Fashion. Portrait. Activism. Landscape. 2012.

I am a photographer. Right now in San Francisco. Sometimes in Los Angeles and New York. A nomadic child of the Universe. At the moment I am fascinated with geomancy, hidden knowledge of the occult, and ego death.

My past clients include Marie Claire Korea, Thvm Rag, Musee Mag, Ke$ha, Pase Rock, designers B.Scott, Fremont, Posso, Costume Dept, and Beubelet. I'm always looking to shoot interesting commissioned art work and avant garde fashion editorial. I am currently working on a photo book entitled "Ghost" for Fall 2012. This blog is all my original work. You can see more of my work in my complete portfolio here.

Interested in becoming a muse/model? Are we adventuring through your area and you want to connect the dots?
info@casinonelsonphotography.com.
Fuji X Pro-1 real world quick review.  Coming from a Canon 5d mark 2 Raw shooter I will say that the Jpegs from the Fuji are some of the best images from any digital camera I have seen.  While Canon and Nikon are having a arms race Fuji has swooped in and made a camera worth making.  The X Pro 1 has probably the slowest and inaccurate auto focus systems of any recent camera but I knew this going in and I still have no regrets.  This is a real camera, one that is just plain fun to use in its design philosophy. It weighs much lighter than it appears but is as solid as any other pro level camera.  I do have a couple of scratches on the body and it seems as if the paint is coming off a bit easier than it should.
All of this photos have been taken with the XF 35mm f1.4 jpeg.
South Lake Tahoe, CA  April 2012 Fuji X Pro-1 real world quick review.  Coming from a Canon 5d mark 2 Raw shooter I will say that the Jpegs from the Fuji are some of the best images from any digital camera I have seen.  While Canon and Nikon are having a arms race Fuji has swooped in and made a camera worth making.  The X Pro 1 has probably the slowest and inaccurate auto focus systems of any recent camera but I knew this going in and I still have no regrets.  This is a real camera, one that is just plain fun to use in its design philosophy. It weighs much lighter than it appears but is as solid as any other pro level camera.  I do have a couple of scratches on the body and it seems as if the paint is coming off a bit easier than it should.
All of this photos have been taken with the XF 35mm f1.4 jpeg.
South Lake Tahoe, CA  April 2012 Fuji X Pro-1 real world quick review.  Coming from a Canon 5d mark 2 Raw shooter I will say that the Jpegs from the Fuji are some of the best images from any digital camera I have seen.  While Canon and Nikon are having a arms race Fuji has swooped in and made a camera worth making.  The X Pro 1 has probably the slowest and inaccurate auto focus systems of any recent camera but I knew this going in and I still have no regrets.  This is a real camera, one that is just plain fun to use in its design philosophy. It weighs much lighter than it appears but is as solid as any other pro level camera.  I do have a couple of scratches on the body and it seems as if the paint is coming off a bit easier than it should.
All of this photos have been taken with the XF 35mm f1.4 jpeg.
South Lake Tahoe, CA  April 2012 Fuji X Pro-1 real world quick review.  Coming from a Canon 5d mark 2 Raw shooter I will say that the Jpegs from the Fuji are some of the best images from any digital camera I have seen.  While Canon and Nikon are having a arms race Fuji has swooped in and made a camera worth making.  The X Pro 1 has probably the slowest and inaccurate auto focus systems of any recent camera but I knew this going in and I still have no regrets.  This is a real camera, one that is just plain fun to use in its design philosophy. It weighs much lighter than it appears but is as solid as any other pro level camera.  I do have a couple of scratches on the body and it seems as if the paint is coming off a bit easier than it should.
All of this photos have been taken with the XF 35mm f1.4 jpeg.
South Lake Tahoe, CA  April 2012 Fuji X Pro-1 real world quick review.  Coming from a Canon 5d mark 2 Raw shooter I will say that the Jpegs from the Fuji are some of the best images from any digital camera I have seen.  While Canon and Nikon are having a arms race Fuji has swooped in and made a camera worth making.  The X Pro 1 has probably the slowest and inaccurate auto focus systems of any recent camera but I knew this going in and I still have no regrets.  This is a real camera, one that is just plain fun to use in its design philosophy. It weighs much lighter than it appears but is as solid as any other pro level camera.  I do have a couple of scratches on the body and it seems as if the paint is coming off a bit easier than it should.
All of this photos have been taken with the XF 35mm f1.4 jpeg.
South Lake Tahoe, CA  April 2012 Fuji X Pro-1 real world quick review.  Coming from a Canon 5d mark 2 Raw shooter I will say that the Jpegs from the Fuji are some of the best images from any digital camera I have seen.  While Canon and Nikon are having a arms race Fuji has swooped in and made a camera worth making.  The X Pro 1 has probably the slowest and inaccurate auto focus systems of any recent camera but I knew this going in and I still have no regrets.  This is a real camera, one that is just plain fun to use in its design philosophy. It weighs much lighter than it appears but is as solid as any other pro level camera.  I do have a couple of scratches on the body and it seems as if the paint is coming off a bit easier than it should.
All of this photos have been taken with the XF 35mm f1.4 jpeg.
South Lake Tahoe, CA  April 2012 Fuji X Pro-1 real world quick review.  Coming from a Canon 5d mark 2 Raw shooter I will say that the Jpegs from the Fuji are some of the best images from any digital camera I have seen.  While Canon and Nikon are having a arms race Fuji has swooped in and made a camera worth making.  The X Pro 1 has probably the slowest and inaccurate auto focus systems of any recent camera but I knew this going in and I still have no regrets.  This is a real camera, one that is just plain fun to use in its design philosophy. It weighs much lighter than it appears but is as solid as any other pro level camera.  I do have a couple of scratches on the body and it seems as if the paint is coming off a bit easier than it should.
All of this photos have been taken with the XF 35mm f1.4 jpeg.
South Lake Tahoe, CA  April 2012 Fuji X Pro-1 real world quick review.  Coming from a Canon 5d mark 2 Raw shooter I will say that the Jpegs from the Fuji are some of the best images from any digital camera I have seen.  While Canon and Nikon are having a arms race Fuji has swooped in and made a camera worth making.  The X Pro 1 has probably the slowest and inaccurate auto focus systems of any recent camera but I knew this going in and I still have no regrets.  This is a real camera, one that is just plain fun to use in its design philosophy. It weighs much lighter than it appears but is as solid as any other pro level camera.  I do have a couple of scratches on the body and it seems as if the paint is coming off a bit easier than it should.
All of this photos have been taken with the XF 35mm f1.4 jpeg.
South Lake Tahoe, CA  April 2012 Fuji X Pro-1 real world quick review.  Coming from a Canon 5d mark 2 Raw shooter I will say that the Jpegs from the Fuji are some of the best images from any digital camera I have seen.  While Canon and Nikon are having a arms race Fuji has swooped in and made a camera worth making.  The X Pro 1 has probably the slowest and inaccurate auto focus systems of any recent camera but I knew this going in and I still have no regrets.  This is a real camera, one that is just plain fun to use in its design philosophy. It weighs much lighter than it appears but is as solid as any other pro level camera.  I do have a couple of scratches on the body and it seems as if the paint is coming off a bit easier than it should.
All of this photos have been taken with the XF 35mm f1.4 jpeg.
South Lake Tahoe, CA  April 2012

Fuji X Pro-1 real world quick review.  Coming from a Canon 5d mark 2 Raw shooter I will say that the Jpegs from the Fuji are some of the best images from any digital camera I have seen.  While Canon and Nikon are having a arms race Fuji has swooped in and made a camera worth making.  The X Pro 1 has probably the slowest and inaccurate auto focus systems of any recent camera but I knew this going in and I still have no regrets.  This is a real camera, one that is just plain fun to use in its design philosophy. It weighs much lighter than it appears but is as solid as any other pro level camera.  I do have a couple of scratches on the body and it seems as if the paint is coming off a bit easier than it should.

All of this photos have been taken with the XF 35mm f1.4 jpeg.

South Lake Tahoe, CA  April 2012

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Kaaterskill Falls, NY

Kaaterskill Falls, NY

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ego death

ego death

(via theegodeath)

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Muir Woods Old Growth Forest -
I had the most magical time in the forest Sunday with some close friends and fungus.

Muir Woods Old Growth Forest -

I had the most magical time in the forest Sunday with some close friends and fungus.

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forest art

forest art

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psychedelic.

psychedelic.

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forest.

forest.

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forest creature.

forest creature.

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shapes

shapes

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shapes

shapes

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