a visual journal and blog

Skulls, butterflies and cowhide?

One of the amazing perks of my job is the wide range of variety of what I am asked to photograph. My subjects range from actors and models needing headshots, corporate client needs, models needing portfolio development, illustrative and still life/product studio work and so many other great things. Recently I was asked to photograph…

Little Heroes

This past weekend was an amazing weekend of great news and great ideas following along the lines of change for a new year. Saturday morning was an earlier than normal wake up time for the weekend. I actually had to wake up my 8 year old daughter….instead of her waking me up first. While Jen…

“The First Rule of…”

Still working on the full blog post about my “Fight Club” series of images.  Once completely, it will feature the entire process from conceptualizing, lighting and set design, behind the scenes imagery courtesy of Manny Jimenez, and the completed final edits. In the meantime, here is an image from the series to enjoy! -Shawn