Gold Dew by Roland E. Derksen
Sometimes you come across the just the person you need to. Let me back track a little. Like most of us, I can take a reasonable photograph. I can get even luckier by rattling off hundreds of photos to increase my odds of getting a real gem. The challenging part for me though is taking proper, square, studio photos of my work. For starters, the reflective nature of metal s makes it highly challenging to light and photograph. Secondly, there is a certain quality about the rust that makes it either very flat or burn like fire depending on the lighting conditions. Enter Roland.
Roland is a local photographer that is a part of The Factory in Nelson. He popped up on my radar just when I needed a proper photographer and in getting to know him, I’ve learned about some of the finer points of shooting rusty steel. Under some tight deadlines Roland has helped me take some great shots, you can see the first batch of these photos in the “Dreams of the Country” collection in my gallery . Cheers Roland.
