Swimming

Another light painting shot from my shoot with Rose Royce. It appears as if she’s swimming amongst the monsters of the deep.

Dome in the Sultan’s Harem

A shot of the dome inside the Harem. This one shows off more of the blue tile work in a brighter light, along with the gold accents around the dome.

Sultan’s Harem

A photo of the inside of the Sultan’s Harem at the Topkapi Palace. I intentionally kept it dark to show off the light and how stunning the blue tile work was. I also learned quite a bit about what the actual function of the Sultan’s Harem actually was. I had a misconception that they were full of beautiful women who lazed around to tend to the Sultan’s whims and desires when in reality the...

Turkish Lights

Turkish Lights in the Grand Bazaar. These lights were beautiful, but our tour guide warned us that the Grand Bazaar was a tourist trap, and most stuff inside was either junk or major ripoffs, so I didn’t end up buying anything but snagged some cool photos as a souvenir.

Light Through the Window

Taken in the Sultan’s Harem at Topkapı Palace. The light coming in was so beautiful against the blue tile.

Fractal

I attended a workshop with my photography friends King and Russ and played with light projection photography. I worked with model Rose Royce and got some amazing shots that I’m working on processing to post more of. Here’s one that I really liked that ended up looking like a body paint/stained glass effect.