BL Journal

Part of the experience of working with us is that we visit your home to advise on placement, framing and hanging of your Larrabee family portraits. And if necessary we will custom fit frame sizes to your walls. Face in plexi is one of the options we offer our clients. Here are a couple examples of […]

Recently Ben was asked why he likes working with black and white images. Here’s what he had to say: “Without the color I can more clearly focus on the formal elements of image making such as rhythm, texture and space.” “Occasionally I’ll see a color image that totally seduces me. What can I do, I’m […]

For the past four years we’ve returned to the same place to unplug from the day to day and plug into each other. We’ve discovered the perfect setting to do this, a small private island in the Grenadines where we have no Internet, phone and TV, only a handful of other guests and complete privacy. […]

Each layer shows different aspects of Trudie, adding to the story of how I experienced her that day, on Nantucket, the summer of 2012.  I’ve combined the layers of texture, tone and rhythm to expand the visual complexity and meaning of the final image. I invite the viewer to step back and reflect on how […]

Take charge, don’t let the camera dictate when you need artificial light. The flash is not meant as “standard operating procedure”. It’s a last resort when you “must” get the shot at your girl friend’s birthday bash. If you don’t turn it off, the flash pops up at the least provocation to rob you of […]