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Inspiration and musings on photography.
Adding texure effects to images
I’ve been following the work of Nate Kaiser and Jesh De Rox for a little while now. Their texture effects for images take on a very illustrated and antiqued look. I come from both a photojournalism and a painting background. … Continue reading
The great outdoors…
One of the best aspects of living in San Francisco is the quality of life here. I headed out with Ninno to cover just a few of the activities to be found in the bay area. We decided to focus … Continue reading
“Go East Young Man…”
I usually make it out of the country at least a couple of times a year. This year been so consumed with building up the studio that I haven’t taken any significant trips. I did get out of town for … Continue reading
Color management
Ever wondered why your digital prints don’t look like what you see on your screen? I’ve prepared a tutorial to help demystify the practice of color management. Included are a brief introduction to color spaces and device profiles, the basics … Continue reading
Horsing around…
These are a continuation of my work with Danielle. She appears in earlier posts with the horse on the beach.
APA National Photo Competition
The APA (Advertising Photgraphers of America) have regular photo competitions and the current one is their 25th annual event. You can find it at: APA @ 25 NATIONAL PHOTO COMPETITION, SILVER TO PIXEL
Nostalgia for a Retro Future
I lived in San Francisco’s Mission district for 10 years. I finally “escaped” a few years back and have had the opportunity to get to go a number of other neighbors hoods in the city. I say ‘escaped’ because those … Continue reading
Seeing the bay in a new way
A few weeks back my friend Manuel Domecq agreed to take us out sailing on the bay. As part of my new project to stage photos of people in their environments I invited Vadim to play the role of the … Continue reading
Photography post No1!
Hello, I’m digging through some edits I did over the weekend to find the best images for this post. I decided to start with a number of family pictures that I took of over the summer. These were tests and … Continue reading