During my time at Mackley Designer Portraiture, we needed a new secretary. In no time, Steve had somehow found a candidate, interviewed her and hired her: a stunningly beautiful recently engaged 24 year old with no experience in the photography… Continue Reading
My first few months working with Steve at Mackley Designer Portraiture were odd. I felt a sort of resignation to a life that was less than what I had hoped for in terms of significance and impact in the world. … Continue Reading
Today I took a tour of Uinta Brewing, the maker of my favorite beer – Cuthroat Pale Ale. It is a perfect beer creation.
“Despite all my rage, I’m still just a rat in a cage” – Billy Corgan COMPROMISE settle a dispute by mutual concession.”in the end we compromised and deferred the issue” accept standards that are lower than is desirable.”we were… Continue Reading
As the the MD-80 banked on it’s approach to the Salt Lake City Airport, I saw Cache Valley beneath us. I could almost see my house. I was struck by how barren, brown, and broadly distributed everything was in Utah,… Continue Reading
A quick primer on the organization of Mormon missions – A “mission” is both the act of the two years of proselytizing, and it refers to the geographical boundary that one proselytizes in. For instance, I served my mission in… Continue Reading
I’m going to sound like an old man for a minute here – Kids these days. They don’t know how easy they’ve got it. We had to work hard for our porn when I was a kid. Despite my parents… Continue Reading
No matter what style I’m shooting, my artistic standard is best summed up in the words of Dr. Ferry Porsche, designer of the iconic sports car by the same name: “If you can create something time cannot erode, something which… Continue Reading
This is a list of things I’ve learned, and things I want my prospective boudoir clients to know. It lived on my photo website for some time. : There are no perfect bodies – only smartly composed photographs of them. … Continue Reading
Let’s just get the “sin” word out of the way right off the bat. And before we do that, I must give you my standard disclaimer: I do not believe in the historicity of sacred texts. None of them, from… Continue Reading