This was a great day!  I’ll keep this short, but it was a great day!  I got asked to shoot Danny Way for ESPN Magazine in 2004 right before the launched the BIG ramp at the X-Games.  I’m talking BIG ramp!!  We went out to their practice ramp in Aguanga, CA.  Met up with Danny and a few other legends… Bob Burnquist & Pierre-Luc Gagnon.  It was awesome to see these guys practice and do something that hadn’t been done before.
I walked to the top of the ramp and was …

Wow!  This image brings back lots of fun memories.  I loved No Doubt and Gwen.  I shot their first cover for Interscope Records and by this shoot I had lost touch with them.  I ended up shooting them for Spin Magazine years later during their biggest tour ever for Tragic Kingdom.  We had lots of catching up to do and a blast shooting the pix for Spin.  Again, I moved on and they went back on tour.  A few weeks later I got a call from the label and they …

I got this shoot for Ray Gun Magazine back in 1994.  It was a funny day for sure.  I booked Smash Box Studios in Culver City for the day, got my crew in order and got everything ready.  The day started smooth, Morrissey was on time and I was good to go.  Back in those days Smash Box was the biggest studio in town and shooting there was the best!  Everyone at the studio was always good to me and my shoots.
The one thing I remember most about this shoot …

I get all sorts of people wanting to start a career in photography and asking me for advice.  Now that I’ve been around awhile and have seen it all, I do have lots of advice to give.  Where do I begin?  I’m gonna do a list of the top 10 things to know…

You gotta love it and live it:  There is NOT a lot of money to be made in this business.  You gotta really love photography to survive.  Passion is everything!
Business first:  Don’t forget that business is the most …