September 12, 2013

... And White T Shirts

I started a little ongoing series a couple weeks back. Call it a "passion project." Sure, it's basically dramatic shots of beautiful girls in white t-shirts and jeans, but there is a bit of an underlying story as well. The idea is to "strip" everything from these models except for a standard tee, no makeup, no hair stylist, no direction, and take pictures of them being them. Give them the opportunity to do whatever they want and be whomever they want for 20 minutes or so. With a career consisting of being told what to do, when to do it, and how to do it, its fun to give a little power back to the girls and let them have total control of the images. It gives the project a human quality and an aspect of realism I hope people can connect with. And yes... they're also really pretty girls. Check out the project at www.wildheartsbluejeansandwhitetshirts.com

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July 15, 2013

Director's Cut

LA based director, Eliot Rausch took more than two minutes of my life with this one, and I suggest you allow him to do the same with yours. With hints of Any Given Sunday mixed with Romain Gavras (Eliot will probably hate me for that) this short film shows what happens when the line between photo-journalism and "conventional" movie-making gets so fine it seemingly disappears.

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July 11, 2013

Go To This Blog Everyday

I get that tumblr blogs are nothing more than "stolen" images collected and lumped together... but it never ceases to amaze me when I stumble on one that is basically the visual manifestation of my racing mind before I fall asleep at night. Young Folk Society is just that.



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July 9, 2013

SPEED OF LOVE

A short film we did because, well, because we can. Nothing like calling in favors, hot girls, vintage cars, suits, DTLA, watches, guns and a little crime to fill up three and a half minutes.

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July 1, 2013

Grocery Get-Her

Paying homage to the Kaiser Jeep, the Nukizer is the bastard grandson that floated from reform school to reform school until finally doing a nickel upstate for assault only to be parolled on work release, of the M715. Mopar built this beast off of a Jeep J8 Milspec, threw on a carbon fiber front clip, and stretched the wheelbase to 124". Unnecessary? Sure, if you're a pansy.



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June 25, 2013

More, Chad Moore

Stoked to call this guy a friend. One of the most talented photographers I know, Chad Moore, along with Harrison Boyce have been showing me a good time whilst in this fine East Coastedness. Always nice to see the city through the eyes of these two.



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June 21, 2013

Friday Style

Brought to you by Jean-Babtiste Mondino. This editorial has been in nearly every inspiration board I've assembled for the past few years. Not only are the shots beautiful, but the styling is perfect. I think I need to go more post-apocalyptic gypsy dandy for Fall '13.


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June 20, 2013

In Search Of...

Photographer or not, anyone who owns a camera has something in common... we're always in search of the perfect camera bag. Whether you're trying to tote it on two shoulders, put a laptop in it, keep it small enough for overhead compartments or find it in milspec fabric, none of us are totally happy. Last night I stumbled on this site, Bag Exposure, which makes the promise of "helping photographers with the endless pursuit of the perfect camera bag..." These guys feel our pain, and are here to help. They might not solve your problem, but they sure as hell try. Hit it up.

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June 19, 2013

Clean


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How It Should Be Done: Travi$ Scott

Oh, you don't have a huge budget for a music video? Well, hire a DP who understands angles and light, throw in some knives and stuffed animals and shoot it under beautiful forest canopy light. Goes to show you don't need car chases, helicopters and pyrotechnics to make a memorable video. Watch it after the jump.



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