Gearing up for transitioning my portfolio into a more commercial direction, I wanted to create some product photography while still maintaining my surreal retouching elements. So I bought a watch with a really pretty deep blue face not knowing how I was going to photo...

 Time for another round of sharing the photographers I look up to and follow. It's SO important to surround yourself with the highest level work you can find. Not only does it push you to reach higher in your own work, but you also stay up to date on trends within the...

PORTFOLIO REVIEWS. If you, like me, had never heard of a professional portfolio review don't worry. You're not alone. It seems like an obvious thing to those exposed to this industry, but for those of us who know no one in the industry, are not familiar with the practi...

  So I had been circling around this idea of clear headphones for a while. I knew they'd look really cool, especially with a color light flashing to the side of them. Plastic and glass that bends throws the colored light around in really interesting ways. So, I had thi...

  Continuing with more conceptual advertising style photography, I thought of how weeds just keep popping up even if you've pulled them yesterday. It's like they're taunting us in a never ending game. That thought made me have a visual of a blend between gardening and...

 I've been trying to come up with more conceptual images for the purpose of commercial advertisements. I had the idea of advertising an odor neutralizing cat litter by showing a party scene being disrupted by a "party pooper"....literally. 

 As usual I'll draw up a...

 Second installment of crazy clever ads that I love. Looking through these always gives me motivation to push myself to try and reach the same level of expertise. How could you look at these as a photographer and not feel motivated? Amazing work all around.

 It frustrat...

  My ultimate goal in life is to become a conceptual advertising photographer. I'll often take note of advertisements that I think are extremely clever and smart. I'll save those in a folder to peruse through when I'm feeling low on inspiration or need to see some amaz...