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About Me

I'm a 2005 graduate of Columbia College Chicago with a BA in Theater / Lighting Design. I light concerts and plays all around the Chicago area. I also shoot video and freelance for The Post-Tribune newspaper shooting stills. Basically, I get paid to play with toys! Sometimes I wish I had a job with a set schedule with less stress, but the constant artistic and emotional payoffs I get from my work always sweep those thoughts far away from my mind.
My recent photo work is featured in the above slide show!

My Interests

Lighting Design, Photography, Videography, Aviation, Trains, Music, Air Hogs Helicopters, Combining Mentos and Diet Coke, Getting the Rock Show, Perfection, Success At Any Level.

I'd like to meet:

The girl from the U.S. Cellular commercials with the illiterate dad! She makes my heart melt.I'd also like to wine and dine Jessica Alba, Cassie, Katharine McPhee, and Eva Longoria, in that order. If you were to ask me what my "type" is as far as girls, I'd refer you to these five fine examples.

Music:

I like it all, really. - I've played piano for the past 14 years so my music tastes are VERY broad. I don't classify music as being broken up into genres. If I like it, I listen.

Movies:

Was Conrad L. Hall the D.P.? If so, I like it.

Television:

DIRTY JOBS (I LOVE this show!) - Dogg the Bounty Hunter "Yaah gotta get off the ice, Youngblood!" - The Simpsons - Airline - Myth Busters - Family Guy - Degrassi The Next Generation (Not the wierd 80's one) - Viva La Bam - Salute Your Shorts - Hey Dude - Pete and Pete - Double Dare (Physical Challenge!) - Jackass - The Tom Green Show - Andy Milanokis (Until I found out he was 29, the humor lost its "zing" of adolescence at that point).

Books:

The Alphabet of Manliness by Maddox

My Blog

Craisins in Salad: Until Death!

The first time I had craisins in a salad was at the Hard Rock Cafe in Indianapolis last December. I didn't know what I was eating, but I knew they were good. A few weeks ago in Aspen, we went to this ...
Posted by Guy on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:05:00 PST

Stuck in Utah... The Plan.

Still hold up in our hotel refuge in Monticello, Utah, Mark and I awoke shortly before 7 a.m. on Monday to the sound of smoke alarms chirping, chirping much like foreboding birds of prey perched above...
Posted by Guy on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:46:00 PST

Stuck in Utah... Literally.

For the second time in less than a week, winter's wrath has slammed its unforgiving hand upon myself and fellow photographer Mark J. Rebilas. I'm writing you from our Days Inn hotel refuge in Monticel...
Posted by Guy on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:25:00 PST

Winter X Games Trip 2008 Day 5

A snowboarder warms up on the half pipe prior to the Men's Snowboard Superpipe Qualifier Saturday night.I'm exhausted after our longest day of shooting on the trip. I got some good stuff and will post...
Posted by Guy on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:20:00 PST

Winter X Games Trip 2008 Day 4

Snowcross competitor Andrew Johnstad leaves a trail of snow behind his sled after going over a jump during practice for the first round of Snowcross Friday night.This is going to be a quick blog with ...
Posted by Guy on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:05:00 PST

Winter X Games Trip 2008 Day 3

Snowmobile riders warm up on the Snow Cross course Thursday afternoon.We had another fun day here in winter wonderland shooting Winter X Games 12. Today marked the first daylight events, so we had mor...
Posted by Guy on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:35:00 PST

Winter X Games Trip 2008 Day 2

Skiing Superpipe competitor Mike Riddle of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, warms up prior to the Skiing Superpipe men's elimination round on Wednesday night.Today was a pretty laid back day in Snowmass Vil...
Posted by Guy on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:13:00 PST

Winter X Games Trip 2008 Day 1

Myself hamming it up in front of the Welcome to Colorful Colorado sign on the border between Colorado and Utah Tuesday evening. Note all the footprints in the snow from the countless other tourists wh...
Posted by Guy on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:44:00 PST

Summer X Games Trip 2007 Days 3 & 4

As I mentioned in my last update, it is very easy at X games to make clean, safe photos of people doing very impressive stunts. In order to set yourself apart from the pack, you have to come up with i...
Posted by Guy on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 03:32:00 PST

Summer X Games Trip 2007 Day 1

Greetings from the entertainment epicenter of our great country, Los Angeles, California. I'm here assisting legendary photographer Mark J. Rebilas once again for ESPN Magazine at the 2007 Summer X-Ga...
Posted by Guy on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 01:30:00 PST