I drew my inspiration for this shot from a photo I saw in National Geographic. Of course I didn't execute this type of photo as well as I did 4 years later when I shot blackface performer Shirley Q. Liquor. In 2007 I had lenses that could let in 4x more light than the lenses I had in 2003, allowing me to make much sharper photos in low light.
Tag Archives: headshot
Beauty Lush Ad For June CS Magazine
I had a lot of fun with this shoot... it took a little bit of time getting the dress and the hair just right. I used two light for this shot, a beauty dish right above the camera and a second light illuminating the white wall behind her.
Dining Out For Life
If you're wondering what to do for dinner tonight, check out the Edge Alliance's Dining Out for Life event. I shot the campaign for this annual event last year, please click here to see more photos and a behind the scenes video.
Adem A
If you have a followed my blog regularly I am sure you have seen model Adem A. I figured I would share some frames with you that have a few more layers this time.
Building Blizzard
I went out today and took photos of Chicagoans weathering the beginning of what could be one of the top five worst winter storms to hit Chicago. Over 50cm (20 inches) of snow could fall by the end of the storm.
A New Frontier
About a year ago, I purchased my first cameras that shoot both still photographs and HD video. I now find video to be a liberating medium that will provide me with one more avenue for expression. To that end, I have decided to add a lot of video specific gear to my line-up, including this shoulder mounted camera rig that arrived Saturday and these professional audio accessories that arrived today.
Singer & Actor Headshot Shoot
I recently did headshot a shoot in my Chicago studio with singer and actor Brian-Alwyn Newland.