BriggsFest 2010- Day 2

On July 11, 2010 by vard

Saturday’s overnight rain didn’t seem to slow anyone down this weekend.  It was refreshing and a nice break from the recent crispy heat.  Things dried up and the party picked up right where it left off.  When the sun went down I dropped most of the gear and had some fun with ‘left-hand extended’ off-camera flash (OCF).  If your shooting gear supports it I’d recommend playing around with it when you can.  It takes some getting used to, but it’s a lot fun and can really change up shooting situations that aren’t ideal.

Another amazing BriggsFest! Thank you to Richard and all the Briggs for rockin a better time every year!

…and to my boy Dan Hess…always bringing the party hard…security be damned! Yahtzee Mutha-F!!k!r!

BriggsFest 2010 – The Beginning

On July 10, 2010 by vard

That was a damn wet night.  But the rain held off until plenty after the music stopped, and the deluge quit just before the place started buzzing again this morning.  Yesterday was a perfect ‘BriggsFest Day’: Plenty of sun, fun, people, music and food.  Here’s a few from yesterday and this morning as a recap…

Lots more shooting to do today! Rock On!

A Few From The Last Two Days

On July 7, 2010 by vard

Had another chance to run down to StudioOz in Philadelphia on Monday for a long day of shooting and catching up.  DanO, owner/photographer of StudioOz and I both quit our day jobs (at the same place no less) to do photography full time within 2 weeks of each other back in the fall of 2005.  In those 5 years he’s has been an integral part of our lives and our business.  I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to pay him back for what he’s done for us, but we’ll keep trying.

The first 6 images here are from Monday down at DanO’s – his studio is in a huge complex that makes my brain swim with ideas, often WAY more than I can cram into one or two shoots.  The second series of 6 are from yesterday.  My hat is off to all of these awesome ladies for putting up with long days and crazy uncomfortable shooting weather.  You all rocked out some great images.  Thanks for making life fun!

Rock On!

Winter Promo Wrap Up

On June 6, 2010 by vard

Man, 2010 is racing by!  June is here, the summer weather HAS BEEN here for quite a while already and the calendar for the remaining 7 months is filling up fast!  It’s all work, technically.  I have a pile of things to post in the coming weeks:  Shots from next week’s www.300AlmostNakedPeople.com project shoot; more band/musician promo images; there’s probably a wedding or 6 to blog about; and perhaps just a general image wrap up on most of 2009…I realize we’re almost 1/2 way through 2010…better late than never, right.

These images are from our Winter Blues Promo.  Had a blast with everyone involved!  Thank you to all these great ladies for keeping life lighthearted and fun!

Rock On!

…and a few more recent images

On May 24, 2010 by vard

…is this ASAP enough?

Joey & Jamie’s Vegas mind-melt gave me some time to work up a couple of posts I’ve been wanting to do.  Nooooo, not WHILE in Vegas…you can get a lot done on a 3 hour flight!  Here’s a few from Connie’s most recent modeling shoot.

How much does she ROCK for getting the hair dyed dark just to do this shoot the way I’d pictured it in my head?  Every shoot seems better than the last with her…and that’s a damn good thing!  :D  Once again, thank you Kat for rocking the makeup & general shoot assistance.

And here’s a few from the most recent band promo shoot I’ve had the opportunity to work on.  1 Hot Mess is 1 rad crew of people to have on the opposite end of the lens.  Connie and Kat rocked out the back end of this shoot as well.  When the 3 of us are firing on all cylinders, life is GOOD!  Thank you to everyone involved!

Body Art: Paint & Glitter

On April 14, 2010 by vard

READ THIS FIRST

A quick thank you to everyone that stopped down for the www.300AlmostNakedPeople.com teaser video we shot last week at A Perfect Blend.  Between the test shooting on Wednesday and the real deal on Thursday we got a pile of cool footage.  Annie B. rocked the editing and the vid is currently with Andy Z. for audio and sound effects.  The plan, right now, is to have it posted Sunday morning for anyone interested in checking it out.  We’re getting to work on a 90-120 second promo piece in the next week or so…drop me a line if you’re interested in taking part in that.

I really appreciate everyone that’s been getting involved in this.  It’s all about having fun and putting to use the amazing skills and talents of the people I come into contact with every day.  It doesn’t take much to make life way more interesting…get up, get out and DO IT!

READ THIS SECOND

The images linked here depict artistic representations of nude bodies.  If this type of art offends you, please DON’T look.  I respect that it might not be for everyone – to each their own, right?  Thank you for taking the time to read this!

Every once in a while I get to stop working and try something different.  These three shoots definitely fall into that category.  I’ve wanted to do some body paint shots for a while now, but the logistics of getting willing participants, at least a partially baked idea and of course an artist all together at the same time makes it a tad challenging.  Again, with just about everything I shoot, I learn a TON of stuff when we’re pushing the boundaries a bit.  Like, make sure the room is TOO warm…cause people standing around naked will get cold after 3+ hours, pretty much for sure.  Ellie and Steph are total champs all the way, and a HUGE thank you goes out to Olivia Jacobs for her rockin paint skills and patience.  Working with all 3 of these awesome people was a great experience.

And Kat was back for more makeup fun, this time on the ‘human discoball’ glitter shoot that Courtney and I have been hitting around for a while.  We rocked a totally awesome set of images and everyone walked away pretty stoked about this one.  And lastly, thank you to Connie and Corry for all their help with Courtney’s shoot – it is mucho appreciated!

…and yes, the studio DOES look like fairy’s exploded here…gotta love me some glitter! :D

Enjoy!