Welcome to Peckimages.com Blog
This is where I will talk about what is happening, the projects and ideas that are being thought of and created in my humble studio.
Photos in video
On April 27th I was invited to appear on the show Artists and Authors on Charter's community channel 14. It was a great experience being interviewed about my 15+years in the photography business, on where it all started, where it has been, where it is today, and where its going in the future.
I invite everyone to check it out.
If you get charter, you can view it on channel 14 Monday, May 14 @ 4pm,Thursday, May 17 @ 9pm, and Saturday, May 19 @ 11am you can also view it online at www.ctv14.com (click watch on the bottom left, then the drop down on the top left; choose Artists and Authors)
Also be sure to watch the show on Colleen Peck, my beautiful wife who is an incredibly talented with mixed media and textile artist.
Enjoy
Frederick
A New Continuation
So after much planning and work, the new studio is now open for "business". The floor has been installed, the furniture is in, and the computer is up and running. There is of course some detail work that still needs to be completed but for the most part, it is ALIVE!
Proof of life came when I took on imaging some beautiful woodwork created by Jack In The Box. His woodwork is beautifully simple with craftsman flair.
Although small, the new studio provides a sense of comfort and keeps this photographer from over complicating a photo with tons of equipment and tools. The best art and products are always simple in design. Some examples would be Apple products, the American Craftsman home design and woodworking styles, and the photography of artists like Arnold Newman and Joe McNally.
Keep it simple and believe always that anything is possible.
it’s a brave new world...again
Creation
The creation of a studio is both wonderful and dreadful. As this is my fourth studio; you would think I would know exactly what I am doing...NOT!
Each studio that I have had has had their own unique character.
Studio 1: Home sweet home. This was the living room and dining room of a large 3 bedroom apartment. A large space where I have done a lot of projects for some of the publications that I shot for. Great space but some clients were a bit puzzled when they arrived and were expecting a warehouse building, only to find a triple-decker with me hailing them from the balcony of the third floor, like Rapunzel minus the hair. I always knew I was in for trouble when they asked where they could find the elevator.
Studio 2: The Biker. This studio was in a warehouse and on the first floor. This studio was inspired by a client who wanted to photograph motorcycles. but in order to afford a first floor, one has to give up space. The land lord loved it since he got to see what I was doing as I had to go past his office to get to the studio. Well it was good I didn't get into photographing cars!
Studio 3: Back home. In fact in my first house. I renovated the garage into a studio. This studio was unique in that there was a "jiffy lube" bay in the floor. It was great if you needed to get those really low angle shots but was a B***H if you left the floor open and you weren't looking where you were going.
Studio 4: Enter the bride. Well this is really interesting, now there is a studio in the basement with a sub studio in the garage. The studio in the garage was first but heating was a problem and there was a wood shop to contend with (cameras and dust don't get along) so I decided to renovate a quarter of the basement into the office studio and could still do a "large" shots in the garage. This is the studio now in creation.
All in all, its always best on the overhead, to build something at home. Search you tube and you can get lots of ideas on how to do this. Its wild to take who you are at the time and translate it into a space that is both functional as a studio and say this is who I am. This new studio is being built to be simple, functional and relaxing, it will be wild to see if that is what I get in the end.