Dan Smith. All rights reserved.

The above is the result of a body paint collaboration with a very-talented artist, Jon Son, and one of my favorite models and good friend, Kristen. The shoot went super-late (on a school night, no less), but it was worth the exhaustion. More to come… Continue reading

Flickr catch my soul

View Flickr catch my soul → © 2011 Dan Smith. All rights reserved.

I’d love to integrate my Flickr photostream into the site, but given that most of the content is either rated “moderate” or “restricted,” it appears that Flickr won’t let them out of their cages, even if I have the private passkey.

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The (In)Constant Gardener

Nature and the Scientist (take II) © 2011 Dan Smith. All rights reserved.

I’m alive. I’ve just been busy. Shooting. Collaborating. Editing. Living. Some updates have been posted to the portfolio. More are coming soon. In the meantime, enjoy some nostalgia.

Photo: Nature and the Scientist (take II) 1997. Kodak TMY400. Pentax K1000. Sculpture of a life-size camel and Professor Knut Schmidt-Nielsen by Jonathan Kingdon… Continue reading

No More ‘Mr. Nice Guy’

2: :rage: © 2011 Dan Smith. All rights reserved.
It’s been 16 days since my problematic EL-Skyport wireless flash sync transmitter and 2 receivers were signed for by someone at Manfrotto named “Hugo,” and exactly two weeks since I last heard from anyone at Manfrotto. Repeated phone messages and emails have gone unreturned. Frankly, I’ve reached the end of my patience and goodwill.
A ‘Service Repair Supervisor’ had raised my hopes by personally
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Curveball

Baseball in grass Schilling by Mando Gomez via flickr & Mandolux.com

Nearly 12 years ago, Toys “R” Us launched a national media campaign to promote their new website. The campaign worked and their traffic increased 100-fold almost overnight. Unfortunately for them, their IT staff hadn’t considered the possibility of such a large increase in traffic and the servers collapsed under the traffic load, rendering their new website practically inaccessible for more than three days. By the end of the year, TRU… Continue reading