Your Crash Course

Hello. I’m a security engineer, professional photographer, and all-around web guy. Obviously, I can’t just focus on one thing… I love technology, travel, cocktails, music, the Internet, and art.

This Site

This site is my personal blog, where I post posts and share links. However you may have gotten here, thanks for stopping by! Feel free to read and comment on anything you find, and feel free to get in touch

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Photography

I shoot for myself (travel, friends, Chicago, Elena) and for other people (portraits, weddings, engagements, concerts). Either way, I ♥ making beautiful images and telling stories through photography.

Photos taken after April 2018 are probably shot with a Fuji X-Pro2 or an iPhone, which are my primary cameras. I also shoot with my Nikon D700 from time to time, and I have previously used a Fuji X100S (2013-2018), a Nikon D200 (2006-2009) and a Nikon D100 (pre-2006). Most of my images from 2007-on are shot in RAW and processed in Aperture/Lightroom and possibly Photoshop. I tend to prefer a subtle look to my images and often try to emulate film.

Lately, I have been getting back into film, and also shoot with a Contax 645 medium format camera, a Nikon F100, and a Holga 120N (in white, ‘natch). For film stock, I use Fuji Pro 400H and Kodak Portra 400, although I have been known to dabble with Ilford XP2 and Fuji Neopan 400 from time to time.

Current gear list:

  • Fuji X-Pro2
  • Fuji XF 35mm f/2
  • Fuji XF 56mm f/1.2
  • Fuji X100S
  • Nikon D700
  • Nikon F100 (film)
  • Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 AF-S
  • Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 AF-S VR
  • Nikon 35mm f/2
  • Nikon 50mm f/1.8
  • Nikon 85mm f/1.4
  • Contax 645 Medium Format (film)
  • Zeiss 80mm f/2
  • Holga 120N (film)
  • Nikon SB-800 flashes
  • Sekonic L-578 light meter
  • Pocket Wizards for flash triggers
  • Adobe Lightroom + Adobe Photoshop

And since you can never have enough bags:

  • Domke F-3X Super Compact (Black)
  • Think Tank Photo Retrospective 30 (Pinestone)
  • Think Tank Photo Airport International
  • Kata DR-465 photo backpack (Black)