April 2012
22 posts
WatchI spent 3 days down in Louisiana shooting this piece for Saveur with Ben Mims and Ben Rosenzweig. It was one of the best trips I’ve been on. I’ll post some behind the scenes photos shortly. Enjoy! ARTICLE HERE
I love this audio story by Alyssa Pagano about one...
Premiere of "Deadfall"
A friend invited lyssa and I to the premiere of Deadfall last night because she works with the Tribeca Film Festival. We were escorted in quickly and avoided the long line and decided to watch the celebrities (Olivia Wilde, Eric Bana…etc) walk down the red carpet. When you live in New York, celebrity sightings typically happen in restaurants or coffee shops. So, the whole “red...
The front cover of The Crowley Post
I recently received the kindest letter and newspaper clipping from Charlotte, the tourism coordinator down in Crowley Louisiana. My assistant Ben and I shot down there for Saveur recently and the hospitality was as kind as Charlotte’s letter. Crowley is a wonderful town and really worth a visit if you can make it.
WatchListening to Chris direct the talent on his recent GAP campaigns brings back fond memories.
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Another behind the Scenes at the GAP shoot, 2011.
My old photo assistant cover letter...
I’ve started getting lots of cover letters from recent college grads looking to become photo assistants. A lot of them are kind of brutal so I thought I’d go back and check out mine. It’s not much better off but I used to send it out to literally 1000 photographers a week. I love that one of my experience points was “reflecting/diffusing light on subject...
A gentleman's guide to OkCupid...
I’ve sat in the corner at many a party with buddy Graham listening to his OkCupid adventures. He’s shameless about its potential and for someone whose been in a healthy relationship for 5 years its kinda mind blowing. Luckily for y’all he’s publishing his internet exploits w/ full commentary and great tips to digital dating HERE. The site is blog style: each post...
my favorite photo blog
This is easily my favorite photo blog: http://southstreetcollective.com/
I spend a lot of time copping color curves from old film stocks on this site. It’s a great point of reference when faced with “what kind” of photograph you’re trying to create project to project.
WatchThe Sandwich Videos I shot for Saveur have won an IACP award! Go Saveur!! …and me!
