I enthusiastically embrace digital technology and I especially love the great versatility that the combination of the digital camera and Photoshop allow. Using a variety of tools and techniques on both the camera and the computer, I can refine and emphasize the important details of my subject. With the camera, I try to capture the detail, the careful moment in which I experienced the subject. With the computer, I can present the subject in its best possible light.
I try not specialize in any specific area and anything is fair game: plants, flowers, landscapes, birds, insects, animals or people. The natural world as well as the studio are where the action can take place.
The images shown on this website are all distilled from random moments that catch my eye and my intent is to reduce and simply an often complicated and chaotic world. Compostions are from a variety of very different sources and I carefully work the pieces together until they fit. Landscapes and panoramas are ofen assembled from as few as three and as many as 35 images shot in succession to render a more inclusive view of a given scene.
No matter the method, no matter the subject, my primary goal is to let the image speak for itself. The intimate beauty of the world pleases me, awes me and provides me with inspiration and hope. For me, the images are reminders of beauty and what is so often overlooked. What I really like is simply wandering the world trying to spot those special, random moments where ever and whatever they may be.
I hope you enjoy these images and if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
-Bradley Furman
Cameras:
Nikon D2X SLR digital camera
Nikon D100 SLR digital camera
Nikon CoolPix 5000 digital camera
Camera Accessories:
12-24mm f-1:4G Nikkor AF-S G ED DX lens
17-55mm f-2.8G Nikkor G ED DX lens
105mm f-2.8G Nikkor AF-S ED VR N Micro lens
70-200 1:2.8G Nikkor AF-S VR lens
80-400mm 1:4.5-5.6D Nikkor AF-VR lens
TC-14E II AF-S teleconverter
Nikon SB-26 Speed-light
Nikon SB-800 Speedlight
Gary Wong Lightsphere diffuser
Photoflex diffusers and reflectors
Gitzo 1227lvl carbon fiber tripod with Markins Q Ball head
Bogen 3001B Pro Tripod with Bogen Manfrotto 3265 pistol grip head
Lowepro sling pack (day)
Lowepro S&F Rover knapsack (travel)
(1) spare battery per camera
Travel charger for each type of battery
Gretag Macbeth color checker cards
Storage:
(1) 32gb SanDisk Extreme III compact flash card
(1) 16gb SanDisk Extreme III compact flash card
(2) 4gb Hitachi mircrodrives
(1) 250gb LaCie external hard drive
Supply of blank DVD's for image backup when traveling
Studio:
(2) White Lightning X1600 Strobes and stands
(2) 2 foot x 3 foot soft boxes
(1) 4 foot octobox
Quantum Radio Slave 4i wireless control
Photoflex black "people popper" backdrop, 8 feet x 10 feet
Sekonic L-758DR light meter
Post production:
Mac Pro, Dual-Core 2.66 ghz, 6gb RAM with 2 terabytes of storage
Sony laptop: VGN A600P
Gretag MacBeth Photo SB color profiler for camera, monitor and paper color calibration
Epson Perfection V500 scanner
Adobe Photoshop CS4
Epson 2200 to print finished images for sizes up to 12" x 18"
Epson lustre paper
Hahnemuhle "William Turner" 310 gsm matte paper
Moab Entrada Rag Bright 300 gsm matte paper
Moad Lasal Photo Matte 235gsm paper
Crane Museo 220 gsm matte paper