Retouching
While I really do try to get my images right in the camera, sometimes things are just easier and faster on the computer. Below are a few examples of these situations. In the photos of Quocs yellow 280Z, and Jorges gold Civic, the equipment required to make a similar image without excessive retouching is in [...]
PIR Closes the Infield
img {max-width:940px !important;} What a sad bit of news… Phoenix International Raceway has closed their infield. There’s talk of possibly opening up a road course in the future, but for now we’ll just have to live with the fact that the folks at PIR need to make money, and NASCAR is their most viable means [...]
2010 in Retrospect
Looking back on 2010, all I can say is… Wow. 2010 was such a great year for me, and I hope it was for you too. I got several opportunities to shoot some very exciting events, I met a ton of new people, and my photography has improved a bit too :) I’d really like [...]
XDC, moving, S13
So as a few of you know, I’ve got an S13 coupe that’s been sitting around collecting dust for a few months. It’s so close to being finished, and I’ve wanted a white S13 coupe since I was like 12 or 13, but I’m so tired of looking at it! Every time I go to [...]
Cib, Nissan Sport, AZDriven…. And more!
Wow! What a busy month. I’ve shot 2 events and a feature for Canibeat, been doing some major work over at AZDriven, cranked out some new product shots for Ksport and just finished a shoot for Nissan Sport magazine. Oh, and I’ve got 2 weddings to shoot this weekend. Did I mention that I’m also [...]
National Archives Photo in Schmap Destination Guide
In May of this year, I took a trip out to Maryland and while there I took the train into Washington D.C. I snapped a few photos while I was there, one of which was this image of the National Archives. After returning home, I was contacted by Schmap about using the image in one [...]
My Images in Modified Magazine
The August issue of Modified is officially on news stands now. Not only does this issue feature coverage of an event that took place here in Arizona, but it also features 2 photos by me. Keep your eyes open for some more stuff soon. I’ve got 4 cars that I shot recently that may be [...]
To my surprise!
While browsing the magazine stand this afternoon, I came across the Source Interlink Ultimate Parts Collection issue, and it dawned on me that I have some images running in it. On page 127, I have 2 images. The Ksport Kontrol Pro and GT Pro Coilover Damper Systems were photographed by yours truly. I actually had [...]
Construction Area
I’m still working on getting all of my new images uploaded, and getting the kinks ironed out with the new theme. I expect to have it all sorted by the 1st of July.
It’s summer time!
And the livin’ ain’t easy. It gets HOT here in Arizona, in case you didn’t know. About an hour ago, I was on the phone with my buddy Alex who was driving home from work. He mentioned how much attention his G35 gets now that his paint and aero is done. He just IM’d me [...]
Modified Magazine, and other exciting stuff
I can’t believe I didn’t post this up sooner, but I’ve got some images that will be running in the August 2010 issue of Modified Magazines coverage of the 2010 Modified Mag Tuner Shootout that is held at Firebird Raceway in Chandler, Arizona. Check those out if you’re into rare cars being on fire. Literally. [...]
Good Times
The last week or so has been insanely busy for me! I covered the Desert Storm Rally in Blythe, California last weekend, Flogging Molly at Tempe Beach Park on St. Patricks Day, and photographed a bunch of new products over at Ksport USA. I’ll be at Shaunas Paw Spa in Surprise, AZ this Sunday, doing [...]
Wow.
So this week has been awesome, except that I am sick. It started last night. I tried calling in to work, but apparently the whole world imploded so I came in any way. I feel like dying. In other news, I’ll be shooting Flogging Molly tonight. I’m pretty excited. My 1st national tour press pass. [...]
ATTN: Matt
So, in my hurry to make it out of the hotel room on Sunday, I left my beloved cell phone. Thankfully the great people at Capital Suites have found my precious, and will be shipping it to me. Way to go Matt : / The best way to contact me is one of those links [...]
Images.
Here’s some photos from the archives. Maybe I’ll start making this a regular thing. I’ve got tons of pictures just sitting on my hard drives…
I hate FrontPage. That is all.
gah! I hate Frontpage!! I have never seen such hideously disgusting code. How Microsoft managed to relase such trash is beyond me… I think the idea behind Frontpage is great. It’s a fairly cheap tool that allows novices to create websites. However, the junk code it produces is just awful. I do a fair amount [...]
New idea! NO CHIMPING
I’m going to do something crazy tonight… In an attempt to see just how well I’d fare in a film world, I’m going to go on a photowalk tonight. Without using my cameras LCD. In order to keep my eyes from wandering, I’ll be covering my LCD with some of that blue painters tape. This’ll [...]
Multi-light images with one strobe
I’ve had a few people asking about how I lit this Civic with only one strobe, and it’s a really simple process for anyone familiar with Photoshop, and off-camera flash. I used one Sunpak PZ40X flash, a Nikon D40 w/ 18-55mm lens, and Photoshop CS3. I shot all images in RAW, using a tripod. Here’s [...]
Behold! The Power of Twitter!
I’m sure everyone’s figured out how powerful Twitter can be for marketing, but I’d like to share this example. Here’s a conversation I had via Twitter with a local photographer, Merek Davis. He posted a tweet about gourmet cupcakes, which I replied to. When the hell did gourmet cupcakes become trendy? 10:28 AM Feb 10th [...]
Centerpoint on Saturday
The Centerpoint Condos in Tempe were supposed to be the deserts own slice of urban luxury living. With two towers, coming in at 22 and 30 stories, a 23,000 sq ft common area, white sand beach, gourmet chefs, and countless other over-the-top amenities, Centerpoint was supposed to become the address to have in the East [...]
Lazy Thursday
I’m shopping for a new body, and I can’t decide between the D90 or D200… Maybe I’ll rent the D200 and see how it compares to the ’90. I mowed the back yard today, did some web development work at Ksport, and various other stuff. I haven’t touched my camera all day. I need to [...]
New Project
I’ve been wanting to start a new project for the last couple weeks, but wanted something unique, fun, and most of all, something that isn’t excessively time consuming. Don’t get me wrong, I certainly am not being lazy on this. Far from it, in fact. I’ve been teaching myself jQuery/Javascript, honing my CSS skills, working [...]
Tired,,,
I’m exhausted, been trying to finish up the galleries on the main site, as well as catch up on a lot of image processing. I think once the website’s done, I’ll be devoting 20-25 hrs a week to image processing. Also, I’m working on a pretty big project for Ksport. AR-15s, high frame-rates, and a [...]