At the age of three what could be a better gift for a little boy than a toy gun? There are so many fun things you can imagine to be, the white knight that comes to save the damsel (and if you were wondering, yes you can be a knight with a GUN!) or the evil guy with the GUN. Hopefully this little guy is pretending to be the white knight and he is protecting the damsel behind him from the evil photog guy pointing the camera at her.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Brett Meyer
I had the wonderful opportunity of spending the holiday up at the Meyer Family cabin in caribou hills outside of Ninilchik Alaska. We had a great time enjoying each others company and of course playing in the snow. I followed along as we ventured into the back country on snowmachine where I had the chance to take some really fun shots of the guys riding. The condition were perfect, subzero temperatures with high winds. The few brief moments I was able to get my camera out of the bag my fingers where numb trying to take photos. All in all, I had a great time and got some pretty cool shots of the boys. Thanks Meyers!!
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Give the Gift of Cooking
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Happy Holidays!!
Dave
Friday, December 19, 2008
The real highlight of Christmas
The highlight of the Christmas season should be on the birth of Jesus Christ and that is what I was hoping to capture with this photo.
Strobist: One SB-600 camera left with homemade vacuum attachment snoot 1/8 power
Plush Moose
I finally received some of the lighting equipment I have been waiting so long for and had the chance to stay up all hours of the night experimenting. This shot was taken with my new Micro Apollo Softbox camera right with about 1/128 power. I have some other shots from tonight posted here. I am loving my new found tools.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Even Ice Get's Cold
A good indication of cold weather is when the ice gets frost build up on it! It has been so cold up here lately that everything has this frost build up on it. The best thing about cold weather in Alaska, is that's when it is blue skies and beautiful.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Cere (aka Cereal)
Eating Cereal is a very serious event, one cannot be too careful with the those lurking around who at any moment would take your cereal from you. A good box of cereal is only so deep, for those who lallygag around they do not get to enjoy as much of that box. There is no substitute for a late night snack of cereal.
Strobist: One SB-800 camera left and above, shooting through a diffuser.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Christmas Gifts
Having lots of family can be both a blessing and a huge pain in the neck. Each year as we get toward the end we add the stress of coming up with something to send to our family members and friends to tell them that we appreciate and love them. I of course look to the local merchants to come up with something that does just that, but each year I am vetoed and my wife proceeds to stay up all hours of the night working on her creative ideas that end up saving us huge chunks of cash.
She is so good at coming up with a cute idea that we can make from things we have around the house. I am not sure how she does it, but each year I end up amazed at the beautiful things she makes. I hope each of you enjoy her long hours and creativity ( I sure do).
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Trina's Creativity
I am always amazed at the creativity of my wife Trina. Last night she decided that she wanted to make a card for a couple we know, from our church, that just went through the adoption process. She made this beautiful card from scratch. It is times like these that I realize that I really am okay with her having a giant "tool box" of scrap stuff to make these cards with. She was so excited as well she even wanted me to take pictures of it. She helped me come up with the lighting for this shot. We tried several different methods and ended up shooting through a household umbrella camera right.
Old Friend
I found that an old friend of mine Erik Massey is a fellow Strobist follower. I must say that I have been very impressed with the photos that he is producing. Erik called me the other day to say that he was in Anchorage and wanted to get together to talk strobes. We got together and he gave me a good run down of what he uses and how he likes to do things. Since I am pretty new to strobes it was very useful, Thanks Erik! This is one of the test shots we took as we discussed how to set up lights. We had one strobe camera left with a shoot through umbrella and one background light behind Erik. Thanks again Erik and sorry for posting this "test" photo of you for the world to see.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Dayton and Mom
We finally decided to take some photos of the family, so I pulled out a couple of flashes and we went to work in the living room. I really liked this photo of Dayton and Trina as it shows Dayton's true character. The lighting set up for this shot consisted of one SB-800 with diffuser at camera right, one SB-600 bouncing off ceiling at camera left and one SB-600 behind Trina and Dayton. At first I did not enjoy the wrinkled sheet look but it started to grow on me.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Super Model Photo Shoot
I had the opportunity this Sunday to do a photo shoot with the most beautiful women on the planet. I was pretty nervous going into it. For this shot I wanted to keep it very simple. I used one SB-800 on camera with a diffuser and bounced the light off the ceiling. I have become a big fan of using the diffuser and of course, as always bouncing light off the walls or ceilings. I am pretty happy with the results. It is always so much easier when you have a beautiful subject, thanks babe!!
Friday, November 21, 2008
Rock Climbing in Eagle River AK
A few years back I experienced a pretty scare fall of a rock climber and it took me a long time before i would get back on the rock. Getting back up there was scary at first but i soon felt comfortable again (of course always behind the lens)
Denali Park AK
Yet another shot that came out so much better on the slide it was taken on. My photoshop skills are still elementary so i am not able to turn this into what I really wanted, but this one still speaks to me.
Valdez Harbor, AK
My mom always asked me to get a shot of a boat in the harbor. This shot was taken on Provia 100, which looks so much better than this scan does. It took me a long time to jump on this whole digital bandwagon, now that I am there, I am enjoying it and am pretty impressed (not speaking of this scan).
Chauncey Sorenson
I have finally come to accept the fact that I could never do this. That is probably why I love being behind the camera instead, so i don't feel like such a baby when I turn down the opportunity to hit such a large jump. Notice the shovel for reference on how big this really is.
Backcountry Boarding AK
Growing up my father always worked for Thiokol and I had no idea that they made snow cats, so when I saw this I had to try and get a shot for him. Enjoy Dad!
Alyeska Snowboard Park
It took my a long time to decide wether or not to post this shot to the blog. I was not very impressed with the colors. The lighting at Alyeska resort is very flat and hard to shoot. After several years of working there, I don't remember very many sunny days like I was blessed with in Utah.
Homer Bald Eagle Perch
Homer Alaska is my favorite place for Bald Eagle photos. This eagle has been practicing this pose for years, waiting for the right guy with an oversized lens to walk up and take his portrait.
Alaska Backcountry
Hiking the Backcountry in the Chugach Mountains in Alaska can be pretty difficult in areas. The alpenglow and the wind blowing the snow, made for a cool affect on this shot.
AK Otter
Well, I have spent about five minutes trying to come up with something creative to say, I guess that is it.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
If you have ever been to Valdez you would recognize this giant indian head. Pretty cool carving actually.
AK Kayaks
These were some Kayaks I saw as I walking down the docks in Valdez Alaska. The three colors just caught my eye and I had to capture that on film.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Dayton's Character
My boy has the coolest character around. This is the response I get from him when I pull out a camera to take a picture of him on his new found throne.
Viking Cooking School Kitchen
Alaska's Best Kitchens Magazine asked me to get some shots of the Viking Cooking School at Allen & Petersen for an article they wanted to do. I like this angle of the kitchen. This is only half of this beautiful kitchen used for cooking classes.
Monday, November 10, 2008
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