Architectural Cover shoot for Coastal Screen & Rail

As one of the largest manufacturers and installers of screened in enclosures in South Florida, Coastal Screen asked us to create some unique angles for some of the recent finished projects.  For one of the shots, that appeared on the cover of Design Showcase Direct, I positioned myself atop a 20 ft ladder to get the shot, with a mini tripod on top off the ladder.

This weeks published shots

A shots published in the last week..... For the University of Michigan, Long Island University, and Eastern Surfing Magazine..

Absolut Vodka Wild Tea Launch Party

I was recently contacted to help promote the South FL launch of the new flavor of Absolut Vodka called Wild Tea.  Here are a few of the images from the launch party at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach.

How I got the shot: ESM magazine Tony Hawk mctwist at the Quicksilver 80's comp. Surf Expo 2011

Surf Expo in Orlando Florida is usually one big party for half the people and an insanely long weekend of business for the people actually getting work done. I shot up with a couple local pros to show our faces to sponsors and industry regulars.

Quiksilver brought in the legendary skaters from the 80's for The Quik all 80's Vert Contest with heavy legends such as Tony Hawk, Andy Mac, Christian Hasoi and others.  Every photographer there was getting the same shot... right up on the vert ramp in the skaters face or on the side of the ramp on a raised platform.  Don't get me wrong, they were great shots but were all seen before and there was no reason to go compete with all them up there when I didnt need to.  Capturing the crowd and the interesting venue was much more interesting.  In order to light the skater I purposely relied on someone's point and shoot flash.  Everytime a skater would go for an air a ton of flashes would fire.  All I needed to do was pull a chair over to get above the crowd, set the camera about a half stop down to compensate for the flash I was hoping to get and I would get it.  Well, not that easy.  security didnt like me standing on tables or chairs so I had to get Quik to tell them I was ok to be up there.  About 4 tries into it shooting 10 frames per second it looked as if I had the shot I was looking for.  But you never know till you get home.  When I did get home, I discovered I got it but it was really busy so that is when I converted it to Black and White.  It was shot hand held with a Canon Mark 3, Canon 16-35L II lens with no tripod, raw files converted and touched up in Photoshop and bridge. Nate from Eastern Surfing Magazine was stoked on it!

An ESM article about my Slideshow on Jan 14, 2011

Check out a little article written about me and my work showing on Jan 14.  Check it out HERE

10 Frames per Second in 10' - A look inside my lens in 2010

A collection of work shot in sequences from this past year. Come check my best of Surfing images slideshow on January 14, 2010 at Island Water Sports. There will be giveaways from sponsors, prints for sale benifiting Surfers for Autism and a showing of the new film Innersection!
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This weeks published shots - West Coast Florida

This past week I was on the west coast of Florida chasing it with west coast hero ripper Tayler Brothers.  We found some empty peaks to ourselves (probably cause it was 40 outside and 20 mph winds).  Here is what got ran from that day on ESPN...

Last weeks shots ran so far online from South Beach.

 Matt Oberman

 

Peter Mendia

 

Last week South Beach Miami decided to turn on during the Florida blizzard we had.  Got a ton of shots, here are four that ran so far....

Maternity shoot

Here are a few shots I did with my good friend Natasha who is expecting with her husband Justin anytime now!

Merrill Lynch Corporate shoot - The Rubin Group

We recently finished a corporate shoot for Merrill Lynch with one of their top investment groups; The Rubin Group.  The project included headshots, desk shots, outdoor portraits and real life client scenarios in conference rooms.  Here are a few samples....