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Headshots and Insights from Peter Hurley

During my flight from Boston to Los Angeles for my recent trip, I watched Peter Hurley’s tutorial entitled The Basic Headshot. It’s not your quick 5 minute YouTube video. Peter spends about two hours sharing the insights that lead to his great headshots (and allow him to charge $1100 for...
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Los Angeles

I visited Los Angeles—for the first time since I was about about ten years old—a couple weeks ago. Having lived in Cambridge for the past eight years, and visiting my hometown of Dallas just a couple times each year, I had forgotten what it was like to be in a...
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Middle East Matinee

  • 19 July 2012
I was invited by my co-worker to see his band, Transit Gloria, play at Middle East. I also caught a few shots of another group called Westland Walls (now known as Navajo Fire)–they are the group of four that includes the female singer, Ariel Thomas.
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Awkward Yoga

  • 1 July 2012
About two months ago, Maria Ciampa and I did a yoga shoot. This shoot came right before I switched jobs and took on a few other projects, so editing of the shots was put on hold. We finally came up with the idea to produce a few composites that were...
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BNMI Season Finale

  • 21 June 2012
I shot BNMI’s season finale a couple weeks ago. This was my first shoot with my new 5D Mark II and it rocked! The larger sensor is perfect for the close confines of The Lilypad, where the show was held. The low-light performance and lack of noise just blew me...
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Yesenia

In addition to the Meetup shoot last Sunday, I also worked with Yesenia and Aviva from Model Mayhem on a few concepts. This was my first time working with a beauty dish, which is now my new favorite light modifier.
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Family Photos

  • 4 May 2012
During my recent trip to Dallas, I took some time to photograph my brother and his family. The “awkward family photo” below is the result of 35 minutes of shooting and a late lunch!
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Jo Thompson at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters

My cousin, Preston, invited me to attend a show at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on Saturday. His band, Stage Band South, was backing up jazz singer Jo Thompson that evening. Naturally, I brought my camera! The club had really great lighting, and I was fortunate to be...
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