Pascal and Sir Maldini, mid-stride. The posed portrait came first. Then the horse moved, and I panned with them. That is the shot between the shots. Ferrania, printed in the darkroom.
Categories: film, personal projects • Tags: film
We made the smiling picture first. Everyone needs that one. Then the birthday actually started. Feet in the sand, the kids moving, nobody performing. The reunion is not the posed frame. It is the minute they forgot the camera was there. That is the one worth keeping.
This was a small wedding at the Old County Courthouse in Santa Ana. Just the couple, a few people, and the building. I photographed it on 35mm black and white film with an on-camera strobe beyond that, the building did most of the work. Black and white kept everything straightforward. The grain is contrast. It looks like a courthouse wedding from another decade because that’s how the place already feels. Highly recommend.
Categories: film, Weddings • Tags: 35mm film, film, wedding, weddings
Rancho Las Lomas is a tropical gem in the heart of Silverado Canyon, great backdrop for the color of portra 800 35mm film.
Categories: film, personal projects, Weddings • Tags: wedding
Final shots of the night on 35mm film. Cake and the couple. Handprocessed in the darkroom, and processed in Rodinal for contrast grain delishness ( just like the cake). More and more couples are loving film, and so am I. Digital is beautiful and so is the physical touch of prints. Shot at Rancho Las Lomas
Categories: film, Weddings • Tags: 35mm film, film, wedding, weddings
IRVINE, CA… Opening day at the races- Irvine Annual Art exhibit- thank you to the city for hosting a place for artists to show their work, and for the people who came to fill the seats, thank you!
Categories: film, personal projects • Tags: film
BORREGO SPRINGS, CA… I loaded my favorite 35MM FILM Italian stock — Ferrania — and pointed it straight into the Desert sky for the Hammerhead Roundup Airshow. Shot on 35mm. Handprocessed by me in the darkroom for heavy grain and that deep, punchy contrast I love. The Propeller Bar hosts the annual International Aerobatic Club, event at the Borrego Springs Airport- viewing platform above covered, have yourself a warm glass of Chardonnay. Next show is in October- See you in […]
A swing in the wind. A door half open. Then the boots, in the water, at Bombay Beach.
We let the place be the portrait. The desert was already strange. The 35mm just kept it that way. Grain from 1992 film stock, printed as it was shot.
The shot between the shots is the one where they stopped arranging the frame and stepped into it.
Categories: personal projects
Newport Beach, CA. Sunrise. One of the biggest swells I’ve seen at the Wedge.
I brought the Minolta and two rolls of Ferrania ISO 80.
I’m not gonna lie — I’m a little obsessed with this Italian film right now. It’s a dream. The way it renders light and shadow… it’s ridiculous.
I shot everything on the jetty as the sun came up. Then I took the film straight into the darkroom and did stand development. That grain? That contrast? I’m still drooling over the negatives.
This is what I live for — simple setup, real light, and film that actually feels like something.
Slow looking encouraged.
Categories: film • Tags: film, film 35mm film
This maternity session was pure fun from start to finish. Chased that warm golden hour light along the coast, got in the water with her bump glowing, and everything stayed relaxed. Fun memories and immortalized in photographs.
Categories: personal projects
Ever wonder how a classic black and white maternity photoshoot turns unforgettable? Add one excited dog named Scotch making a cameo on a seamless white backdrop, plus a pink cake smash for the gender reveal. Simple setup, massive charm.
Categories: maternity
Haunted Bayou- ghost trails? Shutter Drag? You decide.
Categories: couples • Tags: engagements
“Sorry, Dad — I accidentally burned down the Airbnb.” One of my film darkroom prints, sold to a new collector through the Borrego Art Institute before the ashes cooled. It landed in a good home. Two other pieces made it into their January–February photography exhibit: Anthophila X and In The Between — both darkroom double exposures and collages.
Categories: personal projects • Tags: exhibitions
An orchard transforms into something magical and timeless like a fairytale. The scent of the trees and the floating petals really are a sight to see. I’ll be heading up to the Central Valley orchards for just a short window this season—typically late February to early March, with the absolute peak bloom lasting only about four days. If you’re dreaming of photos amid nature’s confetti, now’s the sweet spot to lock in the date.
Categories: Destination Weddings, engagements • Tags: engaged, engagement
Here’s the thing about random conversations—they can turn into your best shoots without warning. During a photoshoot, we started swapping stories about favorite drinks and secret escapes. They casually mentioned they were building a speakeasy. Fast-forward a few months, I asked if I could photograph them right there in their own masterpiece. We shot everything on 35mm with my old Minolta. After the third cocktail kicked in, I was thanking autofocus for saving the day.
