Photography: The Value of Images

Lately, I have been inundated with two very different observations about photography. 1. “Why do you charge so much for photos? They’re just pictures.” 2. “Thank you so much for sharing/providing your work – it made all the difference to our brand/experience.” So what is the real value of photography to a brand? To a [...]

Fun Photos vs. Work Photos

The last couple of weeks have been a flurry of activity here in the Italian Dolomites, both personal and work. We have had a number of assignments around which we have spent time doing our own thing at the usual frantic summer pace; mountain running and cycling. All our images get downloaded into a computer to [...]

Croatia Travel Photos

Janine and I just returned from almost two weeks traveling in Croatia. For both of us it was our first time there and we found it an absolute joy. It is Europe without the masses, where one can get some breathing room, escape, and find slices of perfection. We loved it. With no schedule we [...]

Giro d’Italia Photography

Today we were fortunate enough to walk out our door and photograph the finish of this year’s toughest stage of the Giro d’Italia, or at least the most tortuous. Cycling is my sport, though I swore to never photograph it as I don’t want to mix work with my escape sport, but how can I [...]

Italian Dolomites Backcountry Ski Shoot

Ongoing winter weather in California forced us to cancel a commercial ski shoot in the Sierra Nevada and move it to the Italian Dolomites. Here, the weather was with us and we had quite possibly one of our best overall two day shoots. For Janine and I, it was our favorite style of producing photos. [...]

Winter Macro and Landscape Photography

It is not often that we have nature or landscape shots to show off, even less macro still lifes. But here are a few of Janine’s from this winter – she likes to wander around outside with a 100mm 2.8 macro and see what she finds. This collection found a home in our stock, and [...]