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…
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…
My recent episode of The Chat with Gordon Laing was such fun! If you haven’t seen it, check it out here. The Three Muskateers Like I said in the video, it took place in Nashville, TN during a Sony media event. We were there to experience the new mirrorless cameras – pre-production. A big honor!…
Avoiding Bonsai Rock: “all that” or merely insecure? Bonsai Rock on Lake Tahoe, Nevada side is an icon. An endless stream of photographers has been to this spot to shoot this very rock it seems; its wee stunted pine trees doing their mightiest to grow out of a crack in the granite. Just do a…
Recently, I did an episode of “The Chat” with slack key guitar master Makana. Can you say “AWESOME”?? Seeing Another Perspective Every show I do immerses me in someones’s world. I can’t tell you how much I love that. It’s one of the things I enjoyed most about my acting career: getting to experience life…
Check this dream off the list: “Do an episode of ‘The Chat’ with Makana“. Done. Check. Sigh. Makana 101: Makana is an internationally acclaimed slack key guitarist, singer, and composer. Described as “dazzling” by the New York Times, he is considered to be the greatest living player of the art form. His song “Deep In…