Selfies!
Most of my photography subjects are of every day folks, it’s the favorite part of my job. A great many of my subjects will often tell me quickly they don’t like having their picture taken. Normally laugh and say “me either.” It is usually enough to start to put them at ease. But it is true, I hate having my picture taken! I decided I needed to sack up and take some self portraits. I decided to make “me” my last subject of 2012. I approached my portrait similar to how I would approach an assignment I was given. I wanted to have two finished products …
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 …
5 Months and counting.
Starting to get some new work up here and on the website. Here are a few new pieces that I shot for The OC Weekly.