When SF magazine approach us to photograph snakes and shoes I was very excited. Michael my assistant wasn't, he has an extreme fear of snakes. Luckily the snake handler (what a cool job title) from the Academy of Science took care of all the snake...
Read MoreMacworld iPad on Location
I love how Macworld Magazine switches things up. It's always something new and exciting. This time, rather than shooting the feature in studio, we ventured off to different parts of San Francisco with two models and two iPads. They wanted more of ...
Read MoreSF Magazine Hanging Watch
I got the call from San Francisco Magazine to photograph a watch...but not just a typical watch photo. They wanted something monumental and fun. They wanted something in line with my Donut series. After work on my way home I saw the cranes in the ...
Read MoreMacworld Beyond Cable
For this feature, Macworld wanted to showcase each product from the review in their own setting. In order to keep the set budget down, we got furnishings from West Elm and Ikea in exchange for giving them credit in the magazine. For the opening ph...
Read MoreDwell View
Dwell called at end of the day on Wednesday to photograph Thursday afternoon. They needed the view from their office photographed for an upcoming story. When we first arrived we did several quick test photos of the view with different lens options...
Read MoreMacworld iPad 2
The new cover of Macworld magazine is outfeaturing a photo that I took. Luckily it was Macworld's iPad, I wouldn't want to tape my iPad up like this. I've included some behind the scenes photos of the cover and one of the photos from the iPad 2 ar...
Read MoreDwell Cheap Seats
The Dwell spread about cheap seats is now out and on newsstands. This was the photo session that had been filmed for a future episode of American Masters on PBS about Ray and Charles Eames. You can see some behind the scene photos on my previous p...
Read MoreiPhone book
I was recently interviewed for a book about iPhone photography by Allan Hoffman. When I received a copy of the printed version I was initially excited to flip to my page see how my interview and photos turned out, but I quickly became completely i...
Read MoreiPad at work - Macworld
The new Macworld magazine is full of photos I've taken to help illustrate using an iPad at work instead of your laptop. It is refreshing that the art director, Rob, is always interested in trying new things with the images. The hanging notepads im...
Read MoreThe Drinker
San Francisco Magazine approached me to create a photograph for their Drinker section of the magazine. It was great to work with them again. The assignment was about technology and wine, what a great combination! On news stands now.
Read MoreA Cutlery Above
Here's a spread I photographed for the February issue of Dwell magazine. You can find it on newsstands or read the article on Dwell's website. http://www.dwell.com/articles/a-cutlery-above.html
Read MoreiPhone Photo Apps Revisited
If you're like me, you can never have too many camera apps. I'm always asked what my favorite photo apps are. Here's a run down on some of my favorite and some that I'm just trying out. PictureShow Picture show is my favorite photo app. If I could...
Read MoreWhich Mac? Macworld Feature
The cover of the new Macworld magazine features a photo I took of the new MacBook Air.Inside the magazine there is also an article featuring photos that I took at various location around Potrero Hill. It was fun to be able to do something a little...
Read MoreMusic for Video
For me, the soundtrack is one of the most important things to consider when making short films. There are tons of great songs that I'd love to use. Unfortunately, the licensing fees required to use them legally are out of my price range. Like phot...
Read MoreFilm Crew
Had a great photoshoot with Dwell and the Eames documentary crew. It will be for a future episode of American Masters on PBS about Ray and Charles Eames. Here are some photos from the photoshoot.
Read MoreAPA Talk
We had an awesome turnout at the Apple Store for my APA talk last night. Thanks to everyone who attended and for all your insightful questions. It was great to finally meet some of you that I only know from cyberspace. I was very nervous about the...
Read MoreAPA talk approaching
The countdown has begun. I'm learning Keynote and preparing my talk for the APA/Apple Creative Professionals Series. Come join me upstairs at the San Francisco store (Stockton Street) this Thursday, Oct. 14th at 7pm.
Read MorePlow
I had fun taking some photos for a new restaurant that just opened here on Potrero Hill. The couple who are starting the restaurant have created a beautiful space full of reclaimed materials. In fact, the office space was an architect's studio pre...
Read MoreAPA Talk
Come see me speak at the Apple Store, One Stockton St. (upstairs), San Francisco as part of the Creative Professionals Series presented by Apple APA, Oct. 14th, 7pm-8pm. Any suggestions on what to discuss? I want this talk to be about what people ...
Read MoreDwell Vacuums
We had an amazing two days with Dwell Magazine. This time, we got creative with vacuums. They all sucked! The process started off by using a rough overlay of the spread from Brendan, the art director. This allowed us to map out where the crumbs an...
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