Love ya Blogger. BUH BYE.

Out with the old blog (3 years, almost to the day). In with the new.

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The Law of Increasing Returns

I'm going to be blogging from time to time, speeches I've come across, that hopefully can be a help to somebody, somewhere. So here's the first in a series, The Law of Increasing Returns.

If you have a few minutes to listen and study something practical, beautiful and humorous, have a listen.

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Every day is a new canvas

Tayler & Jarom

One image in Tayler & Jarom's engagement set that I liked.

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Jeff Collins - Self titled CD

Had the opportunity of shooting Jeff Collins first CD, which is self titled. Take a listen to this one called Depend on the Wind. 18 years old and goin' places. He can be reached at jeffcollinsmusic@yahoo.com. CD's are 10 smackers.

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RUSH on The Colbert Report

RUSH on American TV for the first time in 33 years.

I've listened to these guys since the late 80's and Neil influenced my drumming when I started playing in 1990. They've endured the time test, put out 24 studio albums since 1975 and simply are an amazing band to say the least. It'd be interesting to find out how many tour dates they've played over the years.

Definitely a band that's in a league of its own.

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Google's Free 411

Very cool. Add it to your phone already!

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Brandon & Caitlin

Quick engagement shoot this morning with Brandon & Caitlin.

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Chery & Tyler

Cheryl & Tyler's engagement shoot in La Jolla.

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Post wedding shoot

Had an open Saturday and devoted some time to a post wedding shoot, which I haven't done in a while. If you're interested in a shoot like this, let me know.

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Wedsnaps! meets SlideshowMax

Another jam packed gallery of Wedsnaps! Pick the 3rd option for the best viewing experience. Have fun :)

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Drew Brees

The Drew Brees Foundation held a live auction at the Torrey Pines Hilton and donated over $20,000 to two organizations at the kickoff event for the Professional Open 2008. The event is going to air on the NFL network. A few images of the event.

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The Spazmatics

On a corporate shoot for Destination Concepts last week and the evening's entertainment was The Spazmatics at the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego. Hilarious.

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Biased

A shot of my little one I really like.

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Music to edit photos by

Found these streaming radio stations and wanted to share. Enjoy :)

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Frank Caliendo

Recently at a corporate event in Orlando, I photographed Frank Caliendo and jumped in front of the camera with him. He did standup for an hour and it was clean, suprisingly. What's great about his act is the sporadic change from his impersonations of Bush to Madden to Barkley. Watch the clip on the link above.

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Laura & Francisco

Congrats Laura & Francisco! The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe.

McAfee Corporate Event

McAfee - MGM Grand Las Vegas - Vision Event Productions

Chris & Esmeralda

You never know what images are going to come out of the camera. Chris & Esmeralda enjoying their evening. In May... enjoying their wedding!

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Idahoan Chitlins

They grow 'em cute up in Idaho.






I love the everyone's-doin-their-own-thing photos. Sometimes they work. This last one, that was definitely the case.

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Billy Beane

Had the opportunity to shoot Billy Beane in Florida this week.

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Ted.com

This site is pretty amazing. A lot of extremely interesting ideas. One speech I particularly liked. Spend a minute or two and learn something.

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Zzyzx Curiosity

If you've driven the 15 out in boondock California just south of Baker, you've seen this sign - Zzyzx Road - but chances are you drove right past it. I've seen that sign many times and wanted to finally see what was down it. I was coming back from shooting a corporate event for McAfee in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand, cooped up for four days so I took the liberty of scheduling a 5 hour drive and squeezing into one day, with obvious time to wander. Driving past that sign for probably the 50th time, it was time to see with my own eyes what was out there. And photograph it.


There's a pretty cool salt flat as you travel further east.


The view back from the edge of the salt flat. Pretty barren.


Salt deposits.


Off-roading on the salt flats apparently isn't supposed to happen. Someone went for it.


Self portrait nonsense.


Just liked this shot.


Ton of salt and brown shrub.


Keep out.


Palm tree side. Been photographing a lot of macro textures lately.


More rock texture.


This was once I left Zzyzx road and went further south a few miles. The desert definitely has its own beauty.


Smashing ideas.


Watch out Big Sky Montana. California does it just as well.