Archive for June, 2009
Covered in dust…
Okay. I’m getting closer to being able to be less cryptic about a big project I’m working on. Today I went to Corona, CA for another shoot. This time– and this is kind of a first for me– a video shoot. I used the incredible Canon EOS 5d Mark II to shoot some HD video. [...]
Top 50 of 1,993. Now I need your help.
Well for those of you who didn’t know this, I applied for a job in Sonoma county at a winery called Murphy-Goode. The job description is simple: “We want to hire a social media whiz (your title will be “Murphy-Goode Wine Country Lifestyle Correspondent”) who will report on the cool lifestyle of Sonoma County Wine [...]
La Biennale di Venezia 2009.
I was lucky to have a correspondent at the 2009 Biennale in Venice, Italy a couple weeks ago. Good friend, former roommate, current pseudo-roommate, traveling companion, shooting partner, and sometimes boss (whew), Ira Lippke, took a recent break after a long 5-wedding month to check out the Biennale before heading over to the South of [...]
Coffee 61. Vicksburg, Mississippi.
If you’re ever driving straight through the heart of the south on interstate 20, heading toward the great, hot, endless Texas, stop at Coffee 61 in Vicksburg. What an oasis. It’s a blogger’s dreamland in the midst the sweaty-hot endless south. I’m not kidding: decent coffee and drinks, fast internet, friendly staff, exceptional atmosphere, and [...]
Hotlanta.
I spent this last week in Atlanta (in the humid heat). It was one of the best 4 days I’ve had in a long time. I just had such a blast hanging out with all of the groomsman. We all crashed together at the Cress house. It was like 4 days of being a kid [...]
NOT TODAY.
I wish that it was my full time job being a groomsman in a wedding with my good friend Josh Hause. My stomach hurts from laughing these last few days. A taste of my week:
Mostly Texas…
Here are a few highlights from my road trip with Chad. Most of these are in Texas. Because that’s what most of the drive was. Texas. So big. So long. It’s like our friend Steve said, “Driving through Texas is driving forever towards mountains and never reaching them.”
Introducing the Scott Family…
When I was a freshman in college six years ago, I had a second family. I would go visit them on the weekends and pass the turkey with them on holidays. That family was the Scott family– and there were ten (count them) TEN of them. Brandon, Angela, Stephen, Daniel, Aaron, Christina, Ryan, Gloria, Robin [...]
Thunderstorms in Texas.
Last evening while entering West Texas, Chad and I hit some pretty intense thunderstorms. Gusts of wind were actually pushing our big yellow truck into the other lanes. By the time we got to Dallas where we were staying for the night, the storm had momentarily calmed, but the electricity was out all over. We [...]
Texas to Atlanta, Day 1.
I’m on my way across the country in a big yellow truck, helping Chad (whose wedding is in a week) move his stuff to Atlanta to LA… Vicksburg, Mississippi. Crossing the mighty Mississippi…
More dust all over the place…
I’m doing some more work on the photo shoot from yesterday. It’s slow going because I’ve been en route to Atlanta from L.A. today. Here are a few of my runners-up for favorites. The top favs still to come… This shoot is in preparation for a big project that I’m working on. More to come [...]
A really Goode job.
I’m applying for a short term position at Murphy-Goode, a winery in Sonoma County in California. Check out my video here to support me. Watch it as many times as you see fit… You can check out the job description here.
Dust all over the place…
Well, I can’t give you any actual shots from the shoot yet, but here’s some behind-the-scenes shots. More to come tomorrow or the next day…
Sneak preview…
This has been a crazy couple of days. And things aren’t looking to slow down. I flew in on Saturday and basically walked off the plane (and some public transportation) to a wedding rehearsal/dinner, and wedding day shooting. Then I made my way up to Corona, CA to hang out with some friends that I [...]
Jess & Tyler. I’m speechless.
Just a little sneak peak (from a basically random selection of todays many shots). I had such a good day and this wedding will be pretty hard to beat…
A used skateboard.
I have some really fun stuff coming up… in the mean time, here’s a little throwback to my early Loose Luggage days… Last July I bought an old, worn-out, terrible skateboard for 2 dollars from a 9 year old kid while going on a drive in Wisconsin. I took the thing back to my grandparents, [...]
The boy who could fly…
Went to a great memorial day weekend BBQ a couple weeks back… everyone at the party was stunt actors. Go figure they had to do tricks the whole time… well, actually, I made Mark jump for these pictures…
New York I Love You, But You’re Bringing Me Down.
Pollen. Everywhere. And when does summer come? Because Spring sprung, like, 2 months ago and it’s time for non-stop California-style SUNSHINE. I’m not complaining, I’m just saying is all…
Cocoa Beach, Florida.
While I was in Orlando this past week, my friends Todd and Wes from Indiana just happened to be in town. Todd had to take off Monday morning, but Wes and I managed to get a little mini-road trip in to the Florida coast. We had a great day swimming in the warm ocean water, [...]
Celebration… bordering on creepy?
Jordan and I went to a small Disney-owned town called “Celebration” last night. It was cookie-cutter Americana and felt bizarrely like a movie set… but it’s real… at least as real can be.