Beautiful Fall Color

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011 at 11:20pm - Landscape

 I have been going through my entire collection of work since I started shooting over the last few months as I´ve been preparing my soon to be announced Signature Collection of images.  One of my favorite benefits of going through all my work has been to also find themes in my work, of which I´ll be starting to share over the next few weeks and months.  

The first theme I´d like to share is Fall Color.  Its such a short lived phenomena every year, but always brings me so much joy to go immerse myself in the beautiful, vibrant, natural color as the summer transitions to fall; my favorite time of year.

Lens Pro To Go ViewFinder Partnership!

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011 at 11:10pm - Personal

I am beyond honored to be a part of a new partnership with the wonderful folks at Lens Pro To Go called ViewFinders.  They just made their grand announcement!  

Paul Friedman, who started and runs Lens Pro To Go, has always been a very giving person who genuinely loves helping others and being of service. It couldn´t be more evident in the wonderful spirit that pervades his entire company, as they offer some of the best, and friendliest customer service I´ve ever experienced.  They really are a family, and treat their customers like family.  

Paul and his team have reached out to some very inspiring photographers and filmmakers to share their experience and knowledge with Lens Pro To Go´s customers through this new ViewFinders partnership, in hopes of expanding people´s creative horizons.  Each month they will interview a different Viewfinder and share some recent stories and advice.  They will also be opening up questions to their customers with awesome prizes for people´s whose questions are chosen. 

I am thrilled to be the first Viewfinder that they´re going to interview.  You can submit any questions you would like for them to ask me through the ViewFinders website.  The three questions that get chosen will all win a 12x18 print of your choice from my soon to be announced Signature Collection!

You should check out their new ViewFinder website!

Tuolumne Sunset from Olmsted ~ Yosemite Landscape Photography

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011 at 12:41pm - Landscape

 Last night was one of those nights where the entire sky just lights up and you feel lucky to be alive and witnessing such a spectacle.  Pictures can´t convey what it felt like to be there watching the storm clear, seeing lightning off in the distance, and feeling the energy in the air.  Love these moments.

Flying High ~ My 1st Timelapse Reel

Friday, September 16th, 2011 at 12:21pm - Video

 Flying High is a compilation of a lot of my favorite shots from this past year, and my first fully timelapse reel.  I´ve become completely fascinated with timelapse photography this past year, and I´ve been able to get out quite a bit.  

Liz & Eric ~ Convict Lake Wedding Photography

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 at 3:47pm - Weddings

 Liz and Eric had a beautiful wedding at Convict Lake a few weeks ago. It was a perfect late summer day with a hint of storms and a wonderful energy in the air.  Liz and Eric traveled all the way from Washington DC for their destination wedding, and had a nice collection of friends and family join them.  They both love the outdoors and have traveled extensively, so the Eastern Sierra was perfect for them.  Eric´s family came up to Mammoth a lot when he was growing up, so that made it special as well.

Liz and Eric, thank you so much for having me capture moments and memories for you. You can watch the slideshow by pressing play, or you can see it in its own window here.  Enjoy!

Heather & Scott ~ Colorado Wedding Photography

Saturday, August 20th, 2011 at 10:49am - Weddings

Heather and Scott had a gorgeous destination wedding just outside of Ridgway, Colorado at the base of the San Juan mountains.  It was a beautiful day filled with energy in the air.  Just as the wedding was supposed to start, a typical mountain thundershower graced us with its presence.  Heather and Scott being the flexible people they are decided to wait it out under a stand of trees, where we ended up having the ceremony instead of the exposed meadow they had hoped for.  The rain brought about quite an excitement, and then cleared leaving us with a fresh smell in the air and the most beautiful soft light.  Afterwards we all went back to a quant bed and breakfast in Ouray where the reception was held on a perfect summer night.

You can watch the slideshow below by pressing play, or you can see it in its own window here.

Timefest 2K11 ~ Mammoth Lakes & The Eastern Sierra

Monday, August 1st, 2011 at 3:54pm - Landscape

 Last week I had the most amazing time hanging with an incredible group of time-lapse shooters and film makers as we gathered in Mammoth Lakes for the first (hopefully) annual Timefest.  The retreat was the vision of Tom Lowe and Eric Kessler, so I was honored to help find a house and as a local welcome everyone to this special area.  We went out and shot at some amazing areas from Mono Lake to the ancient Bristlecone Pine forest, to Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite.

The group of people was beyond amazing.  Tom had his crew of apprentices and helpers, Dustin Kukuk (Dr Kanab), Nilo Merino Recalde from Spain, and his cousin Mike Goveia.  Eric Kessler of Kessler Crane came out with Tom Guilmette, a boston based cinematographer and film maker.  Vincent Laforet came up with Carson Garner and John.  Mike Flores, Drew Walker, and Ben Wiggins also all came up.  Everyone was so nice and so real, a house full of greats.

I shot a ton during the week, and while it maybe be a while before any of the time-lapses I shot are floating around the web, here´s a few of my favorite stills from Timefest.