Welcome to Houston. Day 000.

My home for the next several weeks...

During the 2011 Summer National Senior Games in Houston.

Portraits

1 set of Elinchrom rangers: more than I can afford.

Canon 1D & 24-70mm lens: $3000

MAC makeup: + $300

Purple jersey dress: $50

Finding a secret tunnel with great friends and having an impromptu fashion photo shoot under the freeway: Badass. & Priceless.

VC Athletic Trainer

The early beginnings of my picture story with Mark Chaney, the resident athletic trainer & backbone of the VC Pirates athletics program.

Although Mark is taking the summer off for a well-deserved break, I'm excited to pick this back up in the fall and continue working with him throughout the collegiate athletic season.

Pepperdine vs. Saint Mary's

Many thanks to Chris Macaluso at Pepperdine University for allowing Pat & I to come out and photograph the last game of the Waves baseball season.

Dumb luck.

The chance of stumbling onto a massive fire in Oxnard while I conveniently had the Nikon 400mm in the trunk... ?

Serendipitous dumb luck when the Photo Gods smile upon you, is what I call that