Lucid Light Photography » Photojournalism

Angela & Kevin’s E-session

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 01:54:40 +0000

Full set here.

New site under construction!

admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:44:24 +0000

A new (but temporary) site is in the works, so please forgive broken links and stock images floating around. This will not be the final site, but I needed to change something before it drove me crazy, and I can’t start on the site I really want just yet.

Tomorrow I will start working on the new portfolio! Wish me luck!

UPDATE: All the images are probably going to change and get moved around but I’ve got a quick wedding portfolio up and started on my main portfolio. I think I’ve got all the slider images working ok. More to come later…I’ve gotta get back to edits!

Working away!

admin — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:06:43 +0000

Thought I’d post a little smattering of the pile of work I’m plowing through, both personal and professional. Each will get their own post as I finish the processing but I haven’t posted recently and would like some physical evidence that I’ve been working my butt off over here! Enjoy!

(clicking images will bring you to the image page on my flickr!)

Vickiann

admin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:38:14 +0000

Can we all sit down for a minute and talk about the fact that Vickiann is someone’s grandmother? I don’t look this good now. Anyway now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, here’s some favorites from my shoot with my friend Hope’s (who I’ve photographed a lot) mother Vickiann.

More here.

New article up!

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:41:18 +0000

My next installation in my lighting series is up at the Hideout Magazine. If you haven’t checked out this new e-zine, now is the time! There’s a ton of talent behind the scenes at the Hideout and I’m so excited to be a part of it!

Lighting 101 – Part Two: Natural Light

The Meadow

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:32:35 +0000

Ashley in B&W

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:29:34 +0000

Someone said that Ashley looked like a young Elizabeth Taylor, which brought about this one…I love it.

The Calm Before the Storm, After the Slump

admin — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:34:56 +0000

Wedding season is right around the corner for me, literally…my first 2010 wedding is in less than two weeks. This year I get the bonus of working with James Barron of Undying Photography for my weddings and I’m so excited to get started.

On top of the excellent partners I will have by my side this year, I have the added sense of peace I didn’t have last year because this is no longer my first year. I know my way around my job and I have the confidence that I can do my job under any circumstance and it’s letting me focus on enjoying the process. Last year was pretty intense. I couldn’t find a photographer to let me 2nd shoot (not even for free) so I just jumped in blind and learned the ropes while I was hanging from them. I’m glad that I did because now I feel like I can do anything. I’m hoping to fit in some 2nd shooter work this year however, I would love the opportunity to work with a seasoned pro and learn from them.

I really love my job. I look forward to the days that it affords me timely bill payments, but even in these early late penalty stages…I still love my job.

But I slump. I slumped for a while. I am coming out of it thanks to my amazing friends who I can’t help but be inspired by. I spend my days sitting in the sun and my nights by a fire with my models, my fellow photographers, my make-up artist and collectively, my best friends. This shoot was James’ shoot that he kindly brought me along for. I wasn’t expecting to go but I was carrying photographer guilt over my slump and jumped at the opportunity.

We brought nothing but our cameras and reflectors. More photos from this shoot will be appearing in my next Hideout Magazine post, going up soon!

This shoot went so well I asked Ashley (my beautiful make-up artist, click here for her website) to let me shoot her while she had her hair extensions in. I told her they reminded me of Cleopatra so Ashley transformed herself into a modern goddess and we shot her in this beautiful chair she has right in her dining room. I used flash here, with James acting as the world’s most awesome light stand.

More from Ashley’s shoot coming, as well as the new article and my first batch of roller derby shots! I’m one of the Providence Roller Derby’s “official” photographers this year, so there will be lots of roller derby popping up on this blog. Pretty cool!

Times are changing, and so is my business name!

admin — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:24:20 +0000

I’ve done a lot of thinking about how to handle my business name when I take back my maiden name this year. I’m only on the second year of this formal journey, so the pressure to pick something that will really last is pretty intense.

My plan was to simply switch to Pamela Garnett photography but I was hesitant because of the future plans and collaborations I have with other photographers. I have been wanting to pick a “studio name” rather than my name for a while but came up empty handed on ideas. Until the other day.

I’ve chosen Lucid Light. It’s catchy, it’s topical, and it fits the way photography makes me feel. The world makes sense when I can put it into a frame, completely lucid and comforting. I love it, so I’m taking the plunge.

Along with the business name will come a website overhaul, new url (but the old one will still work) new promotional material, logo and I’ll be working on becoming an LLC and getting insured.

It’s really great to finally know what you want to be when you grow up. If I can pass as a grown up.

This is what a perfect day looks like.

admin — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:04:20 +0000

Yesterday I had a to-do list. I had hours of time to annihilate said list. Then James called. We ventured out in search of something…anything…to photograph. It was nice out and we had the whole day to kill. We found a nature preserve in RI that was probably the most serene place I’ve been in a long time. The sun was about 2 hours from setting and the golden light was just there for the playing. It was one of those photo outings that recharge you for the whole week and remind you why you love fitting the world into little frames so much.

These will all be printed and up for sale soon.