Picasso & Martin
I came across this amusing blog about my PIcasso/Doisneau homage with Steve Martin by Scott McDermott…
Carl Sagan Beating
My list of ideas was not long, but it was varied. I suggested having Seth MacFarlane trying to get a to-scale model of Uranus into his anus, but my favorite idea was having Seth beating up Carl Sagan.
Get Creative
We photographed Leslie Berland of American Express. Her title is SVP, Digital Partnerships & Development, as she heads up their new and very relevant social media division.
See The Sherman Show
Cindy Sherman is a fascinating artist on so many levels, with a long and complex body of work.
More Lastminute.com
It’s said that the best way to experience a place is through its people, so doing this extended stay shoot with a full British crew was great for me as a tourist.
London Calling!
On a Thursday I received confirmation of a three-week ad shoot in England for Lastminute.com and the following Tuesday I was in London with a full UK crew and a shot list of 17 separate executions.
50th Anniversary!
Fifty years of marriage is impressive in so many ways, but their example of love and patience and goodwill is what stands out for me.
Golden Gate Party 1987
I was visiting that San Francisco during that week in May 1987 when the Golden Gate Bridge celebration took place. I didn’t get far as we tried to join the walkers on the bridge, but I took plenty of photographs.
Taking The Camera for “A Day”
Their directives were to take your camera along for the day and try to think outside the box. As I don’t generally carry my camera around, or specialize in candid photographs, I was definitely outside of my comfort zone.
Moo Yorker
This curious New Yorker story is about the controversy over raw milk and its gray-market status. It has generated a lot of discussion, and now the photo dept has posted a short interview with me on the subject.
5 Favorite Photo Books
Digging through the books on my shelf I’ve compiled my five favorites. I’m not actually a big photo book collector but I’ve managed to get across what I love about these books with this round-up.
Men Want Vargas Girls
Is there a fatal flaw in shooting young women in the style of Alberto Vargas when the central theme of the text is that men really do care about more than looks?
It’s Greg Miller Time!
Greg Miller has shot a number of series with his 8×10 camera but my favorite are his Ash Wednesday portraits, titled “Unto Dust.” I interviewed him about the project, via email.
Bush 41 & Lürzer’s 200
The latest edition of Lürzer’s Archive 200 Best Ad Photographers features three of my photographs, including this portrait of President George H. W. and Mrs. Bush.
Euphemist Mailer Part 5: Take A Photographer Hunting
Our last stop with Oliver North was a sportsman’s convention, primarily selling firearms and knives. In the back corner was a fully functional shooting range set up by the National Rifle Association.
Euphemist Mailer Part 4: Adam Sandler’s Teenage Bride
My favorite item hidden in the French folds of my Euphemist promo is a thank you letter I received from a teenager smitten with Adam Sandler.
Gary Oldman Homage
Flattery takes its sincerest form when a photo student emailed me his homage to my Gary Oldman portrait.
Euphemist Mailer 3: Andrew Hetherington Tease
Andrew approached me at a PDN Annual party many years ago. I was flattered that this great photographer asked to get his photo taken with me until the next day when I looked at his blog, “What’s The Jackatory?,“ and saw that he’d gotten his picture done with nearly everyone in the room.
Ed Helms Shares His Nuts
Bon Appétit assigned me to shoot Ed Helms, the picture is to accompany a Q & A that focuses on his taste for boiled nuts.
Rap Darwinism
Wired Magazine proposed this as a modest still shoot with Baba Brinkman, then requested video just before the shoot date. A white rapper doing an off-Broadway show about science and evolution is certainly unusual but the portrait solution seemed almost predestined.