An acoustic concert at my place!

Omar, lead singer of Crash Boom Bang, and Stacy Clark rehearse at my house before performing a duet on stage the following evening. They sound awesome! They are on tour together this August. Footage taken with my Canon G9 point and shoot.

Stacy Clark
http://www.myspace.com/ilovestacyclark

Crash Boom Bang
http://www.myspace.com/crashboombang

Sorry for the lack of updates

I have been slacking (aka. working like crazy)! So while I put together some new posts, enjoy this video of puppies sleeping:

Puppy lullaby

Crash Boom Bang

Did a shoot with my very talented friends of the band Crash Boom Bang  to promote their new album (produced by lead singer of the Plain White T's, Tom Higgenson) coming out later this year. They just redid their myspace page and are adding some new music. Check it out!

http://www.myspace.com/crashboombang

Owning a Land Rover is fun

As you may or may not know, I am the proud owner of a Land Rover product. Sure its very pretty, sure it has a big storage area, sure it is horribly inefficient on gas, but did I mention it is rated the worst in reliability according to J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Vehicle Dependability Study?

Oh the emails I have been getting from friends today after seeing this come out.  Don't get me wrong, I love it and it great for hauling clients and gear to and from shoots, but yes, it does happen to give me fun warning lights on occasion and pieces of trim do have a tendency to just fall off.

See the study results below:

So I was on Fox last night...

Fox news was there while I was photographing 2 pilots hoping to fly around the world in their stock helicopter to break a speed record:

"The Grand Adventure is about breaking a record. Pilot Scott Kasprowicz and co-pilot Steve Sheik will fly 20,000 nautical miles, crossing every meridian on the globe, in an effort to break the current record for circumnavigating the globe in a helicopter. What's more, the helicopter is a factory-stock Agusta Grand with no mission-specific special equipment on-board.

The current record was set in 1996 when Ron Bower and co-pilot John Williams flew a Bell 430 around the world in 17 days, 6 hours, 14 minutes and 25 seconds. The team traveled 20,508 nm with 165.1 total flight hours.

For Kasprowicz and Sheik, The Adventure is not just about setting a record, but about doing it without the aid of specialized equipment, chase planes, or other extraordinary assistance—it's about pushing themselves and the aircraft to the limit."

You can check out their website for more information and even track their journey!:

http://www.grandadventure08.com/

PS. Click the "watch the video" button on the top of the Grand Adventure website to see the short behind-the-scenes video my production company (8112 Studios) did for them.

My first visit to the Playboy Mansion

Hey gang. Did I mention that the entire 8112 Studios gang (that's my/our video production company) took a weekend off last month and flew to LA to attend a Playboy Mansion party?

All I can say is, the Mansion is life changing. You go through the gates, and you walk out a different person.

The Infamous Playboy Grotto

The above photos are the only ones I will post and the last mention I will make of this party on my blog (aside from the bragging rights that I am hanging out with the 2007 Playmate of the Year, Sara Jean Underwood). Ha ;)

Hope everyone is having a great week!

Seether photoshoot

Hey gang. Just an update. You can catch my photos of the amazing rock band Seether on the front page of iTunes today. They were really cool guys!

DJ Enferno Album Cover

Shot this album cover for my friend DJ Enferno. He is currently on tour performing on stage with Madonna.

Check out his work:

http://www.myspace.com/djenferno

Sharam Photoshoot - Get Wild

Photographed amazing world-famous DJ, Sharam, in the Nevada desert (Red Rock Canyon) for his upcoming album "Get Wild.

Check out his myspace: www.myspace.com/sharamdish

Cover of IDJ Magazine with Dubfire

Did a photoshoot recently with the amazing DJ, Dubfire. It was for a IDJ Magazine (International DJ) cover feature. Did the shot with Kino Flo lights. Have not used them before and thought it would be fun to try it out. Will post more photos soon.

Photoshop CS4 Beta

Hey everyone. I have some cool updates coming! One of which, is that I am getting my hands on the newest version of Photoshop, CS4. I will be trying out the new beta software and will let you guys know what I think.

Dean Coleman - Musician Promo Shoot

Dean and I shot in the DC area on a beautiful June afternoon. Check out those great clouds! Couldn't have asked for a prettier day. Included a couple behind-the-scenes shots for you guys.

New Flooding in New Orleans

A short documentary my friend and TV personality Bill Delano just did on the current (unsatisfactory) state of the New Orleans infrastructure nearly 3 years after Katrina. An eye-opening story... check it out and spread the word.

Model Test Shoot - Stacie Snyder

Test shoot with DC-based model Stacie Snyder. Thank you to my friends Bryce Buell (http://brycebuell.com/) and Courtney Parrie (http://www.courtneyparrie.com/) for their help.

Broke out the ol' Alien Bees ring flash for this shoot. Most shots were done with a ring flash fill and a large softbox over the camera facing the subject as the main light.

We took a little shooting break. Stacie and Courtney decided to run around while I took a breather. Photo  by Bryce Buell.

Happy 5th Birthday Winston Churchill!

My trusty photo assistant and partner in crime, Winston Churchill the Boxer, has turned 5 this past weekend. This post is in honor of him.