Wildflowers are in a superbloom in Nevada desert landscape after a big 2023 winter that brought tons of snow. The Nevada landscape is usually seen as brown but for a short period of time all sorts of wildflowers pop up which makes for a unique and beautiful desert landscape. These wildflower photos were taken [...]
Although it was a powder day and the skiing was probably pretty good, we decide to take the kids instead to Palisades Tahoe for the Men’s World Cup Slalom race. The last time Tahoe hosted an Alpine World Cup race was back in 2017 for the women's alpine events. We figured this was a [...]
The Traeger grill worked its magic on this delicious reversed-seare Tri-Tip from American Almond Beef. I didn't have long to take this photo as the family was chomping at the bit to eat this thing. Another key item to this recipe was the tangy herb chimichurri sauce. Check out the [...]
Photography dogs in action can be very challenging but for me I enjoy the challenge and if all things work out right the photos can be really cool! I've had the opportunity to photograph The Super Retriever Series, an event that brings together the best dog handler teams in the nation to compete in [...]
I've pulled together some of my favorite Lake Tahoe landscape photography I've taken over the years. I grew up in the Tahoe area and have seen many a beautiful sunsets and sunrises over Lake Tahoe. I've hiked and skied all around the Lake Tahoe Backcountry and have found some cool views of the lake. My [...]
I had this canvas photo of Pyramid Lake printed at Bayphoto at 8ft x 15". They do a great job and produce excellent color prints. However, to save money on shipping I needed to build and stretch the canvas frame myself. The great thing is there are a ton of tutorials online. I [...]
Anheuser-Busch held an event called Grower Days, which aimed to celebrate the farmers who grow barley for the Malt Plant in Moorhead, Minnesota. We (TFL Production) were hired by Budweiser to photograph and video the event to help capture the story of the event. In addition I had the opportunity to photograph The Budweiser [...]
I took these photographs of the newly remodeled Reno hotel suites at Grand Sierra Resort and Casino. Lighting is key to taking good hotel room photography. I had 2 profoto flashes and 4 continuous remote light units spread across [...]
The unusual dry landscape that surrounds Pyramid Lake seems strange to hold such a big body of water. Pyramid Lake is a remnant of an ancient lake called Lake Lahanton, a giant inland sea which use to cover a big part of Nevada. The surrounding landscapes of dry lake beds, playas and shoreline contours [...]
Travel Nevada, an outlet for the Nevada Commission on Tourism, recently included some of my photography in a blog article name "Finding Your Nevada Spirit Animal" by Sydney Martinez. One selected photo was of a chukar ridge-lined on a rock with a cool looking juniper tree in the frame. I spotted this chukar from far [...]