Lorenzo

I had a test shoot earlier tonight with a guy named Lorenzo Jimenez. He had contacted by email after seeing my photographs somewhere.

This was one of the test shots...

Needless to say, Lorenzo and I will be doing a shoot in the near future. Hopefully this Sunday.

Christian

Christian, originally uploaded by michaelnyc.

I think the image speaks for itself! :-)

Recent Shoots

Some photos from some of my recent photo shoots...

A Great Holiday Weekend

Alaink ... from our September 3rd shoot

I worked with some amazing models this holiday weekend. I don't quite believe it myself, but I think I shot over 4,500 photos this weekend. On Monday, I shot for nearly nine hours straight. And I loved every minute of it.

Now I just have a hell of a lot of Photoshop work to do!

Nelson ... from our September 3rd shoot

If you ever want to shoot photos in NYC, READ THIS!

photographers, originally uploaded by seth_holladay.

IF YOU EVER WANT TO SHOOT PHOTOS IN NEW YORK CITY... READ THIS...



The Mayor’s Office of Theater, Film, and Broadcasting, which coordinates film and television production and issues permits around the five boroughs, is considering rules that could potentially severely restrict the ability of even amateur photographers and filmmakers to operate in New York City. The NY Times reports that the city’s tentative rules include requiring any group of two or more people who want to use a camera in a single public location for more than a half hour (including setup and breakdown time) to get a city permit and $1 million in liability insurance. The regulation would also apply to any group of five or more people who would be using a tripod for more than ten minutes, including setup and breakdown time. - (Excerpted from The Gothamist)

If the above troubles you, please take action now. The city quietly released information about the proposed regulations on the Friday of Memorial Day weekend and many of us missed the notice and subsequent hearing. The office is accepting public feedback until August 3, and the rules could go into effect this summer!

New York Times article on the proposal.

Sign the petition by Friday, August 3rd.

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Angel in the Light

I know that lighting is everything. Bad lighting makes you look bad and good lighting makes you look good. And then there are a few times that lighting is just... well... everything...


This image was the result of an accident. As I was shooting Angel and he was looking all sexy, one of my studio flashes didn't fire. I looked at the image in the camera and immediately turned off the key light and kept shooting with just the side/back strobe. This is the result!

I love accidents!

Joel

Just got finished Photoshopping Joel's photos from the photoshoot. He's got such a great look on camera. This was his first shoot. With a little experience, he's going to go far...

Brooklyn Bridge

Creative as hell and funny! Watch....



Davey Dance Blog -26- BROOKLYN BRIDGE - Ace Frehley - from Pheasant Plucker and Vimeo.

Scary steam

Originally uploaded on Flickr.com by ~ Raymond.

Today's steam pipe explosion on the city's east side reminds us New Yorkers just what a scary time we still live in even almost six years after 9.11. But the television shots of steam, smoke and people running with debris on them brings back those 9.11 memories all too quickly.

Luckily, this looks like it's not terrorism related, but it's still scary.

Hero vs. Celebrity

“I feel sorry for kids today,” the late Red Auerbach once observed. “When I was a kid we had heroes; today kids have celebrities, and there’s a big difference. We used to admire performance. We used to admire class. Now we applaud glibness. Now we admire flair.”
That’s TV news in a nutshell, with its dazzling graphics, mawkish scripts and endless supply of Ken & Barbie reporters. Please. What good are straight teeth and gorgeous hair if you can’t pronounce Worcester, and how important is a pretty face if it’s wrapped around a vacuum where the brain ought to be?

Those couple of paragraphs are from an article in the Boston Herald "Natalie blazed trail with poise" on the retirement of long-time WCVB-Boston (ABC affiliate) anchor Natalie Jacobson.

I thought that Herald columnist Joe Fitzgerald did a great job of summing up television news today, as he says, "in a nutshell."

In looking at the amount of airtime that's been devote to someone like Paris Hilton, it's a little disgusting. She's done nothing and yet she's a celebrity. No one would use the words "class" or "performance" to describe Paris... she's definitely more in with the "flair" and "glib" crowd.

This can't be good.