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January 16, 2023 - It's been a bit both for Silent Drive to play NYC and for me to post. When their singer Zach let me know that the band w...

May 05, 2020 - As promised here is the set up guide to help you get the most out of the Nikon Creative Lighting System when you use the...

April 21, 2020 - I love lighting. I love controlling a scene with aperture and shutterspeed and light and creating an image that i previs...

November 03, 2019 - picking up the camera in the mid 2000's to shoot gave me back a lot of the joy that I had in the late 80's when i'd just...

November 05, 2017 - Timing is everything. Wise people say it. Wiser people know it. A lot of life boils down to being in the right place at...

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February 13, 2017 - I wait almost 27 years to see Judge again. The last time was in Trenton the day they shot the video for Where It Went. T...

January 31, 2017 - Wind. Sand. Harsh over head light. All the makings of a beach day if it weren't 28 degrees out. I had big plans for the...

October 04, 2016 - The first time that I saw them I think was in early 2002 when I went to see Grade, Reach The Sky, and Catch 22 on a tour...

September 06, 2016 - Sometimes even when something is right in front of you you don't realize how good it is. In this case I am NOT talking a...

September 01, 2016 - I already wrote the story of how I met Stacy-Ann and it's a tale of serendipity and preparedness. From that moment i saw...

July 23, 2016 - You've seen this theme over and over with me. I love to shoot. I especially love it when it calls for me to light things...

July 04, 2016 - July 4th weekend in Manhattan is amazing. No traffic, less people, and on this weekend perfect weather. I met up with Em...

June 29, 2016 - Modern Life is War killed it two nights in a row during Bane's last weekend at the Palladium in Worcester Mass. I hadn't...

June 16, 2016 - Model - Molly Ertel Gear - Nikon D5, Nikon 24-70 2.8 VR, Nikon 70-200 2.8 VR, Nikon 85 1.4 G, Nikon SB-5000 x 2 Mods -...

March 25, 2016 - There was a time that every hardcore show I went to was like this. With a stage or not the feeling in the pit would be a...

February 22, 2016 - If you read my posts you will have become familiar with some of the characters that I affectionately call my subjects. M...

February 21, 2016 - Some days your passions and your job come together. If you are really lucky those days are the majority. I'm really luck...

January 12, 2016 - freaking amazing night.... posting Day 2 was slowed down by my own travels.... "Can We Start Again?!!!"

November 24, 2015 - I've been shooting Francesca for a while since meeting her at an event with Nikon Ambassador Vincent Versace. After seei...

November 20, 2015 - If you follow me you realize I abandoned big lights a long time ago in favor of packing small. I followed that concept s...

October 20, 2015 - One of the things that I personally take pride in is when I get to revisit a subject and try to improve upon whatever I...

September 23, 2015 - if you read this blog (and I hope you do for solely egotistical reasons as I don't advertise on it, I have no kick backs...

June 29, 2015 - This tutorial is for optical Line Of Sight control of Nikon Speedlights from Nikon cameras that are part of the Nikon Cr...

June 15, 2015 - I'd shot with Jessa before and had a good time but I didn't think I'd captured how hard she was working on her crossfit...

June 13, 2015 - History comes in many forms. The decisive moment is history. A singular moment in time. Then there is the collective his...

May 09, 2015 - ​ 20 years is a long time to do anything. It's a really long time to do something that at the end of the day is mostl...

April 19, 2015 - I first met Mysha six years ago. She was a blast. I captured some really interesting images but knew that I needed to ge...

April 17, 2015 - I grew up in the Western part of New Jersey after being born in NYC. We left when i was 2.5. The high school I ended up...

February 25, 2015 - If you live in the Northeast you expect January and February to be cold. You don't expect the cold that we've had this y...

December 03, 2014 - When i teach it's not about absolutes. There are very few rules to photography. It is a blending of science (the things...

December 02, 2014 - As you can tell it's been a great couple of weeks shooting. I've been blessed with decent weather and great subjects. To...

December 01, 2014 - What do you get when you combine a beautiful woman after a 12.5 hour work shift, 2 speedlights, DxO software, black and...

November 29, 2014 - The nude human form is exquisite. I don't show a lot of nudes on this page not because I am embarrassed to show them but...

November 26, 2014 - Join me December 8th at B&H's Event Space for a free class featuring tips for getting great results with Speedlights wit...

November 26, 2014 - Smurfasaur picked the warmest day in November and we changed outfits, locations, and lighting multiple times to get some...

November 24, 2014 - Sometimes you get lucky. Smurfasaur left a message on my model mayhem page. I reached out saying that if she were ever i...

November 20, 2014 - Had a chance to shoot with a beautiful and funny lady this week. Cold weather, 2 speedlights, some industrial areas, and...

November 11, 2014 - My poor daughter has been exposed to blinks of light since the day she was born. I'm lucky that she most of the time enj...

June 30, 2014 - Take two Nikon SB-910's, add a Nikon D800, and a 35 1.4 Nikkor. Add a long legged woman with a corset and long leather b...

June 23, 2014 - Couple more shots of Narcissa in a dress from Kaori's Latex Dreams The salute shot was taken with a Nikon D800 and 24 1...

June 23, 2014 - "you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right" working in the places that i like to wor...

June 22, 2014 - I'm of the thought that you probably aren't into looking at my photography if you don't believe in equality. Not sure wh...

June 21, 2014 - Narcissa and I both had birthdays this week (shhh - I won't tell you who is older). We hadn't shot in about 5 years. May...

June 20, 2014 - I These three shots were all created with the Nikon D800 and a single SB-910. Bare bulb zoomed in and turned sideways t...

June 18, 2014 - I love getting to shoot as part of my job. While working on a presentation about the Nikon Creative Lighting System I go...

May 24, 2014 - I love speedlights. Love them. Here is a shot with two SB's. One 910 and a 700. The main light is a bare SB-700 overhead...

May 08, 2014 - I've been shooting Narcissa for over 5 years. While my style has changed she has remained the same. Shot with D800 and...

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December 10, 2013 - Taken a while back with my usual one speedlight and fast glass this shot of the truly unique Narcissa has never been pos...

October 10, 2013 - Juxtaposition: Putting two things side by side especially for the purpose of comparison. I love putting models in pla...

October 09, 2013 - Sahrye is one of my fave models. She's appeared here before. One of the things I love about her is that she can be a cha...

September 30, 2013 - GoGo is everything you get in a bulldog. Affectionate silly stubborn and loud.

June 27, 2013 - For some reason I find Jellyfish very relaxing and to be great models. Lots of Aquariums have them in round tanks or som...

June 14, 2013 - My idea of a travel camera is a full sized SLR. Until I find a mirrorless/PS option that can give me high speed sync, gr...

May 26, 2013 - "Once in a while you get shown the light In the strangest of places if you look at it right." Jerry G.

May 25, 2013 - Detroit. Bathroom. Abandoned. Sahrye. Good Time. Two Flashes and some rigging and wishing for things not to fall...

May 25, 2013 - Anyone that knows me realizes that I get bored easily and that traditional studio photography bores me. the old F8 and f...

May 16, 2013 - Due to circumstance and availability I have spent the majority of my photographic career (very loose translation) shooti...

May 12, 2013 - Lunch break during the Look Fabulous Tour with Lindsay and Lou in Seattle - I walked out and was looking for a place to...

May 11, 2013 - Danielle Graves looking for a ride in the blue skies of Denver

May 11, 2013 - I spent the week traveling for work so there were definitely a lack of posts - apologies. I was back out for three of th...

May 03, 2013 - There are shoots that you regret in life. Notice I said shoots. If you read it quick you may think you read shots. I don...

April 25, 2013 - don't forget to take your speedlights even when you think they might not be needed. These images of Jellyfish were taken...

April 16, 2013 - Back to another shot of Chelsea Dawn in Southern Nevada. I was lucky enough to be invited out by one of the nicest guys...

April 13, 2013 - Chelsea Dawn in the desert using High Speed Sync (Auto FP) to control depth of field and exposure. I shot these images w...

April 12, 2013 - My vanilla job brings me to lots of places and into contact with some great people. This past week I was in Las Vegas fo...

March 31, 2013 - worked with the fine people at Sin & Satin Corset's this week. as is often the case with plans - they fall through. Goo...

March 30, 2013 - going back to the well because I like the set so much - Suzy rocks....

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March 30, 2013 - I hadn't shot Ms Foster in a couple of years. I had really liked the older images of her but they were not what I will c...

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March 27, 2013 - I know as well as anyone that taste is in the eyes, ears, mouth, and fingers of the beholder. (well taste is really just...

March 27, 2013 - Doing some house cleaning and came across a few images that I always really liked but didn't really have a proper outlet...

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March 26, 2013 - Spent the morning with Suzy Cam. Fun shoot in a spot that I really love. Couldn't have asked her to do much more than sh...

March 25, 2013 - Behind the scenes with the Impact Quikbox

March 25, 2013 - Ana Stasia Black and White

March 25, 2013 - Turned out to be an exciting weekend in Chicago - Got to shoot two fun models and hang out with my friends over at Rocky...

March 25, 2013 - Ana Stasia braving the chill next to the Chicago River

March 25, 2013 - So I was in Chicago for work this weekend and missing my awesome daughter Zoe. Not one to let a bad situation fester int...