Farewell to the vintage

As a kid, I wasn't allowed to play with toys. Well, not my granddad's anyway. They were kept behind a glass case in his bedroom and if I was forbidden to go in unescorted. When he passed away, the collection went to me. Since I never had a strong connection to them, I decided it was time to unload the 200 pieces to someone who could do more with them than I could in my garage, so today I bid them adieu, aside from three keepsakes and some photos I took.

Lifestyle Portfolio

Ya gotta have a book.

For years, I relied on my Web presence, flashy DVDs, and slideshows to show my work, but when I hired Suzanne Sease to be my consultant last year, she said what had been nagging at the back of my skull.

You gotta have a book.

So I acquiesced and couldn't be happier. I hope you enjoy it, and if you would prefer the real deal, I am more than happy to send you a copy to review.

This book was made narrowing down photos in Adobe Lightroom and creating the pages with Photoshop.

Robert McCall 1919-2010

I just came across this the other day, but a terrific person and talented artist passed away over a week ago. Bob McCall's work made an early impression on me from old Starlog magazines, and especially the poster to 2001: A Space Odyssey, which I have had a copy of since college.

I met Bob in 2004 when I photographed him for the cover of Camelback Magazine. I spent the afternoon with him at his home studio and chatted with him and his wife, Louise, for about three hours before I actually got to work shooting him. My grandfather had passed away a few years before and Bob reminded me of him quite a bit. It was refreshing.

We got together a few times after that and he was always

the most congenial and amazing person. I will miss him greatly, and we are bereft his amazing talent that brought to the best vision our dreams of the cosmos. How I would give anything to live in the universe he painted. Good journey Bob, you've already illustrated to me what heaven looks like.