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A professional video editor, and photographer with a Bachelors in Film studies from UCSD. Based in Los Angeles, I have created commercials, trailers, and other video content for various clients and platforms since 2005. I also love to write about my passions and share my insights on my blog.
Death Valley Mesquite Dunes
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Mesquite Dunes – Death Valley

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  • December 8, 2024
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This is one of my first photos from Death Valley that popped out to me while going through my Lightroom catalog. I wasn’t planning on visiting the Mesquite Dunes, but…
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Lost In The Desert At Death Valley
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Yumiko Lost in the Dunes

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  • December 8, 2024
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This is of Yumiko (my wife) in the Mesquite Sand Dunes of Death Valley. We just returned Monday night, and I’ve finally started processing some of the photos. It’s a…
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Venice Beach Pier Infinity
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Venice Beach Pier – Blue Infinity

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  • December 8, 2024
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This shot is another one from the night I went to Venice Beach. I go to Venice a lot; it’s kind of my get-away beach, but the other night, I…
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Best ND 500 For Your Buck – Review and Sample Photos

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  • December 8, 2024
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After doing a lot of research and never being able to locate a Lee Big Stopper, I came across the Light Craft Workshop ND500. If you’re looking to shoot long-exposure…
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Venice Beach Pier
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Beneath the Venice Beach Pier

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  • April 14, 2024
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I have always been fascinated by Long Exposure Photography. It is a style of photography that makes the water and clouds look smooth and silky. Don’t get me wrong, I’m…
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Under Niagara Falls
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Behind the Niagara Falls

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  • December 7, 2024
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This show is taken from the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. It’s from when I was in Canada a year and a half ago. For some reason, I never posted…
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3 Must Know Tips for Photographers using Smugmug Pro

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  • April 14, 2024
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If you’re a photographer, you’ve probably heard of Smugmug and know how great of a service it is. It’s pricey but pays for itself quickly. Mine did after only a few months. So here are some cool SEO (search engine optimization) tricks you can do with Smugmug to help enhance your blog and increase photography print sales.
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How to Shoot Better Handheld Photography

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  • April 14, 2024
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Shooting handheld photography has many benefits. You can get more angles quickly; it's lighter and more compact, and you can experiment more with various creative angles. The downside is that you can't shoot HDR, long exposures, or night photography. 
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The Niagara Falls Canadian Side

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  • December 7, 2024
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Over the last few days, I’ve been revisiting some of my old photo collections that I never processed. I’m always behind on my photography since it’s not my full-time job,…
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What is the Shutter in Digital Photography?

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  • February 6, 2026
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Back in the old days, with film cameras, the shutter was a mechanical device in front of the film that would open and close for a set time, exposing the film. Even in motion pictures, you can notice the effect the shutter has on the picture. Typically, a film is shot at 24 frames a second with a 1/48-second shutter. But if you remember the fight sequences in Gladiator or even storming the beaches in Saving Private Ryan, they shot with a fast shutter to stop the motion, so everything looked crisp and real versus having that soft motion blur you get with a 1/48 shutter.
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