Just returned from Japan teaching a workshop for the mentor series (www.mentorseries.com), had a fun group of folks along. We started in Tokyo and ended in Kyoto, known for beautiful temples, traditional Japanese homes and geishas. Of course I was very excited to photograph a geisha with their intricate dress and makeup. But sometimes Read More
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star trails
When I first started shooting digital, I quickly realized how many advantages it offered in terms of stock and assignment shooting. No more polaroids on commercial shoots, no more ‘in camera dupes’ or 70mm dupes from slides, no more “clipping” in developing to make sure the exposure was right. File quality quickly improved to Read More
Skateboarding
Maybe it is being born in California, I don’t know, but I spent a major part of my youth skateboarding in empty pools, dreaming about half pipes, watching Tony Alva tear it up. I still skate today on my 30 year old Alva board. The other day I met Eric, a high school student, Read More
in the cemetery…
I am working on a new how-to piece for PC Photo right now, and was trying out some new gear the other day. One item that I have really found useful is the grid for TTL flash made by Dave Honl. This little light modifier attaches to the front of your TTL flash using velcro, Read More
Alley Photo Shoot 4/4/09
Fort Collins isn’t a major urban center, but we do have a few good alleys in town. One of my favorites alleys is in the old town section. We wanted to create an urban style image, something with attitude but not over the top. We chose Maya to be our model, she is fantastic in Read More
Welcome to our Blog!
After hearing from many workshop participants they would like to follow our photography adventures, we are starting a blog. Of course, it will be fun to show our latest work! Folks also mentioned they wanted an educational angle to the blog, and that is exactly what we had in mind in the first place. We Read More