San Diego Photographers Blog

What matters???: Sidewalks? (Christopher Ortiz)

2008-10-01T22:30:00.000-07:00

What matters???: Sidewalks? (Christopher Ortiz)

New Blog

2008-05-25T19:05:00.000-07:00

I recently updated my blog and changed the domain. the new domain for my blog is zachpetschek.com/photographer

Projects

2008-05-12T14:03:00.000-07:00

Website remodel. After 2 1/2 days straight of working on it I finally remodeled my website. Have a look. I didn't bust my ass on it to have it collect dust.

Also a few fun facts.
If you type in hesh sesh into google, my blog comes up number 5. Working to get it up and running higher.

Adio Footwear

2008-05-12T13:55:00.000-07:00

Just recently I did a contract job for Adio Footwear, part of Earth Products. I was hired for a temp project to add content for the new website. Keep posted with for the launch of the new website. It's gonna be a dope site.

HesH SesH 8

2008-05-08T16:58:00.000-07:00

It comes on May 17th.
La Mesita Park in La Mesa.
10am-5pm
skateboarding, barbque, beer, friends, water balloons?

The world at Large

2008-05-07T17:27:00.000-07:00

The world. Ever complex and forever changing. I saw this page of current articles. Just too much.

Fashionably Late

2008-03-31T20:00:00.000-07:00

Rumors Boutique in La Jolla had a fashion show at the Ivy Hotel in Downtown San Diego. I photographed the event. Rumors Boutique hired 4 models to wear 4 outfits a piece throughout the evening. I'm stoked on the images that I got. You'll see some of my images in their ads soon.

HesH SesH Anniversary

2008-03-25T23:46:00.000-07:00

The first year has passed. Many great events behind us and many more ahead of us. Skateboarding. This HesH SesH marks the beginning of the next year. John Snay and Zach Petschek have been putting this together every other month since the first one on March 31st, 2007. At the last one we had an astro jump that was a hit. We decided to top ourselves this time with something better. We reserved a joisting arena instead. You'll have to see the images to understand. I knew someone would get hurt at some point. This thing was too much fun for someone not to walk away with a limp, or gash. Craig Price too the prize on that one. Apparently Daryl Schiflett was a soldier in a past life. Daryl hit Craig so hard in the head that he gushed blood all over the mat from large hole in the middle of his head. Needless to say no one would fight Daryl after that.

Thanks to some contributions from Black Wax we held a second best trick contest. This one was a hard one to judge. Everyone was given 15 minutes to throw down their best shit. Back noseblunt, bigspin front B 270 out, hard flip back 50, kickflip front Board 270 out, kickflip back smith, switch lip. It was hard to judge. Finally we had a tie with big spin front board 270 and hard flip back 50. Thank you Black wax for your donations.

Enough with the words, here's some god damn photos.
More Photos

John Snay and Daryl Schiflett

Craig Price with a hole in his head

Sick ass Smith Grind on the Box

Craig Price laughing at the amount of blood that pooled out of his head on the mat

Balanced Frontside Nosegrind across the whole Box

Kickflip Front Board on the Green Rail

Steezy Front board the Entire Rail

Kickflip Back 50 the RAIL!

John Snay and Alec Hooker taking out some agression before the close end of the day.

The Meaning of Life

2008-03-05T23:16:00.000-08:00

Life sucks. Life gives you shit and then gives you seconds. This policy only applies when you ignore the good. Everything is a learning experience and an opportunity to better yourself. I sounds like a motivational speaker. But seriously. I was forced to move from my place. I enjoy living here. My roommate is cool and the location is perfect. I am within walking distance of everything from vons to target to denny's. But now I must move on. I could call this a bad luck experience and be depressed. However instead I realized that this an opportunity to move into a bigger room and possibly pay a lower rent. Isn't a lower cost worth more than convenience sometimes? Convenience is overrated. Convenience is convenient. There's no question. However it eliminates the time you are experiencing the world. A wise man once said "Life is what happens to you when you're making plans for something else." That means that when you go to the supermarket and you get a flat tire. Then a guy stops to help you. You chat with him over the situation and become friends after that. That situation would never happen if you ordered your groceries online because it's more convenient. Everyone has a story like that. Hopefully you have more than that. By skateboarding with a friend at a school that you hate to skate, you spot a dodge ball. Within a few minutes no one is skating and everyone is running around the school playing an enhanced game of dodgeball. Your favorite skatepark is conveniently down the street but you went to this bullshit skate spot instead and life took it's course. Share your stories. Give me a life story. Leave a comment and let me hear another. I could go on for days. Life happens and life gives you shit. Keep your pace forward and evade the obstacles.

HesH SesH 6

2008-02-10T23:25:00.000-08:00

The biggest session to date. Also the most eventful session so far. The morning started with picking up the boxes and quarterpipe. That was a hell of an ordeal. Crystal Soucie drove 3 boxes and a rail to the park while Sam Carey and I drove the quarterpipe back. This is a solid ramp made of the most dense 2x6's I have ever encountered. It took 4 of us to walk it into his truck. In the process we bent the tailgate from the weight. Afterwards it came straight up almost 9 feet out of the truck bed. When we got there some souls had already began to collect and assemble. Sam Carey drove his truck down to the spot so we could unload it. With the help of a few kids we managed to wiggle the quarterpipe out of the truck and into place without anyone getting hurt. At that point the guy delivering the astro jump showed up so I talked to him and got him started. As I returned there was a man in blue talking to Sam next to his truck that was still parked on the sidewalk in the park. Not good.

I walked back over and asked what the problem was. The officer explained that no vehicles are aloud within the park and this event required a permit from the city. This was appalling since I had spoken to the La Mesa Parks and Recreation department about this shindig. In fact this was the 3 time I had checked in about having one of these events. An event we have had every other month for a year. Politely, but aggressively, I preached my case and spelled out everything that I had done. He budged but not far enough out of my way. I then pointed out the permit that I had for the astro jump already. Still nothing. Finally I gave notice to the band of ancient warriors swinging sticks and thrusting swords at each other only a hundred yards away. "They are joisting eachother right over there. Do they need a permit too? They are actually trying to hurt each other. Where do you draw the line?" With nothing to say he took Sam up to his car and we all waited in suspense. Waiting for the final result. Was today in vane? Do we have to tell 20 kids and growing that they must all go home now? That would be devastating considering all the planning and money already spent. All the money coming out of our pockets.

Sam returned slowly without the cop. He then explained to us that the officer looked through 3 different law books trying to find the exact code that says we cannot be here. He didn't find anything. Not even one about Sam driving in the park. We won! Joyous days!

This was the biggest turnout to record. At one point we had 45 people. The astro jump was a hit as it will be next time. In the spirit of our joisting friends we might have a battle theme this time.

Thanks to John Snay, Crystal Soucie and Black Wax, Mellissa Leyendecker and Theresa Leyendecker (implied thanks to Steve Leyendecker), Lori Swain and everyone else that contributed.

Thank you everyone.
http://zachpetschek.com/080202
Mellissa's Pics

Hanger 94

2008-02-04T22:08:00.000-08:00

I have just been hired as the photographer for hanger94.com. From here on all of the new products you see on the website will be taken by yours truly. It's another step forward despite the weight on my shoulders. Now that I will have free time during the week I can go skate/take photos. Happy Monday to all

Goat Canyon Trestle

2008-02-03T23:34:00.000-08:00

East of El Cajon, east of Alpine, East of The Golden Acorn Casino, keep going keep going. All the way to the edge of the county. You reach a sign that says "Jacumba Next Exit." Pull off and drive down a dirt road for a half mile. Find a place to park and grab your water. It's a 7 mile hike along the train tracks. Straight up "Stand By Me" steez. Six tunnels, three of which are so long that you cannot see the ground in front of you although you can see the exit. One of those is a half a mile long.

There are goats and hawks, and cactus and dirt and rocks. There is debris from excavations of yester-year. You pass by damaged train cars that collided with a rock or fell off the cliff to deteriorate into time. At the end of the road is the largest wooden trestle in the world. At its highest point it's 180 tall. It curves from one peak to another, one tunnel to another. It was fun and exciting but next time I'm riding a bike instead.
http://zachpetschek.com/071230

Abandoned train. Michelle Oleary climbing in.

A collapsed tunnel.

The trestle, underside.

One of several tunnels that we had to walk slowly, toes pointed upward to avoid damage.

View from a catwalk in the middle of the trestle. Michelle Oleary playing.

Trestle as it might have looked a long time ago since the world was black and white then.

A goose?

A zebra?

How many bars do you have? Arin Buresch.

It's amazing how clear and bright the sun is outside of the city.

Stand by me...

Michelle Oleary teetering at the edge of a cliff

Lucas Buresch and background props to me.

HesH SesH 6

2008-02-03T15:36:00.000-08:00

Cops, confusion, astro jumps, donations, sponsorships, contests and the biggest turn out yet. This was the best session to date. I will be posting photos by the end of the week. Thank you everyone.

San Diego Fires

2008-01-20T12:36:00.000-08:00

The fires of October 2007 were incredible. The damage done was catastrophic and also an amusing spectacle. My heart goes out to those that lost everything. I posted photos already of the aftermath. Here's the duringmath. The sky was an eerie orangish red and shadows were a green of sorts. The air was dry and irritating. The smoke vied with the sun for control of the sky. The smoke usurped in most of the county. It was an amazing week. Photographs only spell out a small portion of the emotion that took place.
zachpetschek.com/071022

Skating Adio

2008-01-19T23:26:00.000-08:00

Some stuff at Adio from last Tuesday.

180 switch 5-0

180 switch 5-0 180 out

Funny URLs

2008-01-13T21:02:00.000-08:00

Here is a list of the worst urls ever made

Have a laugh

Skateboarders Owe it to Nestle

2008-01-08T21:17:00.001-08:00

If you go to the Washington skatepark website (I didn't know they had one either until now) and click on the sponsors page you will see a list of contributors. A list of companies that donated to the washington skatepark crew to get the park built. You can see the usual line up, Element, DC, Tum-Yeto, Black Box etc. However the two strangest are Premise Intelligence Agency and Nestle. Rock on for their contributions and we must all be thankful but who would have thought raw, dirty, bloody, transition skaters would have to thank a multi million dollar chocolate company?
Happy Tuesday!

New Year

2008-01-01T21:16:00.000-08:00

Happy 8. I was a little dissapointed this morning. When I awoke and looked outside there were no flying cars, no aliens amongst us and food was not in pill form. The future is supposed to be all those things and more. I feel ripped off. Better luck next year.

A few New Years photos.

Our government hard at work

2007-12-26T05:45:00.000-08:00

Dick Cheney prevented green laws to be passed because they were supposedly unnecessary. http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2231965,00.html

The Whaley House

2007-12-16T20:22:00.000-08:00

I took a trip into the Whaley house today not expecting much more than a look at a house with relics to the past. I took some photos with some unexplainable "flare" in them. These photos are not photoshopped in any way. Additionally I took a couple just cool shots having no mysterious phenomenon.

This was in the court room. I didn't see any mysterious figures here but it's a good example of what flare actually looks like.

An old scale on the counter in the general store

What's on the table?

These people had some "ghost energy sensors and were having unusual signals in this room. Something weird is going on next to him.

Is something in front and behind her?

I make no assumptions of what happened, but it definitely makes you think.

Toilet Seat Up or Down?

2007-12-14T06:34:00.000-08:00

Check out this article. Copy and paste.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/japan/story/0,,2227412,00.html
The women are prevailing the toilet seat battle

No Brainer

2007-12-11T06:22:00.000-08:00

Here is an interesting article from the Guardian. No Brainer Also check out a brief bit by Patton Oswalt, "America, The Retarded Trust Fund Kid"

X

2007-12-09T12:32:00.000-08:00

A Mitch Hedberg clip.

SDNB

2007-12-09T02:38:00.000-08:00

I love shooting for San Diego National Bank. They are a happy group of people. Bankers by trade and a bit crazy by night. My last photo of the night was a girl riding a guy like a horse. I just photographed the staff photos for their holiday party tonight. I just hope their next staff rally can size up to this one. I"ll post the photos from it as soon as they are finished.

Condom Fashion Show

2007-12-08T09:08:00.000-08:00

This is as creative as it gets. There are outfits for this fashion show made entirely of condoms. They can get away with it in China but in the states I'm sure some soccer mom or gree peace would have some ridiculous complaint about it. Anyways check out this link

Jenn Mcelroy, Journalist

2007-12-06T05:39:00.000-08:00

She skates, paints, study's nursing, plays rugby, takes care of the mentally disabled and now journalism. Jenn Mcelroy is all over the map with life activities. It must be something in the water in Santa Barbara. Here are 2 of her articles. The first was on HesH SesH 5 and the second on the recently departed Wilderness pool in Santa Barbara. http://zachpetschek.com/jennmcelroy/Final_McElroy.pdf

Corbis Acceptance

2007-12-05T18:31:00.001-08:00

Here are some images just recently accepted by Corbis.com

John Spooner: Back Smith at Memorial Skatepark

John Spooner: Back Smith at Memorial Skatepark

John Spooner: Standing on a mountain

John Spooner: Indy Tuck Knee at Memorial

Justin Berni: front board at Rancho Penasquitos Skatepark

Help you help me

2007-12-05T18:14:00.000-08:00

I believe that success is a team effort. I have a proposal. I want to reward anyone that refers me in photography. If you refer me for a wedding and it is booked, contract is signed, and the down payment is received, I will pay $100. If you refer me for a portrait and the contract is signed and payment received, I will pay $50. Same stipulations for an event and I'll pay $40. I am only doing this through January. The shoot date does not have to be in January but the booking does. Contact me with the details of your referral and I'll make a payment as soon as payment is received. Thank you

Go Green!

2007-12-04T21:52:00.000-08:00

As some of you may know I have a new job installing counters because business is slow. I did it 5 years ago so it's not completely new. While doing this I get to see lots of people houses around the county. I even go out to Indio and Palm Springs. Everyday I am at at least one new house so I get to see a lot of homes.
The other day I went out to Portrero. Way the fuck out in the booneys. It was a retired woman that lived there with her husband. After they retired they decided to build a log cabin. It was a dream house kind of thing. It was pretty frickin cool. Solid logs. I was asking her about how she found information on it and what it's like and everything. She said it's so much better than an ordinary, 2x4's and drywall, house. It is more energy efficient because the logs retain temperature for hours upon hours.
I started thinking about how efficient that is. The sun warms the logs during the day and release it slowly all night. It's a very environmentally friendly house. But what about the logs.
The logs shrink 6 inches as the house settles. That means after you mount the doors and windows and interior walls and stairs and so on, they all have to be adjusted as the logs shrink. This process takes about 6 years! Plus as the wood dries and shrinks it cracks. Not a big deal because it gives the house character without loosing the integrity of the house. Of course that is only for the inside. Outside the cracks need to be filled so they don't fill with water or snow and the water will push the seam apart every winter. The cracks must be filled every year.
She believed that her house was efficient and ecologically friendly but after all of that it doesn't seam to start being efficient for years. That's a lot of solid logs to make the exterior structure of the house.
She was told it was efficient and given reasons that were incomplete thoughts. Does this happen a lot? This woman believes she is good to the environment in her log house but in contrary is quite the opposite. If this example were so obvious in my short encounter with this woman, where else are we being given incomplete reasoning to prove a point that is opposite to the truth? Don't believe everything you hear. It might be just a profit to another

Day at the Beach

2007-12-03T21:32:00.001-08:00

Lobster carcass

This is the last thing you would see if you were being eaten by a sea aenenome. Fortunately this is not a spelling b or I'd be f**ked

Hermit crab.

If I can't see you then you can't see me

Yes that's right, this sea ane******me ate a lobster.

This one ate every last bit and he wouldn't let it go for shit

Here are a few photos I snapped while at the beach beneath thousand steps. I didn't want to bring my whole entourage or I might try too hard to get a cool shot. I used my little SD630 and played with the digital macro.

Pablo at Washington Elementary

2007-11-25T17:15:00.000-08:00

Pablo Favela took a bite out of the world famous Washington four stair. On a whim, backside big spin, kickflip and back 180. Steezy. Now let's wait and see if Automatic thinks the same.

HesH SesH 5

2007-11-25T12:15:00.000-08:00

Thank you to everyone that contributed. John Snay, Courtney Pierce, Crystal Soucie, and Sam Carey. We had more rails than boxes at this event. That is what made the session this time. The element slant rail was beautiful. We set up one rail across the gap and had a regular one before it in a line. The best part was Sam's tall rail. This rail was waist high and heavily sessioned. John Snay back lipped, front board, smith, and lip slid it. Pablo Favela feebled and nollie back lipped it. Rich 50-50 and front B like it was nothing. I had to use a kicker ramp to get up to it but these guys hit it flat fucking ground!

We had plenty of food and the liquids were just sufficient. There was a scare for a few minutes when local authorities started marching across the park towards our setup. In the end they only asked what was happening. Chris Gonzales told them that we were just hanging out and skating because the skate park was closed. Good call. Another success. Next time we have plans for going old school. There are rumors of a youthful activity that is sure to bring hype. I just hope we can get everyone out of it when it's time to go. zachpetschek.com/hesh-sesh5

HesH SesH 6: January 19th (third Saturday every other month)

Jonathan Spooner on Milo's Ramp

2007-11-25T11:40:00.000-08:00

John Spooner skating Milo's vert ramp. It was solid steel so it sounded like a roller coaster everytime he dropped in. Bad ass ramp though.

Shaun White

2007-11-22T10:44:00.000-08:00

If you do a google search for Rocky Dennis you will get a picture of Shaun White. They look so similar. Go to
this link

to find the link. Click the "digg it" button. You will have to create an account on digg.com. If we can get enough people to digg it they will do a podcast on it. Let's do it.

Story

2007-11-14T20:02:00.000-08:00

I went to see Shrek 3 a little while ago. I was waiting in the theater before the movie and the commercials were on. One of them was movie trivia. It would give a quote and asked who said it in what movie. The quote was "I'm a black Rambo." So logically a guy yells out "Bruce Willis!"

I started thinking about the scenario that would incur.
Bruce Willis: I'm a black Rambo
Sidekick: You're white
Bruce: I'm a white Rambo
Sidekick: Rambo is white
Bruce: I'm Rambo
: and then something blows up

Keep on Truckin

2007-11-13T21:41:00.000-08:00

This has been a long 3 months. The monetary drought is approaching the end. Like with any drought, the first few drops will quickly be absorbed and have little immediate effect. However eventually when the ground is saturated and ground zero starts to float, life will begin to grow again. It has been a long while since I was able to bring the ideas that haunt my thoughts to life. In a few months I can finally create the images that are locked inside my head. I have not created a photo shoot of my own ideas in over a year. It's long over due.

Repossessed

2007-11-01T13:18:00.000-07:00

I have been out of work for 3 months now and the tolls are building up. My truck was repossessed last night. I am now immobile.

Happy November.......................

Witch Fire Ashes

2007-10-29T19:29:00.000-07:00

On the Saturday after the fires I ventured down Del Dios highway to see the damage. I went with my roommate Randy Laybourne and Dustin Koop. The damage was incredible melted windshields and flattened fiberglass boats. There was the footprint of a fallen tree burning on the forest ground and junk heeps that were once called home sweet home. Here are some of the photos. click the title to see the rest of them.

Night shots

2007-10-25T19:00:00.000-07:00

I went out at 130 in the morning to take photos of the eclipse in August. I had fun but I ended up taking more photos of the beach and city at night than the actual eclipse. I love photography. Here's some photos

070729

2007-10-17T15:09:00.000-07:00

Jonathan Spooner skating Memorial skatepark in San Diego. He did a melon grab from the bowl to street course. After that he did an indy over the channel in the dog bowl.

071006

2007-10-09T15:41:00.000-07:00

Some pics of Justin Berni at Rancho Penasquitos skatepark. He landed both of these tricks more than once. On the front board there were a few shuvit out and to fakie as well while he was humoring me. Bastard.
Click the title for the link, here are the pics

Work

2007-09-27T09:54:00.000-07:00

As most of you know I have been looking for work for 2 months now. I am so broke that I have to borrow money for gas... often. (thank you to those that of you that have helped me) I finally found a place. A position just opened up at Calumet Photo in Escondido. I will be working in the rental department. This is such a relief to me. I have had a couple of side jobs recently that have quickly vanished as I am paying bare minimums on all my bills that will keep me from going into collection.
I have to talk to HR and the president of the company over the next 2 weeks to go over the details of my job so I will be starting in the middle of next month.
Thank you John and Paul Snay and Michelle Oleary and Kate Rice. I gitchu back

Links

2007-09-15T13:40:00.000-07:00

Just an update. If you click on the title of any blog, it will link you to the rest of the pictures from that shoot. Scroll over any blog title (except this one) and you'll see that it is a link.
Peace!

Wilderness session

2007-09-15T11:20:00.000-07:00

Wilderness was a pool in Santa Barbara. It is going to be destroyed very soon so they can expand the 101. In the 5 years it has been around it has seen a lot.
The house originated as the business location of Wildereness surf boards. As business picked up the house was too small to meet the demand of the surf industry. He relocated but kept the house. The house was nestled between one neighbor and a freeway. Because of the prime location they built a pool. No noise issues and plenty of parking. The popularity of the pool grew but always remained underground to a degree. The famous parties at this echoed of a party house in San Diego.
I am proud that I was able to be a part of history and I am hurt that it will end soon. It will be buried in time like many other skate spots. I'll be posting photos that I have taken there over the years.
Cheers!

HesH SesH 4

2007-09-14T20:31:00.000-07:00

It was so fucking hot that day. That is the first thing anyone says when they refer to the 4th HesH SesH. No one would skate more than 15 minutes at a time. John Snay and Michelle Oleary were dripping sweat at 8 in the morning before anyone even got there.

That aside, it was fun. Tommy Sandoval came out for a bit and like usual Cory invited some people that didn't mingle well with others. They just sat in the corner by themselves like a high school clique. Cory, when the fuck will you learn. Thank you to everyone that came out, even if for a short time. Sara brought a stick board in the morning and that was a blast. She brought it later to the after party. People played with that thing for hours!

Anyways here are some pics

Las Vegas

2007-09-13T16:37:00.000-07:00

The other half of my Las Vegas pics.

How we spent 9-11

2007-09-13T14:51:00.001-07:00

A few photos of Derek Elmendorf and Erik Browarny

The next day Paul Snay and I went back and found a sewer drain. What an awesome spot!

Lake Powell August 2007

2007-09-03T15:33:00.000-07:00

I recently took a trip to Lake Powell. I got some amazing photos and had a great time. Kate Rice got to experience the Utah desert in all of it's heat and wonder. The lake was 85 degrees so the heat was never an issue. Mike Petschek discovered the need for an extra battery for his camera. Amber Hill, Peggy Petschek and Kate Rice bonded over margaritas. They also plotted and schemed nicknames for everyones that they served drinks in. Stevey Hill mastered the art of towing a tube and throwing people out of it. That tube was going so fast on those turns. One time Wesley Hill jumped the tube off of a wake and he himself was chucked above the tube that was already airborne. Despite the generator and steering issues it was a lot of fun for everyone that was there. Lake Powell is an incredible raw landscape with an enormous lake in the middle of it. Lake Powell was so rural that until the lake was created 50 years ago, it was the most untouched land in the United States. There is still virgin soil in many places surrounding Lake Powell.

ok here are some photos.

Soletech

2007-08-24T11:26:00.000-07:00

I finished my portfolio for Soletech last week and dropped it off. Now I'm waiting to hear back from them. It is now the waiting game. I am really looking forward to working for them. I am also waiting to hear back from Reef. I photographed the LA premiere of their new video "Mixed Tape" with Bobby Martinez. That guy frickin rocks. I had a lot of fun shooting it. It was at Club Element in Hollywood on May 31st. There is another event coming up and I am waiting to hear the details on it.
I just sent off my first photo to Getty images.

Thank you Derek. I have your print ready for you. It looks sick as hell. Happy skating.

I am working on of the photos I took at Lake Powell in the beginning of the month. I have almot 500 to edit so I'll be here for a while.
≈HesH

What would you do?

2007-08-01T17:14:00.000-07:00

Maybe you can help me with my dilemma.
For May and June I was working with a photographer. I was shooting for him doing product. It was cool because he shoots mostly skate companies. He trained me for that time to shoot close to their style which is what all of the companies hire him for, his particular style.

Everything was going fine and then all of a sudden, the end of the last week of June I was informed that he didn't need me anymore. He told me that the art director from two of his clients requested one of the other photographers on staff shoot their stuff instead of me. He was planning on having those two companies be sort of my accounts. Since they didn't want me to shoot for them, he didn't have any work for me.

Now I was out of job with no warning. I have been looking for work since then with no success. Career services at Brooks told me about a company looking to hire an in house photographer for all of their catalogue work. The company is one of that photographers clients. One of his bigger clients. In a way I am going behind his back to snag one of his clients based on the training that he gave me. On the other hand I didn't pursue the job and if that company is going to hire an in house photographer anyways, I am not being sneaky or sly with that photographer.

Opinions, suggestions, criticism. Please

Miray

2007-07-26T19:36:00.001-07:00

This is an old shoot that I dug up.
All of the images

HesH SesH 3

2007-07-26T18:18:00.000-07:00

What a frickin day. We loaded the quarter pipe in the back of my truck the night before. The next morning when I got on the freeway it worked as an excellent sail. There were only a couple of us there until about 11, so 5 of us were skating. I got broke off 3 times in less than an hour. One of which I thought I was done for the day. It's not often that the sole of my shoe looks up to the sky at the mercy of my ankle and this was just such an occasion.

The Broke crew showed up and ripped. Marcelle Johnson put the hammers down on the quarter pipe. James Washington popped switch heels over a trash can like he was ollieing off a curb. Cory had his glory too with a massive air over the quarter pipe. I'd say it was a success once again. Somehow we plowed through over 150 beers before it was over.

Thanks again and keep checking back for the next session.
HesH Sesh 3

John Hunt

James Washington: Switch Heelflip

James Washington: Switch Heelflip

Ratty: Backside Flip

Derek Hooker: Heelflip rock fakie

John Snay: Backside Flip

Cory

James Washington: Hard Flip

Cory: Air over the quarterpipe

James Washington: Hard Flip

Extreme Flatground

2007-07-24T21:52:00.000-07:00

I can shoot flatground skate too.

Here is the website
zachpetschek.com/070623

Zinga's

2007-07-24T14:59:00.000-07:00

Stoked for you Emery and Athena. It was a fun wedding. The party bus rocked. You two are awesome. Sorry for the delay but here they are.

Party Bus

McElroy Wedding

2007-07-24T13:50:00.000-07:00

I crashed my car, filled up every memory card I had, all of my batteries died, and was dead exhausted by the end of the day. But damn it was fun.
I had the pleasure of photographing my friend Jenn's wedding. She's a girl that I have skated with in Santa Barbara for over 3 years. Mike and Jenn are a couple of cool people that I hope to know for years to come. Partly because they now live in Humbolt which is half way to Burnside, but more importantly because they are just 2 very happy people and it's cool hanging out with happy people.
Cheers

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I crashed my car, filled up every memory card I had, all of my batteries died, and was dead exhausted by the end of the day. But damn it was fun.
I had the pleasure of photographing my friend Jenn's wedding. She's a girl that I have skated with in Santa Barbara for over 3 years. Mike and Jenn are a couple of cool people that I hope to know for years to come. Partly because they now live in Humbolt which is half way to Burnside, but more importantly because they are just 2 very happy people and it's cool hanging out with happy people.
Cheers

Broke on June 24 2007

2007-07-14T21:51:00.000-07:00

Steezy pop shuvit down blockbuster's gap *Jared

Nollie Bigspin down a not so small gap. *Oscar

Heelflip Back Fiver, Switch! *James Washington

These guys are dedicated and make skateboarding fun again. It's fun skating and hanging out with them because it reminds me of skating way back when. Here's some stuff that went down on that day.
zachpetschek.com/broke_070624

National Go Drinking Day

2007-07-10T19:23:00.000-07:00

At long last, here are the 4th of july photos. Thank you Greg and Derek Hooker and the rest of the family. Everyone else that contributed CHEERS! from beginning to end we endured 15 hours of drinking with about 7 hours of skating. I'm stoked on all the photos and all the memories. I'm sorry it took so long but I had 700 photos to edit in between the rest of my life. Here are a few samples. The rest are at zachpetschek.com/july4th2007

Element Premiere

2007-07-10T00:30:00.000-07:00

Element video premiere on go skateboarding day

Taste of the 4th

2007-07-06T09:08:00.001-07:00

Weekend with HesH

2007-07-06T01:01:00.001-07:00

June 7th was the Transworld 25th anniversary/awards ceremony/new video premiere for "Let's do this". Paul and I drove from San Diego to Hollywood to meet Michelle who was coming from Santa Barbara to meet us there. 3 hours later we arrived. LA traffic sucks in case you didn't know.

we arrived and had to park 4 blocks away. I worked well because we found a cool skatespot on the way. Waiting in line we saw Brandon Turner, Anthony Van Engelen (in a cast) hangin out outside. Inside at the open bar Daewon Song was chatting at a table, Dave Coyne wandered around, Andrew Reynolds was in the middle of everything but kept to himself and many random faces in skateboarding. After a few drinks and being star struck we made our way to the amphitheatre to watch the show.

Daewon, Hawk, Hosoi, Jason Lee, Chris Pastras, Muska, and Smolik all announced the awards for this that and the other. Everyone kept paying respect to Shane Cross. It was cool to hear the skate community care so much about the tragedy. The video started and it went well. Naturally my luck would have it, of all people Sammy Baptista stood in front of me with a shorty's crue. If anyone knows the beef I have with that cocky son of a bitch you will understand.

After the video was over we drove to Vegas (naturally) and spent the remainder of the weekend there. My laptop was stolen from my room but I did still have my photos. We skated the Durango Hills skatepark. It is, for lack of a better word, shit. however parts of it can be fun, just have a backup plan. There was beer, buffets, and drunken conversations that I will not give up for anything. In fact I will return again soon. this is a link to some of the photos taken with my point and shoot camera. I will post the good camera photos later.
zachpetschek.com/weekend

thank you for reading until the end

no pictures

2007-06-13T18:54:00.000-07:00

just to let everyone know, my laptop was stolen in Vegas over the weekend. i didn't lose everything but i did lose a few photos and documents. i should have a desktop computer by tuesday so after i reinstall most of my software i should have a better idea of what i lost. goodnight to all and to all a goodnight

54 Banks

2007-06-04T12:08:00.001-07:00

This is a rare sight. John Snay skating transition. We setup this chunk of concrete on top of the bank. John got a front fiver stall on it like what. This place has potential and would be an excellent spot to skate late in the afternoon. John and I were talking about bringing a parking block and maybe a box to put on top of the bank. Maybe even have the box in the middle of the bank going parrallel to it. Whatever it is, this place has a lot of creative potential.
zachpetschek.com/54Banks_1

Erik and The Pit

2007-06-03T17:42:00.000-07:00

what can i say, erik can ollie anything
http://zachpetschek.com/erik-pit

Skateboarding memorial

2007-05-29T11:12:00.000-07:00

John Spooner, Michelle Oleary and I skated Memorial skatepark the day after the skate event in May. It was an overcast shitty day, but a lot of fun. I landed a new trick I haven't tried before and an old one I haven't been able to do in a while. I got to watch Spooner blast airs off of all the big lips in the park. Michelle almost got a padless backside grind in the keyhole. She had it but the helmet kept getting the way. She's too gnarly for pads.

We went to Washington skatepark next and were all humbled by the place. The locals rule and they fucking know it.

Afterwards we had a few beers at Spooner's and watched skate videos and Michelle was bouncing off the walls. Here is the link to all the images http://zachpetschek.com/skate_2

Dallas Park group two

2007-05-23T23:54:00.000-07:00

I have more images from Saturday May Nineteenth, Two Thousand Seven. This is the rest of the images from that day. Thank you John Snay and Jojo Seaman for helping pioneer this event. Mike and Sabrina Thompson, Craig Price, Jomar Cabintoy, Daryl Schifflet, Justin Bernie, Erik Browarny, Derek Hooker, Paul Snay, Michelle, Felix (help me out with your last name), and everyone else, thank you for coming. It was a lot of fun. See you all at Dallas again in July.

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HesH SesH 2

2007-05-21T22:00:00.000-07:00

We did it again. We had another hesh sesh at Dallas park this last weekend. If you made it thank you, if you didn't you missed out. We had twice the people this time and no one felt left out. There was constantly things happening as the day passed. At one point I had a poacher to deal with. There was a random guy walking around the perimeter taking photos of everyone skating. I still don't know who this guy was. But I know i got some of the best photos I have ever gotten on that day. To everyone thank you. It was fun. In two months you can expect to see us again.

You can also see the rest of the images at http://zachpetschek.com/hesh-sesh

More Skateboarding

2007-05-21T19:43:00.000-07:00

Cinco de Mayo is a favorite american holiday. Most people go out and buy some corona and have an outdoor party somewhere. Skateboarders view it as a day to be outside too. However we celebrate in a different way. Although a few cold ones are not out of the question!

copy and paste this site for more pictures from this series http://zachpetschek.com/skate_1

Thompson Tailslide

2007-05-21T14:55:00.001-07:00

Mikey T is the man.

http://zachpetschek.com/thompson

Jamul Kiln

2007-05-17T17:02:00.000-07:00

Lucas found out about this 100 year old kiln in the middle of Jamul. From 1889-1892 a company ored limestone out of the hills in limestone, used rail cars to hall it to the kiln, then heated it so they could make cement out of it. they went out of business and disassembled the wooden structure that surrounded it. However they left the 3 story high kiln still standing in the middle of Jamul. These are some pictures of our adventure.

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Lucas Buresch walking up to the Jamul Kiln from the path.

This is a view inside the of the Jamul Kiln chimney looking up. A nice green Jamul gnome took the photo of us.

The freestanding Kiln in Jamul

there are more photos at zachpetschek.com/jamulkiln

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Mini Ramp Steez

2007-04-29T18:04:00.000-07:00

Here are a few photos from Derek pulling a frontside air on his brother's miniramp. Every Saturday we have been going out there for a good, backyard, hangin out with the bros, skateboard session. I have a lot more shots from previous sessions that I will be posting later. Enjoy!

Photo Assistant

2007-04-26T22:29:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I assisted a photographer. I like arriving on location a half hour or so early. It gives me time to relax as well as walk around and take some photos of my own with my point and shoot camera. I have minimal technical control of it so I am encouraged to experiment with other means of creativity. Here are a few photos from the beginning of the shoot and during the shoot. Feel free to comment. I know the comment link has had some trouble in the past but it should be working now. If not email me at zachpetschek@zachpetschek.com

HesH SesH 1

2007-04-15T23:30:00.000-07:00

I'll post some photos later. On March 31st an event was put into place. To those that attended it was merely some guys with some boxes and rails. To the ones that held the event, it was a reinvention of the past.

At La Mesita Park (once called Dallas Park) in La Mesa, four friends brought four, 2 rails, a quarter pipe, and a kicker ramp to the famous, not so famous cement slab in the middle of the park. skateboarders have been bringing obstacles there for years, but never like this. Many people were invited, and even more stumbled upon it. It was a place where some people felt at home. It was a place you could skate, sit and talk with friends, or just fuck around. It was a resurrection of the Mount Miguel Church skate crew.

The Mount Miguel Church closed in December of 2001 to the dismay of many that called it home away from home. A lot of kids grew up there and a lot of memeories were had there. They were locked away behind the gates for 6 years. Although nothing will ever replace the MMC in our hearts, we have a new place to call home as we all grow older.

Please post any memories you have of the church. I'd like to hear them all. You can check out the photos at zachpetschek.com/Dallas

Lululemon grand opening

2007-04-15T23:20:00.000-07:00

I photographed the Lululemon grand opening. My pictures are posted in the store. if you are passing through calabasas and have nothing else to do with your life, they are at The Commons, 4f- 7b 4799 Commons way, Calabasas, 91302. also if you go to the lululemon website, you'll find 3 of my pictures up. The main page, store locator, and for some reason on the Dallas store link from the home page.

to see more images from this event go to
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Lululemon

2007-03-30T14:43:00.000-07:00

I did a shoot for Lululemon (www.lululemon.com)in February. It was my first real photo job so I am stoked. Everything went well and it was a lot of fun. Aside from a small complication with the contract, everything went smoothly. The shoot was on Feb 15th and the images have already been delivered. However I find myself still working on images for that job.

As it turns out I am making prints for the talent on that shoot. The people on the shoot are not professional models. Rather they are local Calabasian fitness trainers. This is the cool thing about Lululemon, they don't use the most beautiful people to make their product look good. They use real people and get involved with the community. I am stoked to work for them. But anyways, I'm making the Calabasians prints as a thank you for their time.

So for good reason, I am still working on these photos. By this afternoon they should be printed and ready to be mounted.

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blog start

2007-03-27T08:29:00.000-07:00

my first blog. if you are reading this blog you are part of my test. please check back as i will be posting photos, updates, and current events continuously.