I’m a visual storyteller and educator working across video, design, photography, and multimedia education.
I create and teach with an emphasis on clarity, context, and intentional craft, blending structured technique with intuitive expression.
Some portrait work for my friends with the band Status Foe.
Album kit for Status Foe and their album, Falling Awake.
STUDENT TESTIMONIALS (NEW, 05.16.21)
BALANCE: COMPOSITION + VALUES (NEW, 04.23.21)
Washington (Another Redux, 04.20.21)
COHESIVENESS + CONSISTENCY (BRANDING)
(UPDATED, 04.16.21)
FLOW + VISUAL HIERARCHY
(UPDATED, 04.09.21)
ANIMATION + EFFECT CONTROLS
(UPDATED, 04.02.21)
COMPRESSION + DIGITAL LANGUAGE
(UPDATED, 03.26.21)
SHAPES: SEMIOTICS + SYMBOLISM
(UPDATED, 03.19.21)
CONTRAST + LAYER STYLES
(UPDATED, 03.12.21)
TYPOGRAPHY
(UPDATED, 02.26.21)
COLOR THEORY + MEANING
(UPDATED, 02.19.21)
Thumbnail design for Space Ghost: Coast to Coast. An example for my TCOM 335 class.
ASPECT RATIO: DISPLAY + IMAGE (NEW, 02.12.21)
WASHINGTON STATE (UPDATED, 02.06.21)
RESOLUTION, DETAIL, + SHARPNESS (NEW, 02.05.21)
THE DIGITAL IMAGE (UPDATED, 01.29.21)
A poster for Re-Animator (1985) to demonstrate Smart Filters and Free Transform tools.
Flow + Visual Hierarchy (New, 11.13.20)
A poster for a dream film - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time by Hayao Miyazaki, to demonstrate adjustment layers in Adobe Photoshop.
A poster for Godzilla (1954) to demonstrate the use of blend modes in Adobe Photoshop.
11.2.20 - wisping away.
11.1.20 - hecate tree.
10.31.20 - blessed samhain. 4 (redux, best of october)
10.31.20 - blessed samhain. 3 (redux, best of october)
10.31.20 - blessed samhain. 2 (redux, best of october)
10.31.20 - blessed samhain. 1 (redux, best of october)
ANIMATION + EFFECT CONTROLS (UPDATED, 10.30.20)
10.28.20 - …the word.
10.27.20 - after an afternoon nap.
10.26.20 - the long trail (to canada).
10.25.20 - The Kartmans. 4
10.25.20 - The Kartmans. 3
10.25.20 - The Kartmans. 2
10.25.20 - The Kartmans. 1
10.24.20 - Mt. Mansfield in acros (redux).
10.23.20 - alpine lichens of Mt. Mansfield in the great, green state of Vermont.
A poster for Creature from the Black Lagoon to demonstrate localized adjustments in Photoshop.
10.22.20 - keep looking up (or something).
10.21.20 - autumn’s desserts.
10.20.20 - foliage.
10.19.20 - amur honeysuckle.
10.18.20 - daytime activity.
10.17.20 - last sip.
10.16.20 - the tool shed.
A poster for Halloween (2018), a film by David Gordon Green, to demonstrate layer masking in Photoshop.
Cohesiveness + Consistency (Branding) (New, Added 10.16.20)
10.15.20 - autumnal stroll.
10.14.20 - through the garden fence.
10.13.20 - the seat in the courtyard.
10.12.20 - obligatory foreground foliage.
10.11.20 - October weekends.
10.10.20 - October still life.
10.9.20 - fireside 2: camera for cat.
10.8.20 - fireside.
10.7.20 - warmth.
10.6.20 - crowded.
10.5.20 - soft.
10.4.20 - Marbled.
10.3.20 - Autumn Berries.
CONTRAST (NEW, ADDED 10.1.20)
10.2.20 - Amusing.
10.1.20 - Exotic Life (for Sale).
9.30.20 - Fat Boy Yawn.
A poster for Rushmore, a film by Wes Anderson, to demonstrate layer styles in Adobe Photoshop.
9.29.20 - Fibonacci’s Flower.
9.28.20 - Spookus.
9.27.20 - Distant Cousins.
9.26.20 - Stray.
9.25.20 - Arc.
Typography (Updated 09.24.20)
9.24.20 - Lean.
9.23.20 - Red, Yellow, Green.
9.22.20 - Equinox.
9.21.20 - Glowing.
9.20.20 - Golden Light.
A Mr. Saturn to demonstrate the use of simple shape tools in Photoshop.
Color Theory + Meaning (Updated 09.10.20)
A Shy Guy to demonstrate the use of the brush tool and color swatches in Photoshop.