SPACE
This series of images was produced around an interpretation of the concept of space. This is Dejen, a very accomplished jazz saxophonist, and we discussed the use of space in music which led to this production style.
“Miles Davis, Randy Weston, Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette, and Gary Peacock all cite (Ahmad) Jamal as [...]
Final shots from Santa Monica Pier
This set of images is of Larry Dallas Poling, a street performer on Santa Monica pier. I photographed him at the end of the day, right before sunset. I really loved his sound and guitar work, but after a few minutes he told me to beat it…that I was hurting his tips. [...]
Fashion and Beauty: Two Things I Don’t Understand
In my last post I spoke about how the fashion workshop helped me realize I didn’t want to shoot fashion. Ok. Fine, but that doesn’t mean that any of us should shy away from knowledge, experience or a chance to build our technical ability just because the subject doesn’t necessarily interest us. I’m really glad [...]
Studio Fashion Shoot
Last Saturday was a great day; It was one of the few fashion shoots I attempt and despite all the controversy and criticism surrounding fashion photography, it still feels like the most difficult work I’ve attempted and some of the greatest fun. Maybe the fun had less to do with it being a fashion shoot [...]
Outtakes
Hey Gang,
This post features a number of outtakes from recent studio and location shoots that I thought were just fun images worth sharing. Hope you enjoy.
Honorable Mention from Lensbaby!
Lensbaby today announced the 12 winners in their recent photo contest. The 12 winners, selected from over 2000 submissions world-wide, will be published in an upcoming book. While I didn’t make the final 12, I did receive Honorable Mention for my image of Nathan Pino, a pianist I photographed on Venice Beach exactly a year [...]
State of Play
Today’s images are of Markus, former student, good friend and brilliant engineer. I can’t say exactly why I wanted to photograph Markus. I didn’t think about it much going into the shoot other than I wanted to photograph him. Instinct, perhaps something else. Maybe the same reason I want to photograph another friend, Dejen (happening [...]
(I) Studio Portait: Professional Singer Kelly Rea Jackson
I recently had the pleasure to do a short shoot with professional singer, Kelly Rea Jackson, in the studio. Kelly is a high energy, playful spirit. We did a slight variation on two themes and these three images are a sampling of the session. Below you can see a slide show of [...]
(I) Portrait Photography: The 11 month old
Yesterday I had the joy of photographing my neighbor’s 11 month old daughter. Everyone here understands what that means; constant motion, unpredictable, accidents! With all that happening its beneficial for the photographer to be prepared. Scout the space, decide what you want for natural light, decide what you want for key or fill light, and [...]
NPC Competition with Lisa
A recent client, Lisa, participated in the NPC (National Physique Committee) bodybuilding, fitness and figure competition in Wyzata, MN a few weeks ago. The day after the competition we photographed Lisa in the studio to document what she has accomplished. She is a self-employed business owner, a mom, a daughter, a sister, an aunt and [...]
