TRAVEL: Grand Tetons
We figured we’d better get out at least once more before we left the country so last weekend we made the long drive to the Grand Tetons. We had been to the Tetons before but only as a half day trip on the way to Yellowstone, and ever since had been itching to make it [...]
Thailand: Behind the Scenes
In my previous post I presented the “professional” gallery of images from the Thailand trip but there’s actually a lot that goes on behind the scenes in making each of those photos. Travel photography isn’t for the feint of heart so I thought I’d give you a quick glimpse into how the magic really happens [...]
TRAVEL: Thailand
Thailand has definitely opened my eyes to traveling in Asia. For whatever reason we hadn’t made it and always made excuses why we couldn’t or shouldn’t travel to Asia (cost vs. transportation time, language barrier, disease warnings, etc.), so we finally decided to try something different. Julie, my sister Amanda, and I traveled to Thailand [...]
Croatia Itinerary – 2 weeks on the Dalmation Coast
I've gotten a couple requests for the itinerary from our Croatia trip so I thought i'd make it a quick blog post. Julie and I spent two weeks on the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia in the summer of 2010 and had an incredible time. The weather was gorgeous and we finally found out why Croatia [...]TRAVEL: Scotland
Just got back from Scotland for a week and had an awesome time. I’d never been to Great Britian before so I was excited to see what I had been missing. Julie and I rented a car (a little weird driving on the “wrong” side of the road but got used to it pretty quickly [...]
TRAVEL: Bruneau Sand Dunes
Things have been busy lately so I haven’t gotten around to posting lately but last weekend I did get a chance to drive down to the Bruneau Dunes State Park in central Idaho to take some stills. It is only about a 1 hour drive and I had been wanting to get down there for [...]
TRAVEL: Portland, Oregon
Julie and I took a road trip to Portland, Oregon last weekend and had a great time. We drove up on Friday to make the Portland Trail Blazers game and had a great time watching Brandon Roy’s late game heroics to help finish off the Denver Nuggets. On Saturday, albeit being about 35 degrees and [...]
TRAVEL: McCall, Idaho Winter Carnival
We headed 2 hours north of Boise this weekend to the resort town of McCall for their Winter Festival. McCall Idaho's annual Winter Carnival, in early February, features world class snow sculptures, a Mardi Gras theme parade, childrens' activities, musical entertainment and fireworks and is spread over two weekends. What I liked best was the [...]
TRAVEL: Snowshoeing in southwest Idaho
We decided to go snowshoeing on Saturday and Sam had been to some trailes just north of Idaho City so we rented snowshoes from REI (~$16 per pair) and headed north. Overall it was definitely one of the coolest things I’ve done in Idaho and we couldn’t have asked for better weather. Mores Creek Summit [...]
TRAVEL: Austin, Texas’ South Congress Food Trailers
Went to Austin, Texas over the holiday break to spend time with my family and had a really great time. Julie and I had been to Austin one time before and were only there for a few days so we wanted to see the parts of the city we gotten to yet. One of our [...]
The Bridge
So I’ve been having a pretty hard time getting out to shoot here in Boise lately. Number 1, I’m by myself so motivating myself to get up early in the morning when it’s 20 degrees outside is least to say difficult. Number 2, there is something that just gets old really quickly about photographing the [...]
SINGLE: Old Croatian Men
Two old men practicing their daily ritual of feeding the birds in the park.
SINGLE: Park Bench
A park bench near St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans. Rob had a slightly different angle of the same situation and I think it’s interesting to see how people see things differently.
Boise Lighting Ceremony
We went to the Boise city tree lighting ceremony last weekend and it was pretty cool. It was snowing and everyone was given a candle which made for some interesting shots.
TRAVEL: New Orleans
Rob and I were in New Orleans last week for a portfolio building shoot and it turned out great. We’d always talked about taking a trip that would allow us to focus on photography and I’ve always wanted to go to New Orleans so we finally made it happen. The culture and vibe of New [...]
Cafe Culture
Looking at my friend’s, Brian and Ashley’s, pictures from their recent trip to Europe really gave me a case of the travel bug. I’ve only recently gotten back from a big trip (Dalmatian Coast) but I feel like it’s been forever and I’m already looking forward to our next adventure. To pass the time I’ve [...]
Where I’m Going/Been/Wanna Go Map
Just put together this graphic on where I’ve recently been, where I’m going soon and where I really want to go but most likely won’t make it there in a couple years. I’ll try to keep this up to date and it will be available on my Where I’ve Been page. Let me know if [...]
Reflection of Reflection
I’ve been on the kick of reading e-books lately. Not only are they cheap and immediately viewable but the ebooks from Craft and Vision do a really good job of teaching photography one technique or lesson at a time while presenting a beautiful collection of photographs in the process. The one that really stuck out [...]