Tristan & Russ • Allentown Engagement Session
Last weekend was the weekend that almost didn’t happen. I’ve been waiting eagerly to photograph Tristan and Russ’s engagement photos since they reached out to me last year to document their wedding. The only problem is that we had to wait until it got warmer and their May 1 wedding is approaching crazy fast. So [...]
The Many Faces of Jonathan LeVine
I was recently asked who I’ve photographed the most. The person asking was more than likely referring to what band I’ve photographed the most, which isn’t too hard of a question. It’s either Bad Religion, H2O, or the Bouncing Souls. Though I think the Koffin Kats are edging higher and higher on the list. But [...]
A Sad Day in Tikiville
Anyone that knows Allison and me personally, is well aware of our fascination and love for all things Tiki. We’ve spent the past five years or so traveling the world visiting dozens Tiki bars and collecting related mugs and ephemera. Alas, the large three-foot-tall Tiki god in our hallway has started to split in half. [...]
Don’t Forget the Ones You Love
For most people, the Super Bowl is the ultimate sports spectacle. People crowd into parties to watch their favorite teams smother each other with gleeful delight, chow down on Buffalo wings, and pound back a copious amount of alcoholic beverages. For me, for the past four years, the Super Bowl has been synonymous with the [...]
A Walk in the Park (with Balloons)
For the past three years, I’ve had the pleasure of photographing the Opdenburg family for their annual Chinese New Year’s card. The theme is loosely based on the creature of the year—this time the Tiger—and I always have a blast trying to come up with an idea that relates to said animal. The problem is [...]
Rita & Ron Engagement Photos
This engagement session was particularly special for me since the bride-to-be is my sister Rita. She’s been enamored with having her photos taken at Verona Park since well before she met Ron, so finding a location was not a problem. Interestingly enough, I had my engagement photos taken there by the lovely Kristin Reimer some [...]
Happy Holidays from GLK Creative
I just wanted to take a few moments wish everyone a happy holiday and a Merry Christmas. This has been a crazy and fun year and can’t wait to jump into 2010 head first. Thank you to all our wonderful clients, friends, and family. You guys are the greatest and we love you all. Have [...]
Madeline’s First Christmas
A few months, back my dear friends Nick and Lisa gave birth to Madeline—quite possibly one of the cutest babies in the world. I got the chance to take her Christmas photos a week ago and the lens just doesn’t do her justice.
Murderous Housewives
A few weeks back, my good friend Nicole asked me to shoot some photos of her for a Mad Men contest that AMC was running to promote the new season. At the time, I had never seen an episode, but I was aware that the series took place in the early ’60s and everyone on [...]
Zen Gardens and Pharma Companies
The worst part about doing magazine shoots is that I usually can’t write about the experience until after the issues comes out. About a month ago, I had the pleasure of visiting Daiichi Sankyo’s new training facility in Parsippany and photograph its Senior Director of Sales and Training John Sjovall for the cover of Pharmaceutical [...]
Being Andrew Michael Ford
I’ll post a little bit about Andrew and his new gig at Last Rites Gallery as soon as I get some free time. In the meantime, enjoy this portrait I took of the curator on a rooftop overlooking 35th Street.
Shooting Through Ray Guns
This past Saturday I shot a series of paintings for Harry Saylor, owner and proprietor of Jersey-based, pop art gallery Orbit Gallery Space. He’s putting the finishing touches on his new book called “EdgyCute” from Mark Batty Publisher and needed me to take some last minute photos. We spent a few hours working through a [...]
New Shawn Barber Interview in Skin & Ink
Skin & Ink Magazine just published a feature story I wrote about tattoo portrait artist Shawn Barber. For those that don’t know, Shawn does portraits of tattoo artists and uses really surreal techniques to capture their limbs at different angles. He was a great guy to interview and I think he chatted with me for [...]
Adam Wallacavage’s Evil Eye
Those that listen to me babble know that I’m enthralled by the photo works of Adam Wallacavage. The man does some of the best wide angle portraits I’ve ever seen and I’m obsessed with his use of saturated colors, particularly in his band photos. What I didn’t know until a year or so ago was [...]
Artist at Work: Sunny Buick
One of the dumbest ideas I’ve had as of late was to try and interview artist Sunny Buick while she was tattooing me. I lasted one question and then just stopped talking. I did get some nice portraits of her after the tattoo session. Hopefully, I can pick her brain next time she is in [...]
Fun with Depth of Field
Sure, shooting parties is fun, but how many times can you take the same photo of people laughing and posing with beer? I decided to switch things up a little at a group opening at Jonathan Levine this past Friday. Here’s a shot of Carlo McCormick’s son Tristan with all focus on the kid. I [...]
Dinner is Served
I’ve worked on some pretty interesting assignments these last few months, but I never thought I’d be shooting food. Then again, I never thought anyone would ask. A few months back, a lovely little Mexican restaurant named Piñata opened up in town, and the sweet couple that own the place contacted me to photograph their [...]
Graffiti Artists and Gallery Openings
Check out more photos at Juxtapoz.com Somewhere in the title is a joke waiting to be made. But truthfully, graffiti artists have been part of the fine art scene for decades while still slinging paint on city walls in their free time. Last night, I was faced with a conundrum that I’ve never even thought [...]
