Here's a couple more from the shoot I did a couple days ago. I really like how some of these images came out. It was pretty fun shoot and good for the portfolio because I don't shoot guys very often. I was trying to find an environment with plenty of "urban debris" to create a cool background. It would have been much easier had I done this shoot in L. A. because everything there is urban debris! ;) So, I ended up using this tiny junk pile next a building just off the main tourist drag in downtown Santa Barbara. I think it worked out pretty well though, despite my lack of junk!

Another fashion shoot, this time in downtown Santa Barbara, Calif. with a guy named Alex who I met on ModelMayhem.com

One more shot from the street fashion shoot and no more, I promise.

More shots from my streetside fashion shoot on Saturday night.

These images are from a fashion shoot I did on Saturday. I'll try to post some more of these in the next few days.

More shots from the previously mentioned studio session.

Some shots from recent studio session with my friend/model Joanne. The idea was to create solid, full body silhouettes on a white backdrop. I like the way the silhouettes came out, but I also really liked these outtakes. I've been real busy lately, but stay tuned; more images are on the way!

Some new stuff. Nothing special just some recent images I shot for class.

Need a Light?

The man is always on my back! ;-)

Preparing for an early morning launch.

Minding the prop-arc (the area underneath the rotating propeller blades).

Afternoon on the flightdeck.

I've been working on some old navy stuff for the website lately. I really like some of these pictures, but I've never really done much with them. Alot of my navy work has been published in some form or another, but I don't always know when something's been used. I've got such a backlog of images from my 5 years in the navy that I'll probably be posting the occassional old school navy image for the rest of eternity! Okay, maybe not that long, but I definitely have more than a couple. Hope ya'll enjoy 'em.

In the spotlight...

as the record turns...

the music transforms me.

Okay, it's official. My website is up and running now. I still need to add some images and do a little reorganizing on it, but it's 100% functional. The nice thing about it is how easy it is to update. So, I was able to get a website up quick that I can continue to improve on as I get time.

These are a few images that I've been working on for a music themed page on my site. I'm hoping to shoot more for it in the future.

Until next time, I leave you in peace.

This guy is in charge of making sure no one gets in the path of incoming planes during landing operations aboard ship. Fun!

These are spent .50 cal. shells from a live fire exercise I shot back in my navy days. Basically, the gunner's mates onboard throw some kind of "target" into the water, the boat circles around, and then they shoot it until it sinks or they run out of ammo. Of course, they're timed to see how fast each team can get to their gun mount. Afterall, it is an exercise and not just a chance to shoot a really big gun for fun... right?

If I remember correctly, this guy was from Wisconsin, he was just out travelling the country with nothing but his mini band setup. Interesting fellow. Yes, I did tip him. :)

I shot this at a wine and jazz festival. Good music + good booze = good time!

This is going to be the homepage of my new website! I'll be sure to post a link to it as soon as I get it up and running.


An interesting shadow and a window outside the camera store I frequent in Santa Barbara. I like this shot because it's a great example of breaking the rules. By that, I mean it was shot at mid-day with the sun high in the sky creating insanely harsh shadows on everything. Most photographers say, "don't even pull your camera out of the bag between the hours of 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. because the light sucks! You should only be shooting outside around sunup and sundown to get the good lighting." Well... sometimes it pays to say the hell with the rest of 'em, I'm marching to the beat of my own drum! ;-)

A boy and a puppy in Venice Beach. I love the irony of how creepy this happy little scene turned out.

This is from a ride along I did with the Baltimore Police Department back in 2001. I was selected for the worldwide military photojournalism workshop in Fort Meade, Md. and my assignment was to do a ride along with the local police. The story didn't come out as well as I'd hoped, but I got some great single images from it and a great experience to learn from.

On a more serious note, I found this image while perusing through some old files for a website I'm working on and decided to dust it off and throw it up. This is a shot I grabbed without looking through the viewfinder, I was literally shooting from the hip. I shot this side of East 5th Street in L. A. while walking down the other side. Though this looks like a relatively deserted street, it's actually the heart of a several block area known as Skid Row. Thousands of people live on these streets with little or no shelter. There are Porta-Potty Brothels right next to heroin addicts shooting up on the street and regular stabbings to go with it. I've heard about this place before, but I never imagined that it was really that bad. It's truly a sobering experience to stand in the middle of a thriving, modern, city, and still be sourrounded by so much human suffering. And to think I didn't even have to leave the country to find it... wow, we are so much better than all those third world countries aren't we? Gee, I sure am glad I'm an enlightened American who was born into the land of prosperity so that I can persue the "American Dream" without having to worry about poverty and starvation like those poor people whose governments don't care about them. I mean, imagine what there living conditions must be like...

Just working on some images for the portfolio and thought I'd share.

My friend Antione in the studio.
You can check out his work at www.themistocleous.com

Thank you for smoking... :)

Warming Up...

Jammin' on stage!

Some old photos from my Newspaper days.

I was digging through some old photos for a portfolio project and I found these little gems hiding in the corner. Shot 1 is of a friend of mine named Jasmine, I think she's one of the kindest and happiest people I've ever met. Shot 2 is of my friend Phil. This is one of those rare moments in which he is actually happily chuckling to himself about something. For anyone in the Ventura area, Phil will be presenting some of his work (He's an old Navy photographer friend of mine) from Iraq at the Accolades art gallery in downtown Ventura. I believe it costs $10 to get in, but trust me it's well worth it. The last shot here is from a trip I took to Mexico with my friend Antoine back in April of last year. Even the Grim Reaper has trouble fending off the enthusiasm of the young!