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The new issue of DHome is out and I am excited to announce that my first published image for them is nestled comfortably on page 28. I thought I would share the final product and the other images I sent it for their approval. Many thanks to art director extraordinaire Jamie Laubhan-Oliver, Laura Kostelny, and Peggy Levinson for making it an extremely positive experience.
I shot out of bed on Friday and decided that I wanted to ignore all of the duties of the day to walk around downtown Dallas and photograph random places. As I walked through the streets and back alleys looking for interesting subjects and hoping not to get mugged, I ended up outside a friends downtown condo. After a quick phone call to announce my presence, I was whisked upstairs to enjoy my first Mexican Mocha. (patented by Alberto) We enjoyed the coffee and chatted about photographers. I convinced Alberto to join me on my pilgrimage to the land of leisure. We took the train to Deep Ellum and ate at All Good Cafe, which is my new favorite spot to grab lunch. Extremely relaxing environment. We met up with Chad Windham who happened to be visiting the cafe to discuss business with a colleague. After a brief discussion it turns out that Chad was looking to share some studio space. (Which was exactly what I have been looking for!!) So there may be a great fit there. Alberto and I continued on our stroll around Dallas and I have to say (and this is a compliment) they should put alberto’s mouth in the circus!!! He is one hell of a tour guide. We would walk by a building and I would get the history of the place and he would point out which alley not to go down b/c it was haunted. The whole experience with alberto was fascinating. We ended up taking a break at the Amsterdam Bar to enjoy a beer and continue our chat about photography. I really enjoyed that place and would fiercely recommend it. I have been looking for a bar that reminds me of Austin and Amsterdam Bar is spot on. And the coolest part is the studio I was looking at is across the street. I ended the day by taking the train back to my place and having a relaxing evening. Friday was a perfect day.
Sports Illustrated gave me a last minute call to set up some remotes for the opening of the new Cowboys Stadium and I didn’t hesitate to jump in a car and head over there. I didn’t get an opportunity to work the game and whereas that would have been an amazing atmosphere to shoot in… I really don’t envy the guys that will be working. It is going to be crazy, loud, and chaotic. (and a ton o fun!!!)
The remotes are overall shots of the stadium and field and should be cool for tomorrows game. I got to be one of the first guys for Sports Illustrated to get up in the catwalk and check out the video board close up and it is a fantastic. (Personal note: Jerry Jones, you sir… are an entertainer and know how to put on a show.) Now, onto the catwalk… you CANNOT even remotely be afraid of heights if you want to go up there. After conquering a titanic set of stairs you must scale a metal grate walkway that has to be at a 40 degree incline…(see last photo in slideshow) and repeat multiple times while lugging equipment. haha.. I got dizzy…
Enough talk.. I hope you enjoy the Iphone photos of the new stadium…
I photographed El Chaperral, a Mexican restaurant, for SP Partners in San Antonio. It turned out to be an overnight shoot as we couldn’t photograph while the restaurant was open. There were some intricate lighting setups used to achieve the look the art director was looking for but everything worked out according the plan and everyone was happy. (I was happy when the margaritas came out.)
I was recently contracted to photograph some architecture in San Antonio by SP Partnership, a local architecture firm that concentrates on Green energy buildings. The first job was for the Paul Mitchell training salon. I loved the open space, steel supports, and huge windows that allowed incredible amounts of beautiful light. I accented the natural light with a couple Profoto packs and concentrated on photographing the space of the structure. SP Partnership wanted to market the openness of the property for future clients.
Here is a slideshow of Paul Mitchell’s training salon…
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