Capturing the story of a historic, centennial building required a thoughtful approach. I led pre-production planning, from defining the film’s scope and crafting impactful interview prompts to coordinating photography with multiple partners. This multi-day shoot balanced cost-sharing agreements and diverse creative needs, resulting in a compelling short film and an extensive photo collection.

This photoshoot was anything but ordinary. With preschoolers as our models, capturing the perfect shot required creativity, patience, and a little extra energy. One highlight? Leading the kids along a path while keeping them excited and engaged. Working with such young models made the shoot both challenging and incredibly rewarding!

Capturing the story of Mt. SAC PEP required meticulous planning and seamless coordination. Anchored around the US vs. Croatia Men’s Water Polo event, we scheduled overlapping shoots for video, interviews, primary and supplemental photos, a virtual tour, and aerials—maximizing every moment across two packed days. With multiple teams capturing diverse content simultaneously, success hinged on detailed pre-production, precise scheduling, and on-the-ground adaptability. The result? A stunning showcase of expertly crafted visuals. Proud of the team and the incredible content we created!

Capturing a full campus project comes with challenges, no matter how much planning is done in advance. On this shoot, unexpected obstacles—like flex classrooms piled high with furniture mid-cleanup—required quick thinking and teamwork. The crew rebuilt a critical room type from scratch, ensuring it was ready for photos, 360 captures, and video. With a collaborative, hands-on team, even the toughest curveballs were handled seamlessly to tell the project’s story the right way.

A common challenge in photography is being in the right location, having the right equipment and best lighting to capture it. Using Google Earth and these presets you can plan for what you'll be able to photograph ahead of time and show up knowing what lens to use and where to capture the best shot.

Have you run into the x32 error when importing a SketchUp file into 3ds Max? Read on to see where this comes from and how to successfully make those files import into 3ds Max.

Wireless tethering is critical to our Architectural photography workflow. However on a recent photoshoot I needed to use a backup 6D instead of the usual 5D and was surprised when CamRanger refused to tether with it. From what I've experienced with CamRanger and knockoff (TPLink router hack) they're bulletproof and work with any Canon or Nikon camera. Not on this day of course... The solution turned out to be super simple but I wasn't able to find it mentioned anywhere online - so I'm posting it here in the hopes that future google'rs will find the answer they need.

The fabled "Tarzan House" is a 1920s abandoned ranch style home that's perched high above the 15 freeway with an amazing view of the valley & lake below. I've seen it from the freeway many times and had an opportunity to photograph it shortly before it was demolished in June 2015. Even in it's dilapidated state it's obvious this was an incredible home in its day - it's unfortunate it fell into such disrepair.

Several years ago I was fed up with the PC. I was tired of the inconsistent UX, the constant security updates & my heavy brick of a laptop. So I switched to the Mac. A sleek, relatively lightweight, 2010 Macbook Pro. My personal needs were all taken care of with the iLife / iWork suite and I loved the consistency of how it all worked together. Recently I switched back to the PC for my laptop needs - here's my take on what it was like switching back.