Here it is! The final product from last Tuesday’s shoot.
Thank you Rezeta and Daniela Rodriguez.
A preview of the materials that are going to be used for a beauty shoot on Tuesday!
Be sure to stay tuned for sneak peaks on Tuesday.
Yesterday I was lucky enough to snatch two extremely heavy boxes of grass before it went to the dump. Fortunately Jon was around to help lug these boxes home…onto the subway during rush hour! (Thank you, Jon).
Today my arms and shoulders are screaming in pain. But I have a killer shoot in mind, and it will be worth it in the end! Stay posted for updates on the shoot.
Last night I watched a friend and his band, Violet Machine, perform at Spike Hill. I took my camera and managed to take these few pictures.
Last Friday a few members of my photo team along with myself got together for some fabulous head-shots.
‘FLAWLESSLY FROZEN’
With the snow we got last night, this is a good time to release this image.
Feedback, comments, thoughts?
Photo - Michelle Russ
MUA - Daniela Rodriguez
Model - Chelsea Rose @ MC2
Graphics - Tammy Nichole
Copy - Jessy Tapper
I can across this short article by Andrew Buchanan, he talks about some important facts that young artists should keep in mind.
You can’t eat exposure.
As a working photographer, you’ll always be under pressure to provide your creative services for less. Every month or more, you’ll hear potential clients trying to haggle your fees downward with promises like, “think of all the exposure you’ll get,” or, “this will be seen by thousands of people… “ Especially early in your career, the trade-off of reduced or free photography services in return for exposure can seem promising, and may even seem like the ONLY way you’ll ever get published. But remember, while exposure, tearsheets, and name recognition do have value for helping you advance your career, you can’t eat them.
You are in this to make a living, that is the definition of “professional”, so you need to make decisions based on staying in business for the long term. It might be exciting to be paid to do what you love to do, but don’t let the elation of getting published cloud your responsibilities to yourself, to your business, and to your client. We should never be so vain or so desperate to simply get published that we forget that the goal of getting published is to make a living.
As valuable as exposure and name recognition may be, and there’s no doubt that getting your name and work out there is crucial, we can’t eat exposure nor can we spend it on rent, or camera gear, or insurance. Exposure and name recognition are a means to the end of financial security, not the end themselves. Think carefully about whether or not the promised exposure will really help you, and learn to politely decline any opportunity to work for less than you’re worth.
This is most defiantly the only time you will ever see a me in my own work. I had this idea of floating heads and to test the logistics of the project I decided to use myself. And well this is the outcome.
The project has headed in a different direction. I am expecting to complete it this month.
Sneak preview of a body painting series by Daniela Rodriguez. Check back in February for complete series.
I snagged this image from Tantalum Magazine today and I think I spent a good 15 minuets obsessing over how this was done. A magic trick perhaps? Photoshop? Or is she just that flexible? I will solve the mystery because this is inspiring me to shoot… and I have just the right shoot in mind. 
Today I did a shoot experimenting with Black Lights and here is the final image. Thank you Kelly L @ MC2 Models.
MUA - Daniela Rodriguez
