I always take a break, then go back through a shoot to see what I missed the first time around…revisiting Brittany!
In other news, I’ve just started a new series of personal work I’m hoping I”m brave enough to share with you soonish…
Reclining Nude
Wide awake and dreaming…
Goodbye to an NYC Icon
NYC mourns as FAO Schwarz is closing. My last visit, interestingly enough, was with Monique and Julia. I went to middle school with Monique, and haven’t seen much of her since then, but thanks to social media, we reconnected. We decided to get together yesterday to take some pictures of her and her adorable daughter, who just turned 2. After a walk through central park, we walked through those familiar doors for the last time. Mission? The big piano you play by walking on, of course.
I’m happy I was able to capture this moment between mother and daughter. It was a fun way to tie in the past, present, and future, although a little sad at the same time. Onwards.
Fishnet Dancer
Veronica is the first dancer I worked with. I met her at a group shoot at a fellow photographers studio, and decided to shoot her again one on one. This was taken in my attic when I was still living in CT. She’s absolutely sweet and can contort into positions that make me hurt just looking at them!
Sam Spade Meets Fosse
This is one of my last shoots in apt 1003, and I can’t take credit for the concept. Theda came with the idea to do a Maltese Falcon/Sam Spade turned into a Fosse/burlesque type thing, so we took full advantage of the pre-war setting. This was after I had her doing strange gymnastics in the fireplace…
Happy Friday
Sometimes, when you work with a model for a long time, you also inherit their sisters. This is Victoria, Heathers sister…clearly creative at posing…maybe this runs in the family?
Age? Just a Number…
I hear lots and lots of moaning about aging, being too old to look hot, why bother…
Well, guess what? It’s never too late. I’ve done several shoots with women in their 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70+ and they were so much fun to do. Why? How much they ended up ENJOYING it…it actually brought out a very youthful energy in them as they relaxed into it. A little sparkle and mischievous smile and we’re in business. I kind of loved having to tell a friends mom to show more leg.
Unfortunately, I can’t share most of that here since they were private shoots and I have to respect people’s privacy. I will show you Jennifer, a model not in her teens or 20’s (bet you can’t guess exactly), showing how to work it…
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Black and White Mikki
Mikki and I met through a mutual friend and I admired her free spirit and comfort in her skin…totally natural!
Swimwear on the Roof
This was shot on the roof of a Manhattan townhouse…climbed the worlds most unstable ladder and crawled through a hole to get up there, and I do like shooting there! My original muse, Annie, has such a timeless face…
Mirror, Mirror…uh…wherever I decide to put it….
A film shot, done in my former attic, with a mirror. Ok, that just sounded like a line from Clue.
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