CLASSIC INTERPRETATION...

I met blogger Ché F.M. while making a shoe purchase; a classic long-wing bloucher in a not so common shade of cognac.  She praised my sense of style and a kinship was born.  Weeks later I invited her to be my subject and talk about the #menswear explosion that is happening.  Everywhere you look on the internet you see a new blog that tries to capture the essence of it all.  Ché likes pieces that embody the classic American heritage look.  She believes that tailoring to fit is more important than a brand name.  Ché's vision is to take that old grandpa style and then remixe it for mass appeal.

Ché F.M. - image consultant, blogger, and aspiring cordwainer.  http://psthreeighteen.tumblr.com/

BULLET PROOF SOUL

When You've Lost Someone...

Shot in New Orleans with former burlesque performer Zoya Pepel.  She was kind enough to take me on a tour of the city.  We settled on a huge cemetery in the heart of the city to create a few images.

 

F R E S H . . .

New rap phenomenon JoBoy Fresh commissioned me for some promotional work several months ago.  He then went off on tour across the country.  I was surprised to hear from his camp that he'd been profiled in the September issue of Sister 2 Sister Magazine, which used one of my images for the piece.  I need to go pick that up!

White Hot...

Doris J has become one of my favorite natural hair women to work with.  It's been almost a year since we last had the opportunity to work together, and we were both looking forward to the collaboration.  She has an amazing skin tone, so I thought it would be interesting to have her in white and on a white seamless backdrop.  Here are some of my favorites from the day.

Lighting:

One Norman 600 strobe in 60" octobox @ f/8, high and just right of center;

Two Hensel strobes on the backdrop @ +2 stops from model;

Black flags to keep spill from flaring into camera.

Cameras:

Two Pentax 67s, one loaded with Delta 100, one loaded with Kodak Ektar 100.