occupation:
full time travelling freelance photographer taking pictures of anything you want, anywhere you want it
desk job prior to quitting to become a full time travelling freelance photographer:
audiovisual designer (6 years)
hometown:
clifton park, ny
current town:
raleigh, nc
towns in between:
williamsburg, va
centreville, va
school:
the college of william & mary (b.a. in music composition)
tidbits:
vegetarian since june 2004
straightedge since december 1980
vinyl collector
coffee snob
favorite food:
vegan wings & new york pizza
favorite coffee drinks (in order of preference):
macchiato, espresso, french press, cappuccino, americano, latte
favorite espresso bars:
espresso profeta (los angeles)
stumptown (nyc & portland)
espresso vivace (seattle)
cafe helios (raleigh)
favorite music:
michael jackson, u2, prince, peter gabriel, brian eno, bruce springsteen, the klf, depeche mode, tears for fears, the who, yes, neutral milk hotel, the killers, new order, joy division, the cure, youth group, yanni, the pet shop boys, bane, philip glass, the outfield, the waterboys, janet jackson, sonic youth, pearl jam, the smiths, arvo part, devin townsend, harold budd, modern life is war, the psychedelic furs, the ramones, the raspberries, ready for the world, all else failed, converge, meshuggah, kiss, the la’s, led zeppelin, madonna, the jesus & mary chain, superdrag, sepultura, prong, japandroids, type o negative, tom petty, miles davis, steve reich, robyn, screeching weasel, archers of loaf, james brown, david bowie, section 8, one king down, stigmata, orchestral manoeuvres in the dark, diamond rings, husker du, touche amore, van halen, vision of disorder, colin hay, jimmy eat world, eddie money, genesis, rilo kiley, elite gymnastics, biosphere, thin lizzy, the sundays, blind melon, white zombie, hum, miracle legion, green day, huey lewis & the news, guns n’ roses, my bloody valentine, the mc5, cheap trick, the knack, rem, the replacements, smashing pumpkins, soundgarden, yazoo, the afghan whigs, inxs, john coltrane, the police, wheat, nirvana, lifetime, simple minds, talking heads, nada surf, manual, richard marx, michael bolton, go west, luther vandross, morris day & the time, kate bush, cyndi lauper, elton john, sunny day real estate, helmet, burial, bt, coldplay, human league, a-ha, lionel richie, judas priest, rick astley, etc
favorite tv:
freaks and geeks, psych, the adventures of pete & pete, fringe, lost, portlandia, twin peaks, the office, the IT crowd, battlestar galactica, are you afraid of the dark, martin, children’s hospital, modern family, american horror story, the league, eastbound and down, gilmore girls, one tree hill, boy meets world, hey dude, the mighty boosh, snuff box, party down, man to man with dean learner, garth marenghi’s darkplace, mad men, the wire, parks and recreation, 30 rock, mythbusters, mr. bean, alf, the twilight zone, undeclared, arrested development, monty python’s flying circus, the muppet show, fraggle rock, dr. katz, the tick, dead like me, seinfeld, soap, scrubs, kids in the hall, in living color, the state, extras, news radio, mr. show
favorite books:
bret easton ellis & music biographies
favorite movies:
the wizard, the monster squad, the goonies, donnie darko, uhf, the ‘burbs, purple rain, under the cherry moon, the breakfast club, slc punk, singles, american psycho, rebel without a cause, this is spinal tap, waiting for guffman, best in show, a mighty wind, for your consideration, the last dragon, almost famous, the lost boys, evil dead 2, the last temptation of christ, do the right thing, field of dreams, stalag 17, the thing from another world, rocky (all), first blood, the shinning, the jerk, mallrats, one flew over the cuckoo’s nest, top secret!, suspiria, dumb and dumber, when harry met sally, eraserhead, mulholland dr., dirty dancing, point break, say anything, true romance, wet hot american summer, oldboy, terminator 2, the usual suspects, airheads, michael jackson’s this is it, clueless, the karate kid, visioneers, night of the living dead, roadhouse, rattle and hum
gear (additional equipment rented through lens rentals)
digital cameras:
Nikon D700 w/ Grip
Nikon D7000 w/ Grip
Panasonic Lumix LX5
film & lomography cameras:
Mamiya M645J
Nikon FE
Diana F+
Holga 120N
Recesky 35mm
Actionsampler
lenses:
Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VR
Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G AF-S ED
Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF
Nikon 105mm f/2.8 ED-IF AF-S VR
Nikon 50mm f/1.4G AF-S
Nikon 50mm f/1.4G AF
Nikon 24mm f/2.8D AF
Nikon 1.7x Teleconverter TC-17E II
Mamiya 80mm f/2.8
Mamiya 150mm f/3.5
lighting:
Elinchrom Ranger RX Speed As Kit
Nikon SB-900
Nikon SB-800
Nikon SB-600
PocketWizard FlexTT5 Transceiver (2)
PocketWizard Plus II Transceiver
PocketWizard PowerST4 Receiver
Westcott Spiderlite TD5 (2)
Elinchrom 69″ Rotalux Octa
Elinchrom 39″ Deep Octa
Elinchrom 27″ Beauty Dish
Photek Softlighter II
Westcott 36×48″ Softbox
Westcott 24×32″ Softbox
Westcott Reflectors and Diffuser
Lastolite EZYBOX Softbox Kit – 24″ x 24″
Lumiquest Promax System
Lumiquest Softbox iii
Lumiquest Softbox LTp (2)
Lumiquest Big Bounce
Lastolite 30″ Trigrip Diffuser, 1 Stop
Nikon SC-29 TTL Cord
Light Stands (various)
accessories:
16GB Compact Flash Cards (4)
8GB Compact Flash Cards (3)
Manfrotto Super Clamp (2)
“A” Clamp (2)
Manfrotto 9′ Background Crossbar
Background Papers (various)
support:
Black Rapid Double Strap DR-1
Sachtler DV-6SB
Miller SOLO DV Carbon Fiber 2-Stage Tripod
Crumpler Brazillion Dollar Home
Crumpler 8 Million Dollar Home
video:
Nikon D7000
Panasonic HVX-200 w/ P2 Cards
audio:
Shure ULXP14/83 Lavalier Wireless System
Zoom H4n