Did some still life money shooting in a bank vault last week. Decided on Ben F. for Express cover this week.
FAT TIRE BIKES!
Quick fat tire bike shoot for Traverse Travel last week...
NEW MODUS45 CAMPAIGN
Shot this new testimonial campaign for Modus45. Check it out @ www.modus45.com.
INSTAGRAM-FILTERED COVER
Check out this week's Northern Express Cover. We filtered each featured "Best of Northern Michigan" photo through Instagram.
THE WORKSHOP BREWERY COMPANY
Editorial outtakes.
COVER STORY - THE ANNUAL BREW ISSUE
Northern Express cover story on boundary-pushing vs. tradition-honoring brewing techniques, with interviews with brewers at Short's Brewery, Right Brain Brewery, The Worskhop Brewing Company and Stormcloud Brewing Company.
COVER STORY - POWER WOMEN
Check out the Traverse City Business News' cover story on Power Women: The 25 Women Who Are Leading and Changing the Grand Traverse Region. On newsstands now!
DANCE...TO LEARN
New Northern Express story on Dance...to Learn. Check it out: http://www.northernexpress.com/michigan/article-6245-dance-to-learn.html
DANCE ARTS ACADEMY KIDS
Did a quick project at The Dance Arts Academy yesterday. This may have been the only frame where these little ballerinas were condensed and inactive enough to photograph them all together.
SUMMER ENVY
This may or may not be a good day to think of the Southern Hemisphere enjoying summer. This is an outtake from a commercial shoot that took place outside of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Smiles like this aren't abundant in Northern Michigan when it's 0 deg. Fahrenheit.
NORTHERN EXPRESS COVER - THE ACCIDENTALS
Great story in this week's Northern Express on The Accidentals -- an incredibly talented local music duo, photographed in the tunnels underneath The Village at Grand Traverse Commons (AKA the former State Hospital). Behind-the-scenes photo by Ben Law Photography
NORTHERN EXPRESS COVER - TWO FACES
Cover concept this week is for a story on the Two Americas. Great design work, Kyra Poehlman!
COMEDIAN PORTRAIT SERIES
Comedian portrait series for Traverse City Winter Comedy Arts Festival 2014. Fred Willard, Sinbad, Sara Tiana, Tony Hinchcliffe, Matt Braunger, Mike Toomey, Paul Provenza, Mat Edgar, cast of Story Pirates.
PORTRAIT LIGHTING TEST
Light testing for an upcoming cover shot. Helena did a fantastic job the stand-in! Look for more in this style down-the-road...
MATERNITY - JACLYN & BROOKS
Did a quick in-home maternity shoot last week with Jaclyn and her son Brooks.
IPHONE COVER SHOT!
The Northern Express' cover shot this week via my iPhone 4s. Yep. Sometimes you don't need a fancy camera...
And cool design work, Kyra Cross Poehlman! ;)
ON-LOCATION AT SIREN HALL
We just wrapped the Flatout Flatbread wrap shoot. The new Flatout packaging should be in stores nationwide shortly. Special thanks to chef & food stylist, Michael Peterson (owner of Siren Hall, Lulu's, Anchor Station and Antrim Catering). We were lucky to have him whipping-up some delicious-looking wraps, AND for hosting our mobile studio in the dining room of Siren Hall. Following are a few behind the scenes photos of Michael Peterson and Stacey Marsh, owner of Flatout, hard at-work wrap-building...
NORTHERN EXPRESS COVER & BEHIND-THE-SCENES
A very collaborative effort went into producing this week's Northern Express Cover. Special thanks to Alicia Caldecott & her awesome crew from A Day In May Events for doing most of sourcing and hauling of props. Big thanks to John Robert Williams for the use of his spacious studio. And, as always, big thanks to big Ben Law for assisting me and keeping me on-track -- and for documenting the shoot.
STUDIO LIGHTING TEST
My assistant, Ben Law, standing-in for a lighting test last week for an elaborate portrait set-up at John Robert Williams' studio. Big thanks to John for use of the space! More details on the job soon...
NORTHERN EXPRESS COVER STORY
Cover Story -- Workouts at Work! Check it out on newsstands now!
