New black and white studio portrait - Victor
Had a great session yesterday shooting a portrait of my friend Victor. I think he looks primo in this shot. Still experimenting with my light setup in the studio but getting a better handle on...
Adventure report: Appalachian Trail in PA 10-13 July 2020
It’s been 6 months since our last trip to Appalachian Trail and the mountains were calling our names. Read about our last AT trip here:...
Gear loadout for AT PA trip 10-13 July 2020
FOOD WEIGHT: 6.5 lbs. TOTAL PACK WEIGHT w/ food and water: 28.6 lbs Backpack: MR SATL Pack liner: compactor trash bag Sleeping bag (AegisMax green) (in KUIU clear rolltop dry bag M) Sleeping pad -...
Experimenting in the studio. Katya - portrait #2
Second studio tests with Katya. This is a 4 light setup: key, fill, hair, and background. I shot this image on Nikon D4 and processed it via Lightroom. Key, fill, and hair light are all speedlite...
Camping trip to Rocky Gap in June 2020 with Dan, Glenn, and Jack
This was a wonderful camping trip to Rocky Gap - one of our favorite places on the border between Maryland and Pennsylvania. We also had Glenn and Jack join in and we had a great time hanging out...
Building a photo/video studio
I finally decided to build a photo/video studio in my basement. Since photography has always been my passion, I wanted to invest in advancing my craft by having my own studio to shoot in. For...
Top 10 Leadership Books
Here’s a list of leadership / management books that I have read and recommend. "The Power of Habit" - Charles Duhigg"Getting Things Done" - David Allen"Team of Teams" - Stanley...
The most inspiring speech: Wisdom of a third grade dropout
I wanted to share with you this emotional and inspiring speech! https://youtu.be/Bg_Q7KYWG1g
My hi-tech/lo-tech hybrid Information Management System in 2020
In this post I wanted to share with you my productivity and information management system. This system is a hybrid in two ways: it uses both hi-tech and lo-tech tools, and it is based on features...
Compound friends...
First time I was able to capture these guys in a decent photo. They been coming around for about a year now. But they usually come at night so I can’t get a good pic of them. This one came early...
Katya is releasing a Modeling Guide! I’m pumped!
Tomorrow, Katya will be releasing her first Modeling Guide aimed at helping inspiring models to achieve their dreams! Way to go, Katya! She’s worked very hard at putting this guide together during...
My EDC “pocket dump” for 2020
It’s been a long time since I did an every day carry (EDC) dump post. For 2020, I switched up some items in my EDC. My bigger blade CRKT Crawford, which isn’t really good for the every day pocket...