Back Window Snow

The warm and cozy view from the back window of my NYC apartment at the 'blizzard' today. It's still coming down.



This was my first video from my new Nikon D7000 camera coupled with a Nikon 85mm f1.4 lens. Edited on iMovie.

Kansas Stories | Summer 2010

I've been playing with book publishing courtesy Adorama Pix in New York City. I put together images from my trip back to my home state of Kansas this past summer into a book. You can preview (or even purchase) the book by clicking on the link below...



Also working on a book of select models I've shot over the past five years.

Portfolio Update

Aiden Duhval Video...

Aiden and I have done numerous shoots together over the last few years. This video highlights the best images from our work together.

Catching Up...

It's been forever since I've updated the blog... here's some of my work from the last part of 2009...

Joe Smirh - November 2009

Joe Smirh - November 2009

Joe Smirh - November 2009

Yuriy Bogish - November 2009

Dustin Chase - November 2009

Dustin Chase - November 2009

Dustin Chase - November 2009

Michael Waltz - October 2009

A Ford Model

I've done three shoots over the past few months with Paul Bermudez, a model represented by the Ford Modeling Agency.  All three shoots were a lot of fun.  Paul is very easy-going and great to work with.  He's always contributing ideas to the shoot. He's not only a great model to shoot... but has become a good friend too.

Here are a few of the results...

 

Experiments in Ring Flashery

I've had the Alien Bee ABR800 ringflash for a while now, but had never really used it until this past month. It takes a little getting used to, but I'm liking the results so far.

Two of the most recent experiments...








Comments, suggestions welcome.


-- Post From My iPhone

Shoot with Joe Lee

Had a great shoot today with Joe Lee. He's hoping to shop around to agencies this week in New York.

 

  

 

More Karim

A few additional shots from the most recent shoot with Karim...

-- Posted From My iPhone

Growth

nelson
Originally uploaded Sept. '07 by michaelnyc



antonio
Originally uploaded Feb. '09 by michaelnyc

I was updating the photos on my photo wall the other day with some more recent images. I had inadvertently put two shots of Nelson Antonio next to each other. It was great to see the growth in his posing and look.

The first photo in the trees was from our first shoot together back in September 2007 when he was using his first name of Nelson.

The most recent shot is from our last shoot in February of 2009. He now goes by his middle name of Antonio.

Obviously Antonio has grown and matured in his modeling skills. It's great to be able to follow a model in his career and see that growth. It brings a great sense of satisfaction to me as a photographer to see the results of the creative process.