I get asked a lot how I got started in the production business and making films. Are you self-taught, did you go to school, who showed you the ropes, ect… It always seems to be a curiosity that people have with what we do. It is almost like people are looking for that secret recipe for success. A formula that I’m pretty confident is a random combo of events, but may sometimes look similar across successful producers, directors and production companies. To succeed in this business there is some kinda of tincture that includes education, connections, luck and above all an eye for imagery. For me the eye for angles and imagery began with photography. I learned the basics here and then cross applied them to film. I never looked back, but always had a burning desire to shoot stills along the way. I could never give up that simplicity of capturing a moment. So this year I was thrilled to have the opportunity to spend some time behind the 5d shooting stills for Outdoor Research. As a brand ambassador for OR I have been involved with a number of projects over the past year for them, but shooting climbing and sea kayaking has been a top priority. Have a look at their site and various print materials for some of the images I shot this year. Here are some of my favorites.

Shingo Ohkawa coils up his rope afater a day in Red Rocks

Djuna Mascall at first light in the kelp along Juan de Fuca Staright.

Sarah Hueniken inspecting a tough sport route in Red Rocks

Playing in the rock gardens off Cape Flattery

Lisa Nelson on Stratocastor Wall in Red Rocks

Prepping for the trip around Cape Flattery

Blake Herrington steming on Diedra in Squamish, BC