I was on TV! (sort of)

My first Kerrang! magazine cover with Mastodon shown on VH1′s “Metal Evolution” documentary.  Cool! Man, it was 7 years ago, it feels like it was last week.

Kids On The Corner

On my way to a client meeting yesterday, waiting for the bus.  The Pakistani kids on the corner were beating the crap out of each other with pieces of foam they had taken out of the garbage.  Chasing each other and laughing.  It presented a perfect opportunity to shoot with my new Fuji X-Pro1.  I switched it to b/w mode, ISO 1200 and just started snapping away.  “Hey, why are you taking pictures?”, one kid asked?  “Oh, just for fun, I said”.  Before I knew it, they were gathering around, posing for me and goofing around.  Gotta say, I’m digging shooting with the new camera, and have been carrying it with me everywhere.

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Fuji X-Pro1

Got this little guy in the mail today. The Fuji X-Pro1 with 35mm lens. Pre ordered it back in January. It was love at first sight! Been reading the initial reviews and everyone seems to love it. I’m personally hoping it will reinvigorate my love of photography and become my camera of choice got personal work and assignments. Not to dis my 5D Mk 2, but that things a beast.
I’m going to take my new friend out for a test tomorrow and will post photos ASAP.

A couple of iPhone shots

Shot over the weekend.  Down into the subway, heading to Queens.

Apple Store.  Amazing design by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson.

Red Hook Crit, 2012.

“The Red Hook Criterium (RHC) is an unsanctioned race held at night featuring a fixed gear criterium and a 5km running race held over multiple laps of a short technical circuit. The field consists of elite athletes, track stars, amateur runners, professional cyclists, bike messengers, and urban cyclists. “

I shot some of the race Saturday night, using available light and and an off camera Canon speedlight.

Runners

The winner: Dan Chabanov.

The Wanted for iheartradio

Got an assignment last week from Clear Channel/iheartradio to shoot UK boy band, The Wanted.  Needless to say, I had never heard of them.  I was however, intrigued with their name.  The morning of the shoot, I came up with a concept, to do take off on the movie poster for The Usual Suspects.  So with help from my wonderful client Shelby Case (and her two interns), we created the backdrop out of white seamless, ink jet printed letters, and gaffers tape.  Hey, you do what you can, right?  In any case, I was pleased that we were able to pull it off with only an hour set up.  We had the group (a lovely bunch of lads) for 30 min.  They were easy to work with and took direction very well.  In fact I didn’t really have to direct them.  I just let them be themselves.

Dan Flint : You Me At Six

Fun portrait with Dan Flint, the drummer for UK band You Me At Six.  A quick idea I had on the way to the shoot, instead of typical drummer with sticks behind kit, why not have him eating take away noodles with his drum sticks?

Shot for Kerrang! Magazine.  February, 2012.