Architectural Project; The Manor

Like many exciting projects, this one took a few months to prepare. I began talking with Eric Hilton LTD. about this when the air was crisp and the trees were still dormant. The project would consist of three shots. The main shot would be of the entire roof deck which should cover about a 300 degree view . The second shot would be of the Chrysler Building in the distance while covering the city scape. The third shot was to be a shot of a gargoyle on the adjoining part of the building.

After shooting a few variations of the deck for the proposal and estimate , it was decided that we should wait for the flowers and greenery to bloom. This would give a softening effect to a beautiful 1860's building. As the planning process evolved it quickly became evident that three different camera platforms would be required. A 4X5, Hasselblad P40 with a P45 Phase One Back and Canon 5D Mk2; tethered

Several weeks have passed and we were ready to shoot, but a leak in the roof delayed the project. All the while the repairs were being performed we were on high alert and ready to go to keep the project on time, even though we were down to the wire. Fortunately, the gods were with us and the weather was more than we could have hoped for on the day of the shoot. Puffy clouds and the bright sunshine provided the contrast needed to attain a series of evocative images.

Ultimately the images will hang at the Manor in Tudor City in Manhattan. The large roof deck image measuring about eight feet by three feet will be flanked by the gargoyles and the Chrysler building will hang elsewhere.

Note: the first image in this post is turned on its side because of the long dimension and the limitation of the parameters of this blog's html code.

NY Moves shoot

After several months, the summer issue of Moves has hit the stands. This story focused on Cathy Hobbs and the making of her new Metro Residential television show. It was fun to shoot and gave me total freedom to approach the assignment without restrictions.

This says it all

I found this picture on http://werejustsayin.blogspot.com , and yes it says it all. Just because you have a camera don't get an attitude and walk around like you own the world thinking you are some bigshot arrrrrrteeeest. Generally I do not make such comments, but having seen so many camera owners with bloated personalities that I just had to post this image.

Holy !!!@#$^%$# Batman.

It's late and and I'm walking home form an assignment for Wire; all cameras put away, and low and behold it's Batman. I thought that this was a pretty good quality costume and the guy was really into being Batman. He charged to take a picture with him but he really worked for that money. The tourists were coached how to stand and behave as their friends took pictures. First I got my iPhone out but later decided to pull out my 5D. So here are the results of the Cape Crusader, the protector of children. Heaven knows kids these days need all the help they can get.

Sharon Stone

A list of things that I like about this image;
I had a blast caprturing this image as Sharon spoke with an interviewer.
She was very animated which made this image possible.
I applied some new techiniques to get this evocative image.

Happy Spring Card

Katie Gallagher collection

Although the collection received rave reviews, I was actually more enthralled with the collection of faces than the clothes.

I thought that the show as a whole presented the buyers with a new point of view, but as a photographer I could not resist a beauty shoot just there for the picking.

All images are unretouched.

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.