Sullivans Beach, Charleston SC

This morning I took a walk on Sullivans Beach, just outside of Charleston. It was a moody overcast morning, conditions screamed for black & white.

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Time Is more Valuable than Money

How many of you spend at least 1 hour a day driving in your car, or traveling to and from work? That time adds up very quickly and by the end of the week it could be close to a full business day or more.

I have been doing this for a while now and just wanted to put it out there because it’s amazing how productive you can be in those hours when you hands are busy but your mind is free.

You can listen to the radio, but you could also put your mind to work and absorb a new language, or listen to compelling e-books and expand your mind.

Think about it.

Now I’m sure there are many out there who do this because it’s so easy to do. However I know all too well that the things that are easy to do are also easy not to do.

We can always make more money, but we can never produce more time.

Use it wisely!

Spin that record

Last week I shot these two great musical talents from Montreal.

The brief was to get some fresh promotional images for their up coming tour dates.

I have shot them many times before and the greatest challenge was trying to find a fresh angle.

I kept it simple as I am a big fan of Frank Lloyd Wright's "less is more"

Dj Sultan and Ned Shepard are currently touring with dates in Brazil, NYC and then on to Miami for the Winter Music Conference in March.

You can check them out at:

http://www.myspace.com/nedshepard

http://www.myspace.com/djsultan

Fitness

Here is a quick spread from a fitness shoot I did recently.

Model: Carmen Klein

Hair & Make-up: Leanne Smith

Photographer: Drew Hadley

Photo Assistant: Amelie Chiasson

Africa Calling...

I just got back from probably the most beautiful place on earth.

This image shows the mountain views and beach views of Llandudno, Cape Town.

Portable Energy

About a month ago we were shooting on location in Santa Barbara, unfortunately there had been no swell at all. After a shoot day we rolled down to Rincon Point in hopes of seeing more than ripples. Alas the ocean was a dead calm. With no waves to surf we decided to explore and drove up into the hills and found the busiest Mexican restaurant in Ojai. Being Taco Tuesday and 2 4 1 cocktails we where really starting to like this little town. There is a definite sublime energy in Ojai, which brings me to my point. We met some very cool & interesting peeps it turns out that one of the guys with whom we shared our table is the VP of LibertyPak, the 'portable electric power' guys. DC sent me a link today which I wanted to share. Anyone who shoots on location a lot will find this company pretty interesting. Whether you're running studio flash or HMI's this is a very useful tool.

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-10043-10273

LibertyPak website : www.libertypak.com

Daybreak

Magic light early this morning over Montreal, for those of us up early to see it....

View from the studio
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