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Triple action Dubai style

Hello again!  Sometimes the world takes us away for a while and eventually we find our way back.  So it did with me after I got back from 2 weeks in Dubai and returned home to a new job and a cross country move staring me down.  Packing up everything there was to pack and giving more to Goodwill than I ever have, we traveled the 2,000 miles across the country to a little village just outside of Boston, MA called Newton.  As we settle in and attempt to get a handle on life back in New England, mail starts to trickle in from being sent across the country now twice.

As I started to flip through the magazines I saw that the Dubai shots I took were quite well received and I feel some recent publications are worthy of a post such as this.

First up, the cover shot of 90 Percent:

Next up was a matching cover shot from the March, 2013 issue of Parachutist!

And then I opened up the latest issue of Blue Skies Mag and I see an amazing centerfold!

The 2013 season is shaping up and I’m excited to see what shots I’m able to capture this year as the skill levels of the jumpers increase, so does what they are capable of doing in the sky.  I just hope I’m there at the right moment to grab a frame of their magic.  Thank you for letting me be a part of it!

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90 Percent Cover & Centerfold

Being able to film the 138-Way and the 142-Way during Summerfest at Skydive Chicago was an amazing experience.  I honestly had the best seat in the house.  Lots of people have asked how I decided where I should be when I’m capturing something like this world record.  To be honest, it varies from jump to jump, but on both the 138 and the 142, it was late in the day and closing in on that magic hour for photographers.  It wasn’t perfect light, but as close as we can get up there.  I start by framing the shot, looking at the light and getting the sun near my back.  Then I take a look at the back drop.  Clouds?  Try and get them in there so we have some contrast.  Is the sun low in the sky and illuminating the formation in that warm light?  I pop up a bit and get everyone from the side.  Sure there is the risk of having a head eclipse a grip, but it’s worth it when you see the formation at that angle in that light.

On both formations, the angle, back drop and light worked out great.  So great in fact that 90 Percent decided that it was not only their cover shot, but also their centerfold.  Please enjoy the snap shots below and click this link to download the entire magazine!