One of my favorite moments. Fresh out of a psychedelic experience, I wanted to find a way to captures the colorful geometric shapes I was seeing while under the influence. I decided to set up a test shoot with my friend Emma at Ocean Beach. I had an array of different colored gels and wanted to see what it would look like if I overlaid them in my photos. To achieve this, I had to set my focus first and then use one hand to hold the camera and the other to overlay the gels on the left side. While shooting, I had no idea what these images would look like, but I trusted my instincts.
This moment made me embrace the importance of experimentation and just going out and trying something new. T...