Stories about Florida
Portraits
Here are a few portraits from the past year. They were mostly for commercial and PR jobs. I hope to create my own distinct portait style while in Egypt, something a bit more like the portraits that a renaissance painter would make.
JetBlue and Kaboom Commercial Photo Shoot
JetBlue & Kaboom worked together to build a playground ex-nihilo and they payed me to hang out with them and document the process for their PR department. The playground was just south of the Fort Lauderdale airport and at the end of the day children from the next-door school came to judge the work, though [...]
Food Photography Portfolio
I often photograph food for magazines and restaurants from Florida, to Egypt, and beyond, but this is my first food photography portfolio. Here are some of my favorites and hopefully I will add more food shots to it in the near future.
Dalai Lama in Boca Raton, FL
A crowd of 3,000 listened to the Dalai Lama’s message “Build world peace by building your own inner peace” at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL. Wrapped in his one-shouldered maroon and saffron robes, the Dalai Lama spoke for more than an hour.
Key West Portrait
The first portrait was of a couple from France, I’m going to have to return and shoot a bunch more like this.= of the kitsch in the Florida Keys. I forgot the restaurant but it was on Deer Island Key, but there were dollar bills plastered around the walls and light that just sung. There [...]
The Atlantic Ocean on 4×5
Just a long exposure of the ocean with the ol’ 4×5 and some black and white Polaroid film (fp-100b). Usually I get my ideas in the middle of the night and I have to wait until morning to try them out. I was pleased that I could just pick up my camera and walk out [...]
Spirituality in the Suburbs
The enclaves of Boca Raton, FL can play havoc on the mind. Thank you Liz.
The Beach on Leica and Tri-X
These were just a few images that I shot for fun when some college buddies came down for spring break. This could be recreated in photoshop but it is more interesting in the natural scans.
The Beach on a Hasselblad
I’ve been playing around with different formats and cameras trying to find a specific look. For a few weeks I got my hands on an old Hasselblad CM/500. Every day as the sun went down I’d walk the beach and take a few pictures.