Before and After Edits You Have to See to Believe At the age of 12, Merek Davis' mother bought him a magic kit and, as he puts it, "opened his eyes." It was through this magic kit that Merek learned there is a solution to everything, and ignited his drive and passion for learning new things throughout the rest of his life. It is this self-driven passion that lead Merek into music, graphic design and photography. While on tour with his band back in 2007, Merek borrowed his mom's point-and-shoot camera and documented the experience by capturing photos of their and other musician's live shows. It was just a year later that his love for photography had grown enough that he invested in a Canon 5D and one Alien Bees strobe. He hasn't stopped since and continues to push himself to learn new things each and every day. During a recent shoot with the band Good With Grenades, Merek and his clients came across an old boat at the corner of a storage lot. "I had the guys climb inside the boat but the vinyl seats were really hot on that 115 degree day in Arizona." Merek continues, "They were there for no longer than 3 minutes as I fired off a couple shots working primarily on getting the angle and type of light I needed. I knew that later in post production I could build in the rest of the shot exactly as I needed." The results are truly