So I am getting some photos ready for some up-coming shows and just had to post a few here. As you can see classic cars and surf /lifestyle will be in the shows. Should be a whole lotta' fun as both shows will be at festivals coming in the next month. enjoy......
Wakey, wakey with a little cup o' java. Stretchy, a little good day reading. Phone interview w/ a retailer coming to the area(possible job!!!!). Have lunch with a friend (possibly his last holiday), that part made the day. Then up to the shop for some pics of Gary and Mark working. Spending the afternoon w/ Jordan!!!! More good stuff. Dinner w/ the best parts of my family unit........ not too bad for a guy like me!
I got to hang out with a local shaper last week and took a bunch of shots. It was really cool to watch him at work on a new board for someone. Something I haven't done in quite some time. A true craftsman from working in tight spaces to "rigging" something to make a certain shape for the customer. I'm looking forward to getting some more time with him over the course of the winter here. enjoy
Today we were finally getting a swell here in the redneck riviera. Seems like each year, I'm still donning my 3/2 with botties the first week of december and well, it has kind'a become a tradition. Heavy rains helped calm the sea down some and we had a nice evening session with some chest to head-high sets rolling in. I've also been taking some shots of a local shaper at work in preparation for a possible book on the regions surf culture including some of the older shops, surfers, shapers, and just the whole motley crew! Stay tuned for more stuff on this. enjoy!
A few weeks ago someone I had worked with called to see if I could come back and help out on "Black Friday". To be honest, I really didn't want to but I have not been bringing home the bacon lately so I swallowed my pride and worked for 9 hours during the busiest shopping day in the U.S.. I had all these horrible expectations of how it would be and of course I had made this far worse than it really would be!! After getting settled in again, I realized I had made it out to be awful when it was just a part-time gig and I'll be gone tomorrow. So, during my lunch break I wandered around the market and took some shots. It was fun to do a little people watching. These people were loaded on turkey cause they all looked like like they had been up all night and were about to pass out. All to save a buck or two on a sweater or tie their significant other will probably never wear!! 
Of course, one day was enough and I ran to the surf shop the very next day for some serenity!!! A little QT with Jordan always does me good... as she got to play with the fisheye!!!
