Designer: Alley Collection

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Two weeks ago I had the pleasure of shooting the Spring/Summer Look Book for Alley Collection. Alley is run by the soon-to-be husband & wife …

History of Photography Remix

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Six weeks ago, Stanford student Keith Bechtol (pictured above) decided to run his first marathon so he signed up for San Francisco’s 2010 epic 26.2 …

This Old Town

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A recent trip to Fresno California surprisingly yielded some unexpected inspiration to shoot. So much inspiration infact, that I had to take notes of spaces …

Less is More

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If I had things may way, I would probably shoot in black and white 99% of the time. There is something about black & white …

B-Sides

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A former professor of mine spent an entire year making beautiful photographs without ever touching a camera. He explained to me the value of taking …

For The Birds

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A confession that I am shamefully admitting here and now is that not until late 2009 did I finally see Alfred Hitchocks’s 1963 masterpiece, The …

A Thin Line Between Portraiture & Fashion

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Two weeks ago I had the pleasure of photographing Gregory, who surprisingly enough does not have representation. I am choosing to highlight his images because …

Thank You LENS

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The New York Time’s blog LENS has long been a favorite resource for inspiration and community amongst photographers both amateur and professional alike. Several weeks …

Banksy In San Francisco

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Last week, most likely the night of the 22nd, world renowned and not so anonymous UK street artist Banksy left his mark in San Francisco. …

On The Streets of P.A.

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By P.A. I mean the city of Palo Alto California. The home of Standford, Facebook and most of the money behind the internet as we …

It Might Get Loud…

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That is to say there was a lot of noise in this image when I took it. I recommend Noise Ninja to solve these problems. …

Change & Something Completely Different

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Last Saturday I was booked to photograph head-shots for a group of incredibly talented hair stylists and makeup artists. 8 hours, three stylists, four models …

And I’m Back

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Apologies for being less than disciplined at keeping my blog updated with the rich and interesting content that has made me so famous today. Honestly …

Japan: Architecture

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Japan is a pandora’s box to any design enthusiast. Meaning that there is such an overwhelming amount of thoughtful, progressive and honest design, that you are forced …

Product Photography

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Shooting product may not be the most exciting way to spend an afternoon, but it is one of the most challenging fields of photography you …

Sunset Drive-In

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With less than 300 Drive-In movie theaters left in the United States, I felt slightly obligated to pull over and photograph this one tucked away …