In the Fall of 2021, I helped direct and produce a set of films for Compassion International as part of a campaign called If Only You Knew. The campaign needed to achieve a few goals: show the value of short-term and long-term sponsorship, feature the voice of those who benefited from the program, and be …
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Big shout out to the guys over at Ironclad Media Alliance for having me on their podcast to talk about purpose-driven storytelling. Ironclad Podcast Listen to Ironclad Podcast episodes free, on demand. Ironclad is a turn-key digital cinema agency that works with some of the best brands and individuals on the planet. We are tasked …
Can Technology Help in the Fight Against Poverty? Compassion International is in a war to help children escape from poverty. With more than 2 million children in our programs, we are certainly putting up a fight. But, with 385 million children still in extreme poverty, we need to fight smarter. Enter Microsoft. Compassion and Microsoft …
It’s that time of year again! I worked alongside a handful of other local photographers who donated their time to shoot a series of family portrait sessions. All proceeds went to benefit a local nonprofit in Colorado Springs. Each family spent about thirty minutes with me in a fantastic rush of posing, shutter clicks, and …
How to Take Great Photos that Change the World – Compassion UK A photo has the ability to transform the way we see a person, a culture or an issue. It has the power to evoke emotion and capture a moment in history. So how do you take photos which show the beauty and dignity …
Huge thanks to the crew over at Teradek for featuring our filmmaking in Uganda. Why Teradek RT is Perfect for Small Crews w/ Compassion International Founded in 1952, Compassion International is a Christian child development organization that works to release children from poverty in Jesus’ name. Compassion revolutionized the fight against global poverty by working …
A winter portrait shoot with the Lauer family. I’ve never shot at the Bear Creek Nature Center before, but the location was just perfect. Tall brown and beige grass met blue and pink fields, with Cheyenne Mountain towering in the background. The Lauer Family was a blast to work with–braving the cold weather and putting …
What an honor it is when another photographer asks you to take their family photos. And what an adventure we had. We trudged through tall weeds at sunset, shooting until the last light of the day started to disappear behind the mountains. With a family as cute as this, there’s not a bad photo in …
This past Fall I was asked to donate my time and shoot a series of family portrait shoots. Sessions were scheduled in increments of thirty minutes, so we had to move quick. It was a terrific challenge and every client was a joy to work with. And, to top it all off, the group of …
I spent two weeks in Togo directing a team of remarkable storytellers and photographers. There are my favorite photos from that trip.
I got pulled into a last-minute photo project at work. The goal? Shoot some headshots. But corporate headshots are sooooooo boring, right? Some of them are just downright abysmal. So I turned it into an editorial portrait shoot. To make it more fun I used video lights instead of strobes. Everyone loved the results, so …
These are my favorite ten photos from 2016. Each image tells a story. The cold hard truth of photography (and maybe you artists out there can relate) is that I’m really only happy with about .0003% of the images I make. I took 20,000 to 30,000 photos in 2016; I feel like I only shot, well, …
I spent five days in Haiti after Hurricane Matthew slammed into the small island nation. I’ve been reporting from disasters for years now, and I walked away from Haiti affected by what I saw. I watched funeral processions for small children who drowned when a community flooded. I met families who had lost everything, the …
This Fall I had several photo shoots with families to benefit Hope & Home, a foster care and adoption agency in Colorado Springs. Each session was about thirty minutes, which was a photo blast of craziness. The families were all unique, wonderful, and crazy in their own way. With the reds, oranges, and deep greens …