New Blog

Hi everyone! I don't live in SF anymore, but you can check out all the excitement over at my new blog http://milkmamagoatfarm.com/

Justice in Oakland?

I was in Oakland working on some other photos and generally ignored the police and swat team putting the neighborhood on lock down as they went house by house searching for suspects of a drive by and fatal car crash. I found these two shots rather ironic as I rode by.

Crab Fishing

Cruised down to Half Moon Bay to catch some crabs. YUM!



(I got pooped on YUK)

Moutain Man Martin

Rode up to Marin and walked for like a million miles up a big ole hill.

Rocking Out With MJ and the Pink Snowflakes

I took some photos of my friend MJ and his band the Pink Snowflakes as they blew through town and blew my eardrums to hell.

Pirate Salon

My friend just opened up a new salon and she rocks so you should def go check it out!



PS yelp loves her too!

Mission Sky

Seeing, in the finest and broadest sense, means using your senses, your intellect, and your emotions. It means encountering your subject matter with your whole being. It means looking beyond the labels of things and discovering the remarkable world around you.

--Freeman Patterson

City Hall Study

When you begin viewing the world through a camera lens, your senses sharpen as your mind and eyes are forced to focus on people and things never before noticed or though about. I discovered that even if I didn't always take a picture, the simple act of carrying a camera and searching for something to photograph greatly sharped my powers of observation and allowed me to experince much more of life.

--Kent Reno

Playing In the Park

Tears In Rain

Crow on Baker Beach

Today, I'm a Photographer

Yesterday I woke up as a marketing researcher, this morning I wake up as a photographer. I lost my job yesterday and I turn my my head towards brighter horizons. Today I have no one else to blame for my successes or failures. Today I no longer trade my dignity for a dollar bill.

Alright, time to make it happen.

!D

What's in your bag?

I love my Chrome Messenger Bag

I'm a Strobist

In the last couple months I've become a strobist. I've put together a lighting system based on the ideas of David Hobby at strobist.com

I've been piecing together lighting that I can keep in my Chrome Messenger Bag Here's some examples of my most recent work.

Photos from the Archive

The first two photos on my Flickr account. They were taken while I was at college in Wyoming back in 05. Unfortunately I had all my photos from when I started up to about a year ago when I moved on CDs in a little CD book and I haven't been able to find it since I moved to a new house. At least I have some low res versions on Flickr. Now I have all my photos on external hard drives. I probably should back those up too.....





!D

Dia De Los Muertos

Dia De Los Muertos = Best Celebration EVER!

I got published and I built a new portfolio!!

Go to My New Website and click on the {press} button.

Bacon Day Breakfast

Step 1 Wake Up
After 11 AM



Step 2 Buy Bacon
Get the good stuff. I don't have a butcher nearby but the organic market down the street came through. Thick cut. All natural. No antibiotics. No added Hormones. All Vegetarian feed. No Preservatives. MMMMMMM. Happy pigs make happy bacon.



Step 3 Open Bacon
Use a fancy Japanese knife if you want a cool looking picture.



Step 4 Warm Pan
Put a little oil in the pan so they don't stick and warm the pan on medium heat. Wait till it is hot to put the bacon in.



Step 4 Cook Bacon
Put the bacon in the pan. Don't crowd. let it cook.



Step 5 Wait
Take a deep smell of the glorious bacon.



Step 6 Almost Ready to Flip
Do the first flip when the bacon is starting to get brown on the pan side.



Step 7 Flip Bacon
Don't just flip. You must rotate to ensure maximum cookage.



Step 8 Be the Bacon
You must employ all 5 senses to achieve bacon nirvana. Ignore your personal ego. It's all about the bacon.



Step 9 Flip Again
When the edges start to get crispy it's time to flip the bacon again.



Step 10 Perfect Bacon
I like the whole range of bacon. A little crispy on the edges, mostly crunchy, a little soft on the wrinkles.



Step 11 The Bacon Gods Will Strike You Down if You Waste That Bacon Grease
May I suggest eggs?



Step 12 Holy Shit



Step 13 Lightly Dress Eggs
I went with some sea salt, fresh ground pepper, and some hot sauce.



Step 14 Eat
Wallow in the glorious amazing bacon. You are one step closer to enlightenment.