Bozeman to Butte, an all day trip.

Those of you who have been to Montana and know that Bozeman to Butte is something like 44 miles. With scene after scene like this gorgeous side light illuminating these horses, we didn’t make it very far very fast. Dad and I left Bozeman this morning, headed to the Oregon coast. About 10 miles out of town, the sky opened up as it has…

Light Me Up!

We’re finishing up our last day at the DLWS and having a blast. This image was inspired by working this week with the legendary Joe McNally. Using two SB 800’s, one fired toward the model from camera right and one skimming the front of the car from down low, the light converts the Bozeman car junkyard into a really dramatic set. This shot is…

A Morning With the Cowboys

Our second day here in Bozeman photo workshops. It’s 11:15pm. we began today meeting for our departure at 5:35. Finished our work last night at 11:30pm. You get the idea. We’re tired. Here’s my favorite pic of the day. In fact, my favorite image in a while. Hope you like it more than my scattered sentences.

Rain, Lights, Action!

So here in Bozeman it’s rainy and dreary and inspiring. Our days are packed to the hilt with trainings and on location shoots – this morning in Haylight Canyon, and just an hour ago in an old abandoned stockyard. In between it’s Photoshop, lighting, and other tools brought to life in the classroom. Part of photography is sucking, which I did this morning, and…

In the Valley of the Mountains

Greetings from Bozeman, Montana…home base for the next few weeks. I’m here on a photo journey with my dad and other fine photographers…about to begin a training with master photographers Joe McNally and Moose Peterson. We are then headed on the road for personal projects. I am not sure that life gets any better than this. We start shooting tomorrow morning – so for…

Adventures in Light

The ultimate task of any photographer is to capture light. We’re not looking to actually take a photo of a “thing” – we’re looking at how the light reflects off of that thing. Sometimes our eye can see, and sometimes, on those really hard days, it can’t. I had one of those nights last night. I was working with a challenging lighting situation on…

Obama Victory in the Streets of Adams Morgan

Have You?

This are two of my favorite images from a shoot with 8 month old Adeline on Saturday.She had the sweetest, calmest little demeanor.i came very close to eating those little toes.

Happy Halloween!

in my excitement about our coming trip to guatemala…i completely forgot that i have been hoarding this pic for halloween! so two posts for today….Happy Halloween! i have not yet carved my pumpkins, but for the first time in a decade have a great costume…