The first of my thoughts and images with the impressive $17,000 Hasselblad kit I rented for a weekend of non-stop photoshoots.
Glitter Bodypaint
With a recent wave of body positive videos and articles of people wearing body paint and body glitter out in public a friend of mine wanted to give the concept a shot and do a photo shoot wearing a shirt made of glitter.
Fabulous Flowers
A series of stills of a variety of beautiful flora, suspended weightlessly in the black, the texture almost touchable in it’s three dimensionality.
Photography San Francisco From a Car Window
Sometimes I will be performing a mundane task, in this case going to a doctor’s appointment in the city, and I will get a gut feeling that I just have to bring my camera. This was one of those days; a day where something about the air just felt like photography.
A Unique Image of the Google Pixel 2
When I got a new phone it seemed the perfect occasion to photograph a cell phone in a way I had never seen before. I wanted to show off the fact that the phone is moisture resistant, so decided to photograph it floating in a cloud of mist.
Hiking Red Hill
As my time in the North-East progressed as did the changing of the leaves. In my last weeks there the whole world seemed to be on fire in reds, yellows, and oranges. I took a beautiful hike up to a remote fire tower to see the expansive views of the leaves as they began to reach their peak of colorfulness.
The Start of the Fall Colors on Lake Waukewan
Nearly every chance I got I was out on the lake, the mild weather made for perfect days out on the boat or just enjoying the sound of the water at the beach.
Adding Food to my Portfolio
One day while looking through my portfolio I realized I didn’t have a single photo of food, and decided I need to change that.
My First Time Photographing Footwear
At this point in experimenting with product photography I decided to try making my background completely in photoshop, making it possible to replace it with anything I wanted.
Perfecting the Art of Photographing Wine
In my search to find out the best ways to photograph difficult products I have photographed a good number of bottles discovering which ones are more receptive to what kinds of light, this bottle has the text and logos printed directly on the bottle making it especially challenging.
Trying My Hand at Photographing Makeup
This image was another photo spurred on by a hole in my portfolio, I realized that every product I had photographed was either unisex or geared towards male consumers. Hoping to rectify this I decided to photograph a cosmetic product.
Testing the Flashpoint Xplor 600
These images were a result of my first ever shoot with the Flashpoint Xplor 600, my most powerful light to date.
Getting Creative with a Timepiece
This image was inspired by a video I saw produced by the fstoppers where they talked about creative ways to photograph wedding rings.
Tilden's Animal Farm and Nature Area
One of my favorite places in Berkeley to go for a walk is the Wildcat Creek Trail at the Tilden Little Farm, it isn’t the most exciting hike in the Berkeley hills, but it so easily and conveniently accessible that I find myself frequently taking friends and family there.
A Day in the Snowy Sequoias
There’s little I love more than photography in the snow, the high contrast provided by the bright snow and clear skies make for some truly ethereal images.