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September 27, 2017 - Location photography is often a process of solving problems, mostly those dealing with light. Whether it's harsh sunligh...

September 21, 2016 - First things first: I'm pretty much a generalist photographer, with an emphasis on performing arts. Dance, theater, jazz...

October 03, 2015 - Back in 2011, I posted some cool images of Navy F/A-18s generating vapor cones during the annual air show at MCAS Mirama...

January 31, 2015 - Karen and I took a break from our typical weekend routine and hit the road to the Calico Ghost Town just east of Barstow...

July 24, 2014 - My last blog post came at the beginning of the most hectic month of photography I've yet experienced. Two nights of Pops...

June 02, 2014 - I haven't posted anything on the blog since March, as things around here have been pretty hectic, including several quic...

March 23, 2014 - Back about ten months ago, I posted a tutorial on how to achieve three different looks from one headshot lighting grid....

July 14, 2013 - It's been several weeks (months?) since my last blog post; Spring is my most busy season, what with dance studio portrai...

May 05, 2013 - Here's a quick tip on getting three different looks from one lighting grid, without moving a single light. Today I rece...

April 15, 2013 - Some photographers (i.e. the good and famous ones), are noted for either a specialty, such as landscapes, or portraiture...

February 07, 2013 - Lots of good, young, ballet dancers aspire to attend summer intensive workshops put on by some of the most prestigious b...

February 05, 2013 - My last blog post described the challenges we face when shooting in late afternoon unfiltered, slashing light. This one...

January 13, 2013 - High school dances are a lot different today than when I went to school, back in the middle of the last century. These d...

January 08, 2013 - This past weekend, I did a promotional shoot for the Center Stage Dance and Performing Arts studio in my hometown, the b...

December 14, 2012 - In my previous blog post, I talked about "working the scene" to eliminate distracting elements from the periphery of oth...

November 15, 2012 - I usually like to open my blog posts with an image, hopefully a somewhat interesting image. But this one needs a little...

October 05, 2012 - Back in March, in one of my first blog posts here, I wrote about a fantastic opportunity I had to work with Jordan Matte...

September 14, 2012 - I've been asked to do a lot of headshots lately, including some environmental portraits (which I loved doing), to corpor...

June 26, 2012 - This past week I was blessed with an invitation to photograph a Santa Margarita Catholic High School choir on its nine-d...

March 11, 2012 - On Saturday, I had the opportunity to photograph another live broadcast of the KSBR's Gary and Kelly Show from the Norma...

March 02, 2012 - Anyone who knows anything about the west coast jazz scene knows the band Hiroshima. Their unique sound, sometimes known...

February 25, 2012 - This past week, I began the photography portion of St. John's Episcopal School's production of "Beauty and the Beast". A...