Journal
I’ve made many mistakes over the years.Keeping a journal helps myself and others learn from them.It also keeps my parents up to date as to where I am.
Raising Great Horned Owls: Happy birthday children4 April, 2019
Will and Sassy turn one year old this week. They've come a long way since flying across my living room and spraying us with napalm shit along the way. Shitpalm, if you will.
Did you know great white sharks swim through kelp?3 April, 2019
Yeah well, they do. It's a fact. Great white sharks swim through kelp. We proved it, incase you were unsure.
Day Seven, Krupskaya 2018 Siberia Tour: Tyumen, Welcome to Siberia1 April, 2019
Today marks our venturing into Tyumen and with it, our official entrance into Siberia itself. Exciting times.
Viktor Antonov30 March, 2019
Between an occupied City 17, conquered Berlin and infested Dunwall, Viktor Antonov has crafted compelling worlds which seamlessly blend the fantastic with the bleakly real, and are among my favourites in gaming.
Day Six, Krupskaya 2018 Siberia Tour: Yekaterinburg is awesome25 March, 2019
Today we visit Yekaterinburg, an incredible city which further challenges any preconceptions I had about what Eastern Russia would be like.
Meet the sharks: A great white shark named Flag17 March, 2019
Flag was a 4.5 metre great white shark, seen in both Gansbaai and Mossel Bay (South Africa) from 2007 to 2009. She was massive and terrifying.
Nyss ‘Dépayser’ – Lighting a mixed media piece26 February, 2019
Anna and I recently worked with Black Metal band Nyss, to light and photograph the mixed media cover artwork for their latest album 'Dépayser'.
Great white sharks against cancer20 February, 2019
Because not only are white sharks absolute bad asses who generally have no interest in killing humans, but they're actively helping us battle one of the most terrible diseases on the planet. We're welcome!
Speed lighting – Quick, atmospheric lighting tests in Unreal Engine 416 February, 2019
I recently put together a small journal entry which explains some key lighting principles, demonstrated as predictably as ever with Unreal Engine 4.
Day Five, Krupskaya 2018 Siberia Tour: I could stay here PERManently, heh heh heh23 January, 2019
Today we experience Perm and perhaps most amazingly of all – Alex singing on Rock Band. Step aside, Glenn Danzig!
An introduction to lighting using Unreal Engine 415 January, 2019
Despite what my portfolio might lead you to believe, creating a compelling sense of tone, mood and narrative through lighting requires more than just chucking a load of blobs at the screen and hoping for the best.
Hand drawing a great white shark tutorial9 January, 2019
Since great white shark drawings are something I indulge in fairly often for fun/work as it is, I figured it's high time I tried to capitalise on the trillions of people searching Google for how to do the same.
White Shark Research Priorities – Study and infographic overview17 December, 2018
A few weeks back, I was suggested for creating an infographic for an upcoming great white shark research paper (I know right? No accounting for taste these days!). Said paper is now published and well worth your time (especially the infographic).
Raising Great Horned Owls: Predatory birds in slow(l) motion4 December, 2018
I try to talk about and photograph our children/great horned owls with the same annoying level of frequency as those who parent human offspring.
Cutie sharks are on the way!27 November, 2018
One of my responsibilities for SharkStuff is creating badass artwork for our various bits of merchendise. Introducing - Cutie Sharks.
Day Four, Krupskaya 2018 Siberia Tour: It’s like Fury Road, but shit22 November, 2018
How to you beat a beautiful night by the water in Nizny Nozvorod? By waking up to the single greatest sight anyone could hope for.
Fudge you, pay me!: “Yeah the work’s good, but I can’t/don’t plan on using it, so I can’t pay for it”20 November, 2018
That's right - because my entitlement to the remuneration agreed for my investment of skill and time, is subject entirely to your whims.
Day Three, Krupskaya 2018 Siberia Tour: From Red Square to an island forest in Nizhny Novgorod8 November, 2018
As we venture toward Nizhny Novgorod, little do we know that today’s events are going to involve getting lost in another forest and a bare penis. Yay.
Day Two, Krupskaya 2018 Siberia Tour: Lost within the trees of Moscow2 November, 2018
Tonight we play in a forest in Moscow and the only directions we have are – when you find this tree, turn left. I admire Russia’s simplicity, I must say.
Our kids are getting big!30 October, 2018
Sassy girl and Will are still barely a few months old, but their appetite and penchant for mid air tantrums could put even my own to shame!