A freshly minted campaign.

Q: They're quite small, come in a neat, snap-closed tin and pack a fiery punch?

A: I just had the distinct pleasure of working again with, Liz Miller-Gershfeld, Sr. Art Buyer at Energy BBDO while shooting the new Altoids Smalls print campaign. I'm honored to have been chosen to shoot the ads considering the legacy of the brand's brilliant creative.
Along with Liz, I worked closely with Art Director, Derrick Ho for who's fun ideas I put pixel to paper.



PS. This job had me buying the second wig within a week.
Cheers!

Taxi Site of the Day

Hi. My website is honored today, and today only on the Taxi Design Network as Taxi Site of the Day.
They say its, "Surprising, and peppered with black humor". ;)

Hold the frog.

Today's shoot was for Dolce Strings, an all girl string quartet. You can hire them for your wedding, funeral or awkward corporate event. Our location was the wonderfully old fashioned, Blackstone Hotel. Additionally, I learned that when handling a bow to grab it by the "frog" and mind the hairs.

New shoots and New Projects

As we're all too aware of the huge challenges America faces today, I've been blessed to be busy lately. Recent projects include shooting print campaigns for Altoids, Coca~Cola, and Allergan pharmaceuticals. These have been with the shops, Energy BBDO, Abelson Taylor, and Fitzgerald and Company.
Upcoming is Chicago Magazine, an all girl string quartet, dog fighting rehabilitation, and a picture about a fat boy who's parents kill each other on his 7th birthday.

Atlanta on my mind.

I'm shipping out this week for four days to shoot in Atlanta (where my Pappy was born and started his dry cleaning business). I'm psyched to be working again with the local shop, Fitzgerald and Company on a sleepless, sugar induced, psudo-drugged out campaign. Find it back here once the magic is done.

Seldom warm.

For the February issue of Chicago Magazine picture editor, Brittney Blair asked me to photograph contemporary dance group, The Seldoms. Their recent work has them collaborating with boutique fashion designer, Lara Miller who conceived of their post-apocalyptic performance apparel. Kudos to these four hearty dancers who braved -10 degree temperatures INSIDE an unheated Chinatown warehouse and collaborated with me to make this picture.
PS Thank you, Carrie Hanson for the donuts and hot coffee!

Photo Assistant Bootcamp

Baring flight delays on Saturday March 7, I will be part of an APA Midwest (Advertising Photographers of America) Photo Assistant Boot camp. It's an interactive panel discussion hosted by Columbia College for current and aspiring photo assistants who will learn how to get in, or stay in "the business". Come to hear what I, and three other experienced assistants and photographers have to say. More information on the APA Midwest website.