Ludacris For Jezebel Magazine
Images from a recent shoot with Ludacris for Jezebel Magazine
Had the recent pleasure to photograph Ludacris for the cover and inside feature of Jezebel Magazine. We were granted permission to shoot inside of the brand spanking new SunTrust Park that is the new home for the Atlanta Braves.
Luda is into photography and he had a lot of questions about the Phase One I was shooting with. In return for sharing some photography hints and tricks with him he taught me a great technique that I have now used on about six more shoots.
When we started with our first look he told me that I didn't have to worry about getting a good smile out of him or natural looks because he keeps a playlist of his favorite comedians on his phone and that keeps him smiling and looking engaged. He was playing it on his phone speakers so I pulled out a small bluetooth speaker I always travel with and it was amazing. The entire crew was laughing and it made for such a great shoot. I typically play music on set but I've been playing more and more stand up for those times I need someone happy and upbeat.
Emma And The Sand Storm
A selection of images of Emma in a sand storm.
There's a great quote by Joe Mcnally that goes something like, "Pray for bad weather. It makes for great photographs."Emma and I headed out to the desert for an afternoon of shooting and sight seeing. The day started calm enough but a sandstorm came out of nowhere. I had a trunk load of gear and decided to keep with one camera and one lens. You don't want to be taking gear apart in a sandstorm. It was a great risk to keep shooting but the Phase One XF100 survived.
Death Becomes Her
On a recent trip to LA for HGTV I put a call out for portrait subjects. Dani hit me up on one of my social media channels and we set up a shoot with she and her partner, Natalia. I love this new series of portraits because I show up at someone's home, typically someone I am meeting for the first time, and we hang out and make portraits. I rarely, if ever, have any idea what I'm going to be shooting when I arrive. As the old saying goes, "Photography is 1% inspiration and 99% moving furniture." That's exactly how this shoot went.
