Portraits

The Orofino Wedding

Cooliris Photo Wall

New Website Launch!

After a lot of hard work and some long hours, I’m pleased to announce the launch of my completely redesigned website. While the “Client Login” part of the site remains similar, the most significant new features are larger images, full screen slideshows of every gallery, the addition of more that 350 photo products for sale from key chains to canvas wraps, worldwide shipping, and ease of updating, which gives me the ability to update the site with new photos and products much more frequently than in the past.

Some of my portfolio is now available for sale in print and photo product form (Look for the “Add To Cart” button). Below are some of the new products available.

The website is Adobe Flash based, thus still requires a broadband internet connection. Thanks to all of you who waited patiently for a more functional and user friendly site. Your feedback is welcome. I hope you enjoy my portfolio.

New photo products:

Canvas Wraps, Standouts, Statuettes, Wall Clings, Fotoflōts Wall Mounts, Fotoflōts Desk Stands, Calendars, Greeting Cards, Magazine Covers, Tickets, Trading Cards, Photo Postage Stamps, Coasters, Cutting Boards, Key Chains, Luggage Tags, Magnets, Aprons, Sweatshirts, T-Shirts, Tote Bags, Bookmarks, Buttons, Mousepads, Mugs, Puzzles & more!

Photographer's Paradise

Hawaii. Few places can compare to the raw natural beauty found on and surrounding the Hawaiian Islands. My wife and I recently returned from a 10 day stay on Oahu. We're a little spoiled as my parents call Oahu home. We've been there many times, but it wasn't until this trip that I focused on capturing some quality photographs. Because Hawaii is such a popular destination for tourist and photographers alike, photos of Hawaii are a dime a dozen. (Google finds over 113 million on the web!) With inspiration from friends like Ryan Eng, a local Oahu photog, I was determined to shoot some unique shots. I hope you'll enjoy browsing through them half as much as I enjoyed shooting them. Hawaii 2009 Gallery.

The Photobus Shoot

My 2003 Chevy Astro (a.k.a. the Photobus) turned its' 50,000th mile yesterday morning. In celebration, I decided to shoot a quick few pics. Not far from where we live, an enormous retail shopping center was partially constructed, but never completed due to our current economic crisis. I had been driving by it almost every day for months, thinking it might be a good place to shoot in.

About a month ago, and on a whim, I convinced my wife (who is also my guinea pig model), to trespass with me and shoot a few pics inside this monstrosity. We got some pretty cool shots once I decided how best to light the place as there is nothing else there but a concrete foundation, walls, and a leaky metal roof. It was dusk when showed up, so not much ambient light to work with. It was a little strange to be in such a huge, open, building - very quiet with the exception the metal roof creaking as it began to cool as the hot Florida sun began to fall. I thought it best to light the ceiling, as well as my wife, to give the shot some depth. Here is what we came up with.


So, yesterday morning, I showed up determined to get a couple shots of the photobus with this cool industrial looking background. To my surprise, I found that the entire concrete foundation (roughly 200,000 square feet) was completely covered with about 1 inch of water due to the unfinished, and very leaky roof. At first, I was disappointed - thinking that the hassle of working with camera & lighting gear in 1" of water would be more hassle that its' worth. I decided to lose my socks and shoes and at least take a look. The first thing I found was that on the concrete floor, a not so friendly layer of algae had grown to cover everything, which made it about as slippery as walking with stilts downhill on slick ice. Although I did not fall, I came pretty close more than once. As I made my way away from the van in order to visualize the shot, I realized that the water on the floor could not do a better job reflecting everything. It was like having a giant mirrored floor. Enough babbling. Here is the photobus in all its' glory.