Monday, February 21, 2011

The Bright Light Social Hour

Recently I had the great pleasure of working with the up and coming band from Austin “The Bright Light Social Hour”. I’ve had the opportunity to see them live and became an instant fan. The four of them are a great example of what we can achieve when we put our heart and soul into our work. Getting to know and work with them on a personal level has been a fantastic experience. After working together on a concept for their new promotional images, we had a relatively short time to cover a lot of ground on the day of the shoot. Even with all of the lighting changes, wardrobe changes, set adjustments and so-on these gentlemen never tired and their wit and charisma kept everyone on set thoroughly entertained the whole way through. Despite all the laughter these are a talented group of guys and I strongly recommend checking out their show. You won’t be disappointed.

Meet the band.
(Head-shot Gallery)

Their songs such as "Detroit" and "Back and Forth" can be heard on Austin radio stations 101x , kut90.5 and others across the country.
(Listen Online)





Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Dalian, China Oil Spill - at boston.com

Another tragic oil spill in Dalian, China. Take a look at some of the images from Reuters at boston.com. These are some amazing pictures taken by a photojournalist of the explosion and the spill after.

Monday, July 26, 2010

Some of My First

These are some of my earliest images taken many years ago. The first was taken with a Yashica D on 120mm film in natural light. The second was my first 4x5 image and it was take in natural light on Polaroid. Both cameras are still in use today and play a regular role in the work I produce.

Friday, July 23, 2010

Film vs. Digital

My Take:

Personally I see film and digital as two totally different mediums. Yes they both give us photographs, but I get two completely different results from them. I also approach them differently because of the immediacy of digital, where as with film there is more preproduction that takes place. I also like film better in that it has a more artistic feel during the shoot as well as the end results. Digital is great, don't get me wrong; but there is a certain finesse in film which digital, with all it's benefits, can't reproduce. At least not yet…