Optical Performance vs. Photographic Usefulness: In Defense of the “Kit Lens” I’ve found some interesting things after spending a lot of time with Nikon’s 24–70mm f/4 S lens: Aperture: I don’t really care for the look of the image—both photo and video—when it’s stopped down much past f/5.6. For photography, I keep it wide open […]
Big Bear Grand Prix 2026 Good times up at the Big Bear Grand Prix this weekend. I was up there to help out Justin and the SRD track crew, which ended up being running up and down the ski slopes all damn day, running fire hose and moving rocks. If you don’t think we were […]
Some of my earliest memories; correction, my earliest memory is of my parents taking me into the ocean. At almost 40 years of age, it’s amazing the recall my brain can produce. It’s become dim over the years, but I can make out the Oceanside Pier, the feeling of unease making our way past the […]
Vulcan Mountain; running, film, and figuring it out Some days start with a plan.This wasn’t really one of them. The idea came together the day before; wake up, load the camera, point the car toward Julian, and run a trail I’d never heard of until that morning. Vulcan Mountain. Five miles. About 1,200 feet of […]
Exit inhale relax. There aren’t many things I appreciate more than being in the mountains with my pup. Simple objective: Go for a run Take a few photos 36 degrees light slushy snow Baltic herring & beef livers …Running essentials Cine Still bw XX 35mm film Olympus 0M2 with 24mm f2.8 I had a few […]
5dev Frameworks Factory Racing It was great being in my “backyard” at the Pro Downhill U.S. National Championship in Big Bear Lake, California. Big Bear is—and has been—a place I spend a lot of time riding and camping during those joy-filled months of not having to pedal uphill while Snow Summit’s ski lifts deliver happy […]
Photographing PAS 200k mid summer ride PAS normal studios and their International Cycling Club made a stop at Cadence Cyclery in Encinitas for a midsummer 200k ride. I was happy to be along for the ride (on a moto) capturing the days events. Cycling commercial photography and film
When my granddad passed away I was left with his camera bag. In it were two film cameras, two lenses, some gun ammo, and a few rolls of film. This is one of his lenses — a 50mm prime Minolta from the late ’70s on my Nikon Z8. Manual focus, manual aperture, and no stabilization. […]
I’ve always loved live music—from my younger days in a band to the privilege of photographing it from time to time. The Belly Up is an Iconic local music venue, if you’ve never been, you should. Live music commercial photography based in San Diego.
Solving the Banding Issue with Nikon Z8 and Z9 in Flash Photography Adding the Nikon Z8 to my camera gear brought along a few challenges, one of which was banding during flash photography—particularly when using an external flash and trigger setup. After some trial and error, I found a solution to this problem, even incorporating […]