soap…..yummy!!!
i was hired by an editor at an agency recently to shoot some portraits of tempestt henderson who eats laundry detergent and soap. yes you read that correctly she eats soap. she says she does so because it tastes like it smells and it calms her nerves. to each their own i guess. tempestt was [...]
ave maria
a few weeks ago i was contacted by edtech magazine to shoot a portrait of Bryan Mehaffey, vice president of engineering for Ave Maria University. i was asked to shoot him on a rooftop next to some ac units or the like. as soon as i arrived i saw that was not gonna be possible. [...]
tough situations make great images
every once in a while i am hired for a shoot and get very little information about where i will end up taking the pictures. i will chat with the editors/art directors who will have a clear idea of what direction they want to go, but they will not know much about the location if [...]
the pitchman
infomercials. you know, those advertisements disguised as a television show that we all claim to hate but can never turn away from when they are on? we all, at one time or another, have been up way too late and have watched an overly enthusiastic sales person making an unbelievable pitch for something we don’t [...]
ode to platon
a few months ago i was contacted by aurora photos to shoot for one of my favorite clients as of late, hanley wood’s builder magazine. i have been lucky enough to shoot for them many times before and i must say that the editors there are the best. they always have a clear idea of [...]
a photo a day q&a
for those of you who don’t know i belong to photography listserv called “a photo a day” started by melissa lyttle. it’s a great little group (well not so little anymore) for photojournalists to discuss all things photography and to show off some of our work. just the other day i posted a few recent [...]
from the archives : the madoff fallout
lori sirotkin lost most of her money due to the bernie madoff scandle in December 2008. at the time she was living in a pretty nice home in upstate new jersey. after madoff screwed everyone over she moved to florida and bought a home in boca raton that is worth a third of her old [...]
building blocks for big boys
bob cenk is the owner of a construction company that uses insulated concrete forms, styrofoam forms filled with concrete that fit together like building blocks. i shot him for a story that builder magazine was doing on him. Tweet
ah that new client smell
there is nothing like a new client to brighten up a day. especially when that new client ends up being a cool as “bicycling magazine”. i got a call from their photo editor who wanted me to shoot some candids and some portraits of gustavo llamas. he had won a bike from the magazine during [...]
my first tupperware party
every once in a while you get an assignment that not only gives you an opportunity to make an image that your happy with, but it also leads you to a potential client that you would love to work for. that assignment for me was a portrait of tupperware ceo rick goings shot for the [...]
the county’s best
not too long ago i made portraits of the best high school athletes in broward county. it was both a pain in arse and a heck of a lot of fun. it all started when i borrowed an idea from jensen walker. he had shot some images of a soccer player doing a bicycle kick [...]
we all know the “king” now meet the “knight”
in honor of the “three kings” (lebron james, dwayne wade, and chris bosh) coming to the miami heat i thought i would post some images i shot of next year’s big nba story…..brandon knight. this guy is insane. he has been compaired to king james all through out his high school career. he has won [...]
i’m a cowboy baby
a while i had the pleasure of shooting gordie peers for airtrans’ in flight magazine. mr peers is an olds school cowboy who does rope tricks among other things. he used to work in hollywood, and has a garage full of images to prove it. now he runs events where he trains average joes how [...]
the fighter
of all of the professional athletes i have photographed mma fighters are the coolest. they tend to be very open to having their portrait taken, and take instruction pretty well. now if i could just get their pr guys to give me more time. this is urijah faber. i had about 15 minutes, including set [...]