Bravo to People on the Ipad

People launched its Ipad app yesterday.  The app is a great step forward in tow major ways.  First the design while still sharp and smart is simpler than many of the other magazine apps out there making for much easier and sensible navigation.  Unlike some of the other magazines, I don’t find my self clicking [...]

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Back to Blogging

What I thought would be a few days break from blogging due to a busy schedule turned into a full blown two month hiatus. To say we’ve been busy at the studio would be an understatement.  The past eight weeks have been spent on 16 photo shoots, 4 videos, and 2 red camera shoots.  After [...]

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Scott Dadich Discusses Wired on the Ipad

A pretty great interview was posted yesterday at The Loud Cloud Creative featuring the magazine industry’ star designer Scott Dadich. It’s a great and in depth discussion about Dadich’s experience and thoughts taking a magazine into the age of the tablet.  As we all gear up for this new world of video and moving images [...]

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A Nod from SPD Courtesy of Field & Stream

SPD announced the medal finalists today for Pub 45 and I’m happy to say that some of my work was included courtesy of Field & Stream in the Photo Section (multiple issues) category.  I’ve been working with Field & Stream continuously over the past 4 years ever since photo editor Amy Berkley gave me one [...]

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Condé Nast Has Some Digital Tricks Up Its’ Sleeve

Not to be left to go gently into that good night, Condé Nast is gearing up for the inevitable transition from paper to digital distribution.  Media Memo has a great article about the company’s plans for next gen magazines.  Wired will be leading the way by having ready a digital version for the rumored apple [...]

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Esquire’s Augmented Reality Issue on Newsstands

Esquire has recently taken several different forays into blending new media with traditional magazine fair.  Most notably a couple Red Camera covers and the Digital Ink anniversary issue.   The success of any of these was debatable and not overwhelmingly exciting.  Well the magazine took another step forward with their “Augmented Reality” issue hitting the [...]

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Navigators Annual Report Takes Silver Award in Graphis

Earlier this year I had the pleasure of photographing the the Navigators Group annual report for Addison and I’m excited to say Graphis just awarded the project a silver medal in their Annual Reports Competition.  The concept was to use the classic metaphor of a glass half full or empty to illustrate “Risk and Opportunity”. [...]

Field & Stream Cover Nominated for ASME Best Magazine Covers of the Year

So I know this cover has appeared in the blog before, but today I was notified that it’s up for ASME’s Cover of the Year in the Sports & Fitness category.  I’ve been very fortunate to have gotten to work with Art Director Neil Jamieson.  It’s a rarity to really like the way an image [...]

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Scott Dadich Discusses Dan Winters’ “Periodical Photographs”

SPD has a really great post {here} today from Scott Dadich of Wired discussing his design and collaboration with Dan Winters on his recently published book “Periodical Photographs”.  The post offers great insight on what has to be contemporary photography’s most successful ongoing collaborations. I picked up the book a few weeks back when Dan [...]

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