Zombie Boy / Rick Genest Photoshoot
I recently had the opportunity to photograph Rick Genest- also known as Zombie Boy or Rico the Zombie. The photoshoot was for the March, 2013 cover of Rebel Ink Magazine. Zombie Boy is a model and...
View ArticleCreating an Indoor Blizzard
Above: Portrait of Henry Oelkers (Click to enlarge) I wanted to create a dramatic portrait series of “arctic explorers” which appeared to be taken outside in a blizzard. The concept for this shoot was...
View ArticleKilling Kennedy Photoshoot & Behind the Scenes Video
Above: Killing Kennedy horizontal film poster (Click to enlarge) The idea behind National Geographic’s Killing Kennedy campaign cannot be summed up better than in the words of Rama Allen, co-director...
View ArticleNow Available: “Learn from Joey L” Video Tutorial Site
I am very proud today to announce my brand new tutorial site Learn from Joey L. Learn From Joey L is a tutorial site to share the photography, lighting and Photoshop techniques I have cultivated over...
View ArticleThe Portable Studio: Halloween in Brooklyn
My Halloween in Brooklyn photography series began about 3 years ago on October 31st, 2010. Since that time I’ve been prowling the streets of my old neighborhood in Bushwick, Brooklyn every Halloween to...
View ArticleGunk the Lens: Flowers in the Attic
In this blog post, I’m going to walk you through the shoot I did for Lifetime’s “Flowers in the Attic” with actress Ellen Burstyn. I’ll begin by explaining a little background on how the shoot came to...
View ArticleSHARING IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS SHOOTING
PERSONAL WORK, PASSION, YADDA YADDA YADDA If we as photographers envision the internet as an ocean, and every fish a new set of eyes on our work, then we can view every new photograph in our...
View ArticleI Was Hidden on This Guy’s Hard Drive for Over 6 Years
It’s been estimated that as many as 880 billion photos will be taken by the close of this year. I’m not quite sure how that statistic could ever be properly calculated, but I think it’s safe to say...
View ArticleLewis Black for ACLU
I was contacted by my friends at Variable and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to direct a PSA-style video on voter’s rights staring ACLU’s celebrity ambassador, Lewis Black. The ACLU...
View ArticlePortraits for FEED Projects
Above: Venessa Arizaga and Olivia Kim for FEED Projects. Jewelry Designer; Director of Creative Projects, Nordstrom I’m a control freak. I’ll admit it. To a large extent, it’s helped me in my...
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