Photo Shoots

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

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

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

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

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

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

I’m always looking for new tricks and techniques to improve my photography.  Maybe it is new software to use in post production, a new lens to get the ultimate landscape or just doing something different with a familiar subject.  Recently I have been experimenting with a new element in my portraits….motion.  Adding moving elements, but Read More

If you have read my earlier posts, you know I love the Df.   I have been using this camera extensively this year from humid jungles in Peru to chilly glaciers in Alaska.  I love the files, retro styling, lightweight, quiet shutter and incredible ISO performance.  I just shot over 4000 images on a big Read More

Climbing photography often results in the butt shot, i.e. sitting at the base of a rock climb and shooting up.  Granted, there are some creative ways to shoot butt shots, but that is another post.  With any action photography I always recommend one simple rule; capture the essence of the sport with your image.  Rock Read More

Have you ever had a creative idea that just wasn’t technically possible? For as long as I have been shooting adventure sports, I love creating image sequences of athletes in action.  My favorite subject has been skiers flying off of big jumps (take a look at the back cover of my book). Not only can Read More