The Journal
Stories from the Field
Dispatches from the trail — landscapes, wildlife, alpacas, and the road in between.
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A Spontaneous Excursion Up Pacific Coast Highway – Part 2: Big Sur
So after the kayak melee in Morro Bay, it was time for Stephen Chiang, the photographer I was assisting, and I to drive up north to San Francisco for the job the…
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A Spontaneous Excursion Up Pacific Coast Highway – Part 1: Morro Bay
It began as a work trip. Well, sort of. I’m finding more and more and more these days I’ll fish for any excuse to leave Los Angeles…just the thought alone…
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A Monday Motivational Kick In The Yahoo – September 1, 2014
“Learn to be still. When in doubt, do nothing.” -White Eagle ** There It Is – This Week’s Monday Kick In The Yahoo! ** Marinate!
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How To Minimize Reflections In Interior Photography
I was recently commissioned to photograph a live/work space in Downtown LA for insanely talented tattoo artist Jun Cha. It was set up as a loft, with the living quarters upstairs,…
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A Monday Motivational Kick In The Yahoo – August 25, 2014
“Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were, but without it, we go nowhere.” -Carl Sagan ** From me to you, There’s This Week’s Monday Kick In The Yahoo! **…
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The Proof Sheet – Photography News In Review For The Week of August 18
Welcome to The Proof Sheet, where each week I’ll post some of the more notable photography news in sweet, chewy, bite-sized, easily-digestible morsels. Click the Read More for this week’s stories.
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My Experience In Trey Ratcliff’s The Arcanum – Levels 1 & 2
So if you haven’t heard of it yet, you need to hear of it before yet. Like now. Right now. It’s the future of learning and education, it’s based on…
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I’ve Finally Assembled My Perfect Hiking And Backpacking Camera Kit
If you’ve ever gone on an extended hike or backpacking trip, you know that every single ounce of weight counts. An extra strip of beef jerky may not seem like…
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A Monday Motivational Kick In The Yahoo – August 18, 2014
“Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.” -Henry Ford ** From me to you, There’s This Week’s Monday Kick In The Yahoo! ** Move Mountains!
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The Proof Sheet – Photography News In Review For The Week of August 11
Welcome to The Proof Sheet, where each week I’ll post some of the more notable photography news in sweet, chewy, bite-sized, easily-digestible morsels. Click the Read More for this week’s…
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5 Photo Projects You Can Start And Finish In A Weekend
So this one’s going to be a little different. I recently had the insanely humbling experience of being a guest on the popular Improve Photography podcast with Jim Harmer. We recorded the…
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How To Perform A Quick Minor Composite In Photoshop
As I was standing in Yosemite’s Tuolumne Meadows a few weeks ago, awaiting the sunset, I was on a sandbar off to the north side of the Tuolumne River east…