Lussier Photography

Old Glory

 

A solo photo walk on a windy day through Boston a couple of years ago yielded this flag waiving shot.

It has been sitting in the archives since I shot it waiting patiently to see the light of day.

 

Olin School

 

An architectural shot of the Olin School of Architecture in Needham, Massachusetts. How appropriate!

It was taken a few years ago for a small side job for the New England Carpenters Union. The version I originally provided (for the client’s website) was in color, like the rest from the set. I rediscovered it last night after combing through my catalog (which is becoming something of a compulsion for me lately).

I decided to give it the BW treatment.

 

Cadillac Climb

 

I have to admit, I get National Park envy when I see images from places like Yosemite, Death Valley, and the The Grand Canyon. But I take comfort in the fact that Acadia National Park is right around the corner from me. A mere 5 hour drive.

This shot from the top of Cadillac Mountain is from my first visit to the park in 2006.  I was there to run the Mt Desert Island Marathon, considered one of the most scenic marathons in the country. Its a hilly course that provides some incredible views of Maine’s gorgeous coast.

 

 

Sunset at Fort Foster

 

I feel like I broke through a shooting funk this past weekend thanks to my friend and neighbor, +Mike Tully. We hit Fort Foster in Kittery, Maine this past Saturday afternoon. The fort was operational from 1873 through 1948. The old battery placements alone make it interesting to shoot, but its location at the mouth of the river makes at especially fun to shoot at sunset.

Alexa

 

Alexa is the daughter of a friend. She is the quintessential reluctant model. Point the camera at her and she’ll back away. Then suddenly, she doesn’t.

It had been sitting on my hard drive since I shot it about five years ago at a Little League game.  I stumbled upon the raw file last hight and thought it had potential.

I brought it into Photoshop and used three or four curve adjustment layers. I used onOne’s FocalPoint to simulate a narrow depth of field, then cropped the image.

Below is the original image, for comparison.