Windmill Landscape

Returning from a photo shoot in Palm Springs last week, the rays of sunlight streaking through the clouds near Cabazon caught my attention. So I pulled off of the freeway and grabbed a few shots with my iPhone camera. The windmills provided a cool foreground.

Just For Fun

While scouting locations for an upcoming photo shoot yesterday, I noticed the tiles on the ground and became intrigued. So I experimented with my iPhone camera to come up with some motion blur, resulting in the image here. It reminds me of the school carnival booths when I was a kid, where you would squeeze paint from bottles onto a spinning canvas. (No post-production here, other than the border. All done in-camera, without any apps.)

Engagement Session

Yes, I know. . .I'm not shooting weddings anymore. But I still shoot engagement sessions. And it was a pleasure to photograph my nephew Rob & his fiance Marci in Palos Verdes last Saturday. We had a great time and it resulted in some pretty cool images.

Hotel

I was in Palm Springs this week to photograph several hotels. One of my favorites was the Korakia Pensione. This place has such a cool, relaxing vibe with a Mediterranean/Moroccan theme. I spent one night at the Korakia, but would have loved to stay there the entire week.

CD Cover

It was a pleasure to work with guitarist Mick Taras to come up with the perfect image for his new CD, "Over & Over". Mick is a really talented musician who was looking for a photograph with a sunrise mood and he felt that the train tracks in this shot represented his journey through life. Auguri per successo, mio amico!

Jr. Lifeguards

When I go to the beach to relax & bodysurf, I don't bring any of my pro camera gear. So it's really nice to have a decent little camera available in my iPhone for moments like this in Huntington Beach. One of several Jr. Lifeguard groups going through training this week.

Happy 4th of July!

Just a wish for a safe and sane 4th of July while celebrating our country's independence.