One of my greatest friends, Jeremy Dawson, owns and runs the worlds best Beatles tribute band. I recently shot a few photos of the boys looking sharp. Check these guys out if you ever get a chance. http://www.maniatribute.com
Stinson Beach
Every 4th of July my family heads to Stinson Beach to take over a quiet little hotel called the Sandpiper. My partner Brea has roots in Stinson and her entire family makes the annual pilgrimage to this little hidden town on the coast. It’s a nice place to escape on the 4th, there are no fireworks or big town parties, just a casual good time. Oh yea and the big tug-o-war between the neighboring town of Bolinas. The tug-o-war happens on the morning of the fourth and the two towns pull over a 50ft wide inlet of water. We had a blast and baby Bijou was the cutest and happiest baby the whole time.
My good friend and fellow photographer Amber Brown gave us this adorable coat and bonnet combo. It was handmade by one of her freinds, we got a million compliments, thanks Amber!
The Stinson boys won the tug this year, it was a heavy battle but they held out. The girls didn’t fare quite as well, next year we have to recruit some larger ladies.
She’s really getting comfortable with the camera.. what a show off!
México, primera parte
I have been putting off sharing my photos of Mexico because it’s simply impossible to describe the feelings I experienced on this trip of a lifetime. It has been a powerful and emotional year for me both personally and professionally. These are some photos from the wedding of my best friend and business partner Lindsay Calmettes. Together, Lindsay and I have made it 6 years with an unconventional business called beatnik studios in Sacramento. Her wedding was in Nayarit, Mexico, in a small town called Sayulita. The location was such a dream and the wedding was picture perfect. I was in the wedding party so I didn’t get any of the traditional wedding shots.. Lucky that Jonathan Canlas was on the scene with a couple hundred rolls of film. You can see his blog post from the wedding here.
There’s lots more photos and video of the trip in the can so stay tuned for lots more Mexico fun!
indomitable Team
The Sacramento Republic FC business office is in the old beatnik space on 17th and Broadway. We launched beatnik studios there in 2008 and began the process of pouring our hearts and souls into the walls of that building. After 5 years we purchased our own place at 723 S street in downtown Sacramento and hauled our business across town. When I walked into the Republic office for the first time after the move I couldn’t breath and almost broke into tears. My life for the previous 5 years had completely revolved around the brick and mortar sitting at 2421 17th street. I’m really happy that such a neat organization could take our place there, and I wish them the absolute best of luck.
So anyway, I decided to dust off the old soccer gun (canon 1d mark II), borrowed some long glass, and head out to see the Sacramento Republic vs Orlando City SC at Bonney Field in Sac. It was pretty cool to see such a high caliber of soccer against the backdrop of the state fair. Back in the day I made a living shooting competitive soccer so I know the drill pretty well. One rig on a monopod with something long like a 400mm 2.8 and a 2x extender, second rig over the shoulder with a 70 – 200mm 2.8 plus the 2x extender. That’s a lot of gear to be graceful with.. I had forgotten how hard it is to shoot with the big lenses; you really have to put in time to get good with them. The match was really fun and exciting. I saw a bunch of my soccer fan buddies in the stands cheering for our boys. Next time I’m going with a beer in my hand!
-Wes Davis
Got some decent action shots for my first day back on the fields!
canon 300mm 2.8 L series. I think I was the first person to rent this thing from photosource. Thanks Mike!
Jake Gleeson is a damn good keeper.
This guy, Jack Avesyan, is super fast and really fun to watch.
Bowling for Emails
Shot a company bowling party for emaildirect.com I had a giant watermelon beer and got weird with it. Thanks for the work Kevin, I feel like part of the team! Sign me up for the emails.
Rolling Stills 