El Bob goes down to Inner Harbor, Baltimore for the Grand Prix weekend. It was exciting to walk the track built on the city streets, eat good food, and have good company. It was always El Bob’s dream to go 180mph, so this was his next closest thing.

El Bob takes his first trip to Canada, in Edmonton. He loves the long daylight hours, which means more time to play!

Rona wanted ever so badly to be among the stars. She climbed her way up to the top of the city to be a few steps closer.

It was finally her turn to find true love, but he hurricane had taken away all that she had worked for. She was left to her own devices to search what she was looking for, and without a soul in sight, she found herself. The storm had set her free.

Fly Maya, Fly.

What ever happened to full dynamic range these days? The Internet is polluted with cheap, affordable digital photography by a new generation that started a trend of a fabricated nostalgic imitation mixed with happy-go-lucky high-key compositions. Anyone with Instagram can create a flattering two toned image that lacks so much dynamic range and texture that even you can look like a super model with a wide angle lens – photography skills need not apply.

Why are we afraid of black? Is this generation the same everybody’s-a-winner-no-kid-left-behind generation limited to creating high exposure feel-good morsels that make our hearts fuzzy for a moment? DSLR videographers eat it up too. Hardly do I see amateur or pro-amateur photos dare to engage the viewer in the deepest and richest blacks or lead them through canyons of contrast and texture. Instead, we are served with muted tones of puke color schemes to mirror old scanned film and random light bleeds from a multi-thousand dollar camera body. The ones who choose a different menu abuse the heck out of the Shadow/Highlight filter.

I dare you to tell the whole story, to include the true blacks and true whites, to have a full dynamic luminosity range. If you don’t want to watch a movie with a good plot, neither will you only want to be bombarded by bland photos.

I met her at a friend’s birthday dinner, I couldn’t keep my attention off her. We kept in touch, but it wasn’t until two years later to the exact day (give or take a day) that I was given the unbelievable opportunity and joy of sharing an intimate session with a sweetheart and a goddess. My fondness of her is a combination of her incredibly sweet personality and flawless complexion. My heart would skip a beat to each shutter release. To capture a soul that you adore and to have each other open up completely without hesitation, is photography nirvana. If it takes two more years for our next encounter, then I will wait patiently.

Shift Tilt. Both Kelly and Tanya are a photographer’s dream to work with, and they will create art for you, not just portfolio work. Don’t miss your chance!

If you want to learn my method of getting a client to be comfortable and natural during a bridal session or an intime session, you won’t want to miss this once a year workshop. Hosted by me and Romin Lee Johnson, you will get valuable knowledge from two world-traveled photographers. The sessions will be held at the amazing loft of the Ace Hotel, NY, including a pre-party at the loft the night before. All non-registered guests are also welcomed to the party!

I’ve tried some panorama apps on my iPhone 4, but nothing beats Microsoft Photosynth, and it’s free. It’s incredibly simple to use, just turn your camera in a circle and it will automatically capture and stitch the next image. I highly recommend using a tripod or a long stick on the ground to keep your camera steady. The software uses image tracing to stitch the images together, and if your camera moves away from the original spot, it will be more difficult for the software to track your movement due to a change in perspective in a new location. This app is a lot of fun, and people will always wonder why you are spinning in a circle with your phone, and it easily impresses anyone that you can take these with your phone.