I've been wanting to shoot more portraits lately, but in combination with the surf community that I've been so involved with the past year. My good friend, Kevin Tanner, behind Soudnings Surf Co creates some gorgeous handcrafted boards. He does all his own shaping, resin work, and glassing, and I wanted to photograph some beautiful boards to highlight his craftsmanship as well as portraits of my friends who ride them. I decided to do board portraits.
A lot of us enjoy the warm weather, but a select few of us still enjoy (or perhaps tolerate) the cold weather. And nothing quite says winter like a fresh snowfall! On the rare occasion Rhode Island experiences more than one inch of snow while there's swell in the water, you can find a select few of dedicated riders on the shore eager to have a snow session.
I try to cram a lot into my summer season. From the sailing and regattas, to unexpected surf sessions, to lifestyle shoots, not to mention getting out for any landscapes while the trees aren't bare, there's a lot to be done in a short period of time.
Luckily, Alyssa and I got in two yoga shoots while it was beautiful and warm out. No sooner had we wrapped our morning beach shootin July, then it...
It's wonderful to bring together things that you love, and for me that meant a morning photoshoot of yoga on the beach. Alyssais a yoga instructor in Rhode Island, and we collaborated on a morning shoot featuring an all white outfit with the sea for our backdrop. We played with reflections in the water, shapes with the poses, and I was absolutely captivated by the brilliant and strong morning...
Summer summer summer! In celebration of summer I rose bright and early to get to the beach for a 5am photoshoot with model Elise. We wanted some golden hour beachy surf lifestyle shots, and we had the whole place to ourselves to play! What started on land quickly moved into the water as we both climbed into wetsuits to enjoy the early morning light.
The only thing we were missing were proper...
