Category: Photography

Another Guest Post on ZDNet

Posted by – August 10, 2010

Late last month my good friend Jennifer Leggio let me squawk about the importance of making sure your digitals are tangibles and how The Cloud rocks but keeping your personal stuff back up and safe and close to you rocks even more.

“It’s safe to say that most of us in the age range of 30+ still have an attachment to these analog artifacts. However, it’s not just an emotional attachment. When it comes to memories and things that matter to us, we know that physical tangibility is something we can trust, something that holds it’s own unique value, reminding us that our lives have been actual, real and organic.”

Read the full article here

Photos From “The Mint” In San Francisco

Posted by – April 7, 2009

Ok…I’m really freakin’ late in posting these photos…I got to go to a private party for Wolfgang’s Vault in San Francisco, CA. WV is basically this amazing archive of music industry schtuff from vinyl to tapes to old rock posters for old shows dating back decades. Some really amazing stuff….down UNDER the party on the bottom floor is this old set of bank vaults that are really amazing. The hallway just went on for days. A lot of the old doors were still in tact.

It was interesting too because I started walking down the stairs and it just felt ‘heavy’ down there…I think just from all the history and all the human activity that had been down there over the years. There were some really amazing rooms down there. Anyway…enough of my blabbing. I’ll post some photos from the shoot below and then a link to the full set on Flickr….it was a fun place for sure. I’d go back in a heartbeat.

Click here to see the full set on Flickr

SoCal Trip/Family Reunion Photos

Posted by – February 18, 2009

So I just got back with my 3 sons from a family reunion trip down in Orange County, CA. I had an amazing time. My sons were angels the whole time and we had a blast. It was really touching to see them meet some of their cousins and other family members for the first time. I wish they could hang out with them more often. My oldest was pretty bummed we were leaving and it made me all emotional since that’s where my roots are. Anyway…I’ll now get out of the waaaambulance. Below are some of the more artsy photos of the set I shot at our reunion and just generally on the trip. I hope you dig ‘em as much as I do….I love candid, that’s how I roll.

Full photo set on Flickr

Music, Great Weather, Family Reunion

Posted by – February 4, 2009

The weather in Santa Cruz has been phenominal lately. I’m a little scared cause I’m convinced a drought will happen for our county this summer and we’re gonna have to do some wacky hippy water rationing thing where we all shower in the mountains with buckets of water and live in some commune but it’s all good. I’m thankful for so many things right now…my children, my home, close friends, art and music. Life is uneasy at times but it’s a blessing to be able to even walk to earth for the most part.

I’m heading down to Southern California with my 3 sons to attend a family reunion. I can’t wait to hang out with my brother again. We’re getting closer as we get older and I’m really enjoying his company. His wife is amazing and was like a sister to me the day we met. My mom is a total champ and has been overly accomodating with providing us a place to sleep etc. Should be awesome. I’ll be taking a ton of pictures when I’m down there so stay tuned for that onslaught. :0)

I’ve been working on a bunch of music lately. I started a new accoustic project with a friend of mine and it’s going really great. I’ve been inspired to write a lot of tunes lately and can’t wait to hit the local coffee shop circuit to test out the songs and see what the response is. I’m also in a new rock band called Zed that I’m playing drums for. Our sound is along the lines of Clutch/Zeppelin with a heavier twist. I’m in it with my bros Pete and Mark from my previous and better known in San Jose, CA project Stitch, as well as a new close friend Greg Lopez. Our sound is gonna be fun to try out in the local clubs and I can’t wait. I shot some photos of the inside of our band rehearsal space yesterday. Posted some below. Enjoy….

Recent photos taken…

Posted by – January 9, 2009

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First self-mugshot with my new mistress: Canon 50D.

Posted by – December 20, 2008

Back Up In This Phizzle

Posted by – December 7, 2008

Ok so I finally forced myself out of the house, away from the computer, away from Rainbow Six Vegas 6…away from the routine. I went down to Capitola, CA today and snapped some shots. They’re OK but it’s gonna take some time to get back into my flow again. I got my first paid wedding gig and toured the venue today to checkout the lighting, indoors and out, so that’ll be fun. I’m looking forward to seeing if my photos work out with perfect strangers entrusting their wedding photos to me. My style is way more loose than traditional photography so we’ll see. Here’s some photos from today:

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The Colour Revolt

Posted by – December 2, 2008

Found a video of a really great band I met in Philly at the Download Festival. I took photos of them at a meet and greet with music fans as well as some live shots. Here’s a couple pics I took plus the video. I HIGHLY recommend this band. They have a really great sound and use lots of vintage gear. I talked for a long time with the bass player and he was super cool and mellow. It’s always refreshing to meet bands that are makin’ it and are still humble and cool. Enjoy…


The Midwest, A Wedding, Moving…

Posted by – September 29, 2008

Well in the midst of a lot of personal crap I’m going through, a lot of my creativity has been hampered to hiatus status as I close a big chapter in my life and open up a new one. I had an opportunity to travel east to see my brother get married and it was a really awesome mind-clearing break for me. Those mid-westerners can drink their weight in Jim Beam, which they dragged me along to do as well, but I had such a great time getting out of my grind for a little bit. I took all the core photos at their wedding and got some good shots. The lighting at the venue sucked but I was able to mess with the photos a little bit to get some cool, interesting more lifestyle shots. I can’t wait to go back out there when there’s no wedding or schedule so I can get some more photos of the Hudson, WI and St. Paul, MN areas. Below are a few of the ones I took:

Full photo set on Flickr

Camping Trip at Butano State Park, CA

Posted by – August 12, 2008

I just got back from taking my 3 sons on a camping trip in the bay area. We had a great time, ate a bunch of crappy snack food and s’mores, and didn’t sleep much. Lots of hiking and exploring the Pescadero area. It was a blast and we can’t wait to go again. Here’s some photos from the trip:

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Pictures From The Download Festival in Philly

Posted by – August 12, 2008

I got back from my trip a couple weekends ago and got some decent shots of the show. It was my first east coast experience and business trip outside of California. Some interesting moments for sure from ejecting drunks out of our corporate exhibit tent to a cab driver that was driving almost 100mph on the way to the airport while he was half asleep to the gallons of sweat and electrolytes that poured out of my body at any moment of the day. I’m not used to that kind of humidity. I ate an an awesome cuban restaurant called Cuba Libre. That place had amazing Mojitos. Below are just a few of my photos.

Not My Norm: Nature Stuff, Point Lobos

Posted by – June 12, 2008

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Photos Of The Kids

Posted by – May 26, 2008

These are some shots I took for a Mother’s Day present.

Downtown Santa Cruz, Photography

Posted by – April 17, 2008

Below are a couple pics from this weekend

Monterey, CA Photo Session March 2008

Posted by – March 26, 2008