Shelley's 41 Plymouth in Rod & Kulture...

Here's a peek at my latest published work. I didn't shoot the cover, I did both of the two-page spreads. It is a car which was worked on by my friend, Ricky Rojas, for his friend, Shelley Barnes.

I'd say the reproduction qualities over at Rod & Kulture are top notch. I'm happy to be published in a magazine who cares about, and uses nice photography...

Antiques Road Show...

I was recently on a trip to the Mid-West where I traveled the 94 from Minneapolis, MN to Milwaukee, WI. While in route, my wife was driving pretty slow and we got passed by this truck load of treasures...I was having a hard time deciding what I like best, Ford or Chevy?

My buddy Ricky also called me a couple of days ago to let me know that the photos I took of a 1941 Plymouth he helped restore were finally published in Rod & Kulture Magazine. Stay tuned for my next post in regards to that.

More Monterey Historic Race pics...

Here are some more images from the 36th Annual Monterey Historic Races. If you missed the first round, check out my previous post on this event.

The Boss in front of his famous pic of Stirling Moss...As I took this pic, I overheard someone say, "You gotta pay... to play."

THRICE, Twice as nice...

I had to swing by Art From Scrap today and shoot some photos of J.Shea's artwork. While I was there, I realized (If I might say so myself) that it's a pretty darn good show. So... I shot more pics of all the art, some in detail to really show the handy-work. The show is up until September 12th... so if you haven't had the chance to see it, try and make time to check it out.

36th Annual Monterey Historic Races...

Being at the 36th Annual Monterey Historic Races was a blast, undoubtedly a car nut's heaven. Especially if you are into the vintage stuff. I was there helping Jesse Alexander set up his photo display and when I had time, I'd run out into the paddock/pit area to shoot what was happening.

Shooting the cars racing wasn't very accessible for me, but being in the paddock was were I wanted to be anyhow. I love the human interaction with the cars. Below are some of the pictures I took. (I'll be posting more later) Be sure to click the link above to see Jesse's site and you'll find that I am a mere impostor!...

The Boss

Monterey or Bust...

Tomorrow I'm heading on over to Laguna Seca Raceway and help my good friend/client/photographer, Jesse Alexander, at the races. I'm hoping to cut out early so as to take my time getting there and turn it into a little road trip.

Every year he sets up a tent on the inside of the track to sell his phenomenal racing images that he's made over the past 50 years. I'll be more of a laborer/gopher on this trip, but it will be well worth it to see him truly in his element.

This will be Jesse's last year at the event and he will be honored by Mercedes during a special dinner celebration at Pebble Beach. I'm hoping that once all of my grunt work is done, I'll be have time to wander the pits with a couple of film cameras. Jesse tells me that there's a good chance I will even have the opportunity to rub shoulders with the great, Sir Stirling Moss, whom he's been friends with for many years.

I'll post a full report when I return...

THRICE opening at AFS...

Last nights opening for THRICE at Art From Scrap went off without a hitch. Unfortunately, J.Shea wasn't able to make it to the event but... Tanner and I were on hand to represent and we ALL sold some work. The turnout was great and we are lucky to always draw such cool people to our shows.

Thanks to Nathan at Santa Barbara Art Blog for all of his promotion before the show and Matt at Art Resources for his expertise and assistance on building the wooden boxes I mounted my photos to.

Big Thanks to Holly, AFS, Ian Smith, Chris & Kenny at the Presidio Motel/Agave Inn and last but not least... Jeff and Jason from Face the Music who kept the good tunes spinning all night. Here's some snap shots from the show...

Tanner and one of his latest works...

Face the Music... or else!

Shooting and walking...

Took another one of my walks to burn of excess energy and... well... I could use the exercise too, getting a little lazy these days. Walking seems to be the only way I'm getting it right now. Once again, I took my camera bag along and this time it was the Mamiya 645M loaded with some Ilford XP2 that produced the shots I liked most. I used this film knowing full well that, since it is a C41 process B/W, I would be able to use the "Dust and Scratches" filter when scanning it. Like I said, "lazy." It is beautiful film though...If I'm not mistaken... this is an old Kaiser, but not sure which model?

Trying to get the juices flowing...

Cabin fever was taking over today. Too many hours in front of the computer, most of which was mindless meandering. I needed to get out, burn off excess energy and feed the urge to create. It's so hard to shoot in Santa Barbara, It's too damn pretty here. But I grabbed my bag anyway, the one that is loaded with my Mamiya 645M, Holga and Polaroid camera, and took a walk to see what new photo magazines were on the stand.

The outcome? One iced coffee, the new issues of PDN and COLOR magazines and...This scene in the park beckoned the Polaroid camera. Not my greatest masterpiece but it felt good to pull the trigger.

Ralph...

My good friend, fellow artist, collector of my photography, and all around good guy, Ralph Corners, rolled into Art Resources on his new Ducati recently. I happened to be there, armed with my Mamiya 645M...Be sure to click on Ralph's name above to see his outstanding artwork and new website, which was built with love by his wife, Hylla.