TRAVEL VIDEO: Lush Heber Valley, Utah for Photography
The latest edition of #PhotowalksTV brings you to Northern Utah and the lush Heber Valley, which has been described as “Utah’s backyard,” home to great boating, hiking and cycling and awesome views from every direction. Heber (Heber City and the historic Swiss village of Midway) is a 45-minute drive south from Park City and four […]
TRAVEL: Amazing Wildlife Photos in Cody, Yellowstone
This summer, many of us will head west for wide open skies, incredible scenery, American food and the chance to be in the great outdoors. Zion National Park, Grand Canyon, Bryce, Yosemite and the California coast routinely get tons of visitors during the summer. Those who are willing to drive a little further (or fly) […]
TRAVEL: 4 Must See Spots on Sicily Photo Road Trip
Sicily had never been on our radar until some friends convinced us to check out the rugged, lush Italian island. Info on tackling where to go and what to do was overwhelming, but we went ahead anyway, learned a lot, got some great photos, met some amazing people and will never forget our time there. […]
Finding great classic neon in old Las Vegas
Anyone who has spent time in the old Las Vegas “Glitter Gulch” remembers the amazing light show the casinos used to put on to attract business. They were huge, blinding, flickering and constantly changing. They were amazing to see. But in the new Vegas, the great old neon signs have given way to a vertical video […]
San Diego’s Carlsbad: Best photo spots in historic coastal beach town
As much as we love the Bubble, we do occasionally leave, and have been exploring the great non-L.A. California beach towns on recent episodes of PhotowalksTV, in search of great photo spots. This week, we’re in Carlsbad, the San Diego town known for the Flower Fields, a European style village, Legoland and the great beach. […]
Huge crowd celebrates Eclipse at Manhattan Beach Library
Even though the Eclipse 2024 wasn’t a total one, and we didn’t get “totality” we did get community awe and wonder at seeing the Moon cover the Sun for about an hour Monday morning. The Manhattan Beach Public Library staged an Eclipse viewing party, scheduled for 10:30 a.m. with long, long lines before opening to […]
TRAVEL: Blooms, History, Legos & another great beach in Carlsbad
The latest episode of PhotowalksTV heads south to the San Diego area, to explore the beach community of Carlsbad. The city has a lot going for it: a historic downtown that dates back to the late 1800s, a European style village, great beaches, local strawberry fields that go on forever and nearby some 55 acres […]
Q&A: Solar Eclipse & Phone Photography
On April 8, the great solar eclipse will take place in the United States, from the San Antonio area to the Maine/Canada border. Yes, you can photograph it with your phone. I’ve received so many questions about it, let me answer a few of the best ones here. What makes witnessing a total solar eclipse […]
Solar Eclipse: How to photograph with your iPhone, Galaxy or Pixel
The great Solar Eclipse, when the moon passes briefly between the sun and earth, will be on April 8th this year, and it’s easily going to be a photo highlight for many of us. Just not in the South Bay, or anywhere in California, where it won’t be able to be seen. The route starts […]
TRAVEL: San Diego’s Oceanside is worth pulling over for
The idea of the PhotowalksTV series is to take you along with me to great places, show you around and offer tips on how to best capture the location with your smartphone. When I do it right, I hopefully inspire you to visit places you either haven’t been before, or might consider revisiting, wowing you […]
New Travel Video: San Diego’s Oceanside
The latest from PhotowalksTV: a short 90 minute drive from the Bubble (on a good day) or 2 hours or so, brings us to the cute North San Diego beach town of Oceanside. Like Manhattan Beach, Hermosa and Redondo, it also has a classic pier (way longer though, one of the longest in the state) […]
TRAVEL: San Francisco’s best views–Treasure Island
San Francisco has one of the most beautiful skylines in the world, but it’s one that’s hard to admire while you’re actually in the city. You need to leave and step away to capture her beauty. There’s a little island right off the Bay Bridge with a tiny population of 2,000 people, one restaurant, a […]
Return to Venice Beach Again, it’s been cleaned up
Nearby Venice Beach has always been a fun, funky place to visit, but in recent years, it’s been over-populated by so many homeless encampments that many people preferred to stay away. But as I discovered on a recent visit, to film the latest episode of PhotowalksTV, Venice has been cleaned up. There are still a […]
SLO-MO: Tips on how to get great slow motion video
You might not realize this, but you live with Slow Motion video every day. Every movie, nearly every TV show and commercial, most YouTube videos—yup, they all showcase slow motion, and for a very good reason: it just looks so damn cool. (And just wait for the Super Bowl game–you’ll be seeing so many Slo-Mo […]
TRAVEL: San Francisco’s Alcatraz Island for city views
San Francisco’s Alcatraz Island is one of the top tourist spots in the city, to take a look at the former prison and trying to imagine what it must have been like to have lived there. It also makes a great spot for cities, most notably, getting shots of the City by the Bay from […]
TRAVEL: San Diego’s Mexico border town, Imperial Beach
During a recent trip to Tijuana, I tried to figure a way I could just walk down the San Diego coastline into Mexico, from the closest town, Imperial Beach, 5 miles away. After all, I could see the Tijuana skyline from the Imperial Beach Pier, and even closer from the four-mile long Tijuana Estuary, home […]