J. Scott Peck has a background in the sciences, engineering, and fine woodworking. In transitioning to photography, he has brought aspects of each of these disciplines together in his stunning large format images. Peck achieves his unique effects using projection, distortion, and manipulations of light with prisms, mirrors, and lenses, along with ice, gels, and crystals. Peck has specialized in floral photography and has gained wide recognition for his works.
The close up below is a crop from the 'Double Stargazers' image. This close up only approximates the ultra-fine detail found in his prints, which remain sharp even when enlarged to 60" on glossy.
Welcome to the Gallery
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"Pat's Iris" “Iris’ have to be one of the most magical flowers in the garden. When you really look at their detail they are amazing and I wouldn’t mind doing a whole series on them. But, they are also very fragile and don’t usually like my attempts to coax another level of appearance out of them. This one, however, out of seven other failed attempts where I just pushed too far, liked the camera just fine and became a perfect model. All I had to do was show off her best side.” |
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"Foggy Lilly" “It took me a long time to develop a somewhat predictable method for obtaining dramatic lighting when using fog. The white vapors are very effective at blocking out the best laid out lighting scheme leaving the flower looking dull and flat. During another middle-of-the-night think session a solution finally came to me and this was the result of the first test run. I was pretty happy with the results and this image has become one of my personal favorites.” |
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"Dianne's Rose" –“It is rare when every element of a project just flows and naturally comes together. However, this was a result of one such occasion and I immediately recognized it as the gift that it was. Starting with seven different roses, I kept narrowing it down until I was left with this beauty. I elected to go for simplicity in my technical approach with the lighting and choice of backgrounds and let the magic of the blossom do the rest. I was not disappointed.” |
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