hi all,

i do a lot of traveling...and many time i travel and stay in places that are a bit less than safe for all my equiptment to be left behind.  This last trip to akumal mexico, i got though about half of the stay before i releaized my hotel door lock was not working.  so basically i was leaving tons of very expensive equiptment in an unlocked door...anywhere this is not a good idea.

so on my return i started to look for a locking devide that would protect my camera, lenses, computers, waterhousings and other goodies i like to travel with when i out and about.  I found the PacSafe 140 which is basically a large mesh bag that you can put your valuables in and lock it in the room pretty safe.  I am not saying that you could get it if you really wanted and had the time to do it, but it certainly puts me at ease in thinking that most theft would be very opportunitic and fast.  this product would put a hault to that loss.

i got my pacsafe bag at corporate travel saftey... for about $75.  I can fit my suitcase, camera bag and laptop all in the bag and lock it to the bed frame.  pretty cool

hi everyone!

just had to fly out of LAX today and i am always wanting to shoot airports when i am in them but never bother to get the camera out...so today i decided to grab a few images.... love the florescent light, the spaces and the color... just thought i would share...

aside from making images in airports, i have to say i just love the airport, all airports...such a fun place to people watch, doors to new worlds and the one place i seem to spend a lot of time...next to the studio or home.  airports also seem to be some of the most productive time editing... a 2 hour layover is way more productive than 2 hours in the studio!

man, i guess i have to make these harder ;-)  congrats roon, will send you a book!

hi all, just another fun installment of guess where i am... but first a few announcements:

1.  getting tons of email and i can see it but my service here will not allow me to send email, for some reason, so i will follow up when i return.
2.  costa rica information coming soon, have like 100 people waiting for it!, very cool!
3.  workshop details to follow upon my return for the lighting and the kids
4.  sorry about the lack of blog stuff, holidays and tons of travel, more travel coming

so here is are some quick shots from yesterday catalog shoot.  can you guess where we are shooting??  first to comment on the correct spot, i will send you an aurora found images book.  i have to add there is only one shot in here that will help ou at all, but if you have seen my facebook or twitter stuff, you can figure it out ;-)  besides, last time was too easy ;-)

thanks!

hi all, just returned from a holiday visit with the family in fresno ca.  i have been a bit incommunicado lately and will follow up with everyone soon.  until then, enjoy these iphone pics...was getting a bit testy not shooting anything, so here is a walk around the block...

 

nate has some serious style, on and off the board

hi everyone,

i find myself doing more commercial work and many times not actually imagery that i want to hang in the house...but recently have been really inspired by the fantastic use of images showcased in domino magazine.  it seems like almost every issue really show a creative way a featured person is displaying their personal snapshots, fine art photography or captured moments.  reminds me that images should be seen and get creative in your presentations.  there are no rules and if there were, domino shows that they are just meant to be broken.  so maybe my new years resolution is to show more photos in the house and studio;-)

below is actual a shot of a spread of domino editor rita konig fantastic use of polaroids over the mantel. 

every month i get my royalty reports on my stock catalog, and when reviewing i get a bit excited about how some of them are performing.  so i thought i would mention an image every now and then and try to give a little bit of insight on how i produced the shot.  one image that is doing well recently is this sunset shot of two surfers.  i have plenty of great action shots from surfing sessions but many times the images that do well are the landscapes, the portraits, the culture or lifestyle of the sport.  the shot is an example of making the most of the time when i am shooting.  back lite surfing shots would have ended about 30 minutes before this shot was taken, but i thought i would wait it out a bit to get this frame and about 3 others that are in circulation.  i am not always a patient photographer, but the 30 minutes of waiting was well worth it!

hi everyone!  just cleaning out some equipment.  both of these lenses have served me well, just not shooting them as much right now. 

24-70 f2.8 - $900.  shipped with insurance/$875 pick up in studio
45ts - f2.8 - $925 shipped with insurance/$900 pick up in studio

both are clean, work perfectly.  have some lens hood scratches from shooting, but otherwise are in great shape.  the 24-70 has a very small indent in the structure, never noticed until i listed this to sell, oherwise in perfect shape and does not seem to get in the way.

will take a credit card if needed, can ship in the us at that price.

hi everyone!  just catching up on some posting and here is one of my favorite families!  also played with the processing a bit as the light was really flat and a bit strange.  maybe these guys look familiar, we went from summer to winter!  thanks tara and family!