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.

Vampire Weekend. Mary Mc Fadden

I love this shot . The colorful Mary Mc Fadden's clothes and the rich tones of the antiques at the American Folk Art Antiques Opening Night Gala.

Vampire Weekend is an up and coming band that recently hit it big. However , the organizers at the venue did the band a big disservice. Only 15 minutes were allowed for pictures. I don't think that the band is so big that it could let this photo-op pass by without greater coverage.

Martin Luther King Jr. , a Brooklyn tribute

Last Monday the remebrance and tribute to Martin Luther King Jr in Brooklyn was quite an event. The Howard Gilman Opera House was packed. In attendance, of the many speakers, were politicians Governor David Paterson and wife, Senator Charles Schumer, and Anthony Weiner.

Danny Glover and Kenny Muhammad

Danny Glover gave a tearful speech enunciating that Dr. King was a man of his generation and that he shared some of the same dreams with Dr. King. A unique artistic performance was given by Kenny Muhammad.

Back in the saddle at Getty/Wire

After a long Holiday season and a slow period in the entertainment industry's party/promotion season, I am happy to be shooting again. I was excited when I heard that Disney on Ice would be hosting the Special Olympics at Bryant Park in Manhattan. This assignment was quite exciting for a number of reasons , but particularly from a technical aspect, I found this to be a thrill. Lots of high speed action and composition challenges, evident here in the aerial shot of Sung ll Young . Michael Weiss , Natasha Kuchiki and Sung ll Young were the hosts.

Daryl Roth was honored with a drawing of her likeness that will hang at Sardis here in the city.

David Hyde Pierce and her son Jordan Roth were just a few of the stars present during the event.

However, the most thrilling event was the 2010 American Folk Art Museum's American Antiques Show Opening Night Gala. Martha Stewart and Lynda Johnson Robb , the daughter of President Lyndon Baines Johnson attended. Here Ms. Robb is wearing Lady Byrd's , her mother's fabulous necklace.

Vogue.com Russia, and Bryan Boy

Last night I did a bit of web surfing, and low and behold I came upon one of my images on Vogue.com Russia. At first I thought , wow its a compliment, but then I said, wait a minute, did anyone from Vogue Russia call me to ask permission or begged me to sell them the image. NO.

I suppose that Bryan Boy posting my image of him on his site is ok, in spite of my copyright notice on the blog, but Vouge.......... someone should have contacted me about publishing the image, and NO I was not given credit, so we'll just have to see about this.

I wonder whether there is a kindred spirit out there who might have experienced this and can share their experiences in such matters.

Ps. I am referring to my other blog. http://nycrunfashion.blogspot.com

Merry Christmas

Ellen Von Unwerth at the opening of her NYC show

It was great to finally meet Ellen Von Unwerth. I have followed her work for many years and found her rapid ascent to stardom quite fascinating. She started as a model, and one day she decided to bring her camera to a photo shoot and began taking pictures of everyone on the crew. An AD saw the pictures, and now the rest is history.

Pictured with her on the right is Erin Fetherston. Also attending the opening was Anna Sui.

For a complete rundown of the opening and guests attending please visit http://idiosyncraticfashionistas.blogspot.com

Pictures courtesy of the iPhone

Getty and Wire Image

About three and a half months ago I veered a bit form my path as a photographer. I have added an notable company ,Getty/Wire Image to my resume. While keeping up with the fashion and portraiture end of the business, I found shooting for this worldwide Giant quite rewarding. Among the many new challenges I face, is the style of shooting. I have now a clearer idea of what photojournalists as well as combat photogs might have to go through to get that Picture. While I am not equating my job to a combat photographer , I do feel a kinship with all photojournalists . I think that there are some parallels that can be drawn among the many, as I am beginning to discover, fields in photojournalism. Being quick on your feet, a sharp mind, dexterity and the ability to manage different lighting situations in a "New York Minute" is essential to completing the assignment. But what I found most interesting, is that by and large there exists, amidst a stiff competetive spirit, a professional courtesy among the members of this community. I am amazed at how courteous some photogs are to each other in the midst of a shooting frenzy while photographing a "very salable" movie star or a personality. Imagine for a minute that you and several shooters are standing side by side trying to get the attention of your subject who often is disconcerted by the lights and the atmosphere , and still come away with a good picture. Challenging , yes, but not impossible.

This is just a small fraction of things that take place in the life of a photojournalist , and there are many more if you look carefully at the images in this post . Too many to mention for now, but maybe something to think about for the future.

Above are just some of the personalities I have photographed . They are, as if you didn't already know, form the top.

Mickey Rourke, Veronica Webb, Chuck Zito, Isabella Rossellini, and John Caudia, the Phantom of the Opera.

Fashion Celebrities

For quite sometime I had been wanting to add a celebrity section to my website. Now this has been realized. A couple of months ago I was walking on Madison, well after business hours, when I saw Ralph Lauren coming out of an office building. Instinctively I took a shot, but then I thought, it couldn't hurt to ask him to pose. A man form his entourage quickly opposed my request, as quickly as I had taken the first shot of Mr. Lauren, but then he said to his assistant.... No, no that's ok. I felt that Mr. Lauren exuded a kind manner of being by taking a moment from his busy schedule to accommodate me. In fact I found this to be true of all the celebrities appearing here and on my website. Mr. Hamish Bowles who also had been literally running to an appointment just a couple of days ago, stopped for a few pictures.

Ms Lynn Yaeger and Patirck Mcdonald were just super making it ez for me.

ENJOY

Mr Ralph Lauren

Mr Hamish Bowles

Mr Patrick McDonald
Ms Lynn Yaeger
Mr Patrick McDonald

Oh Farrah.....................

I was just going through some of my images that I had taken at the NYC Fashion shows earlier this year and came across the last three that you see here, and thought of them as being reminiscent of Farrah Fawcett.

Farrah Fawcett Majors as she was known at the time Time Magazine published the above two pictures, I think was very inspirational in many ways, even to this day. The fashion and particularly her hair has always been of interest when making reference to this type of cut. You know, " her hair is like Farrah's", or " there goes Farrah" when referring to a woman on the street.

I am writing this brief note for many personal reasons, but mainly because I saw Farrah on the very steps where I had taken pictures of this woman with the " Farrah's hair" , and if my memory serves me right, in a coat similar to this one. It was at the September 2008 fashion shows. The weather was cool but very sunny........ and there she was, Farrah coming down the stairs stopping for a few seconds for the photographers with a big smile. She still had that hair , albeit a bit more toned down.

My best to all that are close to her.

Credits:

Top image: Douglas Kirkland

Second image: ABC Television

Both images were Published by Time Magazine in the November 22, 1976 issue.

I took the first two images with my Iphone straight form the magazine. ENJOY

New York Moves shoot takes

I decided to post just a couple of images from the shoot that we did late last month. The reason being is that things are still in limbo and I just don't want to precede publication. Having said that, I think that the shoot turned out well in spite of the many logistical obstacles, hours of scouting and location changes ..... maybe because of the many hours of scouting.

The entire team worked well adding great deal to the outcome. I think that Sho , the stylist, paired the clothes well with the locations, and Mako and Fumi worked wonders with the hair and makeup respectively. Sarah of Mc2 Models just got it. With some inspiration she gave us the look. Thanks to all for work well done.