It's been a while...here's an out-take

Things have been pretty busy around here...happily. I've been working on several personal shoots and I've been doing a lot of look books too. Here is a shot I did during a recent look book shoot.

His friends call him G-Spot

My favorite story of Greg's was about how he if he ever had a name tattooed over his heart, it would have to be his own.  Since he didn't want to seem too self centered, he had his nickname tattooed there instead...G-Spot.  My favorite tattoo of Greg's must be the flamingo's in place of the more traditional Sparrows on his chest.  I photographed Greg, who works at High Voltage and can be seen on LA Ink, with my Hasselblad and printed this image in the darkroom.  Oh, I just love being in the darkroom with those smelly chemicals. 

I've been included in Dan Cooney's Auction

I've been privileged enough to have this photograph included in an auction of emerging photographers and artists put on by Dan Cooney of Daniel Cooney Fine Art in New York.  You can take a look at my photograph for auction by clicking here:

Out Magazine - June 2009 - Gregory Michael

Here is my latest portrait for Out Magazine.  Gregory Michael is currently on the show Greek. We had a great time shooting this for the June issue.  

Nico Muhly on East Village Boys

I recently photographed Nico Muhly for East Village Boys.  Nico is an amazing composer who recently wrote the score for the movie The Reader.  Here are some images from our shoot as well as a link to the story.

http://www.eastvillageboys.com

Now in color...well one of two...

Single Light, High Contrast Portraits

I've been wanting to do a black and white shoot with a single light and more contrast than I'd normally use.  I wanted to really concentrate on shapes, posture and mood, keeping the portraits very simple and beautiful.  

Paper Magazine - Feb 2009

I photographed this amazing artist, Pearl Hsiung, based in Los Angeles for this month's issue of Paper Magazine. I also included a few out-takes from the shoot.  

New Work from 2008

These are out-takes from a shoot I did with Alex & Chloe, jewelry and t-shirt designer.   Simplicity is so beautiful to me.  I chose to share these images because they range from sexy to quirky.  Two of my favorites.  

December 2008: The Advocate

Here is a shot I did for The Advocate last time I was in New York.   I really love shooting in New York.  Its like - walk outside and boom - instant awesome location. 

This is Perry Moore and Hunter Hill.  They co-directed  the film Lake City.  Really great guys.  Super kind.  The out-take I included is one of my favorites in a while.  It was just a test shot, but it really shows this teams diversity with Perry's effervescent attitude and Hunters cool calm and collected demeanor.

December/January 2008/2009: Paper Magazine

Billy Raftery is the founder of childrenrise.com and created the film Give Us This Day, a five year long journey documenting the street kids of Durban.  

My image leads off the portfolio and story of 2008 DoGooders.  

We shot this on a small street in Santa Monica.  I've included the lower image which was an out-take.  

January 2009: Orange Coast Magazine

Here is a page and some out-takes that I shot for January's Orange Coast Magazine.  

It was a low key shoot with natural light from the giant windows in front and a little flash fill.  

The accessories I shot outside in a white tent.  The ladies were rad and all their stuff was really beautiful.  It was all very organic and green which was awesome.

Lemonade Stand

Here is a test from last month.  A light, fun shoot.

November 2008: The Advocate

In this Novembers Advocate, I have a portrait of a married couple for their "Love Stories" story about married same-sex couples.  These guys were great, and their backyard was right out of a book.

November 2008: Orange Coast Magazine

This month I have an image in Orange Coast Magazine.  It was a really tough assignment, but I think it really gave me some tools to be a better photographer.  I was assigned to ride an Amtrak commuter train and photograph people.  

Basically the story about was about how crowded the trains are now that so many commuters are looking to alternate modes of transportation.  Also, about how the cafe car, mostly on Friday afternoon commutes, turn into something more like a corner bar at happy hour, filled with friends and tons of bitty bottles of scotch.  Everyone has a blast in the cafe car. 

I rode from LA to San Juan Capistrano...twice.  It was a very different way to shoot, but allowed me to be more free...and constrained at the same...and tested my ability to ask complete strangers to have their photo taken.  I was shooting with a 30mm lens, but would have perfered something a bit wider, as space on a train is rather lacking.  Overall I was really surprised at how willing most people were.  It helped the process quite a bit.  Here are a few out-takes from the trip.

Ford Boys

Here are some shots from a recent shoot I did with an awesome stylist Gena Tuso and groomer Paul Castro with some boys from Ford Models.  

September 2008: Paper Magazine - Royal-T

Here is a tear-sheet from the most recent Paper Magazine (Sept. 08).  This is a shot from Royal-T, a super cool cafe, art gallery, and shop.  Its inspired by Japanese pop culture and super "kawaii."   The cafe servers all dress in sexy maid outfits like something out of the book "Fruits" and all of the art is behind bullet-proof plexi making for an interesting viewing experience.  

Perfectly Imperfect Shoot

Here are some out-takes I took recently for the Perfectly Imperfect Look Book.  

Portrait of Bobby

These are recent shots of Bobby from Ford. 

August 2008: Paper Magazine

Here is my latest tear-sheet from the August issue of Paper Magazine.  I had the pleasure of photographing Summer Bishil who will be staring in the new Alan Ball film Towelhead as well as another film called Crossing Over.  I didn't have much time with her, as is so often the case, but we managed to squeeze out two looks in three locations, which was great.  She was super sweet and  I had a great team to work with.  Later, I'll upload a couple out-takes from the shoot.