You do it. You know you do. It’s okay. We all do it. It feels good. Everybody crops. Oh, you’re a full-frame never-crop guy? Well, you cropped your image when you took the picture by deciding where to stand and how you positioned your DSLR. Ha! Got you there. What’s that? You don’t decide where […]

The Idea:
“Oil” is an attempt to illustrate the blood for oil war. The ingredients I felt were necessary: oil to represent, well, the oil and sand to represent the location where the war is taking place. The “war” and “blood” parts were the variables I needed to sit down and figure out. For war I […]

Crewdson that is. Gregory Crewdson. It’s no secret Mr. Crewdson is one of my all time favorite photographers. And though I’ve dreamt of seeing his huge images in person, that luxury has not crossed my path yet. So instead I sniff the pages from inches away as I hunt through the detail of the images […]

What’s the perfect gift for a creative photographer? What do you ask for when your birthday comes around?

Me? I have too much stuff. By the time I turned 24 I was fortunate enough to be in a position where I no longer had to wait until my birthday or Christmas to get something I wanted. […]

The Idea:
“Valley Girl” is a nice simple image. OR IS IT! Look closely. What do you see? A drive in movie theater, weathered, in disrepair, poorly done paint touch ups on just the smallest sections. Half hearted attempts at improvement. The drive in symbolizes the past, youth. You see a woman and her long shadow […]

Let’s face it. It’s Friday. Who wants to read? Not me. Let’s watch some music videos like the old days! Here are a few that you may remember, all with a photography theme. I dare you to watch them all.
J. Geils Band “Centerfold“

The Cure “Pictures of You“

Duran Duran “Girls On Film” NSFW version.

Filter “Take […]

Hello faithful readers! I’m going out of town for a week. Hang on. Quit your crying. Let go of my leg. Yes, vacation. Don’t fret. I’ll be back. In the mean time I’ve loaded up the magical internet machine with posts to spit out while I’m gone. And there’s a pot roast in the oven. […]

The Idea:
“Laundry Day” is one of my favorite images from 2007. Maybe my favorite-est. For me it’s one of those images that are difficult to get out of your head. I hope it’s that way for others as well. This week I don’t really want to say too much about my idea behind the image […]

Oh, I’ve got something to say about gear lust and the idea that gear lusting and ideas are enemies locked in mortal combat where the winner takes your soul, or at least your intellectual property. But first…
Jim from Red Cinema posted an updated rendering of the Scarlet 3K ultra high def pocket digital camera. Now […]

Have you ever looked at a photo you just took on the back of your camera? Of course you have. How about in the field all hunched over, the afternoon sunlight turning your LCD screen into a mirror? Now instead of seeing your model’s lovely face — YIKES! All you see is your own ugly […]