Final shots from Santa Monica Pier

This set of images is of Larry Dallas Poling, a street performer on Santa Monica pier. I photographed him at the end of the day, right before sunset. I really loved his sound and guitar work, but after a few minutes he told me to beat it…that I was hurting his tips. [...]

Studio Fashion Shoot

Last Saturday was a great day; It was one of the few fashion shoots I attempt and despite all the controversy and criticism surrounding fashion photography, it still feels like the most difficult work I’ve attempted and some of the greatest fun.  Maybe the fun had less to do with it being a fashion shoot [...]

Outtakes

Hey Gang,
This post features a number of outtakes from recent studio and location shoots that I thought were just fun images worth sharing.  Hope you enjoy.

Throwing a Hail Mary

This set of images was taken on the night of Dec. 23 and during the day, Dec. 24, 2009.  Our epic snowstorm blowing in, my friend Chet and I decide to head to Duluth and take what comes our way.  We arrived in the harbor at night, but in reasonable conditions.  The winds were blowing [...]

(I) Studio Portait: Professional Singer Kelly Rea Jackson

I recently had the pleasure to do a short shoot with professional singer, Kelly Rea Jackson, in the studio. Kelly is a high energy, playful spirit. We did a slight variation on two themes and these three images are a sampling of the session. Below you can see a slide show of [...]

NPC Competition with Lisa

A recent client, Lisa, participated in the NPC (National Physique Committee) bodybuilding, fitness and figure competition in Wyzata, MN a few weeks ago.  The day after the competition we photographed Lisa in the studio to document what she has accomplished.  She is a self-employed business owner, a mom, a daughter, a sister, an aunt and [...]

(I)Black and White Photography: Capella Tower and B/W Adjustment Layer Tricks

Today’s image is from a recently completed commercial shoot of the Capella Tower, downtown Minneapolis, MN.  The management claims its the tallest skyscraper in Minneapolis by 1 foot, towering over the IDS building.
After completing my work in color for the client, I decided to play around with the image in black and white.  Its MUCH [...]

(I)Landscape Photography: Osseo barn, silo, Jane and farm dog

Last weekend I went to Madison, WI for a halloween/Badgers Football/euchre/croquet weekend with some friends.  On may down I decided to take an hour to just PLAY around in the Osseo, WI area.  Despite its international fame for the Norski Nook pies, Osseo is really just a sleepy farming community.  It was cold, cloudy and [...]

(V) (I) Landscape Photography Tutorial: Duluth Harbor Black and White

Hi Gang, today’s post is an image and video tutorial of a photo I captured on Oct. 2, 2009 in Duluth Harbor.  Some may recall the storm that passed through there and I showed up on the back side of it, when things had calmed just a little.  The structure in this image is the [...]

Scouting The Workshop on the Gitche Gumee

I’m still digesting the amazing workshop week we all experienced.  I have to send out a BIG THANK YOU to all the participants, including Marek, Amy, Mark, Sharon, Chet, and Travis, who  assisted and contributed to the wonderful vibe of the group.
I went out Sunday afternoon before the workshop to scout a trail in Gooseberry [...]

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