✱ Weekly Photograph #12
I miss autumn. It's starting to get hot, and one of the nice things about living in the City of Trees and PhD's is when the leaves turn.
Making Things
✱ Leighton's New Grind Bar
Leighton has really been getting into scootering, and in between the trips to the skate park, he wanted a grind bar to practice some tricks in the front yard. We talked about it, planned it out, and then made one on Saturday morning with some steel I had in the
✱ Weekly Photograph #11
I absolutely love subtle, desolate landscapes. This one, again, was made in Alaska.
Archispeak #8 - Architects and Egos
In this episode of America's favorite podcast, Archispeak discusses the difference between confidence and ego, then examines simple and effective ways to establish camaraderie in an architectural office.
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✱ Weekly Photograph #10
Messing around with shutter speed, aperture, and focal length led to a happy accident when I made this image. It's a macro shot of some dew on a grassy leaf somewhere near Denali in Alaska. I just love how the dew looks like a collection of sparkly jewels.
Methodcast Quickie #5 - Cleaning Up Dirty Scans in Photoshop
My latest video tutorial is up on Method, and in it I show you how to remove extra crap like dust, scratches, paper texture, and just generally how to clean up a scanned image to make it look better using a few tools in Photoshop. I can almost guarantee there&
✱ New York & Philadelphia
I recently went on a business trip to the east coast with my friend and colleague Mark and had a few chances to get out and make some photos. In NYC I had my first opportunity to visit the High Line on a perfect day with my architecturally-savvy friend Mark