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ƒ/8 | 1/1000 | ISO 400

Honn Homage

This is a stylistic departure from what I try to shoot. A copy of a friend’s work, trying to figure out how he does it so well — connecting light and shadows without much of a subject, making the shadows the subject themselves. It’s not something I think about much when I am out and walking around, but it is something I have learned matters a great deal from him. It’s fantastic to walk around and pretend you are shooting through someone else’s lens.

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ƒ/3.2 | 1/800 | ISO 400

1995 McDonald’s

This is a very nostalgic interior for me. It is exactly the same as the McDo’s I grew up frequenting, pretty much a frozen moment in time. We were a bit hungover and in need of a quick pick me up , and there is really nothing better than a greasy McDonald’s breakfast for soaking up all the alcohol. Luckily, this was directly across the street from us in Pittsburgh.

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ƒ/16 | 1/80 | ISO 100

Malibu

I opened the lens all the way up and adjusted every setting around that. After all, it is not often I get to shoot in sunkissed days, so I have to take advantage when I can. The 28mm offers a lot of challenges when it comes to filling a frame and this Malibu sign is so famous I was dying to get a good snap of it. My daughter loves to pose and dutifully did so when a surfer was walking by I knew I had something great brewing. The result is a lot of action and I am super proud of this one.

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ƒ/4.5 | 1/60 | ISO 400

🚶‍♂️

Reykjavík presents so many opportunity for moments like this one. Alleys painted bright colors are on every block and all it takes is walking with a friend to find a good photo op. I blew out the background a bit in hopes of getting the subject to be perfectly exposed, but it ended up being slightly under and that still works for me. The yellow came through really well, which is a testament to how amazing the sensor on the Leica Q is. Yellow is not a color that does well in the digital world as any printer will tell you.

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ƒ/11 | 1/1000 | ISO 400

DTLA

Downtown LA is a place that somehow fits itself right in between the most glamourous part of California and the absolute grungiest. The sidewalks are dirty, the people are fashionable, and the light is undeniably Los Angeles. The special light of LA is something that I physically miss and it matters enough to me that I go back there every 2-3 years.