NeRFs in Unreal Engine 5 are finally here. Check out the accurate reflections on the water of this lightfield I captured at Hearst Castle. Next step is to see how far frame rates and resolution can be pushed with the latest/fastest graphics cards. If the latest RTX4090 don’t cut it yet, I’m sure next year’s models will. This introduces a great deal more flexibility in the integration of location shoots with LED stage work (or traditional VFX for the matter).

Compositions featuring stacks of “chronographs” generated from digital video data. These images reveal intricacies hidden in movements and rhythms around us and through time.

Building a binary clock is a rite of passage for artists interested in exploring electronics. There is a subversive edge in over-designing it to the extent that its alleged primary purpose becomes obfuscated until all that is left is the contemplation of mysterious patterns. My version of this endeavor involves contrasting the immateriality of light with the weight and cold smoothness of polished cement. But it DOES tell time, although by the time you’ve decoded the bits, the time will be different.

Learning the process of wetplate photography opens up the door to the magic of light. I worked with Sari and Jason Madsen at Tintypebooth doing tintype portraits at street fairs. This process, which was  commonly used at the end of the 19th century, remains both surprisingly simple and wondrous at the same time. I never got over the excitement of seeing the cloudy swirl of the chemicals float off the plate to magically reveal the traces of captured light.