>Free Snow!

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I documented the Oregon National Guard removing snow in Idanha, Ore. They have over 150 inches of accumulation. Some cars are totally buried and until a few days ago, some disabled residents were snowed in...meaning their cars were too covered with snow to move. These soldiers were removing over four feet of snow off the roof of the Idanha Country Store.
©2008, The Oregonian

>Hanging Out With The King

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The King is hanging at the Tavern and Pool on NW 23rd Street in Portland, Ore.

>Photo Night, Jan. 12, 2008

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I'm a little slow to post this, but it's from Rob Finch's annual photo night at his house. Chip Litherland from Florida and Scott Strazzante from Chicago were there.

>Snow Dump

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Today more snow fell in Eugene than I've seen in the ten-years I've lived here. It was my day off but since it wasn't snowing in Portland I thought it'd be good to send a few photos from my neighborhood. I see now on Oregonlive.com that they are now expecting snow tonight. I hope it's all clear by the time I head north Tuesday morning. I'm not optimistic.

>Selling the House

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I'm selling the house my family and I have lived in for 8-years. Click on the link above to see the info. If you're the lucky photographer that gets my old job and you buy my house, I'll leave a case of beer in the fridge and a bottle of wine in the rack!

>Blazers!

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I'm back shooting The Portland Trailblazers on occasion in a backup role to fellow shooter Bruce Ely who's been following the team since before the season started with the draft of Greg Oden.

This team could really do something and it's been really exciting to start following them again. This is Martell Webster after he went on a 24-point scoring run in the third quarter.

©The Oregonian, 2008

>Whoa! 42!

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I'm 42-years-old today. I have nothing else to say on the matter.

>The Kiss

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Click on the link above to see the details on Scott and Anna's wedding. I shot this at dinner after the wedding. What a great couple!

>New Crew

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With my move to Portland, a whole new set of of new and old friends greet me at work. Some, like Mike Lloyd, Ben Brink an Ross Hamilton, I've known since the late eighties. Faith Cathcart I've only known for a few years. And for good measure, I threw a shot of Sol sitting in his disheveled apartment in for good measure.

>Snow Pack Turns to Epic Journey

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This is me on my second day at The Oregonian. We started out at 8:00 a.m. to shoot the annual snow pack measurement story. From there we were dispatched to another story at Mt. Hood Meadows. On the way back we hit seriously slow traffic that put us in jeopardy of making deadline. We detoured to Timberline Lodge where we knew they had internet. That's were I'm sitting right now writing this as reporter Ryan Knutson eats his cold turkey sandwich. This will end up being a 12 hour day. We'll see.

>The Siuslaw Bridge, Florence, Ore., Dec. 21, 2007

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I shot this for my mother-in-law, Mary, who wanted a photos of the bridge for her wall. She was born and raised in Florence and her father owned a general store on Bay Street along the river. If you look closely you'll see Sheldon standing on the bridge.

>Last Assignment at The Register-Guard

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I was sent up to the Willamette Pass for my last assignment as a Register-Guard photographer. It was blizzard like conditions and took a ride in the groomer, which was a quite a treat. I've always wanted to do that.

There was certain sense of finality today as a turned in my camera equipment and emptied out the last of belongings. Tomorrow I'll have cake in the library with my comrades and call it day.

Next Thursday I'll start my first day at The Oregonian as a staff photographer. A new chapter!

>Junk Store Kodachromes

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I was going through my favorite junk store in Harrisburg, Oregon, and found a box of Kodachromes. I didn't look carefully at them, but noticed they were in pretty good shape and seemed to be shot fairly well...so I bought them.

I then edited them down to 20 or so of my favorites. They were shot in Tahiti, Hawaii, Utah, Yellowstone, New Zealand, Australia, Los Angeles, Eugene and other places as well. Many of them were dated and were shot from 1946 to 1954. Here's one of my favorites that was shot on a cruise ship in 1952.

>Baby Alice

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I shot baby Alice for her first Christmas Card for her parents, Lewis and Rebecca Taylor. I used my fancy $10 ringlight, which is perfect for a subject this size.

>Ringlight Test

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This is test of a flourescent ringlight I modified for photographic use. I cost $10. For this shot I didn't shoot through the light but used it off to the side.

The downside is that it's not very bright so the light has to be held fairly close to the subject. It works well shooting through the ring as well. The shadows aren't as pronounced as a strobe, but still has a nice effect.

>New Job!

>I just accepted a staff photographer position at The Oregonian in Portland, Ore. My last day at The Register-Guard will be Dec. 20. My first day at The Oregonian will be Dec. 27.

I've been at The Register-Guard in Eugene, Ore., for 10-years and it's been great. The guys I work with are the best. Rob and Paul have been the best bosses anyone could ever ask for. The Baker family that owns the paper respects photojournalism and I'll always be thankful for all of that.

The staff I'm going to is as talented as any in the country and I look forward to being part of it.

Luckily, I'll be back to Eugene for plenty of assignments and I'll be able to see everyone.

I'll post here as things progress.

>Apple Photography Summit

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Eleven photographers were invited to talk with Apple, Inc. about the future of digital photography. There were photographers from nearly every professional market sector. John Stanmeyer, Parish Kohanim, Bill Frakes, David Bergman, John McDermott, Vincent Laforet, Steve Winter and myelf stand for a photo in front of the Apple headquarters at 1 Infinite Loop, in Cupertino, Calif. Mike Colón, Jim Richardson, and Bob Davis are up front.

It was a pleasure to be included in such an esteemed group. The folks we met at Apple were genuinely interested in our thoughts on photography and had a deep understanding of the issues.

>Halloween Rave

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I've been travelling and shooting a lot of sports so I haven't posted much. Here's a snap from Halloween.

>Oregon's Jaison Williams Catches a Pass Against ASU

>As seen from the top camera deck at Autzen Stadium.

>Photo Booth

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