My Journal
July Family Vacation: Exploring Caves and Waterfalls
The last week of July for me was special. After my recent solo travels to Minnesota, I was able to have a long weekend road trip with my family. Partially funded by a client who needed some photography in Ohio.
Traveling back to My Hometown and Visiting Friends
In mid-July, I took a personal vacation and visited friends from my hometown of Austin, MN, as well as the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Here are some photographs and my experience along the journey.
How To Start Creating Composite Images
Blending images together to create something altogether different is a huge skill. There are some things to consider if you wish to create strong composite images, as we explore in more detail.
Detroit Photo Walk, no.2
On Saturday, Oct. 8 I joined other photographers on a #satphotowalkdetroit, where we started at the Fisher Building in New Center, meeting on the West Grand Blvd entrance towards the Boston Edition before circling back. After parking on the opposite side I exited the Fisher’s building’s west side and recognized some familiar faces and noticed
Detroit Photo Walk, no.1
On Saturday, April 23 I broke out my camera and met up with over a dozen other members of the Detroit Photo Walk, with organizers Gerard “G” (Tantrumfury) and Jordan Eckman (eckshoots), at Joseph Campau Ave in Hamtramck, MI. It felt great meeting up with people again. I met some new members, like KaushiK sur,
Gerard and Danni
The other night I met with my friend Gerard near Riverside Skatepark near the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit. I’d never been to this spot before—and to be honest it has been a while since I’ve been in the city itself. Gerard (@tantrumfury) brought his friend Danni (@dang.danni) as a model and we started taking pictures
Danielle – Nankin Mills & Newburgh Lake Public Boat Launch
Danielle is a talented young woman with a passion for academics and fashion. She wanted some dramatic portraits near the water and also something with a lot of colors. The two spots I picked out for her were Nankin Mills and the Newburgh Lake Public Boat Launch. These two spots are on Hines Drive near
The Light in the Ocean Album Artwork Design
I had the pleasure of designing album artwork for the band “The Light in the Ocean” which is composed of: Jared Emery: Guitars, Vocals, Saxophone Chris Johnson: Guitars Jacob Ewert: Drums, Keys, Vocals Travis Freudenberg: Basses, Growls The album started off with the following “sketches” aka rough composites (using stock imagery) which outlined a boat,
Caitlin – Detroit – Belle Isle & Downtown
I met Caitlin through her parents, whom I’d shot a wedding for in 2018. This family is incredible and everyone is full of so much love and joy. Caitlin is a musician and scholar, a young woman of many talents. She had her heart set on Detroit and asked me to pick out some