Redlights and Redeyes

I am definitely coming up with some pieces of flair for photojournalists on the election trail.  It can be a lonely place out there covering politics, running from spray to rope to riser, sending from the floor of some conference room, being surrounded by thousands, but only knowing the 10 other photographers in the pool. [...]

Suit.  Check. Tie.   Check. Podium.  Check. Stage full of red, white, and blue accents.  Check. Talking points.  Check. American flag pin.  Check. Finger pointing.  Check. Riser.  Check. Twenty other photographers getting the same shot.  Check. I really do love covering politics…there’s that inherent challenge in making something unique that goes beyond what is literally [...]

If there’s one thing I actually really miss about my newspaper job is that Friday night ritual of destroying my jeans one knee at a time, the battle of grainy photos shot on unreal ISO’s versus Noise Ninja, and cursing the roster for not having that one player with the number you need. Ahhh, high [...]

I’m convinced most of my most exciting ideas come from Starbucks-stained napkins…most of which get crumpled up into a pocket and forgotten about.  This one stuck for some reason…and now this little napkin is reality. FOCUSED came out of an idea to rejuvenate some film I had.  I had no idea how that would happen, [...]

If you don’t like the assignments you are given, make your own. Shooting for free is the kiss of death in this industry, but there’s a time for everything.  Sometimes, a self-assignment is worth it.  If you are a staffer, the daily grind of assignments can beat you down with every building mug and press [...]

I spent the week doing a couple things I don’t do very often – disconnecting, actually going to the beach for fun (instead of a shoot), and putting my camera down for a while. The eye candy one night this week was too insane to play around in for a few frames. For as much [...]