Author Archives: djnpub

An Escape to Nature

Posted on March 12, 2021 by djnpub

After months of lockdown, I managed to get out of town and spend a few days with Dima from UTadventure doing a nature and landscape photography tour. The first afternoon after my arrival we went to Antelope Island on the … Continue reading →

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First Photo Shoot of the Year

Posted on January 26, 2021 by djnpub

Today I participated in my first photo shoot of the year, which was also my first remote photo shoot ever. Necessity being the mother of invention, in this time of worldwide lockdowns, photographic models who would otherwise have no way … Continue reading →

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2020 in the Rear View

Posted on December 31, 2020 by djnpub

2020 has been a difficult year for everyone all around the world. Some have had it extremely bad, losing their lives or loved ones due to the virus. Others have just suffered under the administrative controls put in place by … Continue reading →

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Sunnydale Revisited

Posted on December 17, 2020 by djnpub

I’m a child of the TV generation, and in the 50+ years since I started I’ve watched more than my share. I can say without hesitation that my favorite TV show of all time was 1990s era Buffy the Vampire … Continue reading →

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Meghan Claire Photo Shoot

Posted on September 16, 2020 by djnpub

Fulfilling the old adage ‘when it rains it pours’ or perhaps the notion of ‘feast or famine’ I had my third photographic adventure in less than a week. I finally got a chance to shoot with Meghan Claire, who I’d … Continue reading →

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Joshua Tree With Sienna Hayes

Posted on September 12, 2020 by djnpub

The day after the Weese’s Pieces shoot I drove further out into the desert to Joshua Tree National Park to do some more photography with Sienna Hayes. We had planned a sunset shoot, and it was a little over 2 … Continue reading →

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Weese’s Pieces

Posted on September 11, 2020 by djnpub

After a long gap in fun photographic projects, I got invited to join a photo shoot being organized by Bay Area photographer Craig Colvin at a unique studio location in southern California, the Desert Oasis Water Studio and CYC, also … Continue reading →

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King Lear — Live @Home

Posted on July 26, 2020 by djnpub

One of my big disappointments in this year of pandemic lockdown was the cancellation of all of the Shakespeare festivals I normally would have attended during the summer and into the fall. But this afternoon, I got to experience a … Continue reading →

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Photo Shoot With Sienna Hayes

Posted on July 17, 2020 by djnpub

While California remains in a virus driven lock-down that seems to be never ending, I managed to work in a photo shoot at my house with the traveling art model Sienna Hayes. I’ve worked with her previously on three different … Continue reading →

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Utah Photo Adventure 2020 — 6

Posted on June 22, 2020 by djnpub

The last day of the tour started with a morning shoot at the Great Salt Lake. My first Utah tour ended with a shoot at the Great Saltair, and this was in the same basic area, but a mile or … Continue reading →

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