[You can read the rest of this series here.] THE CONCEPT “Dream good” was another of the more abstract Rulin’s in the project but I again called on my pal Karl F. Eggers to help me pull this off. This time around, he helped flesh out the concept in addition to actually posing in the [Continue Reading...]
I find myself working with a fair number of Americana-type musical acts these days, partly because I have worked with similar acts before and get referrals from them. But I also think that my ability-slash-penchant-for shooting outdoors on location lends itself well to these kinds of artists. Case in point, this shoot I recently did [Continue Reading...]
[You can read the rest of this series here.] THE CONCEPT This shot obviously begs an explanation, and it’s easily my favorite story from the entire project. It’s also the photo I’m most proud of due to what’s going on in the scene and how it came together. It was a doozie! As I’ve mentioned [Continue Reading...]
[You can read the rest of this series here.] THE CONCEPT This one was a bit of a hail mary. I showed up to the shoot with only a loose idea in mind: since I was shooting a duo we would play with the happy/sad dynamic. That’s all I had. Thankfully I’ve known the subjects [Continue Reading...]
[You can read the rest of this series here.] THE CONCEPT At the onset of this project there were a handful of artists I knew I wanted to work with. The band Ha Ha Tonka was one of those artists, and I couldn’t be happier with the way this experience unfolded. This is one of [Continue Reading...]
I’ve been wanting to shoot promos for a hip-hop act for a while now so I was delighted when this project came my way. Shot on a chilly March evening in less than an hour, these photos of Zae and LAHmike will be used by their label to promote the up-and-coming rappers. I had never [Continue Reading...]
Ben came to me with a fully-formed vision of what he wanted from his new press photos, right down to the props and location. It’s always nice when that happens because it lets me focus on fulfilling my client’s needs within a defined set of parameters. Some might find it confining, but I feel just [Continue Reading...]
First of all, I Have A Bomb is a band (and a darn good one). They just happened to choose a name that no one can mention within a mile of an airport. Just wanna get that out of the way for all of the Feds that are undoubtedly reading this blog post due to [Continue Reading...]
[You can read the rest of this series here.] THE CONCEPT The first several times I read this Rulin I wondered to myself, “What is ‘Rancho’? Or who is ‘Rancho’?”. I assumed Guthrie was referring to his homestead but then again, ‘Rancho’ is a pretty cool name for a dog. Or an iguana. Alas, I [Continue Reading...]
[You can read the rest of this series here.] THE CONCEPT I’m guessing you aren’t exactly scratching your head over this one. It’s pretty self-explanatory. In fact, I had the image for this one in mind almost immediately. The tricky part was setting the scene and lighting it the way I had imagined it. THE [Continue Reading...]