RedBull Illume — My Favorites
So I’ve been watching the RedBull Illume – ‘Enlightenment’ slide show on one of my monitors for three hours straight now. At first I had no idea how they were going to pick 250 finalists from the 22k initial entries… but after watching for a bit the gems started to stand out more and more. [...]
Free Motivation
The RedBull Illume contest has launched its ‘Enlightenment’ portion of the Illume site. Its a never ending slide show of the 22k + Action Sport images uploaded for this years contest. There’s some really inspirational work featured from some of the best action photographers in the world, just let it run in the background the [...]
How I Direct Sport Models
Good morning from Scotland! I wanted to wrap up the BTS of the New Hampshire shoot real quick before the rest of the crew gets up and we need to head out scouting for the day. (I’m here shooting running in the Highlands… beyond psyched!)
People ask me quite frequently how I direct the sport models [...]
How Do They Get The Ropes Up There?
As you can see the blog is getting some updates, and it will continue to get buffed out over the next few weeks. I’ve got several shoots coming up that involve lots of traveling, cool places, fun people, etc. I want to do my travels better justice — bigger pictures, easier uploading from the field, [...]
Copp-Dash Inspire Award
I lost several good friends last year. Among them were Jonny Copp, Micah Dash, and Wade Johnson in an avalanche in China. The American Alpine Club has set up a grant in their names. Check it out HERE.
Jonny Copp and Micah Dash were two of America’s leading alpine climbers, adventuring to the farthest corners of [...]
DIY: Build Your Own Long Throw Reflector
This blog is courtesy of #Intern Matt#, and I think it kicks ass:
The bigger location battery powered strobes kick out 1200w/s of power, recycle quickly, and produce beautiful light… but buying accessories for these packs adds up quick… and can be a serious PITA to keep from getting damaged. So if you are cheap but [...]
Shooting Something That’s Been Shot A Million Times
I’m sure we’ve all had an experience where we find ourselves shooting something that has been shot before. Classic spots like Taft Point in Yosemite come to mind, how many millions of people must have taken photos from that exact spot? Golden Gate Bridge anyone? Still, a good photographer finds a way to shoot those [...]
The Great Disconnect
Have you ever been so sucked into your own world that you don’t notice anything else around you? Just the other night my buddy Joe nearly walked out of a bar without paying his tab. I practically had to smack him to get him to listen to what I was saying. I was like, “Hello [...]
D90 Optimizing & Some Other Good Stuff
Well after about a month and a half of tinkering, there is no doubt that you can capture some great footage with the D90… although at times it takes a bit of cajoling. In order to take some of the guess work out of the equation check out some of the following links:
The first major hurdle [...]
Czech It
I’m currently in the Czech Republic on a North Face ‘expedition’ and I have been writing a daily blog with tips/insight from the shoot for the camera bag company Fstop. They are a pretty forward minded camera company, actually sponsoring photographers and trips etc. You can Czech (sic… ha) it out here: http://fstopgear.com/aweek
Video Week 1
I know its not Monday, but this is going to be the week of the video. We have several different video projects coming together, and I have a feeling in the next seven days there is going to be lots to share.For starters check out this great video of Joe Kinder that Piton Productions put [...]
Beta – Lifestyle
I got an email today asking about how to take better lifestyle images and I wrote up a response real quick, I thought it might be interesting to others so here is my response:
Thanks for the good word XXXX,
I don’t really have a set formula, its like saying how do you shoot a good landscape [...]