Waterfall Workshop in the White Mountains
June 9th, 2012 In conjunction with The Buttonwood Inn, I will be teaching a half-day long waterfall photography workshop. It will start at the Buttonwood Inn for an early breakfast. Then right out to a nearby waterfall for a jam packed morning of making photographs and learning how to make better ones. For more information and reservations call [...]
Day 4 – Room to Breathe, No hiking today
Old man winter has been very stingy so far this season. This makes most of the snow rangers a little crazy, by now mornings would consist of a quick ride into Huntington Ravine, over to Tuckerman Ravine, write the avalanche advisory by 8am plus or minus. No snow means getting into the ravines the old [...]
Day – 3 High Winds, really low temps
The winds on Mount Washington hit a buck and a quarter (125 mph), sometime early this morning. The day before provided pretty good conditions for the formation of grappel, which is when a snowflake falls from the sky through a layer of moist air forming a frosty coat over the snowflake. Sometimes the flake gets [...]
Day 2 – Embracing the Iphone
Up until now I haven’t really embraced the camera function on my Iphone. It seems awkward and unnatural. The convenience and the fact that it is always around more than makes up for those short comings. What it boils down to is that it’s another tool that is more than capable of creating content and telling [...]
Winter on Mount Washington
I’ll spending most of my winter days on Mount Washington. Working with the USFS Avalanche Center and spreading my time between Huntington Ravine and Tuckerman Ravine. Tons of projects slated for the season, historical work with Brad Ray, a long time Snow Ranger, more photo essays, video and multimedia covering the inner working of the [...]
Artisan Project
For a few years I’ve been photographing craftsmen and artisans from around New Hampshire and Maine. Part of my interest in this project comes from meeting new people that are completely absorbed and passionate about what they do. Often times while shooting they’ll forget I’m there, which works great for me, allowing more authentic images. [...]
Hot or Cold
Your getting warmer. Everyone has played that game at some point in their life. Why is getting warmer better. I really like the winter, especially here in New Hampshire. The silence is deafening, it’s easy to find solitude, and it’s a dry cold…most of the time. Yeah I’m rushing through autumn at the moment, looking [...]
Sang Happy Birthday to Tony Bennett
I would put that in my resume, I think. Maybe as a bullet under special awards or something like that. I just spent a couple hours with Glenn Shuld to produce some headshots for his blossoming acting carreer. His latest job was for some show called “Blue Blood” with Tom Selleck and special guest Tony [...]
Coffee Roasting
I like coffee….alot. I didn’t start drinking coffee until my mid-thirties, strange as that may seem. Made it all the way through college without a bit of it in my system even during exams, etc. But now I’m really into enjoying a cup of coffee, french press, espresso, Americano, whatever I can get my hands [...]
Boot Maker – Multimedia Project
It’s always interesting to work on a project that takes more than a day or two. Over the summer I’ve been working on producing a multimedia piece about a cobbler in Intervale, NH. Peter Limmer works in an old dance hall with one other guy making hiking boots. It’s all done by hand except for [...]
Waterfall Photography Workshop – A success
With Tropical Storm Irene behind us, there was plenty of water coursing through the waterfalls here in the Mount Washington Valley. It was a perfect autumn day in New England. The photography workshop on Saturday started out at the Buttonwood Inn, with a fantastic breakfast. A tough way to start out; coffee, omelets and homefries. [...]
Acadia National Park – Vacation
End of summer, last few days of vacation for the kids, a great time to head to the coast of Maine for some time away. Acadia National Park has always been a favorite destination for our family. Tons of things to do, mountain biking, hiking, tide pooling (if that’s a word) and exploring. Usually when [...]
The Nature Conservancy – Working in the Pine Barrens
A few years ago I worked with The Nature Conservancy in their Ossipee Pine Barrens property. They just started a program to bring fire into the ecology of the Pitch Pine and Scrub Oak dominated ecosystem. We produced a great multimedia piece showing the work involved in burning several acres of forest. Years leading up [...]
Fly Fisherman – Rapid River, Maine
Here’s an outtake from an assignment for Fly Fisherman Magazine. They were looking for some images along the Rapid River in Maine. That’s about 3 hours from my front door, a bunch of those miles are on rugged gravel roads used mostly by logging trucks throughout the winter and autumn months. Spring brings rain, soggy [...]