Craziness

Sometimes stuff like this just happens and I was there to document the mayhem.

Dog Shoot

A beautiful day on the beach. I was going for companionship on this shoot and I decided to use a dog rather another person. I got many good shots, most of which were very playful since the dog was too excited to just sit there.


This one was fun and energized.

Conceptual Creativity

A shoot I did a while back and I overlooked this gem. The concept was pain and injury. I originally wanted a child doing the stunt but I was being compulsive so I did the stunts. I put the camera on a tripod and had my girlfriend press the shutter. Get this guy a Band-Aid!

So True

I came across this blog awhile ago by photographer Tim Tadder. But not till more recently, as I get deeper into this industry, when I realized how true it really is. So I decided to post it here.

"I had a great conversation with an art director while I was working on a Coke project last week in Chicago. We talked about new media and social networking. He made a great point that I think it should resonate with visual communicators. In so many words, and most likely because he was tired of getting tweets and facebook updates, about the great adventures of certain photographers, he suggested we as visual communicators, put aside the twittering, facebooking, and all the other distractions and concentrate on making kick ass images. How freaking true. I have always said photographers need to make photographs. Pretty simple concept but lately it seems a lot of photographers are doing more social networking than making better pictures. So I’m going to, heed his wisdom and shut up, make better pictures, and let my images speak to my strength as a visual communicator. With that said, I’d love to learn more about photographers that have visual blogs of their struggle to make more powerful images. More image making, less talk". Tim Tadder.

How true is that? So on that note gotta go and produce some kick ass images!!!

Tapout Shoot

This was a shoot inspired by the new custom built, "Tapout" bike. The Tapout headquarters were insane. Full Crystal office, movie theater, garage for the lowrider. Just over the top.

Old School

There was moment when I thought that all the hard work I put into landscape photography 12 years ago was only a stepping stone for my photography now:

1) Waking before sunrise and hiking to the top of a mountain.
2) Waiting a couple hours in freezing temperatures for the light to be the best.
3) Sacrificing time with friends to be alone in nature.

Now I realize that not only was it a stepping stone but these images that were captured are just now starting to turn profit. Images from 12 years old on the old film cameras, Velvia 50 for thoses ultra saturated and contrasty images.

Here is an image that at the time I thought was amazing and over a decade of the file sitting in a transparency sleeve it was only a memory getting covered in dust.



Now available to the world it has become of interest to buyers. I realize that many of these images that I consider practice photos 10 years ago are of great value. They are pure, not meant to generate income but just photographed for the love of it.

Big Sur

One of my favorite places to be. Big Sur never stops surprising me with it's beauty. It is almost difficult to photograph because it lures you into awe. After spending Thanksgiving in the S.F. area with family we did a quick stop here and I got a couple shots but most of the time was spent eating with good views.