When does the master F-ing Stop?

The Master does his job and then stops. Tao te Ching, #30   (S. Mitchel translation) How did you like that stupid f-stop pun in the title? Yep. That’s the kind of thing that no sleep will get you.  I need to talk shop for a minute. If you are a photographer or similar creative professional, […]

Being a detective is SO HARD!

Okay, before you read any further, I want you to queue up some sexxxaay porno music. Or maybe some Barry White. Or the Bee Gees. What you are about to read is not, in fact, my latest porno screen play.  This is an actual story from the heart of Mormondom, Salt Lake City, Utah.  It’s […]

Thank God for Girls and Guitars ….and kids

I have the best job in the world. Somehow I have been blessed with a life where I get paid to be photograph the things that I love most in this world: girls and guitars. …and kids. Only in my craziest dreams would I have imagined that this is what my life would look like, […]

money on the table

Adam Carolla often muses over the elusive possibility that Guns & Roses will reunite and tour.  He always asks the question: “How much money have they left on the table, just because they can’t get along enough to play a few shows?”  Axl Rose refuses to reunite with the band. It’s difficult to imagine how […]

when I say “we”, I mean “me”

I’ve been all up in my head about my blog for the last week or so.  I’m always very self conscious about it, but sometimes that self consciousness decays into inaction. In a recent post, I talked about how awkward I feel about the darkness of some of my topics.  I got a comment the […]

Inaugural Wine Wednesday

My friend Nate (aka “Super Nate”) have decided to institute a new tradition: Wine Wednesday.  Every Wed evening, we do a stand up comedy set at Wiseguys Comedy in Salt Lake City. Following the comedy club, we convene at my studio for an informal wine tasting party.  This week was the first such pairing of […]

The Wisdom of Penn Jillette

Confession: I’ve been hooked on Celebrity Apprentice. I started watching it because  on of my heros, Adam Carolla was on it.  Since his firing on the show, I’ve become very interested in Penn Jillette.  In the board room, Mr. Trump was talking to Penn about a recent project on the show: Donald Trump: “Do you […]

Open letter to an awesome girl

So, let’s say you are a beautiful, interesting girl.  Let’s say we just met. Let’s say that we have a definite attraction between us. Let’s also say that, although the attraction exists, I can see that we don’t have congruent long term goals / values. Let’s say that we feel like getting in each others […]