Recently we got back from doing stock shoots in Grand Cayman, BWI. An island that has seen it’s share of devastation from Ivan and other hurricanes is making a strong come back. It’s been a while since I did tropical work and I was quickly reminded by how elemental and feisty Mother Nature can be and how good it is to be ready for anything.

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It’s fun when you can explore techniques and thoughts with other professionals and amateurs who are looking for more masterful ways to execute lighting techniques. In laymen terms, photo geeks with wireless flashes make for great friends.

With the help of John Leonard, Jeremy Kuster, Scott Stallings, Kevin Belton, yours truly and others pulled together an event at Huntington Beach State Park.

Once again we had a great turnout for a lot of fun and knowledge sharing. I love to learn, explore, and share. You get so much out of working with your peers from a personal to professional level I encourage all to put time in your local communities and help them blossom more.

Thanks to all those who participated, from coordinators, hair/makeup, models, and on. If you would like to see more from the days shoot feel free to visit our Flickr thread.

There were a few of us filming at the Rock + Art show the other night. Robin & myself, as well as Carlos Espin were working lenses.

Here are the two YouTube videos that came out of the experience. Carlos got more of the bands, I got more of the art. I merged a lot of the nights photography into the film to make it sing. Together they are pretty comprehensive.

IMI’s Andy & Robin got to freeze their tails off with some other local photo geeks and models doing Strobist.com techniques during the cold month of January. Check out the video from the event.

A little late in the timing of it all but we will be showing over at the Rock + Art Show in the Plaza / Midwood / Parkwood area tomorrow (Sunday), January 26th from 5p till 9p.

If you like the sounds of some local punk that has everything from Foo to Queens of the Stone Age vibes come out and enjoy. The concert is free. Donations healthily accepted for the Freestore Project next door.