I’m very thankful for my clients who teach me new things every time I photograph. Jolene is person I am very thankful for. I photographed her 3 months pregnant during a Carlos Baez workshop at WPPI this past February or March.
I had the opportunity to photograph her 8 months pregnant yesterday morning as I succumbed [...]
I lived on the border of Scottsdale and Paradise Valley from the summer following 6th grade until following high school when I went off to college in Flagstaff. The house was on an acre of property with 19 grapefruit trees, 1 orange tree, and a couple of kumquat trees by the pool. The orange tree [...]
My sister-in-law, Kimberlee, sent me some photos my mother had given my brother and his family. This one from way back when cracks me up. I need to figure out how to make the ghosting effect on some portraiture. This stuff is so hot! I think I remember this story somewhat correctly, but if I [...]
Back in March I think it was I attended Wedding Portrait Photographers International annual gathering in Vegas. During this time I attended a workshop with Carlos Baez on Nudeoir. See previous photographs captured here and lucky me (no, seriously!), I avoided the video camera during the workshop. Amazing workshop, as there were only about 12 [...]
Saturday, May 29th, I didn’t have a wedding to photograph, as Sunday the 30th I did down in Foresthill. I thought as I gazed out into my backyard that I needed to play with the Holga. I needed to photograph Something (!). Back in the day when I lived in Livermore or even in Lafayette [...]
When I first met up at Sand Harbor a couple weeks ago with Reinee and Seth for their engagement session, I knew instantly they were going to be my creative fun couple that would allow me to go outside-the-box with them for their photography. We met up at dusk on the Lake Tahoe’s west shore [...]
Sometimes, just because I can, and because of friends’ influences, I take a break and just go PLAY. Yesterday was one rarity of day when my friend Ingrid and I went to explore a ghost town in Plumas County. I love ghost towns. I really need to get out to Bodie again and soon. I [...]
I came down to Oakland yesterday to visit my friend, Amy, as well as photograph a wedding in Santa Clara. The wedding was awesome, I’ll have images to post soon, but also was looking for some creative time with my friend, who is also a photographer. The weather is seriously rainy today, and I’m always [...]
Last week I attended WPPI (Wedding Portrait Photographers International) in Las Vegas. I’ve never been a huge fan of Vegas, and usually can only handle about 48 hours of the cigarette smoke and slot machines, but since my move to the Reno area, I’ve become a lot more accustomed to the environment. This year’s conference [...]
About a month ago, I took a few days to visit my friend, Sean, up in Grass Valley. I have always called him my bright and shiny happy smiley face, because I feel bright and shiny and happy and smiley whenever I’m around him. He’s such a great comfort to me, a great positive influence [...]