I bring out Carré’s best “are we done yet, because the ennui of this shoot is killing me” face.
Carré, who’s gonna be a part of a shoot I’m doing on the 8th. Invited a bunch of cool folk, gonna go to my favorite spot, take some great pictures.
I put it on my vision board and everything.
(oh god, I hope I used “ennui” right. Meaghan’ll be so disappointed, otherwise.)
628am.
I’m working downtown, today, taking good care of the people come to watch the X-Games.
I would’ve posted somebody doing something EXTREME, but I don’t have anything like that.
So…so here’s Valerie shaking her head…I need more action shots.
Y’all have yourselves a fine day.
GPOYW Shave and Jump Up and Down Edition
Whenever I go through a change in my life, major or minor, I usually cut off my hair or shave my face. I think there’s something really symbolic about starting fresh with a new look and a new attitude. Shaving my head or face always mean I’m ready to start something new.
There’s probably also something really symbolic about putting on a suit and taking pictures of yourself jumping on your bed. If there is, I haven’t figured that part out yet. To me it’s still just fun… and it will be until the the day I die.
I can only assume Jon finally decided to get the gender re-assignment surgery he’d be fretting about.
This here is a damn fine “jumping backwards onto the bed due to complete joy” shot, Jon. And congratulations, I fully support your life choice.
rikajeanne asked: What kind of cameras do you shoot with? And what kind of film do you use?
My main camera is a Canon 5D. Versatile as fuck, handles light really well. I have a 50mm 1.4 lens on there, perfect for my portrait stuff.
I also use a Mamiya c330. It’s a real beast, but the picture quality…oh man, if I still had a heart, the quality would make me cry. Makes up for it weighing a thousand pounds, and not having a way for me to see my shots immediately after having taken them.
Which is where the Polaroid sx-70 comes in. It’s the newest in my arsenal, replacing my Polaroid 680, which is wicked broken. Love Polaroid, love that camera. Just waiting for The Impossible Project to make some color film. Correction: some Good color film.
I dunno, man. Stuff like this…I really like the world, I watch something like this.
i saw that a few people were reworking some lou o’bedlam shots. i had some downtime and remixed a couple flicks.
here’s a masher of two photos of laura.
©©©
I love it when people remix my photos!
618pm.
That lady down there is the best assistant a photographer could ever have. Right there she was posing for me, after wandering off for a good 20 minutes while I talked to that day’s model, who was having a king hell bad time of it.
That lady down there is Emily Van Ness. Write that down, because one day, if you’re a photographer, that’ll be the name they mention when you ask who got the job, if it wasn’t you.
515pm.
From that time up on the hill with all the great make-up and Laura and our make-up artist and the gold flakes and the sun being my best friend.
405pm.
That look right there? That’s a look of glee due to mischief.
BEWARE THAT LOOK. Usually means somebody’s about to grab something vital.
329pm.
Yes, I’ve been home all day. Don’t worry, I’m going out, tonight!
But before that, more photos!
Samantha came to the shoot with her mom, which is when I discovered she was 15.
15. I was listening to Soundgarden and wondering why Helen Jupiter couldn’t just sense that I was totally head over heels for her, all the while cheating my way through Biology and enjoying being ostracized by the football team, because I’d quit during the summer.
Samantha is modeling for a big time agency and traveling to the City to have her picture taken by talented strangers.
Man, I did it all wrong.
