I had the amazing pleasure of working with my friend and neighbor Akin Girav to produce a fashion music video last week. Collaborating with another photographer was a great experience. We found we saw images with the same eye and we were both able to freely adapt on the fly as we discovered new ideas and built upon each others contributions to create a great finished product.
Read detailsThe weekend was full of excitement as we shot two projects to help two Chicago area AIDS Charities raise money through athletic events.
Read detailsMy sports lifestyle ads for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, designed by the talented graphic designer Dan Paterno can now be found all over Chicago, including this ‘L’ station!
Read detailsI spent the morning working for Comcast to document an event with Executive Vice President and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Click here to learn more about their program that offers discounted internet services to fill the gap in the digital divide.
Read detailsI wanted to share with all of you this simple HD music video I shot of a live performance by singer Marcus Matteo and guitarist Rob Z that was recently released on YouTube.
Read detailsLast month I created a corporate video series for SAGIN, LLC., a first rate consulting firm, based in Chicago, with offices in the US, Europe and Asia.
Read detailsAustralian master hair stylist Vic Picolotto of Tracey Hughes Education, asked me to work with him to create these colorful portraits. Hair, make-up, styling and the background all came together to create these themed images.
Read detailsBefore the repatriation of my friend Vic Picolotto to his native Australia, to work for hairdressing giant Tracey Hughes Education, we decided to get in a few headshot shoots while we still could!
I decided to use a variety of hard light sources to sculpt the light for these portraits. However most of the hair is light from above and behind with a softbox.
Read detailsFor the last three days I have been covering Alex Rodriguez and the Yankkees White Sox games. Covering every move while he was at bat or about to be at bat led to some odd moments. Like last night, when A-Rod was on deck and Ichiro Suzuki was at bat. Normally I would just be shooting Suzuki, but instead I had to keep an eye on Rodriquez hoping he would pass by a guy with a “Free A-Rod” shirt, in between each of the Japanese stars swings.
Read detailsIt was fun to cover a game and not have to worry about any one other than one guy. In addition, half the media I saw at the game were national network crews who oddly I usually get to see when I am out of town.
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