Tag Archives: Sports

Antonio W

May 16, 2010 – 10:32 am

I first worked with Antonio on a location shoot in a gym setting… As soon as Make-up artist Brandon Phillips and I show his features and skin tone, we immediately wanted to shoot him in wet clothing.

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Robear S

May 8, 2010 – 8:06 am

After I went to Houston for the soccer shoot, I decided to return and do a 1-on-1 with model Robear S. After a long drive all over the west side of this Texas town, we finally found a soccer net with a nice background.

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Soccer in Houston

May 4, 2010 – 12:06 am

I recently decided to go to Houston to try out the talent there. I decided that soccer would be the theme of the shoot and before too long I had 8 guys jockeying for position and screaming in celebration.

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STL Track

April 30, 2010 – 12:55 am

I recently went to St. Louis to shoot a basketball tournament. While I was there, I decided to fake a track meet with Ramon N and Davis T.

Credits: Some behind-the-scenes video by Jeff Haynes.

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Devon A / Joe T

April 26, 2010 – 12:03 am

The morning of my shoot with Devon Adonis, he sent me a text asking me if I would have someone on hand to do hair and make up like I did for Joe T’s shoot…… before that moment all I knew was that Devon was visiting from Boston and staying with a friend….. that friend [...]

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Ryan M

April 22, 2010 – 12:30 am

I recently had the good fortune of working with Ryan M on a concept I had in the back of my head for sometime.

Credits: Make-up by Brandon Phillips.

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Joshua R

April 18, 2010 – 12:25 am

I first worked with Joshua R on the Dining Out for Life shoot…. a few weeks later he wanted to do a solo shoot. I must admit I was skeptical…. I thought his look was too commercial….. boy was I wrong.

Credits: Make-up by Randall Jenson.

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JaBari Ajee

April 14, 2010 – 1:03 am

After a few years of trying to set something up, Jabari Ajee and I finally got to work together. I think hes worked with more photographers than I have worked with models!

Credits: Make-up by John Gress

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Bretton H

April 2, 2010 – 12:59 am

As you will see in the video, Bretton H is one of the few people I have photographed who are my height 1.93m (6-4).

In case you were counting…. I think there are 109 tennis balls in the frame.
Credits: Make-up by John Gress.

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Tennis

March 25, 2010 – 12:17 am

After months of winter cold in Chicago, I decided to head to Houston for some outdoor sports action shoots. After being in town for less than two hours I met up with models Michael A and Ryan C.

Credits: Hair and Make-up by Carlos Collins

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