This morning, I made this impromptu little piece during my sunrise walk to test out my iPhone 11 Pro and Osmo Mobile 2 gimbal.
Ultimately, I want to make a short film for my HUSK masks, but trying to shoot with a full gear setup by myself with no crew seems a bit daunting, so I wanted to see what I could do with the jus...
2020-08-06 00:48:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the 27 minute BTS look at the making of my "Husk: Clown" mask, from design and painting to the photoshoot (with a hilarious dancing moment from Sophie that I had not seen until I started editing) and the final edits in Lightroom and Photoshop. Enjoy!
2020-06-17 12:00:31 +0000 UTC View Post
The latest mask from my HUSK series has been completed and shot!
This masks marks a departure from my other masks in that I changed up the materials I was working with during the mask build. All the previous masks were done entirely in newspaper; "Clown" has a 2-layer newspaper base, but all the "sculpting" of the face ...
2020-06-15 12:45:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Earlier this year, my partner Sophie started making "clothing" made of paper maché (if you look closely at the "Mother" and recent sci-fi portraits I posted, that neckpiece is made of paper maché using paper towels and lace!)
I decided to see if I could make some masks doing a similar method and from there, the HUSK p...
2020-06-06 15:03:43 +0000 UTC View Post
"Husk" is my latest personal series featuring masks I've handmade. I'm not 100% sure where this series will eventually be collected (there's talk of a "Quarantine Magazine" one-off that I may do with fellow photographer Kyle Cassidy) but in the meantime, I'm having a blast shooting them.
Originally, "Husk: Mother" was s...
2020-05-20 18:26:42 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode, Sophie and I brave the worst storm of our lives to journey to Chicago to check out some inspiring art, gorge ourselves on incredible food and to take in the sights of the Windy City.
This was the first time I'd ever been to Chicago and I absolutely fell in love with it. After nearly a year in the food-d...
2020-04-29 14:06:44 +0000 UTC View Post
It's September 2019.
We've taken a break from travel to spend some time among the trees at the gorgeous Holden Arboretum in the neighboring town of Kirtland, OH. There, we climb the 120 foot tower, play among the canopies and reflect on what's happened and what's to come.
Re-watching this is both difficult a...
2020-04-25 13:39:41 +0000 UTC View Post
A few weeks after coming home from London, we headed to Pittsburgh to check out The Mattress Factory Art Galley. Things did not go as planned...
2020-04-15 11:48:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Our last day in London changed everything.
After a week of misadventures, misfires and mayhem, we trusted our instinct and went and got lost on purpose. We were completely unprepared for the grand adventure we were to have on our last day, and the beautiful epiphany that would go on to shape not only our company, ...
2020-04-09 14:37:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Our misadventure continues in London as we battled crowds and struggled to work remotely while the clock on our trip counts down. Will we find what we're looking for or will we fail our first international test?
2020-04-06 15:59:19 +0000 UTC View Post
The first few days in London were rough.
We were still trying to figure out how to do this whole "shooting a web series" thing while juggling my then-day job, which I was trying to do remotely while enjoying everything London had to offer. Coffee and internet were harder to come by than we imagined.
W...
2020-03-31 16:23:39 +0000 UTC View Post
In episode 1, Sophie took me on a surprise trip to see Detroit for the first time. While we were there, we shot a bunch of footage for what would become the first Artreprenuers episode.
Less than a month later, I found myself on a plane to London after Sophie decided she wanted to travel home to see her fam...
2020-03-30 19:57:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Waaaay back in 2013, I directed my first feature film, STRANGE BLOOD (released on DVD in 2015).
One of the first things I did after we wrapped was to cut a trailer for our sales agent, Bleiberg Entertainment.
It took me nearly 2 months to cut this trailer--my first movie trailer ever-...
2020-03-29 21:06:51 +0000 UTC View Post
2019 started with a shock. Together, my new partner--Sophie "Stardust" Jane--and I had planned to start a business–a photo studio in the arts district in Los Angeles, and had spent months excitedly scheming, planning, and decorating it in our heads. But the night before we were due to sign the lease, our third business part...
2020-03-28 15:06:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Last week, I had the absolute pleasure of working with a new client, traveling performer/musician/artist Courtnee Fallon Rex, who came to town to collaborate on a variety of images and ideas together in the studio.
As we talked over email about the possible things we could shoot together, she mentioned that she'd be more than ...
2017-12-04 18:48:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Sometimes you're bored on a Friday night at home and your friend pitches you a weird idea to play with a torn pair of nylons and you end up with these oddball images.
2017-12-02 18:37:48 +0000 UTC
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Back out on the streets at night, this time with Countess as we walked around Chinatown in search of interesting lighting.
One thing that I'm learning as we explore night photography is the use of a much, much higher ISO while shooting. I think these were shot at ISO3200. By comparison, my studio work is usually sh...
2017-12-01 16:10:08 +0000 UTC View Post
I got a Facebook message from designer Miss G last week with iPhone shot of one of her new headdresses.
"Just finished this headdress and it made me think of you. Want to shoot it?"
Well duh.
A few days later, said headdress was in my position and I knew I had to get Amanda in to model...
2017-11-30 15:55:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Round 2 with Meghan Chadeayne and some neon lighting. This time, we staked out a Psychic Reader shop front for our setting.
This time around I used a 100mm lens and was much happier with the results.
Tomorrow night I'm headed out to Chinatown to continue this neon series with Countess 2017-11-28 01:16:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Hollywood is a weird place.
When I first moved here, back in 2002, there was an assumption that one could, and would, probably run into famous people on the regular.
I was married for the first 5 years that I was here, and for the most part, didn't see and meet any celebs during that time save for the one big one-...
2017-11-21 16:02:10 +0000 UTC View Post
As mentioned previously, I'm currently focused on getting out of the studio and teaching myself how to shoot better on location. One of the things I've been dying to do more of is night photography using neon lights as my light source.
My always gorgeous friend Meghan Chadeayne agreed once again to be th...
2017-11-12 19:12:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's some more shots from my recent shoot with Amanda Jones as the Wicked Witch of the West with makeup by Erin Nakashima.
It was really hard to decide on a final image for the artwork for the Monster VS Monster show last month. As you can see, Amanda gave me a ton of great ma...
2017-11-08 18:01:19 +0000 UTC View Post
A few months ago, Seattle-based designer Alexis Devine of Squirrel Vs Coyote came through town and brought with her the lovely Fox Chalker, who modeled some of Alexis' unique chainmail paired with latex from Dawnamatrix.
I'm not typically a fan of latex, but Dawnamatr...
2017-11-06 16:26:31 +0000 UTC View Post
October, not surprisingly, is always a busy month for me.
This month started with a quick flight up to Portland, Oregon to show off a bunch of metal prints in my first ever solo art show at Well & Verne called FANTASMA.
2017-10-30 19:51:18 +0000 UTC
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Here's the second half of the shoot I did with Meghan Chadeayne last week. After the first half was shot out and about the neighborhood, we came back to the studio and did some vampy shots in her Dollskill bikini.
Earlier this year I was approached by Alternative Press to shoot a cover feature for them featuring my longtime friend and client, Ash Costello of New Years Day.
I was incredibly excited as this was my very first cover for a magazine as large as AP and I've always enjoyed working with...
2017-10-25 18:25:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's another set from my 2014 collaboration with body-painter Michael Rosner, featuring model Obiageliaku Anusionwu. I absolutely love how the gold looks on her skin tone. I would love to do more with gold paint sometime.
I've been dying to get out and shoot some non-studio work lately, so when the always beautiful Meghan Chadeayne asked for some lifestyle type photos, this seemed like a perfect opportunity to see what I could do outside a studio set-up.
We roamed around my neighborhood for a couple of hours as the sun slowly set, shooting at a...
2017-10-20 16:56:58 +0000 UTC View Post
I don't really do digital art anymore. My tastes have changed, I haven't kept up with current techniques, etc.
A few weeks ago, Richard Villa approached me about contributing a piece to the upcoming MONSTER VS MONSTER art/fx show happening at Exhibit A Gallery here in Los Angeles on October 21st. &...
2017-10-17 16:10:51 +0000 UTC View Post
My favorite month of the year is upon us!
To celebrate, here's the full line-up for Missy Munster's 2017 "Order of the Wretched" wardrobe line featuring Drew Johnston, Athanasia's Caleb Bingham, Tiana Marie, Lauren Davis, Ohgr's Matthe...
2017-10-02 18:16:39 +0000 UTC View Post
