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Archive for the ‘Men’ Category
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Chris Pine
Chris Pine stars as Captain Kirk in Star Trek Into Darkness, opening this Thursday (or tomorrow, I guess, in IMAX). Zachary Quinto, I’m waiting for your call.
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Nick Offerman
I had the pleasure of photographing Nick Offerman earlier this month with his wife, Megan Mullally. It was a very chill, very fun day. I can’t say enough good things about the two of them.
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More Minsky
People can’t get enough of Marine veteran Alex Minsky. He’d be amazing for an underwear billboard. Calvin Klein, we’re awaiting your call. Limited edition prints of Alex are available at shop.schwabelstudio.com
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Eli
More Men’s fashion with Eli! Wardrobe provided by Enda King Men’s store in Venice. Makeup by Kris DeGuzman. Hair by Noogie Thai.
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Danny
Model Danny Ington @ Q Models. Leather cuff courtesy Enda King Lighting – single Profoto head with beauty dish.
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Judd Hirsch
Recent photo shoot with actor Judd Hirsch on location in Hollywood!
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Alex Minsky
Former marine and current model Alex Minsky, photographed by Eric Schwabel earlier this month in Los Angeles.
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Johnny @ Burning Man
I figured it was about time I showed these photos of Johnny Hazzard at Burning Man 2012. This was shot during the construction of “Mal-Mart,” a 10-story tower Johnny and I helped to build that ...
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentines Day! Former marine and current model Alex Minsky posed for “Steampunk Cupid” this past weekend at Schwabel Studio. It’s amazing to me that Alex has only done a handful of shoots, he’s a ...
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Alex Minsky
A teaser/preview of a Valentine’s Day card I shot with former marine Alex Minsky. Wing and crossbow designed and built by F Boke.
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Eli @ Q Models
Quick post of Eli T @ Q Models LA. More new work coming soon, it’s been a busy year already!
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I DO
A print of Mario From my book, Shooting Male, and a handful of other pieces of mine are featured in the movie, “I DO” with Alicia Witt, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, and shirtless writer/costar David Ross. Thanks ...
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Black Rock Arts Foundation’s Artumnal Gathering
Many thanks to the Black Rock Arts Foundation for inviting me to photograph their Artumnal Gathering this past weekend at the beautiful Bently Reserve in San Francisco! Black Rock Arts was founded by several of the ...
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F Boke
Did this photo of F Boke earlier this week. F is an artist/designer. When we updated my studio a few years back, he designed the new kitchen and upstairs office spaces. He’s also the original (and current, ...
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Tim Robbins
Tim Robbins stopped by the studio for this shoot to promote the Actor’s Gang.
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POTD: Johnny Hazzard Makes T-Shirts
No, really, like… by hand. In fact, you can get one here: http://hazzardcentral.bigcartel.com
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The Man Burns in 50 Days!
These two are the creators of the sailboat “Junk” (behind them). Photographed in 2011 at Burning Man. New banner for my facebook page. Support this Burning Man photography project at humanlightsuit.com!
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Ike Taylor
Meet Ike Taylor, #24, defensive back for the Pittsburgh Steelers. I shot this recently at my studio. Ike and his team were really cool, and though it was a lot to ask of him to ...
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Dare Hare from Kritter Krew
It’s been one of those odd Venice days. Shot this earlier today. Meet Dare Hare of Kritter Krew… and that’s all I can say.
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Pacific Standard Magazine Cover
I photographed the most recent cover of “Pacific Standard” magazine. The cover story is online at psmag.com, it illustrates how the military is using stress-relieving tools like yoga and meditation… A worthy read. And for ...
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Takeo Spikes
Say hello to Takeo Spikes, linebacker for the San Diego Chargers. When I googled him before the shoot, google suggested I search for “Takeo Spikes Neck Size…” Great guy, and he clearly knows how to ...
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Father and Son
Photographed these two in front of my studio today, 6/1. The plus side of these hazy beach days is, of course, the easy smooth lighting…
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POTD: Boat
Spending a lot of time on the water lately…
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Sailing: Video Stills
Video stills from yesterday’s sailing adventure. #sailing #sail #boat #ocean #water #dog #LosAngeles #sunglasses #men #mountains #EricSchwabel #photography
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Malibu
Just a quick snapshot / outtake from a recent shoot in Malibu.
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Video: Jason Beghe
http://vimeo.com/36947403 Actor Jason Beghe sat down with Mb and I for our “Friends and Neighbors” project. This is a rough edit, chopped down from 2 hours of footage. Jason has clearly led an interesting life. ...
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Schwabel Shoots “Art”
I recently photographed actors Roger Bart, Michael O’Keefe and Bradley Whitford for their production of “Art” at the Pasadena Playhouse. Definitely check out the show if you’re in the LA area!
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Eric Schwabel shoots Scott Thompson for “The Immigrant”
Check out this movie poster we shot here at the studio for my good friend Josh Levy‘s new film, “The Immigrant,” Starring one of my heroes, Scott Thompson! Great cameos by Michael Cera, Margaret Cho, Dave ...
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Friends and Neighbors: Okoye Carter
This is an ongoing project I’m working on with artist Mb Boissonnault. I decided to begin a project that would allow me to explore video. Coming from still photography, that meant beginning where I left ...
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the Human Light Suit in “Vegas Rated”
My Human Light Suit project was recently featured in “Vegas Rated,” a beautiful publication (something that you can’t say about too many of ‘em lately) that is, in fact, precisely what it’s title suggests. Pick ...
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Shooting Male: Limited Edition now available!
In 2009, Bruno Gmünder published a collection of my work. I was 28 at the time and… Shall we say… excited. 3,000 copies of the first edition were printed. This very limited edition re-release contains, ...
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Adam Lambert photographed by Eric Schwabel for the Advocate
View the Advocate article and photos at http://news.advocate.com/post/11571958893/reinventing-adam-lambert I had the great pleasure of working with Adam Lambert recently for this Advocate cover shoot, which came out today. This was one of the more unique ...
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Friends and Neighbors: Martin Sugarman
Martin Sugarman sat down with us for the Friends and Neighbors series of video portraits. Martin is a former war photographer who founded the surf culture magazine “H20.” He is heavily involved in the Venice ...
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Schwabel Shoots Motion
In mid-2010, I was chatting with my neighbor, painter MB Boissonnault about my desire to turn my close-up “faces” portraits into video, but that I didn’t know anything about video and had no clue how ...
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Burning Man 2011: the Human Light Suit
If you’ve been following me on Facebook (as opposed to here… where I have a terrible habit of not posting updates) you’re aware of my Kickstarter campaign to photograph the Burning Man festival. Well, we’re ...
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People Are Strange…
Meet the good folks from Team One Advertising in Los Angeles. We shot these agency photos of them, and they were kind enough to let us use it as an eMail promo. Muchos Gracias! We ...
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Neil Patrick Harris photographed by Eric Schwabel for the Tony Awards
I actually did this portrait of Neil Patrick Harris for the awesome folks at the Los Angeles Stage Alliance, but was contacted by the Tony Awards to use it for Sunday’s program, so if you’re ...
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CREATE-A-FACE reviewed by PE Maggie Soladay
Schwabel Studio rep Joseph Aranda met with photo editor Maggie Soladay a few weeks back in New York, and gave her a copy of our “Create-A-Face” promo. Maggie does a monthly blog post where she ...
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Eric Schwabel at the Venice Art Walk
Once again this year, Schwabel Studio opened it’s doors for patrons of the annual Venice Art Walk. The art walk raises money each year for the Venice Family Clinic, which provides healthcare to under- and ...
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Schwabel Shoots People.
(new eMail campaign goes out tomorrow AM) -schwabel
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Kirk Douglas and the Oscars
Aside from all the hits we’ve been getting from my Burning Man project, the most searched term on SCHWABELSTUDIO.com this week is “Kirk Douglas.” I photographed him for LASA in 2009 at his home in ...
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Faces of Burning Man
In 2010 I went to Burning Man. Not the first time and certainly not the last. However, this time I brought lights and a camera and photographed portraits in a less-than-traditional manner, staying true to ...
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Faces of Burning Man
More images from my time at Burning Man last month.
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Camilla and friends.
Another from the files of “Eric got a tad bored and took this photo.” Camilla Cleese is the daughter of Monty Python founding member John Cleese, and she was a joy to work with. Makeup: ...
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thank you, venice art walk!
Thanks to the thousands of people who came through for the Venice Art Walk last Sunday! The Venice Art Walk and Auctions are a fundraiser for the Venice Family Clinic, which serves up some quality ...
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J.R.
Recently photographed JR, an actor in Hollywood (Hollywood, California!) whose last name I forget… ‘lil help?
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Meet Josh Babich, part 2
More shots with model Josh Babich.
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Meet Josh Babich, part 1
Photographed Josh Babich recently… More tomorrow.
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More Silver Schwabel Satisfaction.
I photographed dancer Tom Biagini with makeup by Trefor Proud. a
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Joe Spano, Evil Mickey, and Chris Pine.
We’ve all noticed changes in the world the past few years — that’s a big “duh.” But those changes translate to what visual artists produce for the world as well. Last year, German publisher Gmunder ...
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Dennis Smeal and Jon Beauregard
Dennis Smeal wrote the adaptation of “Stronger” that I have blogged about in the past. Jon Beauregard was recently nominated for an Ovation award for “Land of Tigers”
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Actors Joe Spano and Sam Anderson
Actors Joe Spano and Sam Anderson recently sat for my “[ detail ]” series. TV enthusiasts will most recently recognize Mr. Spano from NCIS (which, as it turns out, I have a good number of ...
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Actors Jennifer Paz and Robert J. Townsend
Actors Jennifer Paz and Robert J Townsend recently sat for my “[ detail ]” series. Thanks to the Los Angeles Stage Alliance on these recent shoots.
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[ detail ] Actor Barry Lynch and Writer Deborah Behrens
Some new faces for today. Deborah Behrens is an award-winning freelance writer. Actor Barry Lynch has appeared in numerous movies and TV shows, as well as acclaimed stage performances.
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[ detail and light ] Bee and Brandon
I’ve been photographing Bee since I moved in to my Venice Beach studio in 2005 — were right near Gold’s gym. So this giant man showed up with Bee — that would be Brandon, who ...
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[ detail & light ] Brandon is a Very Large Man.
I met Brandon through my friend and occasional model Bee (more on Bee coming up in the next day or two). He wanted photos and I wanted to photograph him, so there you have it. ...
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[ vision ] Wizard of Bodybuilder Oz (NSFW)
We recently shot a Schwabel-esque version of the Wizard of Oz characters. Professional bodybuilder and past Schwabel model Brenda Smith was our Dorothy. Jack Taggart portrayed our Scarecrow, Mitchell Rock re-appears as the Lion, and ...
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[ detail ] Another Man’s Vision P.2
Continuing from my last post… The concept is perhaps too complicated to explain in a meaningful way on a photo blog, and indeed it took me a minute to comprehend (and a dress rehearsal). For ...
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[ detail ] Another Man’s Vision, P.1
I was recently asked to be a part of an interesting performance project. An adaptation of “the Stronger” from the play by August Strindberg. The piece was part of Creative Director Terence McFarland’s artist-in-residency at ...
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[detail] Scott Thomson’s face is awesome.
Scott Thomson is an actor in Los Angeles, and the expressions that came out of his visage were astounding. I’m only posting a few here. As with everything I’ve been shooting of late, these were ...
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[ detail ] Josh Carpenter
Hope everyone had a great christmas! Thanks Conan O’Brien-sized actor Josh Carpenter for coming in on this shoot for my [detail] series.
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[ vision ] Merry Christmas
Happy Pseudo-Birthday, Jesus! I’m told that noted historical figure Jesus was actually born in May, but nonetheless, I like giving and receiving presents and eating massive amounts of food while hanging with the people I ...
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Happy Chirstmas Eve!
To all my Christian friends. Took this shot of Trefor while we were prepping a shot of Jesus. God Bless ISO 3200. Of course, I lit the actual shot, which I will post t’morrow.
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No Radio Silence… Happy Holidays!
Well kids, I’m off to the great white north to visit my family and friends for the holidays, and while I *could* blog from up there while snuggled between heated blankets and polar fleece, the ...
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[ detail ] Cooper Huckabee
Actor Cooper Huckabee recently sat for my [detail] series. One of the most amazing faces I’ve had the honor of capturing for the series, and the first person I’ve met in this town that doesn’t ...
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[ detail ] Jim Whipple, Casey Ruggieri
Two horizontal portraits from the [detail] series for your Monday enjoyment.
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Shooting Male recap
A recap on my book, “Shooting Male.” Which was published by Bruno Gmünder in 2009., available at local bookstores or through amazon.com. Admittedly, this comes via the press release from this spring. ‘SHOOTING MALE’ IS ...
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[ detail ] Raul Clayton Staggs
This is the 2nd run for Raul and I. I photographed him earlier this year for the Los Angeles Stage Alliance. He came back with a whole new look this time for a shoot for ...
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[ light ] Angus and Anthony
These gents showed up with a friend, which seems to be a common occurrence at my studio lately. This was their first time in front of a camera, and right before they both boarded a ...
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Christopher Landavazzo
LAPD officer Christopher Landavazzo of the “Cops for Causes” charity.
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[ vision ] Ben and Mitchell, together at last
As the Jay-Z song says, “what more can I say?” Ben and Mitchell, shot together. Makeup by Trefor Proud. Hair and merkins by Noogie Thai.
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[ vision ] Mitchell Rock part deux
Continuing from yesterday, this is where the magic of makeup artist Trefor Proud really comes in to play. It’s interesting how much a person’s personality can change when they are wearing such a heavy mask, ...
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[ light ] Mitchell Rock
Mitchell arrived with makeup artist Trefor Proud — apologies, I mean Academy and twice Emmy Award-winning makeup artist Trefor Proud. I wasn’t really sure who was coming this day. Trefor and I have very different ...
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[ vision ] “Evil Mickey” feat. Ben Patrick Johnson
I’ve been working quite a bit recently with Oscar-winning makeup artist Trefor Proud. Some of the work has recently been published, and I think it’s time to start showing it to the public. A few ...
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[ detail ] Ray Bradbury
I photographed author Ray Bradbury (89 in this photo) earlier this year, a great hero of mine. This was the second time I hunted a subject down. Writer Deborah Behrens told me she was interviewing ...
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[ detail ] Dan Martin
Did these shots of my friend Dan Martin @ Chrome Hearts. Trying a new lighting setup for the closeups, aside from the high key background… something a bit more traditional perhaps, but entertaining for me ...
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[ light ] beautiful vision: Andreas
I photographed Andreas for the title page of Bruno Gmunder’s new book, “Beautiful Vision” Andreas was one of the models in my book, “Shooting Male,” this was our second shoot. Andreas works as a masseur ...
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[ detail ] David O, Jacqueline Wright, Jessica Hannah, Laurie Woolery
Of the more recent faces I’ve captured for the [ detail ] series, these are four of my clear favorites. I’m continually honored to be allowed to work with the people I get to work ...
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[ detail ] Debbie Devine, Raquel Lehrman, Pat Towne
Three new additions to my series [ detail ] Super-cool (and best-named) co-founder of 24th Street Theatre, Debbie Devine; Founder and managing director of Theatre Planners, Racquel Lehrman, and director/producer Pat Towne. All three amazing ...
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[ detail ] Steven Stanley, Kim Rose-Wolter, Danny Cistone.
New faces for my [ detail ] series today. Theater critic Steven Stanley, Actors Kim Rose Wolter and Danny Cistone.
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[ detail ] Matt McKenzie, Ken Roht, JonJon Briones
Three new faces for the [ detail ] series, actors Matt McKenzie, Ken Roht, and Jon Jon Briones (not Jon, as I called him). All photographed for the Los Angeles Stage Alliance by yours truly.
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[ detail ] Cochran, O’Hara, Sanders, Sawyer
Four new and awesome subjects for the [detail] series.
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[ detail ] Mark Kinsey Stephenson, Chad Borden, Ed Waterstreet
Three more great faces. The descriptions below came directly from my producer on these shoots: Mark Kinsey Stephenson is an actor and artistic director on and off for several companies, including Actors Co-op, the most ...
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Faces: Kirk Douglas
I was honored to photograph Kirk Douglas at his home earlier this year. We arrived just as he too was getting home from a meeting, and the first thing he said to me (jokingly) was ...
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More Fun With Tosh
These photographs of model Tosh Yanez are in my recently-published book, “Shooting Male.” Tosh is with Wilhelmina LA and can be seen in numerous ad campaigns across the globe.
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Faces: Tosh Yanez
Tosh @ Wilhelmina/LA. Part deux. This time not shot in infrared. Check out my last post to learn more about ‘im. Hair by Noogie Thai.
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IR Faces: Tosh Yanez
Another infrared “Faces” portrait. This time m’friend, wardrobe stylist, and model Tosh Yanez. Tosh has worked with some amazing talent, and is an amazing talent in his own right. He can be seen in the ...
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IR Faces: Matt Brown
From the same shoot as my last post, shot this on my hobby-ish infrared camera. Shot entirely in the invisible Infrared spectrum. The sensor (it’s digital — made from an old D100 body) is covered ...
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Faces: Matt Brown
Matt is a photographer and model based in Los Angeles. Recently he sat for my “Faces” series.
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Infrared and JT Chestnut
JT and I did these shots with my infrared cam. Someday I’ll post specs on that but basically it’s made from a Nikon D100 body, I ripped it apart to accept the infrared and visible ...
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Shooting Male: Johnny Hazzard cover shoot outtakes
I’m a big fan of the out take, and it seems a blog is the perfect way to show a few. The cover shoot with Johnny Hazzard was originally for a magazine. When the magazine ...
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Shooting Male: Mario Kenyon
Mario was sent to me by Felix Tipper @ JLA. I didn’t find out until after the shoot that this was his first test with a photographer. So, not too shabby. The shot on the ...
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Faces: Raul Clayton Staggs
Raul Clayton Staggs, casting director, occasional actor, and Associate Artistic Director for the Playwrights’ Arena sat for this Faces portrait recently.
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Pic of the day: Self-portrait
Shot this on a new digital back for my Mamiya RZ67 that I got a few months back. I’ve shot a few commercial projects on it but haven’t really played around with it that much. ...