design _ photography _ photo restoration
While visiting Maine we took a whale watching boat tour. We never saw whales but were able to see some amazing lighthouses which we would never be able to see from the mainland. This is Egg Rock Light, a lighthouse on Frenchman Bay.
I have always wanted to visited the Eiffel Tower. I have only seen it in movies, on TV or in printed material. I had such a romantic image in my head of this iconic spot in Paris. I was surprised and a little disappointed at first when I finally got to see this for myself. I was naive to expect this to be a romantic dreamy experience which would be secluded from the busy city. The area was noisy, full of tourists and street vendors and the tower was surrounded by walls of what I guess would be bullet proof glass. But the longer I looked and let reality sink in I found a beauty in the commotion around this tower. The area was filled with so many different people; some in awe as they viewed this for the first time, some not even noticing the tower as I would assume they pass this every day as they are walking to work, and some busy trying to make a living by selling mementos of this site. I chose to capture my memory in a black and white photo which gives it a timeless classic look and adds a bit of the romantic feeling I was so looking forward to finding.
I recently took a trip to France and was drawn to the colorful outdoor cafes we found in every city or town that we visited. There was a constant invitation to have a seat and enjoy a coffee and watch the world go by.
This is a design created a few years ago for a small film festival. Every year I update the year for this client before they have their annual award ceremony.
For this project the client only had a scan of a badge for me to work from. He needed to have a digital file created with a few changes. I enjoy projects like this where I can get as close as I can to the original piece.
This is a design layout I did for a corn hole board set. The customer wanted to use the Maryland flag and crabs to show his love of Maryland!
I created this design for a 5oth birthday party. This client is a civil war reenactor so I gave this design a feel of an old photographic. I used an image of him as a child and gave it a tintype photographic look.
This is a graphic I designed to be used on a companies home webpage. They wanted it to have technical look but with a welcoming feel.
I have recently created some baby gifts which incorporate the first letter of the baby’s name. These are so much fun to create! These are printed and framed and to be hung on the wall in the nursery.
This is a logo I designed for a local gift shop. They wanted to incorporate a local landmark, The Washington Monument, with the idea of buying gifts. So I drew an image of the monument with a gift bow. I used a monochromatic color scheme so it can easily be reproduced on various printed materials.
