Update

Things have been crazy the past couple weeks. I have been shooting away and attempting to get the studio rebuilt in time for some scheduled shoots next month. I will be shooting another Pinup theme with a Rat Rod later this week. While I am shooting away, I am still behind in editing. I am tending to remain three shoots behind, for as soon as I complete the edits for one shoot, I have another one loading up from my memory cards... I am battling a ruptured ear drum due to an ear infection, which tends to cause headaches and affect my equilibrium.

I am ready for a vacation. I am planning on taking a camping trip to the high Uinta's later this month

If anyone reads this, thank you for the support. More images to be posted soon...

THE GREAT FLOOD

I had built and moved into a new home about 2 months ago. It has a large and spacious unfinished basement which I have slowly converted into my new studio space. I acid washed the floors, painted the walls black , installed a sound system, and after a week's worth of labor, I had a pretty decent area for a "home studio"

I had noticed when I had moved in that the basement drain which catches the condensation from the central air unit and softener was draining slowly. I placed a call to the builder, and I was told that some the other homes in the area had slow drains and that I should remove the grate-cover and shove the drain lines from the water softener directly into the hole. I did as instructed and it seemed to not backup as much, but I felt it was still not draining appropriately. I placed a second call to the builder... I was immediately blown off and pretty much told to quit whining and to enjoy my new home.

We roll forward in time to 3 weeks ago. It was one of those triple-digit days and the air conditioning wasn't keeping up. I decided I'd better run downstairs to check on everything and low and behold, as I reach the bottom of the stairs, I step into 4 inches of water! Lightstands are floating, props are bumping around as if they were toys in a bathtub. Besides my studio space, I had used a separate area of the basement to store all my old stuff and seasonal goods. As I rushed over to that area, I knew that there was no way in hell that my diplomas, old electronics, and my late mother's Christmas ornaments would be spared.

What would casuse such a thing to occur in a new home? Get this... When they built the home, one of the subcontractors decided it would be okay to dump his excess concrete, stucco, or tile grout material down the drain and into the sewer.

Now 3 weeks later after a maxed out credit card, a newly poured driveway, and priceless heirlooms and sentiments ruined forever, I have realized that we can never prepare for the unknown, and that we have to take life as it is dealt, regardless of the hand you hold.

As for me, luckily the builder is going to take care of the cleanup and construction costs. But covering my lost setiments is another matter.

Don't mess with the Roller Derby

I have been graced with the opportunity to work with Ogden's very own full fledged Roller Derby team, the Junction City Roller Dolls. These ladies mean business and I sure would not cross one of them in the street on a bad day. They possess true talent, desire, and leadership skills necessary to build and maintain a solid sorority and team. Roller Derby is an entirely different subculture and lifestyle of its own. I can excited to be working with them and surely have more to come

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I finished the new studio area in my new home. As with most of us freelance photographers, it is located in the basement. It is an upgrade compared to my old single car garage and I can do a hell of a lot more now than I used too. I've been keeping busy shooting fireworks and enjoying the holidays of July. I have been commissioned to shoot many weddings and have also commenced in doing some film-making again. Everyone be safe and enjoy the summer! The top photos is a bottle rocket exiting my friends hands...

Weddings and more

I have several upcoming weddings. Although much of my time and focus has been on fashion and glamor oriented photography, I always have a wonderful and refreshing time coming back to my roots to shoot where I started getting into the industry...

How high can your Boots be?

I had the opportunity to spend a late afternoon on the streets of downtown Salt Lake City shooting a Punk Theme with Brandy, an beautiful and amazing model. A lot of time had been placed into her attire, hair and make up. I must give kudos and a shout out to Denise (DC Makeup) for doing such an amazing job. We had a blast with this shoot. I kept lighting simple with one and two light setups. Our only complications were the interuptions from all the intoxicated homeless people trying to get at Brandy. Fortunately, it pays off to be a 300 pound photographer...

A Busy May

The weather has finally warmed up enough to where we can start taking advantage of our state's great backdrops. From the Great Salt Lake to the old, distressed brick walls of downtown Salt Lake, here are a couple of the results