It's been awhile since I've posted anything on the blog, I've been out of town working for the past few weeks and will post something about that soon. In the meantime I wanted to add the beautiful and talented Indian born model, actress, chef, author and television host Padma Lakshmi to My Model Wish List. At 43 years of age, she's smoking hot and is keeping busy writing cookbooks while at the same time hosting Top Chef and modeling for ad campaigns. Being from India she has the exotic look and being a polyglot (she speaks English, Italian, Spanish, Tamil, and Hindi) adds to her sex appeal, on top of that she doesn't try to cover up her scar which gives her the bad ass element as well. She's been featured in publications like Playboy and shot with top photographers like Helmut Newton. Padma has always been on my model wish list and will hopefully be someone I can photograph at some point in time.
Facebook Look Back - Walter White
Walter White enjoyed some good times and endured some bad times since joining Facebook back in 2008.
From the Archives - 01.27.2013
Here's another shot of the beautiful Eufrat that was taken in late 2011. This was edited by my good friends at Tuco Studio in Argentina.
Padma Lakshmi
I really like this photo taken by Helmut Newton of Indian born model | actress | author | TV personality | foodie Padma Lakshmi, I would love to do a shoot with her sometime and then have some dinner.
This Guy Animated Classic Paintings And The Results Are F*cking Beautiful
Rino Stefano Tagliafierro brings these paintings to life using 2.5D effects.
From the Archives - 01.13.2014
I was just browsing through one of my drives and saw these random pictures of Jana a.k.a. Eufrat that I never published anywhere. This shoot took place in March of 2011.
The Overview Effect
The overview effect is a cognitive shift in awareness reported by some astronauts and cosmonauts during spaceflight, often while viewing the Earth from orbit or from the lunar surface.
It refers to the experience of seeing firsthand the reality of the Earth in space, which is immediately understood to be a tiny, fragile ball of life, "hanging in the void", shielded and nourished by a paper-thin atmosphere. From space, the astronauts tell us, national boundaries vanish, the conflicts that divide people become less important, and the need to create a planetary society with the united will to protect this "pale blue dot" becomes both obvious and imperative.
Check out the trailer for our feature film CONTINUUM: https://vimeo.com/60234866 If you'd like more information about CONTINUUM and how you can support & even pre-order the film, check out: http://www.continuumthemovie.com. On the 40th anniversary of the famous ‘Blue Marble’ photograph taken of Earth from space, Planetary Collective presents a short film documenting astronauts’ life-changing stories of seeing the Earth from the outside – a perspective-altering experience often described as the Overview Effect. The Overview Effect, first described by author Frank White in 1987, is an experience that transforms astronauts’ perspective of the planet and mankind’s place upon it. Common features of the experience are a feeling of awe for the planet, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment. ‘Overview’ is a short film that explores this phenomenon through interviews with five astronauts who have experienced the Overview Effect. The film also features insights from commentators and thinkers on the wider implications and importance of this understanding for society, and our relationship to the environment. CAST • EDGAR MITCHELL – Apollo 14 astronaut and founder of the Institute of Noetic Sciences • RON GARAN – ISS astronaut and founder of humanitarian organization Fragile Oasis • NICOLE STOTT – Shuttle and ISS astronaut and member of Fragile Oasis • JEFF HOFFMAN – Shuttle astronaut and senior lecturer at MIT • SHANE KIMBROUGH – Shuttle/ISS astronaut and Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army • FRANK WHITE – space theorist and author of the book ‘The Overview Effect’ • DAVID LOY- philosopher and author • DAVID BEAVER – philosopher and co-founder of The Overview Institute ———- CREW Producer: STEVE KENNEDY Director: GUY REID Editor: STEVE KENNEDY Director of Photography: CHRISTOPHER FERSTAD Original Score: HUMAN SUITS Dubbing Mixer: PATCH MORRISON ———- TECHNICAL INFORMATION Filmed with Canon 5D Mk ii. Additional footage from NASA / ESA archives Duration: 19 minutes ———- Planetary Collective: http://www.planetarycollective.com/ Overview Microsite: http://www.overviewthemovie.com/ Human Suits (original score): http://www.humansuits.com/ For more information: The Overview Institute: http://www.overviewinstitute.org/ Fragile Oasis: http://www.fragileoasis.org/
Sneak Peek . . .
Here's a random selection from the shoot I did with Arsenic Magazine yesterday:
Traveling with Lowepro
Awhile back Lowepro sent me some gear and one of the items they sent was a Lowepro Nova Sport 35L AW. I'm currently in San Diego loading up my Nova Sport now for a shoot tomorrow in LA. I'll be doing some furniture shots for Furniture Porn followed up by some fashion work with models Kate Compton, Danielle Ruiz and Mina Doll for Arsenic Magazine. I've been out of town a lot over the past few months and this bag just got back from traveling with me through California, Peru, Chile and Argentina and really made traveling with camera gear much easier. I fly a lot and definitely recommend this bag to anyone else that travels with camera gear. The built in rain cover really came in handy while I was rolling my suitcase (with the Nova Sport secured to the top) through the streets of Buenos Aires. On the way down to Buenos Aires from Los Angeles I was able to fit my Nikon D7000 + 4 Nikon lenses (12-24mm f/4G | 35mm f/1.8G | 50mm f/1.8G | 55-200mm), a Canon 6D + 3 Sigma lenses (18-35mm f/1.8 | 50mm f/1.4 | 50-150mm f/2.8), Nikon SB-600 Speedlight, a Macbook Air and a bunch of filters and accessories.
Exploring Space: Cosmic Revolutionaries
Here's another great video from Jason Silva's series "Shots of Awe."
"What the space age was seeking all along was not so much an expansion of physical space as an expansion of mind." -Marina Benjamin Read more about this video on HuffPost Good News: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/11/jason-silva-cosmic-revolutionaries_n_4428047.html Upworthy: http://www.upworthy.com/a-drastically-awesome-way-to-escape-whats-all-around-us-4 Join Jason Silva every week as he freestyles his way into the complex systems of society, technology and human existence and discusses the truth and beauty of science in a form of existential jazz.
City Lights by Colin Rich
I was on Facebook the other day and saw my friend Mike post this time lapse video done by photographer Colin Rich. I watched this and was pretty blow away, check it out:
For more behind the scenes and updates on my work, you can follow me here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colinrich1 Instagram: http://instagram.com/heyitsmecolin (@heyitsmecolin) Web site: www.deer-dog.com 'City Lights' is the final chapter from my "Trilogy of Light" series that began a couple years ago with 'LA Light' and then followed up with 'Nightfall'. It was an nightly adventure that took me to almost every angle of Los Angeles. It was an exercise in patience. A lesson in light. An understanding of what it is to live amongst each other and to understand the system and order of a city, the seemingly complex organics that make it up and the life form that the city truly is. A visualization of sonder. It was a daily jaunt to watch the arterial freeway systems pump car cells through its body and channel them to the capillaric avenues that are our neighborhoods and homes. It was a chance to break away from the 70mph freeway perspective and to observe the sun slip from view and watch the electric dance of nightfall begin. It was challenging. It was frustrating. Definitely dangerous at times. Sometimes it hurt. I was chased. Yelled at. Warned. But the overall context of things learned, people met, things seen, and places discovered over the past three years shaped who I am today. I didn't always love Los Angeles but I learned to and discovered that this city is much more than temperate weather, palm trees, pretty girls, and beaches; to me the true beauty behind the city lies hidden on the other end of a rusted fire escape to a view no one else has seen. I'm looking forward to the next chapter of my film making career where I will be concentrating on narrative and documentary films. Thanks for watching, reading, and supporting my films. Cheers, Colin I will be running a limited series of high quality Kodak Endura VC metallic prints based on each series of shots. If you are interested in purchasing them, please email me at crich@deer-dog.com with the shot (timecode). Special thanks to: Mom and Dad (always with the support and encouragement) M83 (Anthony and D-E-F- Management) Matthews MSE (Ed, Tyler, and Bob) Dynamic Perception (Jay Burlage) Matthew Gonzalez Erada Khanmamedova
Existential Bummer - Inspiring Us To Live Life To The Fullest
This video will possibly inspire you, make you tear up, and convince you to go out and start living life to the fullest -- all in three minutes.
For the last few months, filmmaker Jason Silva has been impressing us with his philosophical YouTube series, "Shots of Awe." This installment, called "Existential Bummer," is no exception.
In it, Silva asks: How should we react to the fact that everything we love will eventually come to an end?
Homeward Bound - Buenos Aires > Santiago > Los Angeles > San Diego
I'm finally heading back to San Diego from Argentina, I'm a week late and not that excited about going home, but it's time. I've been sitting here at the airport in Santiago, Chile for 7 hours already and have almost 2 hours left before being able to board the flight from here to LA where a friend of mine will pick me up at 6:40AM to drive me back to San Diego. 10 hour flight ahead . . . I have shoots lined up in LA just after the New Years and then I'll be working with my band while putting together a plan to go back to Argentina.
Barbarian - City of Women
My friends in the San Diego based band Barbarian used one of my photos on their debut album. This was a shot taken during my very first photo shoot, the model is Brynn Cook.
Things to Come
Well I've managed to get myself stranded in Argentina for an additional week, but that's not a bad thing. With this extra time here I was able to spend time collaborating with my good friends Tomy and Pali from Tuco Studios. We met the last time I was in Buenos Aires back in 2011 and have been talking about trying to work on some stuff together ever since. We have some cool new projects in the works and the other night I was hanging out with Tomy and he started bring new life to some photos I took awhile back and have done much with. Here's a sample of what's to come, the model is the beautiful Eufrat from Prague and the shoot took place in Los Angeles back in 2011.
Morgan Freeman Finger Painting by Kyle Lambert
I just saw this on Mashable on thought it was worth a repost. It's incredible what Kyle Lambert is able to do with the iPad. I was never into finger-painting, but this is pretty awesome.
Painted by Kyle Lambert www.kylelambert.co.uk The world's most realistic finger painting. Using only a finger, an iPad Air and the app Procreate, artist Kyle Lambert has painted a photorealistic portrait of actor Morgan Freeman. Original Photograph Taken by Scott Gries - http://www.scottgries.com Music by Richard Woolgar
Lenka by Steve Shaw
Featured on Esquire Network's How I Rock It (tv.esquire.com/shows/how-I-rock-it) Model: Lenka Hasova / MUSE Video: Jim Dziura Photography: Steve Shaw Stylist: Maya Krispin Makeup: Carola Gonzalez Hair: Sienree Music Provided by: Jingle Punks Special Thanks to: Rufus Burnham / The Camera House www.thecamerahouse.com
Photographer Spotlight - Jorge Aragon
I've been hanging out in Argentina for about 2 weeks now and even though this is my fifth time here I've been discovering and experiencing a lot of new things that I hadn't in previous trips. Each time I come here I stay for a few weeks to a month. During this particular trip I've been exploring the photography and fashion elements of this amazing city. So far since I've been here I've befriended some amazing photographers, producers and stylists and have had the good fortune of meeting and hanging out with Jorge Aragon. Jorge is a Colombian born, Argentina based photographer that I've been following for quite awhile and have been friends with on Facebook for a year or two. Prior to this trip we had never met in person, but yesterday we were finally able to get together and he's been introducing me to a number of great contacts in the industry here, I hope to repay the gesture next time he's in LA. He and the models have all been so cool and receptive and I really appreciate the kindness and willingness to help me get acquainted with the key players in the Buenos Aires photography and fashion scene. Jorge is a very versatile shooting everything from products to high fashion. I find his work inspiring and he's definitely one of my favorite photographers in Buenos Aires which is why I want to include him in my Photographer Spotlight series.
Jorge Aragon
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My Model Wish List - Mia Flores Piran
I've been really busy traveling a lot lately and haven't had a chance to post anything over the past month. I'm currently in Argentina and will be here for a few weeks. Since I'm here I thought I should add an Argentinian model to My Model Wish List. I was browsing through some Argentina based modeling agencies and stumbled upon Mia Flores Piran on the Civiles site. I don't know if I'll have be able to schedule a shoot with her, but I do have some friends that work for the agency so you never know. I do have a few shoots scheduled while I'm here and I will post those when I can.
From the Archives - Danielle Trixie
I haven't posted anything on the blog in awhile so here's an old shot from the archives of Playboy/Penthouse/Hustler model Danielle Trixie. I did a quick shoot with her at her place in Dallas, TX a few years ago when I was passing through town. This was probably the fourth or fifth photo shoot I had ever done. This photo is far from those you'd find in Penthouse or Hustler and as usual there are no touchups.
