10,839 feet above sea level! Color Sunday 2009

My kiddos.



Princess S.



The kids with Grandma (my mom).



Smile boys!



They were disipointed to find out we had no plans to take this boat out on the lake.



The D man.



Two boys and a boat.



Big B.



Big B.
"I told you so" ... that's what she said. She in this case is my sweet wife. She told me I would be sorry I did not bring my 5d mark II on our little expidition. Color Sunday is sure to be a photo op. I decided to bring our old camera, it's lighter and smaller but not up to the level of the 5d mark II. In the end the sb800 flash saved the day. Here are a few pics of my family!

Old Kook Skating... Magazine???

There is something cool about a magazine. When I was younger my mom would take me to the grocery store. I would hit the magazine isle while she shopped. Those were good times. There was a wealth of knowledge in those pages, they made my world bigger, more exciting! I read BMX action, BMX plus and eventually Thrasher and Transworld Skateboarding. Some times I would switch things up with a Hit Parader or Black Belt, the mag for the suburban Ninja! I fantasized about being on the cover of BMX or skateboarding magazines. Enough back story. Recently I did some basement layout work for a fictitious mag called Old Kook Skating. Old Kook Skating mag is based on a website with the same name. There are lots of skate forums out there, I belong to many of them but Old Kook has an innocent purity that puts your finger right on the pulse of what I believe to be the true essence of skateboarding. It's not about being "core" it's about the very act of shoving the earth and its gravitational pull away from you and rolling. Just roll away! I conclude this post with two mock up "covers" for a magazine that lives in my soul! Old Kook Skating dot com!

Arizona recap #2 Father and son

I got the privilege of riding with many cool skaters last week two of which are the father son team of "Pat" and "Pat" or "pj" as the younger is often referred to. Here are a couple shots from an evening session at Kelcore's ramp.

Ham'n it up in the sunset, with my Dad!

My Dad is the greatest! If ya don't believe me... just ask my boys! We don't get to see papa as often as we would like... so we make the most of the time that we get. I dragged out my light kit and and convinced the family to humor me with a few poses. We did a few standard family shots and then my Dad and I decided to have some fun.
photos and all content ©kvon 2009

Maximum Damage

I did a project in my high school photography class (years ago) called maximum damage. The idea was to break all the rules in the the dark room and see if we could get something artistic out of disaster. Standing over my weather beaten ramp, I find myself reflecting back to that project. We had a heavy snow followed by thawing and freezing. The drastic changes have left my ramp in a near un-skate-able state. It is a wavy bubbly mess. I thought an extra layer of outdoor floor paint would protect the surface... I should have tarpped it. RATS!

7 days day 7 "The finer things"

Another 7 days has come and gone. I am still playing with the new Canon 5d mark ii. This shot was taken in very low light. The 5dm2 is an incredible camera... the grain is not too distracting ever at iso 6400! Here I am enjoying a moment to read my Christmas gift "Skate And Destroy... the first 25 years of Thrasher Magazine".

7 Days day 6

The new Canon 5d mark ii is working out great. Here is a shot of two special girls in my life. This was my Christmas Day self portrait. If you look very closely you can see my reflection in their eyes!

7 days day 5

I just got a new camera and I am loving it! Upon opening the box I clicked off a few pics on auto, I tried to take pictures with poor set up such as... into windows like the one behind me. This photo is a little out of focus but I still love the results I am getting from this camera. Here I am spinning with the camera.

7 Days Day 3 "Man vs. snow-tree-light

"Man vs. snow-tree-light" Long exposure under tree and streetlight. I am thankful that that snow did not fall off the tree, down my neck!

Winter "7 Days" so far

We are doing the winter "7 Days" photo group. I have participated in day 1,3 and 4. I missed day 2. I have been super busy trying to get my new business off the ground. Severance pay from the day job wont last forever. Here is day 1, "Nothing is cool". Double exposure with led words.

Hello Camera

D,K and B. Chill. I love my kids!
Last summer I bought a remote (on ebay) for my Nikon. I finely dug it out tonight to shoot a few pics (concealed in right hand). At under $10 the simple, single button gadget has already paid for itself. I can use it next summer for Skateboarding self portraits! Let the narcissism commence!

wordless at 1600 iso

6000 words worth

I put out the word to our extended friends and family that I am running a holiday special. eh-em! By the way... I am running a holiday special, $50 gets you a disc full of digital fun. Matt and Heather jumped at the chance to let me shutter bug.... they were scared so they jumped! Matt is a Sci-fi nut and computer wiz, Heather is an aspiring writer and can get us a discount at Best Buy! They are very imaginative and animated! We had a fun shoot. I must say I was hoping they would show up dressed as Henry the eighth and Cleopatra but they were in a conservative mood due to a long work schedule in retail hell. Thanks Matt and Heather! I hope you enjoy the pics and have a wonderful holiday!

Turkey shoot 08 (not really)

Ok so it wasn't on Thanksgiving and my friends Seth, Carrie and Hannah are not turkeys. They have been known to be hams at times however. We had a fun time shooting some pics down on main street last night. I dragged one of my studio lights down there and poached some electricity off of the city! Here are a few shots to tell the story. All photos ©kvon 2008