One of the challenges photographing in the redwoods is capturing the mood, mystery and enormous size of this forest. Redwoods are the tallest trees in the world, and walking through the forest on a quiet early morning is a spiritual experience. You can’t help but be awed and impressed by these trees. This presents a Read More
Photo Shoots
Toxic Bath: How I got that shot
If someone told me I was going to have so much fun shooting a deserted diamond mine town, I’m not sure I would have believed them. But that is exactly what happened at Kolmanskop, Namibia. The Namibian desert is quickly overtaking this ghost town, with sand filling the rooms and buildings daily. This creates an Read More
Creating contrast
Recently I spend a few days at Old Car City in Georgia, and I have to say, I was impressed. I’ve photographed a lot of old car junkyards through the years, but this place has hundreds of cars beautifully nestled in the forest. What really caught my attention was the location. Pine needles, trees and Read More
Dealing with mosquitos
I have been on the road for the last month, and a big part of that was shooting a major assignment in Alaska. This year we shot nearly 7000 images on a shoot for Alaska tourism. Weather can always be a challenge in Alaska, and this summer was a particularly gray, wet summer. But I Read More
Hi-Sync shooting in Indonesia
I just returned from a fantastic trip with friends to Bali, Indonesia. Bali is everything it is hyped up to be; peaceful, friendly, exotic, tropical and stunning. I was fascinated with the Balinese people, especial the Balinese dancers. Watching these performances was mesmerizing. I love to shoot portraits when traveling, and had brought along my Read More
Shooting in a blizzard; ELB 400s
My morning started looking out the window and seeing 10 inches of fresh snow, with more falling and the wind blowing. In other words, a blizzard day in Colorado. I always look at heavy snowfall as a great reason to get out and play and shoot…kayaking, fly fishing, running, snowshoeing…snow is just an excuse to Read More
Elinchrom ELB400 shoot; behind the scenes
If you are out shopping for the holidays this month, take a look at the back cover of Shutterbug magazine. Your first reaction might be ‘I didn’t think you shot weddings’, and your reaction would be totally correct. But that was the point of this shoot. What would an adventure guy do if he photographed Read More
Roadtrip!
Just back from three weeks on the road, 3500 miles and 6 states. The primary purpose of this trip was to spend some time with my family climbing and camping…along with some climbing photo shoots! Living out of a trailer for three weeks with lots of photo equipment presents a few challenges, mainly keeping gear Read More
Happy New Year!
I hope everyone has had a great year! We’re looking forward to the new year with many new things in store, stay tuned! We decided to celebrate a little early and do some light painting with burning steel wool spinning above our heads in an egg beater…and enjoy -10 and fresh snow on a perfect Read More
Game Changer
My friend Bill Donavan at Dangerous Circus Pictures created a cool video behind the scenes of our half pipe shoot in Salida Colorado. I was trying out the new Elinchrom ELC Pro HD 1000 lights, and having a blast shooting off rapid fire bursts. I was so amped up at the end of the shoot, he Read More