Susan Lucci

Shot of Susan Lucci I took for Wire Image

Kimora lee Simmons at the Custo Barcelona Show

Custo Barcelona Spring 2011 Collection

New Yorkers and I enjoying the last day of summer: Labor Day

New York Fashion Shows: Spring 2011

Still under construction less than a week before the start.

My Summer Vacation

Is she real, Really......

2010 Operation Backpack

Operation Backpack is a very important cause benefiting New York City Kids. Needy school children form all of the five NYC boroughs will all receive one free backpack containing many types of basic and advanced school supplies, including scientific calculators. The objective of the Operation is to fulfill the needs of all eleven thousand kids in the school system. This year the organizers expect to come close; nine thousand backpacks will be distributed , an enoromous jump from last year when only five housand packs were donated.

It was a real thrill for me to be able to photograph this event and meet a group of warm hearted organizers, including Beth Paige and volunteer kids here at the top of this post.

To view more images from this event please go to Wireimages.com and type in 2010 Operation Backpack.

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.