I always tell people visiting Kauai, “The trick is not to over do it, give yourselves time to do nothing. Doing nothing is one of the best things you can do on Kauai.” This concept is foreign to my friend. I have to fly to Oahu the next day to do some photography for a client and when I ask Kyle if he’s going to be ok getting familiar with the island without me he informs me that he’s already arranged a 200cc scooter with a top speed of 70 mph to be delivered to the house. The statewide speed limit is 50. “Don’t worry”, he tells me, “I’ll work it out.” Yeah, because professional bike racers aren’t known to push limits.
For me, photography is equally as frustrating as it is rewarding. I’ve only been doing this for three years, but at times I can be really self-critical. I still make mistakes and I compensate by taking tons of photos when out on a shoot. I feel immense pressure when on shoots and, for the most part, it’s pressure I put on myself. I feel fortunate to be able to supplement my income with photography, but it's more fulfilling when I can realize an image the way I see it in my head.
While on Oahu I had four major projects to shoot for my client, Unlimited Construction. It’s a nonstop day of driving,arriving, looking for shots, setting up angles, capturing the shots, and moving on to the next location. The day culminated at a nearly completed, high end, automotive sales facility complete with some very high end automobiles. The gearhead in me enjoyed this very much. The $1.1 million 1967 Lamborghini 400 GT was definitely the highlight.
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