Detroit And Its Awesome Photoshoot Locations
Sure, Detroit may be known for things like its extreme crime, car theft, corrupt mayor, Detroit Auto Show, but it also happens to be one of my new favorite places to shoot in. Detroit has some of the most incredible “ruin porn” locations (places that look like they were ravaged by the post-apocalypse). For example, [...]
Just Got Back From My Photography Speaking Tour Through China
Phase One asked me to go on a speaking tour through China for a week (Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing) to share about my photo career, creative inspiration, and being a Phase One shooter myself, to demo their innovative new IQ2 digital medium format camera back system. Now, many miles later, I am back in America. This was a [...]
I Visited Hong Kong & Did A DigitalRev Cheap Camera Challenge
After flying in to Hong Kong from Washington DC just hours before for my speaking tour, I had the great honor and pleasure to be a part of Digital Rev’s Cheap Camera Challenge. A broken Holga + jet lag + beer + a goof like myself = What could go wrong? 2 days before hitting [...]
What My Last Two Weeks Have Been Like (Hint: zoom, vroom, brrrr, whoosh)
First of all, apologies for the few blog posts the past month. It has been a wild and diverse 2013 so far! In the past two weeks alone I shot a magazine cover in pittsburgh, taught photography to 250 people in DC (taught over 600 folks in the month of January), filmed a TV ad [...]
What’s In My Travel Commercial Photography Camera Bag – 2012 Edition
A lot of people message and ask what I use on the road, considering I am constantly on the road travelling for shoots. I hope this answers your questions. I provided hotlinks throughout the list in case you wanted to pickup any of this out for yourself. Feel free to message/comment with any questions you may [...]
Fitness For Your Photography And Your Life – A Call Out To The Community
About 6 months ago, I hit a wall. I’ll be honest, work was overwhelming and my personal life was a mess. Running two companies (the photography and my production company 8112 Studios) takes a toll on your mind and body, not to mention flying about 100k miles a year on assignments. In a sense, I was [...]
Just Got Back From Vegas – iHeartRadio Music Festival 2012
I just got back from shooting in Las Vegas this past weekend. I was one of the official shooters for the iHeartRadio Fetivals, which was one of the most impressive and amazing concert experiences of my entire life. Check out the list of music acts! I got to photograph or meet or rub elbows with [...]
Loving New Mexico And Exploring The Open Road
The last couple of days I have been in New Mexico on assignment. My shoot was actually a portrait job that only took one morning, but I decided to take an extra day to just explore, since I have been non stop the past month with shoots and travel. For once, I just pointed my [...]
I’m Back! Where Did I Go This Week? LA / DC / Orlando Adventures
Apologies for this slow posts this past week. I’ve been on the road shooting various photo campaigns and projects. I will be posting behind the scenes and updates, but here is a small taste… This weekend I competed in a road rally in the new 2012 Bentley Continental GT with my boys. Must have been quite [...]
The New Acura NSX Concept, Tony Stark, And The New Promo Video
I know this isn’t a photography post, but being a car guy, something cool I wanted to share. I had a chance to see this beauty debuted months ago at the Acura dealership conference in Las Vegas behind closed doors. It popped out on stage for just a few minutes to allow us to take [...]
Greetings From Sundance Film Festival 2012
My video production company, 8112 Studios, was named the official delegation representing DC’s interests in filmmaking at Sundance by the DC government. Pretty big honor. Never thought I would officially represent the DC government for anything! Looking forward to an adventure-filled week. If you’re here and want to connect, hit us up!
Race Cars, Exotics, Adventure, And Florida
I was in Florida this past weekend for a few projects. One of which, was to take some shots of a client’s racing team while hanging out in the pits. It’s actually my first time doing such a thing, but I had fun. Here are a couple of snapshots from my time there. Love working [...]
iPhone Photos From The Road – Ad Shoot In St. Louis
Back on the road I go! October had me home a lot filming local projects (including a couple of awesome music videos with the Red Epic-M). November has me back our across the country shooting print ads. It’s funny, I don’t feel like myself if I go too long from doing a job on the [...]
A Reminder – Flying Home On September 11, 2011
I flew home to DC from Photoshop World 2011 in Vegas on a redeye the morning of September 11. It was eerily quiet at the airports. It was not as if people were staying home because they were frightened about a new attack on the anniversary of one of our nation’s most painful tragedies… it felt more [...]
Going To Photoshop World September 7th to 9th 2011? Let’s Meet!
Going to Photoshop World in September (7-9) in Las Vegas? So am I! This will be my first time attending, but I am especially excited because I will also be going as a Kelby Trainer (my first workshop video should be up within the month on KelbyTraining.com by the way). Keep an eye on my blog [...]
Back Home From [Picture] Shooting Rampage Across the US… For A Few Days
Whew. Sorry for the slim blog posts. Been practically on the road doing shoots and ads across the country for the past 3 weeks (aside from 24 hour stops home to re-pack). Finally back in DC for a few days for a little R&R to nurse my wounds, catch up on edits, and do a [...]
Filming Colorado And Wyoming Adventure – 2nd Half (iPhone Photo Recap)
Finally, here are some more iPhone photos from the last part of my road trip through Wyoming, Colorado, and South Dakota. Been playing a lot of catch up this week. Last week’s adventure was quite the trip. We put approximately 2300 miles on our Camaro rental car in the span of 7 days. Thats a [...]
The Wyoming Stars – Road Trip Edition
Click to see full-size. No photoshop or multiple exposure here! Used my trusty iPhone 4 as a tripod for this 30 second exposure. 1600iso, f2.8, 30 second exposure, Canon 5D mk2, Canon 16-35 2.8 L set to 16mm. Caught this on the 14 hour drive from Southern Colorado to Northern Wyoming to documentary filming [...]
The Camaro SS And The Brewing Storm
On my way back from visiting Devil’s Tower, which I’ll discuss on a future blog post when I share more road trip images, I saw this beautiful old white church against a stormy Wyoming sky. Image was captured with my Canon 5D Mark 2 and a 16-35 2.8L. I converted the photo to black and [...]
Filming Colorado And Wyoming Adventure – Day 2
Day 2. We are filming badass firefighters cut down dead trees in the mountains near Bayfield, Colorado. The sky is so incredibly blue. We also have had a good opportunity to test the offroad capabilities of our rental camaro. Here are some more iPhone photos from the journey. I think it’s funny how much I’ve [...]
My Road Trip Through Colorado And Wyoming In A V8 Camaro Droptop – Day 1
Greetings from Durango, Colorado (where I sit as I write this). My business associate, Nicholas Cambata, and I flew in to Colorado today (Sunday). We essentially have the ultimate work road-trip this week. Nicholas and I are driving a droptop V8 Camaro SS across Colorado and Wyoming this week to film 2 fun documentaries for the [...]
China Adventure Update Part 2 – iPhone Photography
Alright, at this point I have returned home to the United States (came home on Sunday), but I’m playing plenty of catchup after being gone for a week and a half. Hope you enjoy some more snapshots from my iPhone over the rest of my China trip. Most were taken using the instagram photo app. [...]
Having An Amazing Time In China So Far: Update 1
So far, my first few days in China have been incredible. We started in Hong Kong, which I could see myself living there, and then moved our way mainland China to visit some factories. I have MANY photos to go through, but here are some random snapshots from my trip so far (iPhone and camera [...]
Greetings From The Other Side Of The Planet (China)
I am coming to you from my hotel room in China right now (Hong Kong) to be specific. I am doing an adventure through China this week for some shooting and fun. Will try and keep you updated with fun pictures and stories. I will have spotty wifi coverage throughout China. Keep frosty!
