2015 US Open of Surfing

2015 US Open of Surfing

(you can skip to the gallery at the bottom…I won’t be offended, just don’t expect a xmas gift) It always amazes me how many surfers say they hate competitive surfing. This goes for surf photographers as well, who often loath a day–or god forbid...
Hurricane Dolores

Hurricane Dolores

Stood out in the rain for hours, getting soaked through my jacket, cheap plastic bag over my camera, waiting to get the shot during the most recent hurricane swell. If this was the east coast that might be fairly common, but this is southern California. We’re in...
Recently in the surf world

Recently in the surf world

Recently enough hail accumulated in Huntington Beach to make the area around the pier look like New England; a few days later there was a mid-summer strength south swell and the Wedge roared to life a few months early; the newly, ridiculously named WSL started off on...
DriftwoodFoto Tips: Prevent water drops with a Dry Port

DriftwoodFoto Tips: Prevent water drops with a Dry Port

Welcome to the first installment of my tech tips/shooting skills/professional tricks-of-the-trade section of the DriftwoodFotoBlog! As I eluded to in the previous post, there are too many tip/skill articles out there claiming pro-level advice, but in reality...

2013 Wrap-Up

This year has been a whirlwind for sure. Ups and downs, stress and excitement, worry and pure joy. Over the course of this year I had to fight the hardest to stay going since I started shooting full-time four years ago, yet on the other hand 2013 saw my biggest...