Recently went with the boys on a 2-day backpacking trip to Havasu Falls in the Grand Canyon and a small hike in Death Valley on the way back. Havasu Falls and the surrounding area is simply amazing in the Spring. We even had one of the waterfalls to ourselves in the late afternoon. Definitely a place I will return to in the future.
Bottle shots for Pennywise wine, for The Other Guys, Inc. Taken in studio and at the Palace of Fine Arts.
Test shoot with my friend and model Kelly Marie out on some alfalfa fields in Davis. Trying out the California Sunbounce, which has quickly become my new bff these days.
Portrait of Louis de Coninck of Beaucanon Winery in Napa for The Tasting Panel magazine.
Linked up with my pal Robert again to take some pictures of him trail running. Not two minutes into shooting a ranger told me to stop and put my lights away and that I needed a permit for photography. I wasn’t going to leave such a lovely location without photos, so I convinced the ranger to let us use only a reflector. Hats off to my friend Sandra for holding a reflector so well in the wind, and Robert for showing me my new favorite location.
Some action shots of Robert Rhodes of baytrailrunners.com a short walk from my apartment in San Francisco. Robert was great to work with and I’m glad I was able to use the steps I used to run on (note to self: less pork, more steps). Thanks to my boy Noel for being the impervious human light stand.
While location scouting in Tahoe over the winter I snapped a picture of this kayaker at Donner Lake.
Cover photo and portrait of Carolyn Wente, CEO of Wente Family Estates, for Tasting Panel magazine.
Had some fun times in Dawson City in the Yukon last month. Spent five days shooting for a European publication with one of my best buddy’s and amazing writer, Sole Moller. We drank from a dead human toe, almost drowned kayaking down the swollen Klondike river, reveled in a small mosh pit with our new friends, and watched the sun set at 1:15am every night.
The residents there truly know how to enjoy everyday, for I have never come close to being in such a small town with so many fun things going on.
Portrait of Amanda Womack and still-life of Uncle Val’s gin I did at Cask for The Tasting Panel magazine.
A couple pics I took of my new friend Cassie, who is a pilates teacher/fitness model.
