Patterns

Waiting for a boat to Capri I just had to take this photo. The pattern of the metal decking and her stockings matched. The limited color palette works to keep this image simple and the triangular shapes of the water, dock, shadows and shaded areas on her legs all work...

R.I.P. Anthony Bourdain…

If you know me you know I love food and wine. If you really know me you know that includes great beer and Margaritas as well. Food photography has always been a passion as well. If you know my secrets you know my first job was in a tiny place in my neighborhood where...

My 1st Published Image!

It was a holiday weekend in the early 70s. It had been raining and this tree fell on this poor Continental. I grabbed my camera and took a few photos. If memory serves right my dad recommended calling the paper to see if they would be interested. Dad ended up taking...

Awards…

I have not submitted an image to any type of show or competition in ages. The story I’ll tell here for anyone reading is that the last decade or so I’ve not been able to pursue my photographic passions as much as I desired. This is changing now due to a number of...

Composition and Lines

Paying attention to where the lines in your viewfinder lead can improve your composition. Here I’ve used the red lines to illustrate subject relationship. The lines exist even if you are not aware of them when shooting. The purple arrow shows subject contact....

Gear

I use all of these camera still today. Including an iPhone 11 Pro and a finicky Polaroid SX-70. There are probably other cameras in my collection that still work and that I might be able to find film for but these are what I turn to most often. This was shot in the...

The Studio

I suspended a soft box on pulley system so that I can get even lighting straight down on my surface. It has clips so I can remove it as well. The studio has great skylights that provide beautiful lighting too, but not always in the right spot. I had a similar set up...

Wow!

For any of you that saw my previous webpages this is the new, and amazingly improved stevenlunetta.com A huge shout out to Bytesize Media for making my website look up to date. I think Anna is an amazing designer and a decent person on top of that. Anna was pleasant...