New stock images of New York City.
The Chrysler Building
Engine 14 in Midtown Manhattan
Madison Avenue
Bryant Park
September 17, 2010
Removing Inhibitions
One of the things I love about portraits is their power to capture a person’s mood – oftentimes in a very subtle way. But to have a stranger point a camera at you can be quite unnerving, which shows in the photograph. So there are times when you need to start by removing inhibitions. Here’s one technique I use to make people forget they’re being photographed: I start by asking the subject to look away from the camera and think about last weekend. Here are a few examples of portraits I’ve taken recently. It’s amazing what you can read in a smile or a look in the eyes.
What moods do you detect?
September 14, 2010
Science and Dance
Thought I would take a little break from photography to show you what has recently been brought to my attention. Scientists have now identified the sexiest dance moves. According to the study, women like men who dance with high kicks, florid arm-waving, and “the running man”. But, they still don’t know exactly why women like “flexing the trunk”. Not sure what that means, but the next time I’m on the dance floor I will be sure to flex my trunk as I wave my arms in the air while kicking and running.
Good thing for all the women out there on the dance floor that I’m married.
Click to see the video
September 10, 2010
Olympians
I recently had the opportunity to photograph several U.S. Olympic Athletes. It was great to meet some whose names I recognized (ie: Dorothy Hamill and Dominique Dawes) and others, such as Lacey O’Neal and Charles Jenkins, who were unfamiliar to me. Ms. O’Neal was in the 1972 Games in Munich and has an amazing story about a close friend who was on the Israeli Olympic team. Charles Jenkins won a gold medal in the 400m relay in the 1956 Games in Tokyo, and his son Chip won a gold in the same event 40 years later, marking the first time in U.S. history that a father and son won gold in the same event. While the time I spent with each athlete was memorable, nothing compared to the chance I had to skate with Dorothy Hamill!.
Here are some of the images. You can see more on my web site under Olympians.
Tom Dolan - 1996 & 2000 Olympic Games
Dominique Dawes - 1992, 1996 & 2000 Olympic Games
Charles Jenkins - 1956 Olympic Games
Dorothy Hamill - 1976 Olympic Games
Lacey O'Neal - 1964 & 1972 Olympic Games / Crissy Ahmann - 1992 Olympic Games
September 2, 2010
Now this is what I call a photo/video shoot. I found this on MediaBistro. Kyle Andrews (musician) was chosen for the Holiday Inn “Stay You” campaign and the ad agency (McCann NY) decided to film this video while a group of BYU students were having a water balloon fight. From what I understand an (unofficial) world record was set for the largest water balloon fight (120,000 balloons).
Talk about having a good time!!
Holiday Inn's "Stay You" campaign video
