Category Archives: Carnival

The first weekend after I saw the carnival setting up next to the 880 across from the Coliseum I took Cein with me to do some location scouting. We turned out to be too early. They were still setting up the rides. Since we there already I decided to take some shots of the rides [...]


Note to self: Make sure the kids are in front of the camera when you tell them they can now eat the candy. It will be the best smile of the photo session. Also, who knew it would take so much effort to convince a tired kid to look convincingly tired?


Over the last month I’ve done five photoshoots with kids. I came into this project expecting a challenge and it hasn’t disappointed. I’m getting more comfortable with directing them and have gotten a better sense of when to let them goof off and when to be strict.
The one thing I haven’t gotten comfortable [...]


How is one awarded the Great Guest Award from the Santa Cruz Boardwalk you may be asking? Let me tell you.
My girlfriend and I got ours from one of the Boardwalk’s employees with little pomp or fanfare for helping to free one of his co-workers from the supply closet he was locked in. I was [...]