Aug 22

Photo-A-Day 2013: Top 25 Outtakes — January Through June

Since I’ve fallen behind a bit on updating my Photo-A-Day project — not behind on taking photos, mind you, but merely on working them up and getting them into the blog — I figured I’d drop this post with 25 selected outtakes from the first six months of 2013. These images were all in consideration for best photo of their given day, but fell short. They were worked up and ready to go, so I present them here in a gallery format. To see each image at full size, simply click on it in the gallery!

Enjoy!

Mar 13

Photo-a-Day 2013: Week 9

As the calendar flipped from February to March, I spent just one full day in L.A. during the week. Below, you’ll see a few more from Miami, where we left off in week 8 and then a transition to much more frigid Chicago for the second leg of a lengthy bit of biz travel. Remember, like always, to see a full size version of the image, simply click on any of these below!

26-FEB-2013: After a great dinner at Casa Tua, our group enjoyed a mojito and a cooling at the Delano South Beach.

26-FEB-2013: After a great dinner at Casa Tua, our group enjoyed a mojito and a cooling at the Delano South Beach.

27-FEB-2013: A look from my hotel room balcony down the length of the cruise-ship-like Fontainebleau.

27-FEB-2013: A look from my hotel room balcony down the length of the almost cruise-ship-like Fontainebleau.

28-FEB-2013: So nice to grab an hour or so of beach time before the flight back to L.A.

28-FEB-2013: So nice to grab an hour or so of beach time before the flight back to L.A.

1-MAR-2013: Night shot of the foyer of 818 7th Street in DTLA.

1-MAR-2013: Night shot of the foyer of 818 7th Street in DTLA.

2-MAR-2013: The Lodge on Division Street. My kind of town, indeed.

2-MAR-2013: The Lodge on Division Street. My kind of town, indeed.

3-MAR-2013: Many reasons I always come back to the W Chicago Lakeshore. This is just one.

3-MAR-2013: Many reasons I always come back to the W Chicago Lakeshore. This is just one.

4-MAR-2013: Looking up State Street from the Vertigo Sky Lounge atop the Dana Hotel & Spa, home again to our annual Chicago party.

4-MAR-2013: Looking up State Street from the Vertigo Sky Lounge atop the Dana Hotel & Spa, home again to our annual Chicago party.

Mar 12

Photo-a-Day 2013: Week 8

After a brief delay thanks to work roadies to Miami and Chicago, I finally got a chance to knock out some of the photos from the past couple weeks. Good news is, between this post and the next Photo-a-Day weekly recap, there will be plenty of Miami and Chicago to go round. Enjoy!

19-FEB-2013: I was putting away laundry when this image in my clean socks bag caught my eye.

19-FEB-2013: I was putting away laundry when this image in my sock drawer caught my eye.

20-FEB-2013: Late-night self portrait in the bathroom mirror.

20-FEB-2013: Late-night self-portrait in the bathroom mirror.

21-FEB-2013: Waiting on a Metro train on a Thursday afternoon after meeting with my USC Annenberg mentee.

21-FEB-2013: Waiting on a Metro train on a Thursday afternoon after meeting with my USC Annenberg mentee.

22-FEB-2013: Packing time, as we prepped to head on the road for nine of the next 11 nights.

22-FEB-2013: Packing time, as we prepped to head on the road for nine of the next 11 nights.

23-FEB-2013: Chris, Jeff and Eric, looking vaguely comfortable at LIV nightclub in Miami Beach.

23-FEB-2013: Chris, Jeff and Eric, looking vaguely comfortable at LIV nightclub in Miami Beach.

24-FEB-2013: The green tint on this poolside sky shot reminds me of the look of an old "Miami Vice" episode.

24-FEB-2013: The green tint on this poolside sky shot reminds me of the look of an old “Miami Vice” episode.

25-FEB-2013: No that's not a vignette around the edges of the image. It's actual steam on the lens of the camera from the humidity in Miami Beach.

25-FEB-2013: No that’s not a vignette around the edges of the image. It’s actual steam on the lens of the camera from the humidity in Miami Beach.