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The Moon Over Loch Raven

William Gray — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:41:18 +0000

On an all night shoot there is always that 3 to 5 am window when the coffee and RedBull stop working. This time can be so brutal waiting for the next effects or lighting setup — I avoid the temptation to sit down. The best thing to do is grab your tripod and get yourself moving. One night, I saw this beautiful moon just beyond where we were working. I’ve biked, hiked and photographed Loch Raven for a lot of years but have never seen the moon rise at 4 in the morning.

Summer Evening

William Gray — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:56:18 +0000

This year Maryland can’t decide if it is summer or spring. On one of the first warm hikes at Liberty Lake, Luca watches the young bass. I’ve been photographing there for years. No matter the season, light on the water never stops amazing me. I can shoot black and white or color, makes no difference.

Dance Portrait

William Gray — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:21:04 +0000

This picture was taken during a portrait session for a dance school application. I love shooting portraits for artists. The thing I like about dancers is their ability to make movement look so elegantly effortless.

Fireside Dinner, Antietam Maryland

William Gray — Wed, 06 May 2009 03:17:54 +0000

Lighting the fire at dinner is one of the sweetest times during our camping trips. Nights in Antietam are always very special after a long, lazy day by the creek. We have not been camping in almost two years and we are anxious to return. I love shooting night photographs when the fog comes through our camp site. Sometimes we do a night ride on our mountain bikes over to the beautiful and historic Burnside Bridge and then meander through the battle ground. We’ve also canoed down the creek in the pitch dark…amazing ride! This June will be our first trip in far too long and I, for one, can already smell the campfire.

Johns Hopkins Nursing Portraits

William Gray — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:06:32 +0000

I was commissioned to shoot a portrait series featuring the nurses at Johns Hopkins Hospital accompanied by bio-captions describing the important roles these nurses brought to their respective departments. Having shot at hospitals a lot over the years, I realized my biggest logistical hurdle was going to be coordinating the schedules of the doctors and nurses. So I proposed shooting pseudo-David Hockney photographic collage style. I wanted to shoot this way just in case someone was unable to make the scheduled time for the portrait sitting. This way, I could use another person as a stand-in with a white coat to fill the edge of the frame of the person who was there, come back and re-shoot the person who missed the session, then fix it in post. I was thrilled with how they turned out. It offered both a visually unique styling AND scheduling flexibility for the doctors and nurses. Final prints were 24×38 and set in a white matte with a black frame.

See You Soon, Ray Lewis

William Gray — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:01:08 +0000

Sadly, not soon enough. Ravens preseason starts when? This shot was for an ESPN commercial, featuring Ravens’ linebacker, Ray Lewis.

Football Season is Finally Here!!!

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:05:00 +0000

Scout Camp Loop

admin — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:21:00 +0000

Light is everything in a photograph. Location is added bonus.

Lincoln Memorial, DC

admin — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:14:00 +0000

This space is always so peaceful. I have spent many all night jobs here. I never mind this destination. The view from the roof is amazing.

Christmas tree shopping. 07

admin — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:42:00 +0000

“If you blow real hard it’ll spin us around in the snow.”