Archive for October, 2008
Autumn in the midwest. Edwardsburg, MI.
Tomorrow I’m shooting a wedding in Cleveland and then I’ll head back to the land of eternal summer, Long Beach, CA. So here’s a few last highlights. Imagine the smell of burning leaves while you look at these photos. This pumpkin patch was peppered with huge orange pumpkins 2 days ago. Now it is Hollow’s [...]
Fire. Edwardsburg, MI.
Yesterday I did some chores for my pop. My favorite chore was the one where he asked me to set fire to a huge pile of cardboard: I grew up in the midwest and “playing with fire” was our past time during the summer. We would have enormous fires on summer nights, and pool all [...]
Palm Springs, CA
Just a couple additional shots from my trip to Palm Springs. This one’s taken by Samuel.
My new (old) Konica and Gene’s Camera Store. Mishawaka, IN
I’m a digital man, but that wasn’t always so. There were days when I would spend hours in a dark room under red lights, breathing in toxic chemicals, losing my fingerprints for the love of those black-and-white images that would magically appear on smooth white paper. But it was also frustrating. And I love the [...]
Ewardsburg, MI: Day 2
It’s been great hanging out here with my family. The weather has been incredibly brisk and wet, so there have been fires in the fireplace, old movies watched, and board games played. Family… My sister Rachel: …being a creeper Remember this game?
A Preview of things to come…
A little preview of a little project I’m working on with Josh McBride. These are letters from this summer, which, moldy and wet, are drying by the fireplace.
Summer to Autumn in 3 days. Edwardsburg, MI
It’s crazy to think that it’s still summer in Long Beach, CA. Not long ago I was soaking up the California rays, skateboarding around town, wearing sandals and a tank top: (photo from the Shelter opening thanks to Samuel) Just a plane ride (or two) and a bus ride (or two) later… And it’s fall: [...]
The Nunns, Detroit, MI
Today was a blast. It was chilly in Detroit , but the rain held out all day. Tanya and Emanuel were a blast to photograph– along with all of their family friends. I might have been one of the only white boys at the wedding, but that didn’t stop me from heading out on the [...]
Detroit, Michigan. Day 1.
Went for a walk in the rain today to scout out possible places to shoot tomorrow after the wedding. It was cold and wet, so I bought an umbrella. It’s sturdy, and yellow, and I have a feeling its going to be a loyal umbrella through the next few months.
The current state of things. Detroit, MI
I’m currently sitting in the Detroit Metropolitan Airport. It’s midnight, and I will be sleeping here tonight. Crazy? Maybe. But why get a hotel… I try and post something here every day, and I admit that when i don’t have something worthwhile to post, I feel a little bit guilty at the end of the [...]
Ryan and the apples, Long Beach, CA
My good friend and former (slash kind-of-current) roommate Ryan joined the world of the living and started a blog. I found out about it today and loved this picture of Ryan. I also love the fact that he’s making his own homemade hard cider in the kitchen. Visit his blog here for the details. The [...]
Warner Brothers Studios, Burbank, CA
Today I had a great time hanging out with my good friend Marcy. She works for Kristin Chenoweth (who’s a gem in real life and on Pushing Daisies which is such a great show I’m hooked on, and you should watch). Marcy showed me around the massive Warner Bros lot which was like a small [...]
Cupcake Royale/Veritas Coffee, Ballard, WA
Over the past month and a half that I’ve been darting around the northwest, in-and-out of Ballard in Seattle, Jess and I have frequented this wonderful place. I must say that I’ve become a little bit addicted to their cupcakes. We nearly tried every one they offer– from the Lavender to the Red Velvet to [...]
Palm Springs, CA
Shot I snapped of Samuel during the reception at the wedding we were shooting here in Palm Springs: Samuel shot this of me: Some shots I took this morning: View Larger Map
Life changes…
Well, everyone. I’m sitting at the Parker hotel in Palm Springs California out here to shoot a wedding with my friend Samuel Lippke. My time on the road has been an incredible experience these last few months. The places I’ve gone have been incredible, second only to the people that I’ve met and spent time [...]
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
I took a day trip to Vancouver with Jess the other day. What a city! Over the course of the day we probably walked 10 or 15 miles so it was important to fill up on a huge breakfast. 5 Canadian bucks at the bizarre (locally recommended) “Smile Cafe” got us a huge, hearty breakfast: [...]
Parkour shoot, Freeway Park, Seattle, WA
A couple weeks ago I met Aaron Carlisle, a traceur (a practitioner of parkour), in Gasworks park. I took a few shots of him there and then we kept in contact and decided to do a little shoot a month later (this past Sunday). Northwest traceurs Tyson Cecka, Aaron Carlisle, Cody Allison, and Alexander met [...]
A good day in San Francisco, CA
Yesterday was a good day. I mean, it really was. I wasn’t planning on the news that I heard from the mechanic back in Seattle. From the sound of it, his jarbled mechanic-speak translated to me that my car’s insides were completely churned and mashed into a massive hunk of oily metal. Apparently my mechanic [...]
Edun pop up shop opening, San Francisco, CA
Last night I was nursing a cold as I fumbled my way through bus and busy street, up and down hills, finally guessing my way to 411 Hayes in San Francisco. Edun, the “socially conscious clothing company,” had a posh party here in SF and I was hired to shoot the event by my friend [...]
The best airline I’ve flown…
It would be hard to find a better one. Friendly flight attendants, posh leather seats, personal entertainment centers, individual outlets at each seat. It’s really like flying first class but paying for economy. My tickets were $72 each way. Problem is, they still don’t fly very many places so until they do I’m still a [...]
The Kennedy School, Portland, OR
Laurel, Jess and I had a great day yesterday escaping the rain at The Kennedy School, one of several hotel and/or restaurants and/or theatres and/or pubs owned by Mcmenamins. Check out all of the great Mcmenamins places in the northwest on their site. The Kennedy School in particular is an old high school that has [...]
Ben Kweller
Great show last night in Seattle at the Chop Suey. Ben Kweller. Too tired to write more then this.
Broken down, Lincoln City, OR
What was an annoying, frustrating situation, became a great story. I was driving inland from Lincoln City, Oregon in the rain down the 18, when my clutch (which had been waning) failed. I pulled off the side of the road and assessed the situation. Then I remembered that I knew nothing about cars so I [...]