Carl Weaver Photography

Photo Assignment: Candy Shoes

Carl — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:30:36 +0000

I was handed a couple boxes of various jelly candies last week and told to shoot them in a number of different ways for a promotional piece. I had jelly snails, tarantulas, alligators, hearts and even something I could not quite identify that was shaped a little like a chocolate kiss. Or maybe a nipple. I’m not entirely sure what it was.

There were also jelly shoes. The shoes were the most fun of all because they are representations of an actual interactive item we use every day. Arranging them in different ways can make us think of walking, standing, creeping or other things we might actually do. I think these are visually interactive in a way that a gummy alligator is not. Lots of fun to shoot.

Flower-Shaped Lollipops

Carl — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:30:07 +0000

I was recently given the assignment of photographing these lollipops from the Melville Candy Company. They really are that beautiful and they taste great too. Of course, one of them arrived broken so I had to eat it to put it out of its misery. Go check out the company and see some of the great stuff they make!

Do you need your products photographed? Let me know. I’d be glad to help you out.

And finally, a single calla lily for you. And in case you were wondering, that thing in the flower that looks like a banana candy really is a banana candy. Great creative use of other candies, in my opinion!

Old Town Albuquerque at 50mm f1.4

Carl — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:30:05 +0000

I had a great visit to Albuquerque a couple months ago, during which I took some artistic shots in the very scenic Old Town section. I love the extremely shallow depth of field possible with this lens. Everything is clear and crisp, too, a feature well known to those who have used many Pentax lenses.

The Joy of Traveling with a Camera

Carl — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:11:48 +0000

I spent this past weekend in Harper’s Ferry, WV. Usually I am not particularly interested in photographing monuments and standing in line with the other tourists to photograph what someone decided was the best view of the town. However, I almost always travel with a camera.

You never know what you might find along the trail you know not. For instance, just this morning, my wife and I wandered into Beans in the Belfry, a lovely coffee shop and restaurant in Brunswick, MD that was built in an old church. Check out some of the photos I got of the place and the old stained glass.

We got good coffee, a great meal and just a bit of church this Sunday. So maybe the church part doesn’t count. However, I find it difficult to gaze upon stained glass and not feel something. I guess the church part counts after all.

If you are out that way, be sure to stop in. It’s a great place.

Chinatown Coffee Company at f1.7

Carl — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:11:01 +0000

I know – my last post was all at f1.4. Why didn’t I use that setting this time? Honestly, I just got a wild hair and decided to mix it up a bit. What do you think? I took these while escaping the rain with my lovely wife a couple days ago at a new coffee shop in DC’s Chinatown neighborhood.

Photo Walk: Georgetown at 50mm f1.4

Carl — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:31:46 +0000

I recently got a new fast lens and wanted to play around with it and noticed that a number of people on Flickr were doing something similar – shooting at 50mm at f1.4. If f-stops confuse you, that’s okay; I have a handy dandy tutorial on them. The shallow depth of field allows for selective focus and as a result some really neat imagery.

I walked around the Georgetown part of Washington, DC a couple days ago on my lunch break and shot these. Let me know what you think.

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Emily’s Chocolate Covered Blueberries

Carl — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:00:55 +0000

Chocolate – Callebaut Callets

More Candy: Dots

Carl — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:00:16 +0000

Royal Arch Past High Priests

Carl — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:16:23 +0000

I have been given an assignment to photograph the past high priests of the local Royal Arch chapter. It’s a particularly interesting assignment, as I get to meet a lot of the senior members of this esteemed order as I do so. Getting to hear stories of times gone by and names of others who have passed this way before me is quite inspiring. So far I have three done but more are on the way, slowly but surely.

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Truffles

Carl — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:00:18 +0000

If you have been paying attention, you know that I have been doing a lot of candy photography in the past many months for the National Confectioners Association. Here is a truffle brought back for me from a chocolate show by a wonderful coworker. It is a Lillie Belle Farms smoked blue cheese truffle with hazelnut bits on the outside. At least I think it was hazelnut. I can’t remember because it got eaten too quickly!

First clothed:

Then naked: