So my co-worker Matt Dunfee has seen me shape some boards and wanted to try it out himself. I came up on a really good deal on 5 Just Foam blanks that I just couldn’t pass up, and I figured this would be a great way for Matt to get his hands dirty. His daughter has just started surfing, and he really really wanted to shape her a board as an early Christmas gift, so that’s just what we did. After I showed him the ropes he had at it, hating and loving every second of it. After it was all shaped and ready for glass, he took it down to our local glasser Joe Roper and they worked there magic. These pics were taken about an hour or so after it was all done so there are some dark spots in the glass where the resin isn’t fully dry. After all said and done Matt and his daughter loved and the memories will last a lifetime.

Got the call this morning saying Scripps was poppin off, and that I should go out and get some shots before I surf. So I headed up there, ate at the new cafe and watched the surf. When I was done eating I posted up on the lifeguard tower and started taking shots.

This first shot was taken from where I was sitting eating breakfast

Cool single fin out at blacks

Met up with Jon Garcia from Panland Studios last night to get some shots of their new studio they put together. Panland Studios is a up and coming recording studio, catering to all types of music from rock, metal, rap, hip hop, etc. They are based out of La Jolla Ca. so if you are looking to get some recording time in, and are in southern cali, check them out their prices are very very reasonable.

So yesterday morning I decided to go check the surf and take photos down at Blacks Beach. Surfline and Lola said that it was going to be a good north west swell so I figured it would be well overhead. As I got down there I realized it was foggy and gloomy, which is nice for sitting there watching because its cooler, but not for taking pictures. I waited around checking everything out and it cleared up just enough to get some shots off. Once the sun came over the cliffs it started to get really hot and I forgot to bring some water and a snack. So I walked back up the cliff before it got to hot and I would pass out. The first 2 photos are of Kahana Kalama, he is an amazing surfer and owns a surf clothing company in North Park called Aloha Sunday.

So I finally got around to taking pictures of the last board I made, and its the board that took me out. This board is based off the old Simmons surf boards and I added a few ideas of my own. Dimensions are 6’3″ 1/2 x 22 1/2″ x 2 3/4″, 1 6oz glass on bottom and 2 6oz on top. The complete board was designed, shaped, glasses, and polished by me. Just a couple more weeks until I can work and surf again, and I cant wait.

David dragged me out to Tourmaline swearing it was going to be AMAZING!! Well it was amazing for everyone else but him, the waves were great for longboarders but not the board he was riding. Oh well that’s how it is around here. Got great shots anyways. Enjoy!!

Thanks to my mom for finally getting me out to Vermont to see my family. The weather wasn’t the greatest so I didn’t end up taking as many photos as I would have liked, but it was about spending time with family not a trip only to take pictures.

Today turned out to be a great day. I went up to Cardith around lunch time to see if there was anybody out worth taking pictures of, and boy was I lucky. As I was parking, I looked out at the lineup, and directly in front of me was this girl hanging ten going down the line with style. I was shocked, not that it was a girl, but that I might get some good shots off. I grabbed my camera, walked down the sand, and see that there are some people videotaping this chick and her friends. As I looking at some of the photos while I’m waiting for the next sets to come in, I realized who she was, it was Roxy’s Pro Longboarder Kassia Meador. I walked over to one of the guys videotaping and asked what they were shooting for, and it was for a short film for Swatch watches. Not to long after that they all got out of the water, so I figured I would go grab a bite to eat and watch the now un ridden lonely waves.

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My good friend David dragged me out to the Ocean Beach jetty to get some photos of him surfing yesterday afternoon. I haven’t set foot in the water since my little accident, so it was nice to even stand knee deep in semi warm water. Lighting was great I just wish that the surf was bigger and better.

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