Amy Heiden Photography Blog

Photo: "The Wilderness Speaks Out"

Amy Heiden — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:18:22 +0000

Lynn Canyon, Vancouver, BC

The forest is a truly remarkable place; the way the light spills in through the leaves, caressing the mossy floor as the branches dance above.

Photo: "Creeping"

Amy Heiden — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:17:11 +0000

Dayroom inside the Babcock Building at the former South Carolina Lunatic Asylum. This building took nearly 30 years to complete due to a lack of funding. When it was finally completed in 1885, the beautiful structure contained a four-story central structure with North and South wings.

Photo: "No Smoking, In Bed"

Amy Heiden — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:48:19 +0000

The stockade, at a former California military base, was designed to be a short-term holding for inmates, before being transfered to a penitentiary in Kansas.

Photo: "Bathtub With A View"

Amy Heiden — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:52:03 +0000

Patient restroom in the Tennessee Marine Hospital, constructed in the early 1900's.

Photo: "Mesquite Golden Hour"

Amy Heiden — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:30:43 +0000

Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley

Photo: "Back to the Morgue"

Amy Heiden — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:39:30 +0000

I had the opportunity to revisit the Marine Hospital on a recent trip and I knew I wanted to spend some time in the beautiful morgue again, in an attempt to get a more refined shot.

For the image below, I used one 125w LED panel to light the pitch black space. First, I set the panel inside the hood, aimed it upward, over the table and left it for a minute and a half on a low setting. Then I removed the light, placed it on the ground off-camera to the left and bounced it off the ceiling for another minute and a half at full power.

Photo: "In Administration"

Amy Heiden — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:16:03 +0000

The Babcock Building at the South Carolina Lunatic Asylum was constructed in the Italian Renaissance Revival style and the footprint resembled a Kirkbride. The building was built in four phases spanning nearly 30 years. The Administration Section, shown here, was among the last sections to be built.

Photo: "Light Checkered Dayroom"

Amy Heiden — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:28:05 +0000

Central State Hospital was once the largest psychiatric facility located in Georgia, within the boundaries of the former state capital. The asylum accepted its first patient in 1842, but overcrowding quickly plagued the hospital.

In 1884, this building was constructed to cope with the expanding patient population and housed white, male convalescent patients.

Photo: "Prison Cell"

Amy Heiden — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:32:33 +0000

This military prison in California was constructed in the 1960's and designed to be a short-term residency for inmates, prior to a transfer to Fort Leavenworth.

Tomorrow I'm heading out of town for a few days, so I will see you all next week!

Photo: "Railroad Avenue"

Amy Heiden — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:37:47 +0000

The Mare Island Naval Shipyard contains several hundred buildings and other structures, all erected at various times throughout the 120-year operation and constructed in a variety of architectural styles. Among these structures are the Naval Weapons Station, Marine Barracks, Nuclear Power School and Combat Systems Technical Schools Command, Hospital and Power Plant.