crystal

this shot started as an after thought after a busy last week. i had a bunch of extra rental equipment sitting around from a rather lengthy shoot and my girlfriend had just purchased some new crystal stem wear that we apparently could not live without. i definitely learned that good light and good crystal belong together. having the extra equipment here allowed me to line up one head to every two facets of the glass. all the heads were equal distance to the glass, the same height and at equal power settings. the trick was the find the place in the glass where the reflections would create something interesting to look at and not be a distraction. although the visual itself is fairly simple the process is rather complex and precise.

the solo glass also kind of reminds me of a snowflake and what a perfect day for that... happy solstice and happy holidays.

crystal
Originally uploaded by kooiman photo

coffee bean

good morning! roasting a bean, grinding it and pouring hot water over it to consume, who would have thought? its almost funny that something so small can have such an impact on my morning.

coffee bean
Originally uploaded by kooiman photo

marks the spot

it looks like my interest for things that drip is starting to pay off. this images was used as a feature photo by the seattle met to illustrate the concept of extreme spa treatments. this project was really fun to work on because we got to work with various goopy substances to see what would photograph the best. we got to do three letters in all and each one was a play on a separate spa treatment. unfortunately my photography only accompanies the story in print so be sure to check out the december issue.

X spa hero
Originally uploaded by kooiman photo

hive

perfect little designers...

hive
Originally uploaded by kooiman photo

jurassic leaf

my neighbor has this tree with the largest leaves and i'm not sure what type of tree it is. when the leaves fall off and curl up they have a very jurassic quality to them. this is the first image of a soon to be series of found objects. happy fall...

jurassic leaf
Originally uploaded by kooiman photo

shadow party

this is a picture of our dear friends getting married on the beach in guana cay. everyone was closely gathered on the beach in order to hear the ceremony. in case you are wondering the bride, groom and paster are the third shadow from the top. congrats guys!

shadow party
Originally uploaded by kooiman photo

windows

one of my favorite things about the architecture in the bahamas are the classic muted colors of the buildings....

windows
Originally uploaded by kooiman photo