In the Sunnyvale Studio with Zooka shooting for Tely.  Always love shooting with Zooka because the energy is non-stop. It was a little interesting for me on this shoot because I am used to being the director. But on this shoot, Steve, the C.D. has such an energetic personality, that he just keeps people going. So I played more of a producer / gaffer on this shoot. Would have directed the models a little differently myself. But since […]

    Yes, that IS the REAL Santa. He comes to visit me every year before his trek. He is always looking for a few secrets on how to make people feel good about themselves.   I do what I can….. Actually, we produced this image with a local actors agency that specializes in look alike’s for events.  He was the PERFECT Santa though.

  These are just snap shots from what has got to be one of the most unusual jobs I have ever received. I got a call to shoot a video of the cutting down of the official Christmas Tree for the White House. It was frigging cold! 14 degrees in the morning. And a whole lot of standing around waiting. The final video was fantastic. Cutting down the tree, traveling across cool bridges, into small towns, etc. The best part […]

I gotta tell you, this woman was amazing. Watching her makes me want to do yoga everyday. Just incredible what she can do. One of the main reasons I love to shoot dancers is because I am always so impressed with the amount of control they have over their physical form. It’s a pleasure to shoot yoga for the same reason. They can achieve something with their bodies that I can not. And it truly is a good workout for […]

    I have got to learn to shoot more behind the scene shots, they are fun to look at. Directing a large crew like this ( I think there was 16 people on the crew), always requires a large amount of energy. What I usually do on such a set like this, is start the day with a meeting where I talk about what is expected for the day, but also pass out energy drinks. RedBull used to be […]

    Actually spent all day, from early morning to late night, shooting a time lapse still series and video for Solar Reserve.  They wanted a cityscape of San Francisco, but not a totally recognizable area.  Very long shoot. Especially for such a simple end piece. The scenario was working with a second shooter on 3 hour shifts. Starting at 6:00am to get the sun rise, switching off every 3 hours to give the other person a break for something […]

  Always love to shoot celebrities. And I have been lucky enough to shoot quite a few. But for some strange reason, I was nervous meeting Roger Craig. Gosh, I have met better known celeb’s, politicians, all kinds of notables, and never been nervous before. Even Jan, the make-up artist thought it was pretty weird since she has worked with me on a ton of shoots. Heck, I have even taken shots of other 49er’s. Old teammates of Roger’s like […]

  Really exciting campaign shoot for Wingstop.  Food and people shots all in one day. Which means we had a larger crew than normal. But it was a great shoot with a wonderful food client, and a really talent team. It’s nice when you can put together a quality shoot that requires both perfect food photography, and intense people shots. Usually it’s hard for one photographer to handle both areas. But since I started out as a food photographer, and […]

    Sometimes, it’s cool to take a very basic shoot and turn it into some fun. Bellarmine College Preparatory was founded in 1851, it is the oldest secondary school in California. It is a Jesuit school guided by the principles of higher education. My father was the first in our family to attend this great educational facility. We plan to have Adi good to school here. I have been asked to help out with various promotional materials throughout the […]