chino hills

May 3rd, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink

testing some lights with my buddy jake in chino hills

Guatemala

April 11th, 2012 § 2 comments § permalink

Chairlift – Met Before

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A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege to jump down to Guatemala for a photo job with the company Wakami. Visit their site to learn what they are about. Here are some shots of the local women who hand make the bracelets and necklaces. Really amazing company. Be sure to support them.

 

And then these are from a photoshoot we did.

storm

March 21st, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink

salt flat dust clouds

outside the lines

March 16th, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink

Hundred Waters – Boreal

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hypnotic

March 13th, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink

Ezra Furman And The Harpoons – Bloodsucking Whore

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During long drvies that involve many hours on roads which people don’t frequent, I often find myself in the middle of the road. Staring at the yellow lines becomes very hypnotic.

into the valley

March 10th, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink

camping at emigrant campground

sandstorm

March 9th, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink

TV On The Radio – Staring At The Sun

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I had been itching to jump ship and go off the map for a couple of days. Decided Death Valley would do perfectly. Was fortunate enough to get engulfed by a sand/duststorm the first day there. Made for some awesome photos which can’t be replicated any other way.

perched

March 2nd, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink

Santigold – Disparate Youth

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Monolith

March 1st, 2012 § 1 comment § permalink

Jay-Z & Kanye West – Why I Love You (The R.O.A.R. remix)

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If you remember, about a year ago, I bought a pair of wood sunglasses from a company named Shwood. Then about a month ago I came across a blog spotlighting this company Monolith. They were going to be releasing a wooden iPhone backplate replacement for the iPhone 4 and 4s. Being such a huge fan of nature inspired things in our very digital world, naturally I was very excited. I joined the mailing list to be notified when they were available, and finally last week I received an email saying they are finally out. Seconds after receiving that email I put an order in for mine. A nice dark walnut wood to match my east indian rosewood sunglasses :) The backplate came in the mail yesterday and holy shit is this thing sexy. Remember this isn’t a case or a sticker you put over your phone. This is a full backplate replacement incorporating a real piece of wood. I am beyond stoked on how awesome it looks. Do yourself a favor and get one of these bad boys. As of right now they have 3 flavors; Walnut / Teak / Oak. There are talks of introducing more flavors in later months.

 

Photoshop Tutorial – Stylized Vintage Color Effect

February 29th, 2012 § 1 comment § permalink

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I have decided to do a Photoshops tutorials. The first subject was decided to be how I get my color tones. I understand that this video goes pretty fast and isn’t really intended for people that don’t know anything about Photoshop already. Had to start somewhere and needed to see if you guys are actually interested in seeing these. Let me know if you liked it and if you would like to see more. Also suggest topics / effects/ techniques that you would be interested in learning. Please no HDR requests.