Dog days of summer are over

This summer in Japan was quite hot.  Many things changed during those few months.  Most difficult of all was my dog Buick (left) being diagnosed with with a disease called SARDS for which there is no cure or recognized treatment.  Unfortunately, it left him totally blind.  You can somewhat tell by this photo of him making his first friend since then.  It did not last long though as Buick was just too scared.

Inside my bag

It's been a while since my last post.  I've been doing more newspaper writing and television work in front of the camera than before, but still have my love for being behind the lens.  For the sake of not waiting a year for an update, I'll just leave you with this photo of what's in my bag.  Although I do not take all of this with me all the time, this is most of my stills equipment.  I have a few other lenses and body or two not pictured, but this is more or less what I use for work.

Yes, I do prefer crop cameras over 135 full-frame.  This might be why I am one of the rare photographers who use Pentax.  They seem to be the only ones out there taking the APSC format for DSLR seriously these days.  Any questions or comments for me?  I'm always happy to reply.

The Ponies!

Although I have not kept up with my blog and portfolio, I'm still around.  Work has kept me pretty busy and as such, I have not done much with my blog over the past year.  While the rest of this year may not see many updates as it's nearly over, I will make an effort to update more often.  For now, here I am at the races!

Behind the lens at a football (soccer) game

I thought I would start the year with a short and simple post featuring just photos from a working press point of view during a football game in Japan.  Yes, I decided to do a selfie too...

Japan Self-Defense Force

Japan’s Self-Defense Force showed off its military hardware during an annual exercise near Mt. Fuji in Gotemba, Japan.  Usually, there is not much media attention during this event.  However, this year was different.  There was more media than usual as Japan put on a big show in part to send a message to China, who is currently engaged in a territorial dispute...

You never know when the moment will come

 

I was at a press conference for the new Nissan GT-R last October where Usain Bolt was a special guest.  Featuring the Olympic gold medal winner who just happens to be very camera friendly was a great way to get the media to take note of a new car.  The event was packed with more journalists in one location than I've seen for a while before or since.

PENTAX-07 Mount Shield Lens

My apologies for not posting in over a month.  It's been rather busy for me and I cold not post some of my work yet due to publishing schedules with clients.  What I can finally do is post about the new Pentax body cap lens I was able to try out.