Lose The Door, I Want More

Today, Brad Galles (Farm Advertising) and I decided to take a sexy red helicopter all over the downtown L.A. skyline to get the right shot.  The client had initially suggested a view from the ATT building, but where’s the rush in that?  I rented a gyro from Samy’s Camera and a Nikon D3X for it’s high ISO capability.  The gyro helped stabilize the camera, but we really didn’t need it as the flight wasn’t very bumpy. When I asked the pilot how close we could get to anything, he always answered “How close do you want?” The entire time we were up in the air, only a little seat belt held me in.  No harness, no cable, just this little rinky-dink belt.  HAHA, I loved it!  Here’s the url for the pilot.  http://www.celebheli.com/

My Favorite People

Firefighters are simply my favorite people, period. They’re real modern day heroes? In my experience of working with firefighters while photographing their stations, I am fortunate to see another side to them that transcends anything I have experienced. While most people think of firefighters as heros, giving-of-them selves, and willing to sacrifice their lives to save another.  I’ll tell you, it is their character that is the firefighter’s true essence.  The character that our U.S. firefighters possess is simply astounding.