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Surfing on the northern California coast

northern California coast   Surfing on the northern California coasthttp://ift.tt/2EFZLU1 If you’re looking to discuss photography assignment work, or  a podcast interview, please drop me an email.  Drop Billy Newman an email here. If you want to book a wedding photography package, or a family portrait session,  please visit  GoldenHourWedding.com or you can email the Golden Hour Wedding booking manager here. If you want to look at my photography, my current portfolio is here. If …

Timelapse from the Sierra Nevadas

I made this timlapse video while we were travelling south down HWY 395 near Bishop California.  I attached my little action camera to a mount on my bike rack. 

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HWY 395 South

This photo was taken just off of HWY 395 south of Carson city. We have been doing a lot of driving over the past few days.  We travelled from Sonora California north on Hwy 49 in a huge rain storm. Then we travelled east toward Lake Tahoe.  That was a long steep climb for my old car to make, but we made it over the pass before the approaching storm added any more snow to …

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Postcard from Yosemite

Postcard from Yosemite. Marina and I endured the cold for a couple freezing nights but it has been worth it. We arrived at the park early Sunday morning on my (and Marina Hansen‘s) birthday. Yosemite is an easy place to photograph, but it It’s hard to make something original. It’s hard to find a spot where Ansel Adams tripod holes have not already been.  This image is one of my favorites from Sunday, the light is …

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Tide pool at sunset along the lost coast

This image was photographed in a tidal pool during sunset in northern California’s Lost Coast. This image was a challenge to create, but the incredible light made it easier than usual. For this image I rolled up the legs of m pants and stood in the center of this tidal pool.  I set up my tripod as low to the waters surface as I could. To get the soft still look of the water in …

Working from the road

Marina took this image yesterday while we were editing photographs in my car. Part of what makes this kind of a trip possible is the combination of new technologies that are smaller cheaper and lighter then they have ever been. We are taking advantage of all of our tools to help us produce work from the road. I admire photographers of the past that would have had to travel with boxes of film stock, then …

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The Oregon Territory

West Coast Trip On Wednesday August 29th 2012 I am planning on packing up my Camry once more and heading out on a trip spanning the west coast.  I have already started the process of gearing up and packing.  I am really excited to get back out on the road to travel camp and create some media.   This trip will span the west coast of the US. First I am driving north, moving slowly …

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Western Overland Excursion eBook Release!

The day is here! Today Marina and I are releasing our first eBook.  We called the e book Western Overland Excursion.   It is a book that covers photographs from our travels through the western United States.  We designed it to read kind of like a coffee table book. The e book has more than 60 pages of photographs, collages, and stories.  Western Overland Excursion is priced at only $2.00 and is available to purchase from …