Category Archives: Garysgoing Cross Country

I was going to say how frustrated I am for not being able to make portraits on this trip. There was a time constraint to get here and just too much ‘stuff’ in the car to set up lights and … Continue reading →

This is the 24 MB PDF – Garysgoing_Cross_Country Here is a pdf of the drive across the country in chronological order. Feel free to download it and use it for anything except commercial purposes. Again I must thank everyone who … Continue reading →

I had a great month, and the thanks has to go to everyone I met crossing the country. The only real “tourist” distraction I included with the ‘people’ photos was The Balloon Fiesta. If you have not been on that … Continue reading →

Steve and I went to a great diner for lunch. It was so wonderful that I asked if I could make my photos there. Not with lights, for then it would be a location shoot and fees would be charged. … Continue reading →

Jess and I set up outside a wonderful coffee shop that was in an unwonderful building. Again I used the softbox as the main light at eye level. The wind was not an issue so I used a 45″ umbrella … Continue reading →

Jess had practice tonight with the Fresh Meat. I went with her not really knowing what to expect. These ladies are amazing. I had the best night ever just watching them practice. I set up some lights outside and before … Continue reading →

I had a culture shock when I arrived in L.A. tonight. Very different from the desert where I was coming from. Around lunch I approach Quartsite. It’s a town that a friend told me about that appears and disappears each … Continue reading →

These men were busy putting optical cable in the neighborhood. As I was driving by their vests caught my attention. I used a 16 x 22 softbox camera left and a 43″ umbrella as a fill and back ground light. … Continue reading →

It is warm here. It’s actually hot. It took until 6:00 this afternoon for me to get out. There is a little lake a few blocks from where I’m staying where a few people were fishing.   I started shooting … Continue reading →

Today I had a long distance to travel. It was so far that I had to stop twice at DQ, first for a cone and later for my first Blizzard. (It won’t be my last). Some place between those two … Continue reading →