Saturday, March 29, 2008

hello brooklyn [banks].

got up at 6 am this morning and rode up to manhattan with matt collins and nick gadzinski to take some pics of some skate spots around new york.

here they are...



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enjoy.
m.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

we were the one thing in the galaxy god didn't have his eyes on.

so, i promised a big update and here it is.

ally toal.

all of these are shot with one or two light setups (alien bee 400s). the main light is set up with an umbrella.

i don't have much else to say, so, here she is, the beautiful miss ally toal.

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enjoy,
m

Sunday, March 2, 2008

for the sake of exposure...

it's interesting the things that you end up doing for the sake of exposure as an artist.

case in point, shooting for a student fashion mag.

i shoot for the University of Delaware's fashion mag, UDress, on occasion. no pay, but it's worth the exposure.

unfortunately, i have to shoot things that i really don't care at all about and with restrictions that really limit what i can do. 

that being said, it's a good exercise in finding ways to put your voice, or your vision, to work in new ways. 

i typically shoot fine art and portraits. from what people have told me, i have a very definite identifiable style.

if i can get someone to look at my work in UDress, say a shoot about shoes or a handbag, and recognize it immediately as my work, then i'm doing something right. even if it's not what i want to be doing, there's some value in it.

anyway, the shoot i was supposed to do today fell through because of scheduling conflicts, which gives me more time to develop ideas.

i should have some very interesting work up in the next week or so. 

in the meantime, be on the lookout for the new issue of UDress in april or may. 

and check out a couple of my favorite portrait photographers of the moment:


enjoy,
m.