Star Wars on the 6 Train

Okay, this doesn't have anything to do with my photography, but it is a cool video created by the Improv Everywhere group in NYC.  It's the first scene of Star Wars IV: A New Hope done on the 6 Train (NYC Subway).



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Advertisement for Lugz

Here is a trailer of an ad created for Lugz, a company I'm working with as a business and photography consultant, starring Cain Velasquez who is an MMA fighter.  I only got to shake his gigantic hand, but the dude is the one of the nicest and quietest guys I've ever met; although, from what I've seen, he's a wrecking machine.  The shoot for the stills and the video were done in NYC over the course of a couple of days.  I'll post the stills when they're finished being retouched.  For the record - I did not shoot this video - it's being distributed by the Lugz marketing team, and a full commercial will be airing nationwide soon.

Weekend Project

Now that I'm working with and learning from a couple of documentary photographers, I'm going to start photographing more people...or people more. The Food will still be the "money maker" (HA!), but I'm going to start a couple of people projects. This weekend I am going to concentrate on getting some up-close and personal shots of people. I think I see people well and I want to translate that into making compelling images. Hope to post some here in the next week.
Also, here comes the World Cup 2010. I'm ready.
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-Enjoy.

Seasonal Ingredient Map

As I work and talk with people in the restaurant and food blogging business, the topic of Seasonal Ingredients comes up over and over again.  I've seen several charts and graphs highlighting this subject, and recently I found a very cool interactive map on the Epicurious website.
This map allows you to see what is in season by state and month. Hope you find it interesting.  I appologize in advance to anyone who can't view Flash...but they haven't made the switch to HTML5 yet.  :)

Here you go: Epicurious.

What Makes a Photograph Art?

Or really, what makes a photograph good?  It's different for every person and every photographer, but basically, a photo has to "speak" to someone.  What are your photos telling viewers?  It can be simple or complex.  Photos can inform, ask questions, motivate, shock, inspire, or simply make someone smile.

I just watched a great little video/interview with Carol Friedman, Photographer.   Check it out here.   It's one of several very good short videos on BigThink.com.  This site has a mountain of great content.

NYC Tattoo Convention

This weekend I'll be shooting inkers and the inked at the annual New York City Tattoo Convention which is held at the famous Roseland Ballroom.  Probably spend some time with the crew from Rising Dragon Tattoo, and maybe I'll get some work done.  Hope to be posting some good shots here and on my website soon.  Check out their site for more information here.

Savoy, Thank You

Last night was the tenth annual Calçotada, a traditional Catalan onion festival that marks the start of spring, at Savoy in SOHO.  It was an amazing event with great food, wine, music, and dancing.  I'd like to thank the owner, and chef, Peter Hoffman and the equally amazing chef and personality superstar, Ryan Tate for their hospitality and great work.  I'll be posting pictures from the event on my website soon.
If you're ever in NYC, please stop by Savoy and enjoy their amazing food and service.  They have the "freshest" menu around.  Pair that with their great service and you have a match made in heaven.