Carl Weaver Photography

I mentioned before that I had shot some of the candy photos used in signage all over this year’s Sweets and Snacks Expo. Here are some others I was commissioned to do last-minute before the show for a presentation. I love this kind of work!

Kateri came to the studio to get some photos for her portfolio. She does belly dance, among others styles, here in the DC area and was curious about trying out modeling as a sideline or something to round out her portfolio.

The funny thing about her was that even with the large number of photos I took (about 900), not a single one was bad. She is not just beautiful, which you can tell from the photos, but is so well poised that every time I snapped a photo she was on point and looking sharp. I have never worked with someone whose gracefulness and beauty made its way into photos as consistently. It was a true pleasure to shoot with her.

Check out some other photos from my shoot with Kateri.

I was recently commissioned to do some work for the Sweets & Snacks Expo and got to see it actually being used. Imagine going into an exhibit hall like Chicago’s McCormick Place and seeing placards of your work laid out:

And getting hung:

Not only that, but these photos were prominently displayed on almost all the literature, all over the show and were generally part of the unifying element that tied the theme of the show together. That is satisfying.

Do you need photos for your project? Let me know.

Remember recently I posted some delicious photos of Valentine’s candy and referenced Dawn Casey of Casey Multimedia? Well, Dawn finished the video interview with me. Here it is:

Still gearing up for Valentine’s Day. I shot this while being interviewed by Dawn Casey of Casey Multimedia for a video project she is working on. Go check out her site and tell her Carl sent you.

Valentine’s Day isn’t that far in the future, so I thought I would do a few shots in that theme. More to come.

I was handed a couple boxes of various jelly candies last week and told to shoot them in a number of different ways for a promotional piece. I had jelly snails, tarantulas, alligators, hearts and even something I could not quite identify that was shaped a little like a chocolate kiss. Or maybe a nipple. I’m not entirely sure what it was.

There were also jelly shoes. The shoes were the most fun of all because they are representations of an actual interactive item we use every day. Arranging them in different ways can make us think of walking, standing, creeping or other things we might actually do. I think these are visually interactive in a way that a gummy alligator is not. Lots of fun to shoot.

I was recently given the assignment of photographing these lollipops from the Melville Candy Company. They really are that beautiful and they taste great too. Of course, one of them arrived broken so I had to eat it to put it out of its misery. Go check out the company and see some of the great stuff they make!

Do you need your products photographed? Let me know. I’d be glad to help you out.

And finally, a single calla lily for you. And in case you were wondering, that thing in the flower that looks like a banana candy really is a banana candy. Great creative use of other candies, in my opinion!

I had a great visit to Albuquerque a couple months ago, during which I took some artistic shots in the very scenic Old Town section. I love the extremely shallow depth of field possible with this lens. Everything is clear and crisp, too, a feature well known to those who have used many Pentax lenses.

I spent this past weekend in Harper’s Ferry, WV. Usually I am not particularly interested in photographing monuments and standing in line with the other tourists to photograph what someone decided was the best view of the town. However, I almost always travel with a camera.

You never know what you might find along the trail you know not. For instance, just this morning, my wife and I wandered into Beans in the Belfry, a lovely coffee shop and restaurant in Brunswick, MD that was built in an old church. Check out some of the photos I got of the place and the old stained glass.

We got good coffee, a great meal and just a bit of church this Sunday. So maybe the church part doesn’t count. However, I find it difficult to gaze upon stained glass and not feel something. I guess the church part counts after all.

If you are out that way, be sure to stop in. It’s a great place.