Decisions, Decisions I love post-processing photos. Since my approach to photography means creating my own vision or “take” on what I see, I have no problem processing a photo in dramatic directions and find it all incredibly satisfying. I was raised in an artistic family, so I guess that just got baked into me. By…
Envisioning a New Year I’m excited about 2014. I also think words, numbers, the vision we hold, the thoughts we think, the attitude and stance we choose to take are ALL factors in the reality selection we experience. It’s certainly proven to be true for me. So, this is interesting to think about as I…
This Week in Photo Frederick Van Johnson is just a fabulous human. Super talented in SO many areas… photography, marketing, writing, hosting, being awesome… he’s like a true renaissance man. I like his modern day term for it: “Multimediographer”. We’d known of each other for quite some time, but it took until the recent Sony…
Meeting Dario I literally only met him minutes before this Chat… but Dario Sattui may well be the most inspiring person I’ve met all year! Dario is the great-grandson of Vittori Sattui, founder of V. Sattui Vineyards in the Napa Valley. He may have learned the vintner business from family… but his love of Medieval…
Creating Our World I have a deep belief… certainty, even… that we create our worlds with the power of our belief, faith, knowledge, wisdom, discernment, actions. I’m not here to debate whether or not you think that is true… I’m simply going to show you two photos. One represents my world when I still had…
It All Started For Me 3 Years Ago… Not in a galaxy far, far away… but in a Starbucks in Austin, TX. I was out for SXSW and a big photo walk led by my friend Trey Ratcliff. We sat down in Starbucks with his son Ethan for a warm and lovely mocha… and he…
The Castle I visited Castello di Amorosa in the Napa Valley for the first time recently. I went to hang with my great friend Annette Biggers – and to help out on one of her fantastic fairy tale shoots. She’s done them at the castle before, so I’d heard a lot about the place. I couldn’t wait…