Monthly Archives: July 2010

Daniel T

July 28, 2010 – 3:02 pm

What a face…. Daniel’s bone structure is flawless. Make up artist Brandon Phillips immediately new he was be great for headshots…. but Daniel surprised us when he put on my red catchers kit and gave us a show.

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Antonio W

July 23, 2010 – 6:34 pm

Model Antonio W was a fun edition to a shoot I recently did at a rec center. The 1.75m (5-9) 77kg (170lb) 19-year-old is new to modeling.

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PJ

July 19, 2010 – 8:42 pm

After living in Chicago for almost 7 years, I have only seen the summer sun rise on Lake Michigan twice. I had always wanted to do a shoot at sunrise, but I was always fearful that the model would flake. A few weeks ago I tried to do a shoot, but I fell back a sleep and the model was messaging me on facebook, instead of calling me…… so we missed each other. However, this past weekend, I made sure I was out of bed on time by setting one alarm for 4:30am and the second alarm for 4:40am. I had lined up to models for the shoot, just in case one of them flaked… and they did. However, what you see below is that magic Make-up Artist Brandon Phillips and I made with model PJ at a time when most people were still snoozing.

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Calvin G & Eric W

July 14, 2010 – 12:57 pm

I scheduled Calvin G for a second sitting on a day when I lined up a number of models for a shoot in a rec center. As I looked at my roster, I realized that I had two models that were the same size and build. After a little research looking at real wrestling action photos, I began directing models Calvin G and Eric W. I had to approach the shoot from a low angle so I could make the duo look like real world competitors, despite the absence of a proper mat.

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Nick F

July 9, 2010 – 6:44 pm

You might remember Nick from my very first blog post. This time I decided to switch from football to Volleyball and black-and-white to color.

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Adem A 3

July 5, 2010 – 4:53 pm

Model Adem A may be the model I have worked with the most. He was probably my second subject when I started shooting male models back in 2008.
For this shoot I wanted to capture him with a scruffy and harder look compared to his normal clean cut flawless look.

Credits: Make-up by Brandon Phillips.

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