Hawaiian Sunset
Alright, I know this has taken way longer than I expected to get posted. If you didn’t have a chance to read the blog on Monday I quickly mentioned a few reasons why it took me so long. So once again, I’m sorry for taking so long (and if you really want to know the [...]
Inspiration
I apologize for the long gap in posts. As I mentioned in my last post a few weeks ago I was getting ready to head off to Maui for a couple of days. Well, on the way back I had some travel nightmares and then ended up getting sick right when I got home. So, [...]
Interview
Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to put together a image breakdown this week. I’m off to Maui tomorrow morning so I’ve been getting ready for the trip and trying to do as much research as possible. I have plans to do a lot of landscape work while I’m there and also try to do some lifestyle [...]
onOne Perfect Layers
I don’t often spend my time reviewing products but I guess this isn’t really a review. My sponsor, onOne Software, just released a new program that I think is going to be a huge game changer for anyone who uses Adobe Lightroom. One of the big problems with Lightroom is the inability to use layers. [...]
Sunny: Image Breakdown
If you read my post last friday (or just looked at the photos) you saw some of my new photos of a local athletic model Sunny. Today, I’m going to be doing the usual image breakdown to give you all an idea of how the image was created from start to finish. This one will [...]
Sunny
Last weekend I setup a photo shoot with some local models to do some testing for both our sakes. Most of it was more lifestyle oriented but there was one setup/location that ended up being more like my traditional style. When it came to processing the photos, it should come as no surprise that I [...]
Sports Lifestyle: Running
About a month ago I was asked to do a test for a company and I posted some of the images that I submitted. You can find the old post here. That post goes into detail about some other things but you can see the images that were sent in. The company has some pretty [...]
Grand Tetons: Limited Edition
This is something that I’ve wanted to put together for a while now. My love for photography started with going out and shooting landscapes. I took some advice from a good friend and started taking portraits and that led to what I do now. But, I still continue to work on personal projects like continuing [...]
Hurdle Photo #2
Here’s the last photo in the three image Ashton Eaton series. This last photo probably personifies who I am as a photographer the most. I’m 5′ 10″ and I try to never take a photo at 5′ 10″. By this I mean, I never try to take a photo standing up. A huge amount of [...]
Nike Clash of the Champions
About a month ago, Nike hosted a Tennis match at the University of Oregon and it included some of the biggest names in Tennis. I was introduced to the sport a couple of years ago, watching Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer fight it out in the Australian Open. Since then, Tennis has become one of [...]
Block Start
Today we’re going to take a closer look at Ashton’s Block Start photo. It’s definitely my favorite of the series. As, I was running through the post processing I was a little unsure of what to do because I wasn’t able to shoot and backgrounds while I was down in Eugene for the day. So, [...]
Hurdle Photo #1
Image Details: Canon 5d Mark II, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS, 73mm, ISO 100, f/16 Having a hard time getting to sleep tonight so I thought I’d get a head start on the blog posts I promised following my photo shoot with Ashton Eaton. I’ve had some questions about the three photos that I’ve uploaded the past [...]
Ashton Eaton
This past weekend I drove down to Eugene to work on a commissioned project with my friend (and subject of a lot of my sportraits) Ashton Eaton. Basically, Ashton contacted me to work on putting together some new imagery in combination with some of our old images so that he can fill his new website [...]
One Trick Pony
I’ll admit, over the past few weeks my creativity has gone into a slump. The biggest issue is I’ve really contained myself to a small box that requires me to work within the bounds or the three-light look. Don’t get me wrong, I love the look and how it turns out but I want to [...]
Ashton Eaton
Fortunately (and unfortunately) every time Ashton does good in a competition my images get a ton of views. You may ask why I added in the “unfortunately” part and it’s because one of the first images that pops up when you search his name is the one above. Well, it’s not exactly the same, the [...]
Chris: Freethrows
These images are from a photo shoot I did at the end of the year. The image above is something I have had planned for a while after meeting with a potential client and hearing more about what they were looking for. I’m not sure this is exactly the right direction (for the potential client) [...]
The Art of the Composite
I’ve been tossing the idea around about how I can give you all a better idea of how I do my work and not really sure what the best way is to share that with you all. I think at this time, the clearcut winner would have to be to purchase some screencasting software so [...]
Flickr 2010
In all honesty, this post is probably more for me than it is for any of you. At the end of the year, I like to post my twitter stats to know how I’ve done over the year and kinda place a goal for the upcoming year. The reason I post it, is because I [...]
Fall and Winter: Part 1
About a month ago, I got this crazy idea to do a seasons of the year inspired photoshoot. I’ve always been a huge fan of the fall (it’s my favorite season) and especially up here in Oregon with all the beautiful trees changing. I wanted to find a way to capture the seasons using my [...]
Nike Air Max 2010+
As you may or may not have been able to tell, I’ve been trying to build up a little bit of a product photography portfolio after my recent internship with Swanson Studio in Portland. I have to tell you the truth that I’ve never been a fan of product photography and always found it a [...]
Print Portfolios: Do I Need One?
It’s true. I’ve heard this digital craze is really catching on and this interwebs thing is really going to make it. Every which way we turn, some new medium is going digital. Our photos can be shared across the world in a matter of seconds, magazines and books can be read on digital devices, and [...]
Nike Trainer 1
The past few months I’ve been interning at a studio that focuses on product photography so to say the least, I’ve picked up a few tricks. I’ve been going through the interview process (well showing my portfolio around town) and Nike wants me to start assisting out at their studio which mainly consists of shooting [...]
St. John’s Bridge
Yesterday was a pretty nice day up here in Portland so I wanted to go out and shoot something. I had seen a couple photos of this bridge before and so I though I’d go and get my own shot of it. This is by no means a unique vantage point. In fact, pretty [...]
Links of the Week 8/23-27
I’m sorry that recently the only posts that I’ve been putting up are these links of the week but things have been a little crazy lately. I finally received my portfolio and I’ve been shopping it around town meeting with Nike and Adidas so it’s been a little chaotic. However, I’m going to try to [...]