So I’m starting this new series that’s a little kooky.
Gave my buddy Knuteson a call and he was more than game to help me out.
Had a great time shooting it, and it’s fun to see the results.
Stay tuned as there should be more of these bad boys in the coming months.
More always,
Mike
postscript: Lucien says ‘sure, I can help you out on that, but you’re going to have to do something for me. . .‘
A couple weeks ago, Jenna and I went over to hang with our friend Leyla and to meet her new pup, Benita aka “Benny.”
This is her home back in yonder days.
So much cool stuff to shoot, it’s a photographer’s paradise.
Desi, her boyfriend, has great taste in music.
Makes me wish I still had my own Technics turntable hooked up.
My outfit still works but the amp blew sometime back. Great to see Desi’s keeping it real though.
Nothing sounds as good as vinyl in a well-lit room.
Scorpion and Cobra Tequila one procured in Vietnam probably doesn’t hurt either.
A painting of Leyla by Desi after sipping Cobra Tequila.
All the tequila, music and pups in the room have led to the plants taking their lives into their own hands . . .
. . . reaching for that beautiful window light. While here, I laid on my back and pretended to be one of Leyla’s pampered pooches.
In fact, here’s Benita aka “Benny.” The new addition to the family.
And this is Leyla reaching down to pet Koda: the friendliest, kindest dog I’ve ever known.
Here’s my friend looking over at Leyla for something, a treat maybe . . .
. . . oh, nope. It’s just to remind her of all the hair on her butt.
More always,
Mike
New Portraits and New Portfolios
Been cranking on new things as of late: portraits and portfolios. I’ll get to the latter, but just tackled another set of portraits for the Bemis Art Community blog. This time around it was John Gascon of Occhio Cafe and Ouch My Eye gallery.
Image above is the one that ran, but I had the time to do a couple versions on account of John’s relaxed nature and willingness to help a fellow artist experiment. That said, I was quite fond of the two images below.
Either way, do yourself a favor and head on over to the full post to read more about John and his longtime efforts helping artists and the SODO community.
In other exciting news, I now have prototype/1st round versions of my new portfolios that will be hitting photo editor/creative desks very soon.
How can I show you and not allow a peek inside?
The scan above is from inside the editorial book. Then here’s a grab from the portrait book.
These first round looks comes courtesy of none other than photo consultant extraordinaire Amanda Sosa-Stone. She did an amazing job pairing and juxtaposing themes/subjects/events that had been unobserved to my own eyes.
**A word of advice: get someone to lay your book out for you. If anything, it’s just another set of eyes on the ground suggesting what stays and what goes. I’m not speaking to every photographer, but I know I can oftentimes be a little too close to the work I love creating. It was certainly helpful to get someone else’s take.
More always,
Mike