Nature Photography

Know Your Presence

Outside of my studio environment I must always have my special hats on. No I'm not talking about costumes, I just mean my hat of presence and of heightening my senses to notice the details of my surroundings. 

I've been a man of many hobbies and interests. Yoga is a greater form of stretching to me; however, to many others it is a spiritual task and a greater understanding of ones body. Breathing alone is the key to being a yogi. This is where you need presence the most, where you tend to find the composition around the environment to create the story. 

Always remember to smell the roses 

And breath the air around.

Testing 1-2-3

Testing is all important in the life of a photographer. Everyday, I'm testing something new. May it be new locations, new models and most importantly new gear. 

WARNING! Be cautious while location scouting. 

For me, when I'm location scouting I'm trying to see how light reacts and how nature reacts to it. Usually I'll keep a scouting camera in my car; for instance, a GoPro does so much justice on the road. 

Selfies are just a set of an example. 

Be prepared for bailing models, it happens. Have a friend ready for adventures, if not be prepared to to snap a selfie. Your just seeing how skin reacts to the lighting set around you, in this case it was a glorious day and the overcast works brilliantly with skin tones, yet the harshness of the Sun gives a natural edge light. 

Last but not least, test your equipment. My favorite thing is to bring my little GoPro buddy with me on assignments. From this editorial, I created a promotional video showing the creation of one of Acadia's newest dishes. Testing my video capabilities on my GO helped to show the client an understanding of what direction we could take when we do bring the full production in. 

Leap Of Faith

We all have fears. For some of us it's an unpleasant emotion that sticks to our brain since childhood, like flying or even the dark. We feel threatened by that emotion. However, sometimes we do get that feeling as if we're on top of the world. Just like Superman himself; although, even he is afraid of kryptonite. It's all about that moment in life that you have to come face to face with your fears and challenge yourself. 

The sun is our main source of light. It's up to us to show that we keep moving forward when it's gone. 

The sun is our main source of light. It's up to us to show that we keep moving forward when it's gone. 

Being content is easy because it's a peaceful happiness. The more you feel content, the less you fight your fears and challenge yourself. With progressing you sometimes need to take that leap of faith to move forward, sure we're all afraid of this. It's easy to be content, at the end of the day we all just want to be at peace with ourselves and at peace where we're at in life. Just know, after we challenge ourselves we'll be back on the same path. Still striving forward looking for a new fear to conquer. 

A new day brings new light and endless possibilities. Beauty is out there, you just have to keep looking for what's next. 

A new day brings new light and endless possibilities. Beauty is out there, you just have to keep looking for what's next.