Who knew fabric could do and be so many things?

Stylized shoots make me happy. They are glitzy, exotic, mysterious with a blend of beauty, fashion and femme fatale and mixed together. Sometimes they don't cost as much as they look.

Here we are playing with shadows using fabric. But this can be done with anything.

Fabrics with laced patterns, beads and fringe are always high on my list.

I have a trunk of cool fabric that can be draped to appear like an evening gown, a brimmed hat, a forest, a night club. Actually there is an endless array of imagery that can be accomplished with fabric and wide open lenses.

Most of these looks are shot at F 1.8 - F 2.8. Why?

Because now, after a lifetime of shooting with only the lens the camera came with I have optical choices I never had before. I love that my lenses have a very specific focal point and beyond that everything falls off and out of focus.

And to think I promised myself that this blog would have more pictures than words....I'll have to work on that.