Glass blowing

lambertpix

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I made a trip to a local studio to scout it out for a possible photo meetup - what a great place to shoot! It was very cool to watch the pieces forming up from literally a blob of molten glass, but I tried to capture some photos of the people along the way.

C&C welcome -- in this shot, I used a pretty shallow DOF on purpose -- I wanted the guy in the back to be visible, of course, but given the semi-unflattering pose, I thought a bit of blur wouldn't hurt. I got other shots showing the whole f/g guy, too, but I liked the simplicity of this one a bit better.


IMG_2022.jpg by lambertpix, on Flickr

One of the wider shots - maybe shows the process a little better, but busier than I'd like:


IMG_2012.jpg by lambertpix, on Flickr

Looking through the ovens - I worked on these shots for a while, and never did get quite the "money shot" I was looking for - here's one with the 2100-degree catchlight I was hoping for, but not quite as sharp as I'd like:


IMG_1960.jpg by lambertpix, on Flickr

I like the heat here, but need a little more sharpness & reflection from the fire:


IMG_1930.jpg by lambertpix, on Flickr

I had a lot of fun shooting this place, though -- definitely worth checking out if you've got something like this in your area!

More in my flickr set.
 
I like the reflection in the glass in the first shot! Also looked at Flickr, Nice work!
 
I like the reflection in the glass in the first shot! Also looked at Flickr, Nice work!
^^^^^^
That and the third one are my favorites. He looks defeated in the fourth one to me. I don't know what he's looking at, and it makes him seem "spaced out."
 
I like the reflection in the glass in the first shot! Also looked at Flickr, Nice work!
^^^^^^
That and the third one are my favorites. He looks defeated in the fourth one to me. I don't know what he's looking at, and it makes him seem "spaced out."

Yeah, the shots through the furnace were tough. I had a shot in mind, and it never quite materialized the way I hoped. I'll definitely try again. Thanks for the comments.
 

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