shot a story for jet set, pretty fun session.  got a chance to use the new water housing with the 1dsm2 which was nice.  speaking about locations...this is a good friends house and pool in carlsbad.  nice have friends that allow me to shoot on their property or with their toys, thanks joe! the truth is this is the first placed i lived in california way back in 1994...i rented a room in the house...nice to go back and shoot there....  tons of shots from this session but here are a few...

i have had people ask me where i find my places to shoot... I actually do very little location scouting, unless it is a very art directed session with location intention or there is a budget and producer that helps secure and plot the locations.  for the most part i have an idea and scout when shooting and just find it! 

so here is alexia's session in la jolla.  love the field...the second i saw, i was excited.

have shot debi in the past and its always fun.  she has tons of soul and looks good on the board;-) 

update**  both housing and lens are sold!!  thanks

hi all, moving my underwater rig to the 1ds m2 and have a custom made del mar housing for a 5d for sale... the port fits a 17-40...also seems to fit a 50mm, 85mm... and has a zoom ring, exposure knob and a packet wizard port.

port is super clean, no scratches, like new except for some scratches on the top bottom of the housing...

$1500 ~  housing
$600 ~ lens 17-40

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hi all!

back in the studio after a nice family and friends camping trip to mammoth lakes, ca.  i have never been so i was very excited to see what all the fuss was about.  we camped at twin lakes campground just a short drive from town.  the campground was great with lots to do for the kids, but for 4 year olds, playing and living in the dirt is just about as good as it gets.  but we did hike to emerald lake, devil's postpile national monument and rainbow falls.  we also got some fishing and boating in as well as some late night beer drinking stories, which is always fun.

the crew below, was my family as well as eric, andrew, ocean, chris, and levi.

as for the photography, all shot on my trusty 1dsm2 with lots of post production for the holga look which for camping has a nice nostalgic feel.  i did shoot the 50mm 1.4 a good bit on this trip and if i was gonna do it again, might be the only lens i would take.  super lightweight, and fast for those moody backlit trees.

the top image is a image merge in photoshop from 6 vertical images of emerald lake.