Singapore Portrait

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While shooting around the harbor one night I had the opportunity to take a picture of my friend Alvin. He is a producing student at the Chapman campus in Singapore. He was one of the many gracious hosts who showed us around and helped on the documentaries we shot.

Formalism in Singapore

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I thoroughly enjoyed Singapore from an architectural standpoint. I found leading lines and geometric patterns everywhere. This is proof that I still take pictures during the day! 

Vertical is the new horizontal

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I suspect that what few people we did run into during our night photography adventures in Singapore already thought we were crazy before I started taking pictures of the underside of a freeway. Sacrifice sanity for art is my motto! I always find it very fascinating that every location I shoot begs to either be almost completely composed horizontally or vertically. I have wondered if it depends on my mood that day or the subject matter. Singapore however is without a doubt, a vertical city. The looming architecture, beautiful trees and always changing sky make vertical shooting seem almost mandatory in every set up. See what I mean!?

Singapore Chinatown at Night

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During the last night in Singapore my friend Chris and I explored the back streets of Chinatown. It was interesting to see the side of the city that so few tourists see, yet walk by every day. We expected to find it completely deserted. The more we wandered we realized there were actually tons of things going on. Restaurants open all night, people stumbling to or from a bar, and workers restocking hundreds of shops. We stayed out shooting till 5am. The best way to discover a city is by seeing it at night! I will be posting lots more all month from the trip!

Meteor Shower in the Fog

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Hit up Laguna (top of the world) for this view. Its quite difficult trying to nail the right moment to capture a shooting star. Lots of luck. This would be one of my favorites from the night. The fog was rolling in and we saw quite the etherial show.

Long Beach – Los Alamitos Night Photography

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The night started off with a random drive, not quite sure where we were headed. We found ourselves at the docks in Long Beach. Peaceful and calm… except for feeling paranoid of having the tripod fall into the water off the narrow dock… or my backpack smelling like barnacles… It was a unique challenge trying to avoid rocking the dock and making waves.    

Little Carona Night Photography

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There are many advantages to shooting the beach at night…no people in your shots…experimenting with the moving water…and no coyotes! This was shot a bit after 2am, the tide was coming back in from its lowest point. Once again my friend Mike came along as an awesome guide to the area and help with any “light painting” that was needed.  I will post more of the images from the night soon!

Joshua Tree Night Photography

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This last weekend my friend Mike and I took a random trip in the middle of the night to Joshua Tree National Park. It was my first time there and his first time doing night photography. After the 2 and a half hour drive, seeing the landscape and amazing stars, I knew it was worth the drive. It is possibly my new fav place to do night shots. We also were surrounded by coyotes… 4 or 5… really close…Mike asked in a panic if he could run to the car…I appreciated that he didn’t just up and leave me without asking…such a gentleman. But we were brave enough to keep shooting through the night…just in a place down the road a bit.

Black and White

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Silver Gelatin! I love shooting film in all formats especially Medium and Large. The more digital the world around me becomes, the more I find myself in the darkroom.

Nature

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When I am not shooting for clients, you can find me outdoors! I grew up in the middle of the Plumas National Forest. These are the images I produce when I want to feel like I am home.