New Year, New Look
It's that time of the year again for a website update. Really excited to be adding a whole new commercial category this year and finally releasing some of the product work I've recently added to my portfolio! Most of which I personally use on a regular basis in the field.
Happy Thanksgiving!
It's hard to believe that I have been in Seattle for over a year now! Time really flies when you live in such an awesome place. Looking back at the past year I have so many things to be thankful for. I've been to so many awesome places, met some really cool people, and done some pretty crazy things. I can't wait to see what the next year brings!
On a side note here are some images from an informal jam that went down last month! The guys were throwing down some banger tricks!
Lake Michigan Windsurfing
One of the many great things about living in northern Michigan is the lakes around us. Whether you simply enjoy relaxing on the pristine beaches or getting involved in one of the many adventure sports on the water, we proudly have some of the best lakes in the world right outside our front door. Windsurfing is a relatively unknown extreme sport in this area with athletes far and few between. Any opportunity I get to photograph a windsurfer I gladly take. The wind on Lake Michigan was perfect this day; a strong, offshore, consistent wind was kicking about two to three foot waves. Below is the series of images I took of Chris Righi windsurfing on the big lake.
Flashback Friday No. 1
Well it's been a long time since my last blog post, too long in fact. I could use the excuse that I have been extremely in the last two months as that would be true. But that's simply instead of just making an excuse I'm going to start a new blog series. Every last Friday of the month I'll be posting images from the past and the stories behind them. Most will come from my days at Hallmark Institute of Photography others more recent
Going to start with a pair of images from a photo shoot in my last couple months still in school. This particular photo shoot started off after spending a day location scouting in Boston with a fellow classmate. One spot particularly stood out that day, an old concrete track stadium just south of Boston proper. Eventually after having the initial shoot delayed it was time to make the two hour trek from my home in western Massachusetts to Boston. The first hour and a half is easy driving through the countryside on MA-2, last thirty minutes however is on Boston's subway system. Getting on the first train my assistants and I are all loaded down with bags full of camera equipment which soon starts attracting strange glances from other riders. Soon enough we are pulling into our station and walking up the stairs and out onto the streets. The distance from that station to the shoot location seems a lot longer now that I'm carrying several bags of equipment on my shoulders. It wasn't until we get to the location that we notice what was supposed to be blue skies had turned into a sky full of fast approaching storm clouds. Luckily the model shows up on time and is more than eager to shoot despite the imminent storm. We are able to shoot two poses before the skies open up and start drenching us with rain. All in all the weather enhanced the photo shoot and we were able to produce some striking images.
Thanks to Richard Wingert for modeling.
Day on the Water
Firstly it's been awhile since my last blog post and I have a lot of catching up to do with several shoots waiting to get more then just a brief glance. I'll be posting fairly regularly again starting with my most recent shoot from Memorial Day weekend. With the ice now gone and air temps climbing into the mid 80's I jumped into the water to capture windsurfers and kiteboarders ripping it up. A strong westerly wind gave them all the power they needed to tear by me, slashing waves and jumping clear over in the process. It was pretty thrilling to watch these athletes harness the wind in such a creative way.
