Q. Didn't Edweard Muybridge or Etienne-Jules Marey or Harold Edgerton do stuff like this?
A. Yes they did. They did amazing pioneering work and people have been using these techniques ever since. However, while some of the results are truly beautiful, they are mostly done to analyze motion or study some phenomenon. I wanted to use the technique simply to produce art, not to demonstrate anything.
Q. Did you make these images in Photoshop?
A. No, all the effects are done in the camera on film. You could do something similar in Photoshop, but then it would be something else. The images are also made in a single exposure using multiple strobe flashes. The strobes are non-traditional units I made myself using very high powered LEDs. This allows me more control over the flashing and also imparts a different quality of light than gas-discharge (traditional) strobes.
Q. Is it the model or the camera that's moving?
A. Yes.
Q. Do you sell/show these?
A. Yes. The images look even better when printed on gelatin silver photographic paper. E-mail me for details or if you have any other questions.
Q. Reptilehouse? Are you into snakes or something?
A. No, I have no particular affinity for reptiles. It is just a silly name I use as a pseudonym, partially to distinguish my photography from my other artistic pursuits and partially because my real name is fairly mundane and turns up thousands of hits in Google, none of which are me.
All images are copyrighted. Please do not use without my permission.