Yes, it’s that time again! Joe Reifer and I are holding another night photography and light painting workshop at the amazing Paul’s Junkyard near Lancaster, California. We opened registration to our mailing list last week and almost filled it, but there’s still a few spots left. April 5/6/7 (thursday, friday, saturday) The basic format of our […]
Lightning over Paul’s Junkyard
Wow, we really had crazy clouds and even some lightning at the Paul’s Junkyard Workshop last weekend! It was an exceptionally surreal trip this time. I’m still processing my pix, but here’s one to get you started. 3-minute exposure with the full moon behind the clouds most of the time. The lack of moonlight meant […]
Split level Scrapyard
Derelict Greyhound Scenicruiser at Paul’s Junkyard near Lancaster, California. 6-minute exposure on an ice-cold, full moon night. It was barely enough time to run around the impenetrable piles of debris to light paint it with natural and red-gelled flashlights from several angles. The sky is a 12 minute exposure, stripped in with Photoshop. Yes, there are still […]
Peterbilt 362
An early ’70s Peterbilt 362 Cab-Over. I got an unusual high-angle on this because the body is off the frame. Lit with natural LED on the front–with the black paint, it was difficult to get enough light on there, yet not overcook the logo and headlights. Lime-gelled strobe from the rear, into the exposed engine […]
The Mummies Ambulance
A groovie ghoulie for you, it’s the Mummie’s Ambulance. This was the official vehicle of the surfpunk band. Check these guys out, they freekin rawk. Just another insanely cool item in storage at Paul’s Junkyard. These early-’60s Pontiac ambulance conversions are pretty rare these days. Finding one with this paint job, in this condition . . . […]
Your Cop Lights, Sir
It’s a robot delivering a police light bar. Right? Paul’s Junkyard. Lit with AA Maglite into the shadow areas. I held an LED flashlight right against the light bar in 5 or 6 spots (lots of experimenting before I ever opened the lens) to get it to glow. I had to work quickly during this […]
Blown Up Roach Coach
More goodies from Paul’s, where Joe and I are teaching a workshop in September. This catering truck was blown up and burned on an episode of “CSI.” This is a 493-second exposure under direct full moon light. The shady front of the truck required a little LED flashlight to pull out some details and I […]
