Sunday, November 22, 2009

Jered Scott

Man, do I love music photography. One of my favorite music magazines has always been Alternative Press. Unlike Rolling Stone, AP is a little more on the younger side and a bit on the crazy side. First off, I love the music. The photography is awesome. I did a post on one of their photographers, Tim Harmon. Therefore, I decided to another photographer, Jered Scott. His work is pretty awesome. Check him out! Click the photo for Jered Scott's Flickr account.
Dizmas Album / Press shoot

Image of Dizmas

Nigel Barker

Now, I am generally not a fan of fashion photography, but I decided to make an exception. After watching a couple seasons of America's Next Top Model, I found the photographer of most of the shoots, Nigel Barker, quite interesting. I just find the whole shoot profound. I don't know how else to describe it. Therefore, I suggest going to YouTube and looking Nigel Barker and America's Next Top Model. Also, check out the interview below.

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Wild Thing

So, I have realized that I have been really motivated to reshoot a lot of our projects. Therefore, I decided to reshoot my fantasy for advanced portraiture. My theme was “Where the Wild Things Are“. I thank Amy for being my model once again and helping me out. She’s been quite helpful and aaaawesome! So here’s a peek at the new “Wild Thing.” Let me know what you think!
Wild Thing

Friday, November 20, 2009

Amy Blues, Part II

So, Amy is completely awesome. Mrs. Harkins, our advanced portraiture teacher, as well for helping me as much as she did with my photo shoot. So, I decided to attempt my low key photo shoot a second time. I thank Amy for posing me again. I thought I would experiment with lights this time. I think I was a bit more successful. You be the judge!
Amy Blues

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Jerry Uelsmann


Another major inspiration to me is (has been for almost five years) is Jerry Uelsmann. His work is breath-taking. None the less, his creations of intriguing and unique compositions is mainly done in the a darkroom. I've have tried to do something like his work with digital. It is much harder than it seems. His method is just wow. Therefore, if you enjoy composition with fantasy, you should check out Jerry Uelsmann.

Small Woods Where I Met Myself
1967

David Bailey


So, I thank Amanda for this piece of inspiration. While browsing her blog, I found a pretty awesome film-based photographer. His name is David Bailey. I find his black and white film photography beautiful in the most simplistic form. Not to mention, he has taken some awesome images of really great people, including Brassai and Salvador Dali. Just awesome. You guys should check him out!

Salvador Dali
Paris, 1972

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Double-0 Ink, Part II

So, I decided to re-shoot my idea for my environmental. Therefore, Amy and I went back to Double-0 Ink. I found that singling out Jimmy and playing with some angles would make it pretty interesting. However, I do wish that I could have played with a gel on the background, but Amy and I were having some difficulty with our light kit. I did get something I liked. I will be going back to play with the gels. I'd like to thank Amy for helping and her patience. I would also like to thank Jimmy for being my subject and being patient with all the technical difficulties. Any who, wish me luck.
Jimmy