Apr 17, 20152 minElectric BikesElectric bicycle sales are growing exponentially in the U.S. They’re already huge in Europe and Asia. The U.S. market is on track to sell...
Apr 16, 20152 minMy First Kickstarter Was A Success!I was hanging out in Huntington Beach on a Tuesday night with a group of BMX friends. These weren’t just ANY BMXers, though. Among them...
Apr 9, 20152 minThe Insane Fun of Magazine ShootsFor this image, I lit Mel with a film noir look. Editorial personality shoots are always fun and rely on experience, preparation,...
Apr 1, 20152 minThe Technical Side of Shooting Drones For The Cover Of A MagazineRotor Drone Cover with the DJI Inspire 1. Lit using PocketWizard Hypersync I was hired by Air Age Media to shoot the insanely hot and...
May 30, 20142 minYou Can Have It Your Way, As Long As It Doesn’t Violate This RuleThe triumvirate of creative work As a creative person who works with customers, both individuals and corporations, I have to provide...
Apr 14, 20142 minWhy Samy’s Camera Is Referred To As “Scammy’s”But there’s a big problem with going into the store versus shopping online. Their website has truly competitive prices, but when you walk...
Mar 25, 20143 minWhy Making It Look Too Easy Is A Bad IdeaRecent shot for RotorDroneMag.com. I knew how I wanted to illustrate this and where I wanted the elements. Kai (rider) and Chris...
Jan 23, 20142 minWedging My Head Between A Rock And A Hard PlaceAnd that hard place was ANOTHER ROCK! I was working with hero, friend, and former champion professional BMX racer “Pistol” Pete...
Jan 22, 20142 minPersonal Project: BMX LegendsPhotographing my heroes and friends with the gravitas they deserve Eddie Fiola, the “King of the Skateparks” debuted his new EF Proformer...
Jan 21, 20143 minHow To Make Your Own Camera Sound Blimp For Under $150Shhhhhhhhhhh… Be vewy, vewy quiet! I worked on a low-budget sci-fi film a few years ago, and the project didn’t have enough to pay me...
Jan 10, 20142 minPhoto Editors, Art Directors, and BallsYou know, a little feedback can go a long way in a relationship. I’ve worked with a lot of photo editors and art directors over the...
Oct 22, 20134 minReview: CamRanger Wireless DSLR Remote Tether for iPad, iPhone and MoreThe CamRanger is a small, white, wireless controller for your camera. It attaches to your Canon or Nikon DSLR (Full list available at...
Dec 7, 20121 minPablo Picasso Joke Explaining Why Your Work Is Worth ItA parable I tell often to clients There’s a great story, I don’t know if it’s true, but I’d love to think it is. It goes like this: A...
Aug 22, 20122 minNikon AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G LensBuying a lens I already have, only so much better! I just bought a 50mm lens. Certainly not my first one, I’ve owned many primes, and...
Aug 7, 20121 minShooting Some SurfingA day at the beach with some of the best in the world. It’s been a while since I’ve shot any surfing, so when friend Lon Levin invited me...
Jul 6, 20122 minHypersync With the Nikon D800Flash Sync at any speed on the world’s highest resolution DSLR I’m an incessant tester, I like to be prepared. To this end, I hadn’t...
May 12, 20111 minPlaying Around With High Speed SyncUsing some new goodies from PocketWizard I’m playing around with and pushing limits on the new PocketWizard MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 units....
Feb 21, 20114 minInterview: Wayne Belger’s “Untouchable” camera with HIV positive blood coursing through it’s veinsLet’s start way back to explain. Wayne’s grandfather worked on secret projects for the United States Government during WWII. He was...
Feb 6, 20113 minSexy Shoot With a Playboy PlaymateThe naked truth about a crazy magazine shoot. I was recently hired to shoot a cover and inside article for a new magazine. It’s my...
Jan 7, 20101 minWhat The…Fantastic photography comic strip In case you’ve been living in a cave or don’t have geeky enough friends, there’s a syndicated comic...