Ok, it’s time to finally dust this thing off. I know, I know, it’s been way to long since my last post, please don’t judge me. As you may have already noticed this website has a shiny new look so I figured it’d be a good time to show off some of the stuff I’ve been working on. Here’s a quick recap of things I’ve been up to since last summer. Hang on to your hats!

Towards the end of summer I did a lot of work with Amazon for the launch of their new Kindle Fire HD and Paperwhite devices. The launch was kind of a big deal so you might’ve seen these ads in various magazines, or on the Japanese subway if you happen to ride it. Also, there’s this website- Amazon.com; lots more of my work there.

Ok, moving right along. Washington State Lotto started running this series of ads at Sea-Tac Airport, which I had no idea about until hurrying to catch a flight myself. I grabbed a few snaps on the down low, hoping security wouldn’t think I was casing the joint. You can still see these ads on some busses here in Seattle.

Here’s a better look at a few of these ads, and you can check out the before and after of the tandem motorcycle here.

Then we’ve got a cover for the November issue of Cincinnati Magazine that my pal David Clugston and I worked on together. It’s always fun to collaborate with David. In this case our challenge was to create a believable filament while making sure folks could still read it easily. We went through binders full of versions and actually preferred an earlier type treatment and so I included the image below.

Finally I did a couple of projects with photographer Adam Levey this winter. The first is a test shot with a Nike cleat wreaking havoc on a soccer field. You can see a larger version and the before and after here.

The other project was the March cover for Golf Digest Magazine which is hot off the press and on shelves at this very moment.

Well, thats it for now! Thanks for putting up with my tardiness, and hopefully, it won’t be another eight months until my next post…

I’m delighted to announce that I’ve been invited by the good folks over at Wonderful Machine to join their team. As a retoucher, I’ll be a part of their suite of consulting services offered to photographers all over the world.

It’s very exciting to be part of this awesome organization. Go ahead, check out their site!

http://www.wonderfulmachine.com/blog/

My rep, Sally Bjornsen has a brand spanking new website full of pretty pictures of the talented folks she represents. Check out this fantastic new site and all the colorful images it holds.

Next time you’re in the mood for a greasy pretzel, a rhinestone studded cellphone cover, or observing the rituals of American youth, head on down to the Westfield Southcenter Mall and check out my work on the latest Washington State Lottery campaign. Here are some quick pics I snapped before I was chased off by mall security.

The WA Lottery and the good folks at Cole & Weber United do such a great job of incorporating really fun and creative concepts into their campaigns. However, I think it’s best that this motorcycle lives in the land of dreams and is not out there being driven on the roads of reality. That could be really dangerous.

Click here to see the image (before + after) and here to see how it came together. Oh and if you haven’t seen the TV spot go check that out too! It’s over here.

The January 14th issue of Guardian Weekend Magazine features a couple of awesome photos (including the cover!) taken by photographer, Patrick Kehoe and retouched by yours truly. It’s a real honor to have worked on a project telling stories of courageous protesters, including the one of this 84 year old woman of the occupy Seattle movement. Dorli Rainey is one badass grandma and activist! Check out the story and the video of the interview here.

Check out this months Wired magazine! On the last page there’s an image that me and my pal Dave Clugston collaborated on. You can see the step by step process of how it came together here, and the before and after here. The project was a lot of fun, but the step that took the longest and most patience was drawing in the hairs to make the spots squared. Later I realized that I missed one. Find it and you win a puppy.

Welcome to the new digs! After many weeks of tweaking and tinkering I am happy to say that I have finally landed here. The new site is done entirely from scratch, and no flash this time. (the old site was broken because of a flash player update) A huge thanks to Andrew Niculescu for his amazing work in writing all this code and for being so patient with me. Have a look around, make yourself at home, and let me know what you think.

I’ve been meaning to post this for a while now but I wasn’t exactly sure if I wanted the world to see one of my working files in all it’s naked glory. It feels a little like I’m airing out my laundry. I decided to do it anyway because I thought it would be fun to show what goes into making one of these monster files. I want you all to know that I do take care in staying organized in building files and I try to stay on top of naming all of my layers, but sometimes it just gets away from you and then you end up with this..

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in case your curious, this is what the final looks like-

that I am now represented by Sally Bjornsen. I’m super excited to join the very talented roster and look forward to a great year!

Check out her website here

You may see these posters/ads popping up here and there, it’s part of Seattle’s Best Coffee’s big re-branding effort. The campaign is produced by Creature, which is a very fine group of people.

Anyway, the challenge here was creating typography that looks like it has a rounded, tube-like form. After several tries working with highlights and shadows to make the illusion happen, I realized the only way of achieving this is to create the type in 3d and rendering it to create a real looking rounded feel. Here is one of the final posters along with a detail of where it started and where it ended up.