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This is a lens test with my great friend and collaborator Brett Marty. When conceptualizing a portrait it is important and interesting to think about how you want the end shot to feel. The differences between a 50mm vs. an 85mm (or longer telephoto) are subtle but can completely change the impression of the image. Here the first three shots are taken with a Sigma Art 50mm 1.4 and the last three with a Tamron 90mm f2.8 macro. You’ll notice that the first three shots are moodier and more personal (perhaps) whereas the next three shots are punchier and feel more staged ............... What I am liking about the 90mm Tamron is that I can seamlessly move from a portrait situation to a macro situation, which has many uses for my personal work.

All shot on Canon 5Dmark iii

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Photos of my Cousin and his kids on his houseboat - taken January, 2007 in London, UK

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Josh and Alex - Austin, TX. - April 12, 2014

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Clu-Pez wedding - Clovis, CA. - August 31, 2014

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Through the Uber window - San Francisco, CA. - Monday, September 29, 2014

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Sheboygan, WI - February, 2013

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Recording the album - Ann Arbor, MI. 1999

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Triangle X Ranch - Fall 2000

We’d been planning for college for so long that it was sort of a shock when it didn’t live up to our expectations. It was a joint idea - let’s get the hell out of this whole college scene, hit the open road, and really broaden our horizons. I fought long and hard with my parents about taking a semester off of college. My folks had all of their schooling in England, and taking time-off was a really risky thing for them. They said things like, “you’ll lose your momentum and never graduate……….” Somehow I won the battle. Next I found this website called coolworks.com and found a job at a Dude Ranch in Jackson, Wyoming called Triangle X Ranch. We loaded up the 1986 Toyota Celica with everything that mattered and hit the road. Alex was meant to work at Yellowstone but he talked his way into the dishwasher position at the ranch. My job was ‘maintenance’ which basically meant doing odd-jobs around the ranch. All of a sudden we were living in a dorm-room with a bunch of crazy kids from across the country. Guys with guns and pickup trucks and saddles. I remember we had to sign pages and pages of contracts saying things like, ‘there will be no drinking at camp, there will be no kegs, there will be a strict lights-out policy etc.’ and we were worried that it was going to be very strict. However, as soon as we had unpacked the car our first duty was to, ‘help finish the keg.’ One of my first jobs was to clean the hot-tub and a fishing guide offered me his waders.

Looking back at these photographs is truly incredible and reminds me why I take them in the first place. The photograph of me spraying myself with the hose sums up the pure joy and freedom that I was feeling at the time. The whole experience definitely changed our lives.