"The Intruder" featuring Gillian Woods (aka GillyFace) — *"The Intruder"* featuring Gillian Woods (aka GillyFace)

One Dress Can Do It All

Robert Cornelius May 10, 2016

Dresses. We photographers love dresses. I know I've said it about a gazillion times before, but I'll say it again: Beautiful dresses make for beautiful pictures ... well at least they help a lot. I know that it's such a "thing" nowadays in the fine art photography world - more often than not, images that get a really great response probably have a beautiful girl in a beautiful dress. Sorry (not sorry), it's just the way it is. Obviously there are an unfathomable amount of other things you can have in your images, not have any dresses whatsoever, and still have an amazing outcome. However, I'm willing to guess that at least every once in a while you're going to want to shoot an image of a pretty girl in a pretty dress. I know I do!

How to Create a Magical Forest Scene

Robert Cornelius July 8, 2015

Obviously one of the most important pieces you'll need when creating your own gorgeous woodsy wonderland is a top-notch image of a forest (or other natural setting of your choosing). Unfortunately, I have been crazy busy with life, work, vacations, and side projects, so I didn't have the time to shoot my own background image. I thought I would turn to one of my photography friends to see if someone would be willing to donate an image to my cause.

Always Be On The Lookout

Robert Cornelius December 23, 2014

I find that I'm never not subconsciously looking for my next photo idea or at least something to be used in editing. Even when I don't think that I'm thinking abut photography, the creative side of my noggin is always waiting right at the edge of my brain to strike when it sees something of interest. One of the things that I'm ALWAYS on the lookout for are great textures. They can definitely be overdone but when used correctly can add a lot of interest to an image. Plus, it's just fun to bring bits and pieces from all of my adventures harmoniously together into one image. For example, in "The Unobtainable Kiss" I used pictures of steam leaking out of a clothing steamer here in the studio, a picture of a baking sheets from my kitchen, a photo of the side of a shelf at an Anthropology store in Baltimore, a pic of a sidewalk in Philadelphia, clouds taken from a plane somewhere over the middle of America, and of course a picture of a frog on a face from Silver Lake New York.