Exploration

Vertical Lift

2011
© Larry Torno


Recently I posted a photo of a train titled, Rhythm. It began as an observation of composition and exposure but when an independent art consultant and curator noted that this image fit in well with the soft pastel colored series Focal Point, I had to take another look.
     This week's post explores the concept further with a new image titled Vertical Lift. Shot similarly with a long exposure, the image of a high rise apartment building becomes selective in content; isolating a vertical bank of windows highlighted by the sun. 

One Hundred

It's my 100th post and these are my Top Ten + Two, favorite images.

Bridge 364  |  Shot from a makeshift dashboard cam.

Camouflaged  |  Finding a retired Vietnam era fighter jet in the middle of a public park.

Close Encounter  |  Barbie like she's never been seen before.

Comb  |  Lucky find of a parking lot looking like an abstract canvas.

December 1  |  First photo with my new camera -  a sight seen and captured.

Dragonscape  |  You can practically feel the sweat rolling down your back viewing this humid summer shot.

Focal Point 11  |  Not how the camera was intended to be used.

In Form  |  Simple beauty and the last shot taken with my old camera before it fell over and broke into pieces.

Pyramids of St. Louis  |  Seeing the opportunity and having the patience to wait for the cloud to fall into position.

Ride with Traffic  |  My favorite shot from my favorite spot.

White Tulips 3  |  Natural light, captured and reflected.

 Peg  |  My wife and willing model.

Observation

Rhythm

2011
© Larry Torno

Rhythm is the result of being stuck at a railroad crossing, lulled by the steady beat of a passing train.
     It's not snow, it's an overly long exposure.

NEWS - Barbie Goes to Dublin

Queens of Neon

Barbie goes international again.
     This time it's to Dublin, Ireland and the collection of the Queens of Neon, a creative art installation/event business. They selected a photograph from my original Barbie Doll Portrait Project series because, as they said, "it completely captures us both in essence".
     Thanks for the purchase Sharon and Amo.

NEWS - New Web Site

I am pleased to announce the launching of my new web site, larrytornophoto.com.
     I've been busy the past few months organizing my thoughts and images, along with a plan to more effectively market my work. Please take a look at the results and let me know what you think.
     As always, thanks for viewing the blog and pass the web site along to someone you know.

Focal Point - Part Five

Focal Point 004
2010
© Larry Torno

Focal Point 004 continues the series last posted 2.20.11.
     Almost all of the images that were shot for this series were horizontal. This is one of the few created in a vertical format. At first I wasn't sure I would like the change in direction, but I think this is a successful interpretation of the concept.

LTP | VISION Magazine - Issue 2

ISSUE : 2

Welcome to Issue : 2 of LTP | Vision Magazine. You may recall the first issue, posted September, 2010.

     Issue : 2 is a small collection of some of my favorite botanical images shot over the past few years. 

     LTP | Vision Magazine is a way for me to study a single subject or assemble a group of photos for review. These four images were shot in 2007, 2005, 2010 and 2010 respectively, but I like the continuity of image and concept.  

Botanica - Part Eleven

White Tulips, 9
2011
© Larry Torno

Last week I posted White Tulips, 3; a photograph taken three days after I purchased the flowers. I attempted to create another image six days later but found only sparse, drooping stems and fallen petals.
     White Tulips, 9 is what remained after I shook the wilting flowers loose and gathered them together for a final shot.

Botanica - Part Ten

White Tulips, 3
2011
© Larry Torno

Accidents happen.
     I shot White Tulips, 3 in a darkened room with a small amount of available light from a nearby window. It was a long exposure and just before the lens clicked shut, I accidentally nudged the camera. The result was a ghostly double exposure image that I then tried to reproduce but could not quite achieve again.
     Accidents happen and we make the best of them.

Focal Point - Part Four

Focal Point 013
2010
© Larry Torno

One more image from the new Focal Point series.
     I failed miserably as a painter in college because I wasn't ready. I wanted to do great things but I didn't have the skills to translate my vision onto a canvas.
     Decades later I find that a camera is the vehicle to capture my simple observations.