My iPhone functions more often as my camera. There are many shortcomings, but it’s always in my pocket
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My iPhone functions more often as my camera. There are many shortcomings, but it’s always in my pocket

“Meet Lamont”

The man who takes care of the condo my home and office are in, is a noble soul and I ask if I could invade his space with video. He agreed without knowing the extent, but I’m glad he did. In this era of hyper self-promotion, hopefully it’s a brief respectful look at a life lived well. 

On a technical side, this was shot with the 7D, 5D MK II and the MK III. Given the extended nature of the project the MK III was only used on some of the final b-roll. However in terms of DSLR systems, what a difference that camera makes. No reason for me to re-explain what everyone else is saying, but on small internal projects of this nature, the difference is greatly appreciated. Other details, edit is in Premiere Pro, and I went ahead and color graded in that program as well. 

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Testing the Dana Dolly and the Genie motion control system in studio today. People often say “do your magic”, but none of it’s magic, the images all come from testing ideas until you have a technique. Sometimes magical things happen, that’s just good fortune. The rest of the process is testing and working on the details till you have it right.
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Testing the Dana Dolly and the Genie motion control system in studio today. People often say “do your magic”, but none of it’s magic, the images all come from testing ideas until you have a technique. Sometimes magical things happen, that’s just good fortune. The rest of the process is testing and working on the details till you have it right.

Couple months ago I had an upcoming shoot that I wanted to test to make sure I had the right lighting setup/mood before the full shoot day. So, I hired a model to workout the details. After reviewing the various takes I realized they might be fun cut together with a music track. It’s entertaining and fun. Probably the thing I like about the clip is it shows the reality behind the “glamour”. 

Yes, The dogs wore the hats Been out showing the new 2013 portfolio and have kept a few classic image in the book that art buyers and directors still like to see. This is one of seven portraits I made for Virginia Tourism’s People Of Passion Campaign. This particular image was for a professional dog trainer/walker in Alexandria Virginia. The question that always comes up is, “did those dogs wear the hats?” The assumption is that we retouched the final hats and we had in fact thought that would be the case. But the truth is, Yes they wore the hats.  We were working in conjunction with a film crew and the dogs had spent the previous 2 hours walking up and down the street for the broadcast work, hence they were exhausted and it became apparent they were done walking for the day. That proved to be a good outcome, because I needed a more controlled space for the still image, and everyone on the set quickly agreed to the change.  So in the final image we arranged the talent and tired pups, perked them up from their near naps, and used one small strobe to give a key light, while the rest of the scene is ambient. An extra bit of complication was that it was sprinkling and threatening a full rain shower, but the overcast sky was my friend in this case.  Since we didn’t have a perfect location and dog arrangements, we finished off the final image in post, adding a few things, moving a few things, and making the scene work for the client.  It was a simple set up, but pretty fragile shoot in terms of bringing the elements all together. It worked and in the end, the dogs DID wear the hats.  Art direction/Creative Director: Keith Ireland Agency: BCF Retouching: Sugar Digital, Adam Moore Producer: Kerry Cesil
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Yes, The dogs wore the hats Been out showing the new 2013 portfolio and have kept a few classic image in the book that art buyers and directors still like to see. This is one of seven portraits I made for Virginia Tourism’s People Of Passion Campaign. This particular image was for a professional dog trainer/walker in Alexandria Virginia. The question that always comes up is, “did those dogs wear the hats?” The assumption is that we retouched the final hats and we had in fact thought that would be the case. But the truth is, Yes they wore the hats.  We were working in conjunction with a film crew and the dogs had spent the previous 2 hours walking up and down the street for the broadcast work, hence they were exhausted and it became apparent they were done walking for the day. That proved to be a good outcome, because I needed a more controlled space for the still image, and everyone on the set quickly agreed to the change.  So in the final image we arranged the talent and tired pups, perked them up from their near naps, and used one small strobe to give a key light, while the rest of the scene is ambient. An extra bit of complication was that it was sprinkling and threatening a full rain shower, but the overcast sky was my friend in this case.  Since we didn’t have a perfect location and dog arrangements, we finished off the final image in post, adding a few things, moving a few things, and making the scene work for the client.  It was a simple set up, but pretty fragile shoot in terms of bringing the elements all together. It worked and in the end, the dogs DID wear the hats.  Art direction/Creative Director: Keith Ireland Agency: BCF Retouching: Sugar Digital, Adam Moore Producer: Kerry Cesil
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Yes, The dogs wore the hats Been out showing the new 2013 portfolio and have kept a few classic image in the book that art buyers and directors still like to see. This is one of seven portraits I made for Virginia Tourism’s People Of Passion Campaign. This particular image was for a professional dog trainer/walker in Alexandria Virginia. The question that always comes up is, “did those dogs wear the hats?” The assumption is that we retouched the final hats and we had in fact thought that would be the case. But the truth is, Yes they wore the hats.  We were working in conjunction with a film crew and the dogs had spent the previous 2 hours walking up and down the street for the broadcast work, hence they were exhausted and it became apparent they were done walking for the day. That proved to be a good outcome, because I needed a more controlled space for the still image, and everyone on the set quickly agreed to the change.  So in the final image we arranged the talent and tired pups, perked them up from their near naps, and used one small strobe to give a key light, while the rest of the scene is ambient. An extra bit of complication was that it was sprinkling and threatening a full rain shower, but the overcast sky was my friend in this case.  Since we didn’t have a perfect location and dog arrangements, we finished off the final image in post, adding a few things, moving a few things, and making the scene work for the client.  It was a simple set up, but pretty fragile shoot in terms of bringing the elements all together. It worked and in the end, the dogs DID wear the hats.  Art direction/Creative Director: Keith Ireland Agency: BCF Retouching: Sugar Digital, Adam Moore Producer: Kerry Cesil
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Yes, The dogs wore the hats Been out showing the new 2013 portfolio and have kept a few classic image in the book that art buyers and directors still like to see. This is one of seven portraits I made for Virginia Tourism’s People Of Passion Campaign. This particular image was for a professional dog trainer/walker in Alexandria Virginia. The question that always comes up is, “did those dogs wear the hats?” The assumption is that we retouched the final hats and we had in fact thought that would be the case. But the truth is, Yes they wore the hats.  We were working in conjunction with a film crew and the dogs had spent the previous 2 hours walking up and down the street for the broadcast work, hence they were exhausted and it became apparent they were done walking for the day. That proved to be a good outcome, because I needed a more controlled space for the still image, and everyone on the set quickly agreed to the change.  So in the final image we arranged the talent and tired pups, perked them up from their near naps, and used one small strobe to give a key light, while the rest of the scene is ambient. An extra bit of complication was that it was sprinkling and threatening a full rain shower, but the overcast sky was my friend in this case.  Since we didn’t have a perfect location and dog arrangements, we finished off the final image in post, adding a few things, moving a few things, and making the scene work for the client.  It was a simple set up, but pretty fragile shoot in terms of bringing the elements all together. It worked and in the end, the dogs DID wear the hats.  Art direction/Creative Director: Keith Ireland Agency: BCF Retouching: Sugar Digital, Adam Moore Producer: Kerry Cesil
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Yes, The dogs wore the hats

Been out showing the new 2013 portfolio and have kept a few classic image in the book that art buyers and directors still like to see. This is one of seven portraits I made for Virginia Tourism’s People Of Passion Campaign. This particular image was for a professional dog trainer/walker in Alexandria Virginia. The question that always comes up is, “did those dogs wear the hats?” The assumption is that we retouched the final hats and we had in fact thought that would be the case. But the truth is, Yes they wore the hats.

 We were working in conjunction with a film crew and the dogs had spent the previous 2 hours walking up and down the street for the broadcast work, hence they were exhausted and it became apparent they were done walking for the day. That proved to be a good outcome, because I needed a more controlled space for the still image, and everyone on the set quickly agreed to the change.

 So in the final image we arranged the talent and tired pups, perked them up from their near naps, and used one small strobe to give a key light, while the rest of the scene is ambient. An extra bit of complication was that it was sprinkling and threatening a full rain shower, but the overcast sky was my friend in this case.

 Since we didn’t have a perfect location and dog arrangements, we finished off the final image in post, adding a few things, moving a few things, and making the scene work for the client.

 It was a simple set up, but pretty fragile shoot in terms of bringing the elements all together. It worked and in the end, the dogs DID wear the hats.

 Art direction/Creative Director: Keith Ireland

Agency: BCF

Retouching: Sugar Digital, Adam Moore

Producer: Kerry Cesil

Editing and printing a print portfolio is lengthy and uncomfortable. There’s a combination of old and new work that needs to be woven together to make a cohesive statement about who you are. It’s more art than science and the flow has to work from front to back, back to front, and middle in either direction. Often you need to kill your favorites because it’s the whole compilation that counts not the individual images. Lots of editing then lots of printing and eventually you have your statement. I decided to turn the process into a narrative, and that was a hell of a lot more fun than creating the book. 

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Our restaurant client Harper’s Table needed to illustrate the flexible capabilities of their private dinning room. Since it was going on the web we decided to animate the idea and keep it fun.

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Another editorial food and beverage shoot. I had planned a natural light approach and it didn’t work. Not that it didn’t work, it was awful. So I started adding some backlight with fill and it came together pretty well. We got the shot we needed in one bottle. Nice thing about shooting real pour champagne images is the first three pours you can’t get control of the combination of bottle angle and bubbles. So of course, there was a nice toast at the end of the shoot. It’s not a glamorous business, but there are benefits. 
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Another editorial food and beverage shoot. I had planned a natural light approach and it didn’t work. Not that it didn’t work, it was awful. So I started adding some backlight with fill and it came together pretty well. We got the shot we needed in one bottle. Nice thing about shooting real pour champagne images is the first three pours you can’t get control of the combination of bottle angle and bubbles. So of course, there was a nice toast at the end of the shoot. It’s not a glamorous business, but there are benefits. 

Shot this cheeseburger at Harper’s Table for Distinction Magazine. Simple daylight and moving in close can create a feeling for the food that’s hard to get otherwise. 
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Shot this cheeseburger at Harper’s Table for Distinction Magazine. Simple daylight and moving in close can create a feeling for the food that’s hard to get otherwise. 

Busy week working on a couple spots. Had a good crew, plenty of light, and we coaxed the Mark III into some pretty solid footage. Next week is post and color grading. I’ll put up the spots sometime soon.  
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Busy week working on a couple spots. Had a good crew, plenty of light, and we coaxed the Mark III into some pretty solid footage. Next week is post and color grading. I’ll put up the spots sometime soon.  

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Shooting Scallops Made this scallops image last month while shooting at Inn At Perry Cabin on St Michaels Island in Maryland. Shooting food has relaxed a lot in the last 10 years. Now you need to bring as much love for food as you do knowledge of technique(bring a good stylist). Not sure where the next trend will go, but it’s nice to look at food that’s slightly imperfect and gorgeous. 
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Shooting Scallops

Made this scallops image last month while shooting at Inn At Perry Cabin on St Michaels Island in Maryland. Shooting food has relaxed a lot in the last 10 years. Now you need to bring as much love for food as you do knowledge of technique(bring a good stylist). Not sure where the next trend will go, but it’s nice to look at food that’s slightly imperfect and gorgeous. 

Last week I spent most of the week looking at this beach. This week I’m spending most of my week looking at monitors, and remembering this beach. My favorite place in the world, Frisco on Hatteras Island. 
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Last week I spent most of the week looking at this beach. This week I’m spending most of my week looking at monitors, and remembering this beach. My favorite place in the world, Frisco on Hatteras Island. 

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Happy New Year I usually spend the week between Christmas and New Years at Frisco on Hatteras Island, North Carolina. Last couple years I played with shooting a candle lit cake on the beach at the new year sunrise. Without prop stylist or crew it’s always a crap shot. This year, there was a mild wind coming in a direction that keep blowing the candles out, plus I could only get a chocolate cake at the local store in Buxton (Conners Market). That said, here’s the 2013 birthday cake fun shoot. Looking forward to the events of 2013 with great expectations. January looks like a busy month. 
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Happy New Year

I usually spend the week between Christmas and New Years at Frisco on Hatteras Island, North Carolina. Last couple years I played with shooting a candle lit cake on the beach at the new year sunrise. Without prop stylist or crew it’s always a crap shot. This year, there was a mild wind coming in a direction that keep blowing the candles out, plus I could only get a chocolate cake at the local store in Buxton (Conners Market). That said, here’s the 2013 birthday cake fun shoot. Looking forward to the events of 2013 with great expectations. January looks like a busy month. 

Been working in the dog friendly environment of Grow Interactive the last few days and the young and lovely Sophie has taken a liking to me. Not easy to handhold a shot while a Boston licks your hand. Brings new meaning to the term organic shot.
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Been working in the dog friendly environment of Grow Interactive the last few days and the young and lovely Sophie has taken a liking to me. Not easy to handhold a shot while a Boston licks your hand. Brings new meaning to the term organic shot.

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