Just had a chance to post 5 new images to the website.  I was going to also post some new behind the scenes videos, but somehow in the "trying to make our place look great so we can sell it" phase I'm in, I misplaced the tape with all of the G-Unit footage!  It will surely turn up soon though!  Alright, back to work... Hope you are all having a great week!

Well, I'm in a hotel room in LA right now, finally getting some time to update this blog, and I realize any interesting recent photos I could possibly post are sitting on my desktop computer at home, so I guess I will just have to type some random thoughts and experiences I've had lately.

I just posted some pictures from this winter on my site.  I also added 3 new Behind the Scenes videos.  I wish I had more to post, but these will have to do for the moment.  I really slacked off with the video camera during the past few months.  I always leave it charging in my wall!  

So this is going to be my first book review on the blog.  I happened across the book "Long Way Down" at a used book store this past month.  It chronicles the motorcycle trip of Ewan McGregor and his friend Charley Boorman, as they spend 3 months riding from the top of Scotland, down through Europe and Africa, and eventually to Cape Town, South Africa.  They have a ton of adventures, help out with some amazing charities, and have an altogether great time.  They actually road their bikes around the world a few years back, and I saw the DVD's of that trip, which were great.  When I saw that they went on another trip, this time through Africa, I jumped for joy!  For some reason, I'm really fascinated with Africa these days.  I also happen to love motorcycles, the desert, and Star Wars, so Ewan, Africa, and motorcycles in one... o man, so awesome!  I'd love to do something like they did, shoot a ton of 35mm black and white, and do a book.  Maybe someday!  Until then, I'll have to wait for my copy of the Long Way Down DVD set which is in the mail from the UK as I type this.  Ok, go out and have some photo adventures this week!  Here is a link to the book on Amazon.

Two videos in one month!  Just finished a video for the band Thousand Foot Krutch.  They are good friends of mine and were good sports, letting me live out my directing fantasies by doing a war theme.  Check out the band here.  Click the image below to see the video.  Here are some behind the scenes pics I snapped in between takes.  Included is also a shot my friend John Adams took of a squib going off!  He timed it just right! 

Just wrapped up music video #2, with artist William Fitzsimmons.  I love his music and it was blast getting to work with him.  We did a "road trip gone bad" theme, which had enough locations as it was, but then tried to mix it up a bit by adding a goat!  Check him out here. Anyway, here is the video.  Hope you like!

Well I totally forgot to post about this, but some other photographers and I did a gallery show in Long Beach, CA this past month.  It is coming to a close this weekend, so if you are in the area this week, come by and check out the work, from now until this Saturday night, March 29.  I have 5 prints up for sale (40x30in).  Other photographers include Lisa Johnson, Pamela Littky, Bryan Sheffield, Neil Visel, Tim Harmon, Leann Mueller, and Kevin Knight.  Here is the address:

I was just interviewed by two photo websites this past month.  I did a written interview with David Hobby of strobist.blogspot.com and an audio podcast with the Lightsource guys.  Here are the links to both.  Hopefully there is some information in there that can be helpful to those getting into the business.  I apologize in advance if I came across too cynical or harsh.  I did them both during a long and frustrating weeks of assignments.  Ok, enough disclaimers, here there are...  

So it's been years since I've done any film directing, but I'm going to be trying to do more this year.  We shot a video for the band Wavorly the first week of December here in Nashville.  My friend Caleb did the camera work and pal Jonathan produced.  This was pretty much the first time any of us have done this.  We all three worked our butts off on a little set built off the back side of a barn.  We shot it digitally, with practically no budget.  The whole production was pretty last minute, but I'm happy with how it turned out.  Here is a link to the video and a few set-building shots.  Stay tuned for more videos!  

This past Saturday night, I took a much needed break from editing, call some friends, and 10 of us got together for a Halo 3 night.  (Seriously, Halo 3 is the new poker!)  My friend Josh brought over his projector and my friend Loren brought over his xbox.  We played some 4 on 4.  Here is a cell phone video...  (I realized this has nothing to do with photography!)