#KrononautMoon (minus 2 nights) over #StMarks #Catholic #Chapel #Catonsville #MD #US.
2 nights to go before the #FullMoon & the #TotalLunarEclipse — the night when #TimeTravelers are invited to come visit or send us a #quantum #signal. #Photogs, please share lots of #MoonShots this week with @KronoMoon & @KronoMoonPhotos
#FollowFriday #Astrophotographers
Truth be told, at @KronoMoonPhotos, what makes us happy is sharing, retooting & boosting everybody's personal #MoonShots, from their #bedroom #windows or their #backyard #gardens. Professional credentials are not required here, although an occasional #hashtag is nice: #MoonOverMastodon.
But there's a special love for our dedicated #deepspace #photogs, for their sharply etched #lunar #mountains & #craters, silent witnesses in the ethereal glow of #MotherEarth. #Astrophotography is a challenging, costly, and sometimes lonely pursuit, its #techies & #artisans gifting us with glimpses of the #wonders of the #cosmos. Here are a few fine practitioners, with our gratitude.
@webcubus 
@sharongascoigne
@96sk @w_susukigawa
@tars_server @WhiteJack
@raphastronome @hausderastronomie
@kreegan99 @UniversoMagico
@mchesner @world_beauty
@apod_random @space
@youcantoo @macmade
From my photography work archive.
Shooting with Merline. It was her first photoshoot & she did great with taking direction 
Excellent to work with & fun to chat with too.
She didn't have a lot of wardrobe options so I provided her with some from my shoot closet. She's wearing one of my tops here.
Stefan, one of my 2 local volunteer models for a past themed fake film style warriors photo shoot in East Sooke. I conceptualized it & worked with Kristin Grant to create the bodypaint designs that I imagined in my head. She did a great job & it was a fun collaboration. She's now based in #Kelowna - check out her website:
https://urbanheart.ca/
The leather mask used here was handmade by local #LeatherCrafter - Rad Juli. I met Juli in the local indie artists community. We've collaborated on other photoshoots with some local burlesque performers. Juli is also a rad drummer & active in our local music scene.
Check out her leather works: https://www.radjuli.ca/
From my photography work archive.
#Amputee #Paralympian - Stephanie Dixon.
I had the opportunity to meet an amazing past multi #GoldMedalist Paralympian at PISE. Stephanie is an incredibly inspiring young woman who has not allowed her disability to impede her dreams. I have such respect and admiration for her and it was a great at-work experience for me.
Read more about Stephanie Dixon:
https://paralympic.ca/athlete/stephanie-dixon/
She accomplished a record breaking Gold Medal achievement at the Beijing Olympics.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Dixon
From my photography work archive.
#Smokeshow in the snow.
Imogen lying on fresh snow, exhaling smoke.
From my photography work archive.
Al was one of my past fave local male model muses. He's also a fellow weirdo & creative artist. I did a directed shoot with him in my old studio space. This was one of 3 of my fave photos from that shoot.
From my photography work archive.
Outdoors #photoshoot with Arlene.
She's a local, natural #BlackBeauty who doesn't need much makeup at all. We had lots of fun, shooting together in #Esquimalt.
BTS of Stefan, in between shot setups.
He's a local rugby player. One of my past photography muses.
From my archive.
Past #Halloween group photoshoot party at my old studio space in Rock Bay.
Spooky storytime surprise.
Kelly as #werewolf.
Shara as woman reading.
It's going to be #Halloween soon.
Sharing some older #creepy & #spooky shots from my old photo studio space in Rock Bay.
Marina, as a #vampire.
#MelodyMangler #Photoshoot
From my past photography work archive.
Shot some #burlesque #portrait photos before her trip to a past Burlesque Hall of Fame event in Las Vegas.
Melody Mangler is based in #VancouverBC & a founding member of the Screaming Chicken Theatrical Society.
https://vimeo.com/scts
Developing #AnalogueFilm - #PhotoNegatives using #Caffienol - coffee based photo developer.
#Recipe we used yesterday is in photos with detailed AltText.
We did 1 batch for 1 minute. 2nd batch was 1.5 minutes. I think if we left it for 2 minutes, we'd see better contrasts in the negatives. The photo negative samples from both experimental batches are below.
Using coffee based photo developer. 1 minute developing time produced these #PhotoNegatives 
Joshua is holding negatives up against Iya's white dress, to see the images better. I was doing that during the workshop too 
Every attendee had their portrait taken at the workshop. Photography was done by Suzi & Joshua. We developed the film negatives on site, right after.
We learned how to prep & load #AnalogueFilm onto silver plates with a portable #darkroom bag. I love #HandsOnLearning workshops. I learn best by practicing what is taught with some instructors' guidance.
Everyone who attended, loved the workshop.
#Indigo & #hibiscus infused with water to create part of the #PlantBased compound mixture for #AnalogueFilm #PhotoNegatives #FilmDeveloping at the #CreativeWorkshop yesterday.
