NYC.... Nima Show

This year I was pleasantly surprised by the inventiveness of the lighting designers at a few budget concious collections. The idea to keep the lighting costs down seemed common, and the result was often quite exciting. While the runways at the main venue in Bryant Park were illuminated in a way so that every stitch of clothing was visible, the off site venues were lit for a dramatic effect. The lighting at the smaller venues was often so moody that as a buyer I might have been thrown by the artful presentation. It was interesting to see how a budget constraint might affect the look of the garments.

Petrou Show

This was a fantastic show. Normally I really don't care for presentation shows , particularly after having photographed a number of them last season, but this year for some reason someone spread the word around that , the shows must be interesting form an artistic point of view. This year the lighting seems more thought out and maybe the clothes are better, which all plays a part in this and other shows. In this case , Petrou has really done well by making the background simple yet with some interest by placing several Kino's behind the models.

I think , also, that putting makeup on guys is right on the money here. Fantastic makeup, great clothes.

Caroline Seikaly Show

Caroline is a new talented designer and quite advanced at such an early stage in her career. She spoke to me about the problems that new designers face in trying to put together a show. Her hard work certainly paid off.

The Power Team

Anna Wintour and Hamish Bowles seen going into the tents at Bryant Park Fashion shows. I took both shots while dodging crowds, but it was fun capturing their image.

Notice the outstretched arm of the ever present body guard.

Deborah Turbeville show at Staley Wise NYC

The Past Imperfect; works on Paper from a Book show runs through March 20, 2010.

The show is really worth seeing because there are images from the Seventies , Eighties and Nineties when photography was an art created manually, unassisted by technology. No two prints of the same image were exactly alike. You could not load presets into Photoshop and go. Each print was painstakingly created by hand , often taking two days to produce.

I found Deborah to be a kind and gentle mannered ; not surprisingly her images reflect that personality.

Images: courtesy of the iPhone

Ludacris with his Front Man at the Roseland NYC

A fun concert with great music and showmanship . For more images of the concert you may go to Getty Images.com and Film Magic.com. No images from this post may be reproduced without permission from Getty Images or John Lamparski. Copyright 2010

Wale in concert with his Front Man at the Roseland, NYC

More Wale and his Front Man at Roseland NYC. For more images of the concert you may go to Getty Images.com and Film Magic.com. No images from this post may be reproduced without permission from Getty Images or John Lamparski. Copyright 2010

Wale in concert with his Front Man at the Roseland, NYC

This was a fun concert. From a technical point of view it kept my interests up and it was nice to be just inches away from the stage to fully appreciate the music, the showmanship and mostly to take some nice pictures. Wale pictured here in a hat, seemed like an easy going guy with a nice personality. For more images of the concert you may go to Getty Images.com and Film Magic.com. No images from this post may be reproduced without permission from Getty Images or John Lamparski. Copyright 2010

EL Pais publishes my image of Bryanboy

Once again my image of Bryanboy appears in a publication without permission. At least there is a miniscule credit line.