NHRA pre-season testing in the desert
Fri, 30/01/09 – 3:36 | No Comment

Every year the cars and stars of the NHRA converge on Firebird International Raceway to test out their cars in preparation of the 2009 season which begins in two weeks. Preseason testing usually is the …

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Portrait of a boxer
Friday, 5 Dec, 2008 – 19:49 | No Comment
Portrait of a boxer

I had the privilege to photograph a boxer a few weeks ago and here is one of my favorite shots from the short session.

Portrait: Man in a sugar cane field
Monday, 1 Dec, 2008 – 22:19 | One Comment
Portrait: Man in a sugar cane field

So, its been a long time since my last entry, I know. I have a few excuses! I swear! First, the magazines I work for have to print the photos before I can post them. …

First shoot in at-home studio
Monday, 20 Oct, 2008 – 23:49 | No Comment
First shoot in at-home studio

 
So I recently cleaned out the empty room in my basement and built a bare-bones (and dirty cheap) home studio. The walls were already white, the floor is a nice dull painted concrete surface, and …

Portrait practice part 3
Sunday, 19 Oct, 2008 – 22:01 | No Comment
Portrait practice part 3

On a very rare weekend in town with nothing for me to do, I got a hold of my buddy Lina. After finding out she was just as bored, we met up to toy around …

Sometimes the light is on your side
Friday, 10 Oct, 2008 – 21:20 | No Comment
Sometimes the light is on your side

This is a portrait from this evening. This fence is just across the street from my studio. I’ve shot people against it hundreds of times and always try to make it look a little different. …

Portrait practice in the desert
Friday, 10 Oct, 2008 – 8:07 | No Comment
Portrait practice in the desert

With a rare week in town I decided it was time to do some practicing on my portrait shooting. I got a hold of Lina, a model I had shot with before. Rounded up Naomi …

GQ
Friday, 3 Oct, 2008 – 21:26 | No Comment
GQ

Shot a fun assignment for GQ Magazine today. Bombay Sapphire is running an advertorial showing different bartenders from across the US, so I went down to the Heathman and spent an hour mixing some very …

Recent tearsheets, including a Cover!
Tuesday, 30 Sep, 2008 – 0:45 | 10 Comments
Recent tearsheets, including a Cover!

I just got a few tear sheets (PDF’s) from ESPN Rise magazine the other day as well as a nice surprise from SI in the mail.
These photos where chosen by the magazine but were part …

Another one for the Biz Journal
Monday, 8 Sep, 2008 – 21:49 | No Comment
Another one for the Biz Journal

The Business Journal is keeping me busy the last few days, here is a portrait I shot this morning of Mimi Bushman the Director of WorkDrugFree Oregon. We shot her in front of a construction …

Portraits of Golfer Jane Rah
Monday, 8 Sep, 2008 – 4:36 | 20 Comments
Portraits of Golfer Jane Rah

About a month or so ago I shot a few portraits of Jane Rah, a high school golf rock star who has already played in the LPGA tour. Here are some of my favorites and …