Month: January 2016

  • January 30, 2016

    Yesterday I had a profound experience. I was the lucky one chosen to photograph the ceremony where a new Justice on the Utah Supreme Court was sworn in. I left the event feeling an overwhelming aura of positivity. My goal now is to build on that feeling and carry it with me. The speakers at…

  • January 27, 2016

    Sitting on the baseline with my Sony RX-100 iii. It draws a lot of questions from other photographers. The funny thing is, they never seem to get it. And even when I answer all their questions with, yes, it is good enough for a working pro, they tack on some bullsh*t requirements that no one’s…

  • January 25, 2016

    Texts sent while sitting in my car, waiting for the funeral of a slain police officer. Parked in front of me is a KSL NewsRadio vehicle that has been idling for 45 minutes, and probably won’t stop. + Here + Six shooters and we’ve got a mug online (an hour after funeral started) + It’s…

  • January 20, 2016

    It’s 420am and I’m awake in my hotel room. Outside it’s 24 degrees and there’s a fresh coat of icy snow on my car. I can see it from the window, parked next to the oil crew trucks. I’ve been awake for an hour, reading from the unending stash of magazine articles I keep saving…

  • Air Quality Shot
  • January 8, 2016

    Been lurking on an old college friend’s husband’s twitter feed, studying the pattern of posts. + Idaho. + Immunizations cause autism. + Car insurance is wrong – using the public highways is simply a risk to be taken. + Oregon standoff guys are being setup by federal provocateurs. + You should be able to carry…

  • January 7, 2016

    I got an e-mail yesterday, automatically sent from a WordPress site I set up a year ago and forgot about. Curious, I went to the site and realized that it was a photo gallery site that was a nearly exact copy of one the same client had asked me to build two months ago. And…

  • January 4, 2016

    My bookcase is next to the dinner table. At dinner, someone heading to Rwanda asks what books they should read. This is my cue, and I start pulling titled from the shelves. Well, Philip’s book is the go-to. It’s quite good. Fergal’s book is also here. Elizabeth’s book is my favorite, may she rest in…