• How NASA Photographers Create Heroes

    The first photo was taken under flat, ambient light — two catchlights on either side of the irises, a couple of open hangar doors doing the work. Ordinary. Forgettable. Now, same four people but using dramatic light. Suddenly they look like a movie poster. The second image was shot in 2023 by Josh Valcarcel, scientific…

  • A Project Taking Shape

    A Project Taking Shape

    I’m proud of what I achieved in 2025.​I returned to environmental portraits with off-camera flash, an old obsession of mine, and that decision changed everything. Along the way, I became a small but real reference in the flash lighting space and grew my YouTube channel to over 1,500 subscribers. Below are a few stills from…

  • Godox iT32 Pro: Should This Be Your First Flash?

    Godox iT32 Pro: Should This Be Your First Flash?

    A lot of people regret buying the Godox iT30 Pro now that the iT32 is out. For roughly a hundred dollars, the iT32 gives you more output, a rotating head, and a magnetic system that lets you go off camera in seconds with the included X5 trigger. On paper, it sounds like an obvious upgrade.…