I love my work, but some days its just "extra" special! I was asked to shoot this image for the upcoming Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance. I arrived early Monday morning to find a line of beautiful classic cars (yes, the 60's Corvair is a collectors classic!) and had great fun working with art and marketing director Steve Kittrell of Sports Car Magazine. We both had a hand in lining up the c … [Read more...]
TourFactory Tree House!
I Love My Job! I have been self employed for almost 25 years, so I use the term "job" loosely! One of the really cool things about my work is where I work! I live and work on the Central California Coast, and most days my office view includes the Pacific Ocean and Monterey Bay. I photographed this home for Traci Thiercof and Howard Grothe of Alain Pinel Realty. I enjoy every photo shoot, but t … [Read more...]
Why Hire A Photographer?
Quality is King, or, Why Hire a Photographer? (click and you'll transported to YouTube, , , call Spock or Scotty if you get in trouble) Many of my real estate clients are very good photographers, and many have better equipment than I do (jealous!) ~ So why call me to shoot the real estate? Because I can often produce good results quickly and efficiently while the client concentrates on … [Read more...]
Old Men Building New Houses
I love film. I love old manual cameras. Film has a much deeper range of dynamic light response than our small digital cameras, and shooting film forces me to slow down and think about each shot. I try and see most shots before I take them, but with a digital camera I shoot then chimp, shoot then chimp. With film I stare at the scene, then through the viewfinder; I work hard on manual focus and e … [Read more...]