I recently went to Wyoming with a friend to work on some new stock images. We found a fantastic location in the Medicine Bow Mountains. After shooting some available light images of Steve boulder hopping, I knew the image needed some light to spice it up. We used two Elinchrom Rangers and one Quadra to Read More
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Jumping Jack Flash
Always fun to see my images in print, especially when it is an advertisement. Look for this ad in photo magazines, this one was in Digital Photo Pro Magazine. If you want to see how this image was done, check out the earlier blog post and video of behind the scenes. Thanks go out to Read More
Quadra vs rattlesnake
Had a great holiday weekend camping and climbing with friends in Penitente Canyon recently. Penitente Canyon is an incredible place to rock climb, a magical canyon with rock buttresses and….rattlesnakes, lots of rattlesnakes. We had 6 young kids in our group, and almost every trip down the trail resulted in a rattlesnake sighting. I had Read More
Katmai coast
Just in from photographing bears on the Katmai coast on a tour organized by Photo Quest Adventures. We had incredible weather, 25 bears at a time right near us, and lots of cubs. Every year these giant coastal brown bears pack into the streams to eat spawning salmon. This year there was an incredible return Read More
spookey basement…
Last weekend I had a chance to teach a one day class on flash photography here in Fort Collins at the Center for Fine Art Photography, we had great students, locations and models…thanks to all! Below the center is a great basement for shooting, so we had to get out the gels and see what Read More
Key West; Quadra, salt water and sand…
Just returned from a family vacation to the florida keys, nice after being on the road for more than a month. I promised myself I wouldn’t turn this family vacation into a ‘family stock shoot’, and I’m happy to say that was the case. That doesn’t mean I didn’t spend some time doing a little Read More
Quadra chronicles; shooting in the water
Somehow I seem to be shooting in or near the water for a lot of images…oceans, lakes and rivers…just can’t get enough time in the water. Naturally electronics (think flash and cameras) don’t like water, so I have come up with some techniques to keep my flash equipment dry should it go into the drink. Read More
Gobi Desert
The southern part of Mongolia contains the Gobi Desert, a vast high plateau characterized by camels, gers (circular dwellings) and sand dunes. This area is very remote and sparsely populated, and the endless skies are amazing. We visited many nomadic families in this area, including one near some sand dunes. Nikon D3, 24-70mm lens, 1/250 Read More
Mongolia part 1
Mongonlia was fantastic! Endless rolling grassy hills, huge sand dunes, pristine lakes and friendly people make this a varied and interesting photography destination. Our guide, Anand, was one of the best and deserves huge credit for arranging a lot of our photo ops. And this trip wouldn’t have happened without the hard work of Mirjam Read More
Introducing the Elinchrom Ranger Quadra…
Okay, I’ll admit I like new photo gear, but getting the new Elinchrom Ranger Quadra delivered to me in Wyoming while teaching a photo workshop was better than my first bike at Christmas! Yep, this lighting system is going to change the way you use flash. I’ve longed for more power and faster recycle time Read More
convertible cars
One sure sign that summer has arrived in Colorado are convertibles driving down the street with radios playing loud. This concept inspired me to create a dreamy summer shot. Photographing people in mirrors is a tried and true concept, so I thought I would spice things up some with interesting light. Katrina is a friend, Read More
lensbaby flash
A question that comes up on workshops is can you use a lensbaby with flash. The short answer is “Yes”. I really like the lensbaby, love that mysterious feel you get from the selective focus. I use the latest version, the Composer. This version has multiple lenses you can use to give different effects, as Read More