Remembering John Pedone
is self proclamation “I’m kind of famous at Burning Man”, I’ve learned was accurate as news of his untimely death spread like wildfire through that community. I knew John Pedone as a colleague and fellow technician in the film lighting industry, and for a short time a decade ago, as a room mate. I [...]
Super Moon
I, like so many other people, have a fascination with the moon, some kind of inexplicable, odd attraction. Not that it inspires crazy actions or odd hair-growth spurts, rather it’s a majesty thing. The moon is a celestial body we can see differently from all the rest of the planets and stars and moons in [...]
The Road Kings
ith clear blue skies and perfect temperatures we lit out of Los Angeles like a couple of rogues after a bender which left a heap of twisted metal and broken hearts in our wake. Well, maybe it wasn’t quite so dramatic, but every once in awhile it’s really nice to just get out of LA [...]
Will Power Wins 2012 Grand Prix of Long Beach
This year’s Long Beach Grand Prix has been one of the most exciting I’ve witnessed: there were new cars, the Dallara DW12, a controversial 10-position penalty for every team powered by Chevy, lot’s of passing, nail-biting fuel consumption strategies, and a pile-up on the hair pin turn 11, on the last lap, after Will Power [...]
Balancing Sunset with a Foreground Subject, part 1
A technique I have been wanting to try for a long time now has been balancing a beautiful sunset with a good exposure on a person in the foreground. It’s not entirely simple as the subject should not be lit flat like from an on-camera flash, and the proper balance has to be found. This [...]
The Flying Luchadores
The Flying Luchadores from Jeff Gatesman on Vimeo. Nicky dives from atop a stack of speakers onto the head of Cassandro. This, of course, riles Cassandro and his teammate, who consequently takes it out on Nicky and her teammate, which covers up the fact that Cassandro has climbed up to the balcony. If it [...]
Two Pontiacs entered into the Spider Awards
The Black and White Spider Awards is the leading international award honoring black and white photography. This year I submitted two of my car images, both classic Pontiacs. Click on the thumbnails to get the full view. Photographing cars has always been one of my favorite things to do outside of actually driving them, and [...]
Manhattan from Brooklyn
Here is a new image I just finished, though I took the photo almost 2 years ago. Click on the image to blow it up.
Culver City Car Show
The car show that takes over the main street in Culver City every year is one of my favorites. There are usually a selection of George Barris creations, some cool music and of course, some great cars. Here are a couple of images I made this weekend.
Found Images from Chicago
I recently came across these images from Chicago that I hadn’t previously published. I made these when I was screening one of my films at the Chicago Reelz Short Film Fest in September ’09 As always you can click on the image to see the full size.
Hong Kong apartment building
I almost got arrested taking this photo of an apartment complex in Hong Kong. Apparently the security police there don’t quite understand long exposure photography. This is part of series of images I have been making designed to be hung on ceilings.
Steven Spielberg Portraits
I had a job last year shooting some images of Steven Spielberg for the opening of Universal Singapore. Here are a couple of those images. Click on them to see a larger version. He was quite nice and very easy to work with. We had a great conversation about the next film he is going [...]
Welcoming in a New Year
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The flying cloud, the frosty light: The year is dying in the night; Ring out, wild bells, and let him die. from In Memorium by Lord Alfred Tennyson It seems to be becoming a ritual for me to go out just before the New Year and make [...]
Friday Night Lights, Guangzhou, China
Guangzhou is a big city in southern China just a few hours drive north of Hong Kong. Because I had to wait for my Chinese visa to be issued in HK I had a very limited amount of time in Guangzhou, but the thing that is really striking about the city is the way it [...]
Hong Kong Saturday Night
This is only my second time to Hong Kong but I love this city. It has a heartbeat like no other I’ve been to: it’s an electric, 60 cycle hum. You can feel it through your feet as you walk on the streets or in your hands as you lean on a railing looking out [...]
The road to Delhi
I spent 48 hours in Delhi India which is a world of contradictions. Overcrowded and loud, traffic zips by you at breakneck speed, or is at a complete standstill. Driving seems tactile: all flashing headlights and blaring horns mixed in with a little dare-devil-may-care attitude. Brand new, high tech architecture rises out of dirty, broken-down [...]
Chicago Skyline Panorama
I made this panorama of the Chicago skyline using a Zeiss 50mm prime lens on my Canon 5D MkII. The full size print is 75″ X 14″
United Terminal at O’Hare Airport
Handheld, long exposure shot of the concourse between United Airlines terminals B and C at Chicago O’Hare airport.
Monterey Auto Week and Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
Monterey Auto Week has got to be one of the finest collections of rolling art on the planet and the pinnacle of the entire week is the Concours d’Elegance where 175 of the finest collector cars in the world roll onto the legendary 18th fairway at Pebble Beach. I was there this past week to [...]
My Image honored in 4th Photography Masters Cup
One of my photos from the Derby Dolls collection has been honored with Nominee status by the International Color Awards’ Photography Masters Cup. This is an enormous honor for me as my image has been selected by some of the greatest names in photography, publishing and advertising from National Geographic, Phaidon and Esquire to Christies [...]
Carroll Shelby’s Wife drives a mini van
Last week I was working on a project being produced by 21st Century 3D which will ultimately be a 3D Imax film about legendary car builder Carroll Shelby. As much an American Icon as his cars are, Shelby is a true original who, over the course of the past nine decades has been everything from [...]
Joshua Tree enroute to Phoenix
“> In keeping with the theme of Joshua Tree, I was recently driving from Las Vegas to Phoenix along route 93 and stopped by this Joshua Tree when the sun was setting. I thought it was a very dramatic scene and so I made this shot. click on the image to see a larger version
Time lapse of the full moon rising over Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree National Park is a surreal landscape in the high desert called Mojave that is scattered with the foreboding, tree-like cacti from which it is named. It’s unique beauty is also reflected in the myriad of other hearty plants that dot the landscape and is oddly interspersed with other-worldly piles of gigantic rocks. Toward [...]
