Stephen Colbert needs new art so I “remastered” his portrait by request of the Colbert Nation. I know why I remastered it the way I did and what it represents to me. Please comment with your interpretation of my interpretation. I would love to hear it.
Today I got the chance to photograph Andrew Garrettson, a talented actor I have the pleasure of crossing paths with on occasion. Andrew has a production opening soon and needed some updated headshots so he stopped by my studio to sit under the lights for a few minutes. I decided to work “light” and used my 580ex speedlight through a softbox as my main and I used a reflector for bounce fill. This allowed me to move quickly around the studio where I had different backgrounds already stationed. I also tethered my Canon 5DM2 to our MacBook Pro so that we could immediately see that we were getting the results that the client wanted. And we nailed it. Here are 2 of Andrew’s the top picks from the session. Word.
Kiah was rescued from the Australian Outback almost a decade ago and brought to the United States.
Kiah continues to be a flight risk.
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My friend Bill stopped by this evening for a cocktail and some late night chatter. It is always great to shoot the shit with Bill and we solve all the world’s problems with a little help from our friends. Like with everyone who stops by these days, I roped Bill into a couple of frames in front of my lens. He sat for my 3 Frames Project which made me realize that I need to have a separate session solely to photograph Bill’s body art. He is in the middle of a lot of work and his evolving canvas is stunning. Bill and I have plans to shoot his tattoos in a couple of weeks which absolutely rules. Some of Bill’s work is NSFW so don’t expect everything to show up here.. but that is always the case. Some of my best work stays private for various reasons. Anyway.
Here is Bill today in 3 Frames.
and here is a later shot from outside the 3 Frames series…
Today I am thankful for family and somehow coerced Laura and Dan (siblings and known photo-phobes) to sit for my 3 Frames Project before we sat down for dinner.. Thanksgiving Dinner.
Our plans for Thanksgiving travel to Eastern Oregon for an extended family meal were thwarted by an unusual “Arctic Blast” that lay waste to the distance in between. The grandparents were the first to bail on the trip early in the week while Laura and I held out hope until Wednesday morning when we finally quit our plans and redirected our mouths to something local. We would cook in our kitchen, invite family and friends into our home, and make the most of Plan B. A roast, mashed potatoes, baked vegetables, breads, pie and ice cream… You know what? Everything worked out just fine for such short notice. We are pros.
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