Photography or Sales?

Four years ago this fall I took my first trip to New York City to meet with editors and agencies to review my work. One question that I was asked several times was “how are you promoting yourself?” The only answer I had was “I’m not.”  I started asking them what the best way to promote my work was.  I got several different answers but the service I heard mentioned the most was AdBase. The first thing I did when I got home was sign up with AdBase. It is both fantastic and the bane of my existence. I hate …

Nikon CLS & Me

Occasionally, I get frustrated with all the gear I schlep around.  I bring at least six lenses, but Inuse my 35mm most of the time. I have a bag full of triggers/recievers and all the wiring. I’ve started to think that all this gear gets in my way, creatively.  One way I have recently minimized the amount of equipment I break out on a shoot is by using Nikon’s CLS system. I’ve used CLS before, and I liked it. But it can be a hair temperamental.  This is mostly due to the line-of-sight limitations of the sensor. And bright sun light seems to …

I photographed Michael Soriano and Alex Minch for the March issue of San Diego Magazine.  Here are a few of my favorites and a short video of the shoot with Alex.

Fun in the kitchen.

I had a blast photographing Whitney Bond for her food blog www.littleleopardbook.com.  Here are a few of my favorites and a behind the scenes video.  Hope you enjoy.