A few behind-the-scenes pics from a short film that I shot. It’s directed by David Howe – same talented guy who worked on the Hellbound Glory music video with me. Thanks to Fielding Cathcart for taking these pics, and for lending us his top-grade Nikon glass for the shoot.
Hellbound Glory is an outlaw country band fronted by Leroy Virgil. He’s a talented songwriter and charismatic performer, and we finally got the chance to collaborate on a music video last month while Leroy was on break from touring. The song ‘Bastard Child’ is from Hellbound’s latest album, Damaged Goods. They’re currently in the studio recording a new album, so be on the lookout for more from these rising stars of country music.
Panorama with Mount Rose and Reno/Sparks
Jack Hawkins, a talented architect with a unique ultramodern style, has commissioned me to photograph several of his projects in the past. One of his somewhat recent assignments was the stunning Green Residence, located in the Virginia City Highlands. Hawkins has an amazing talent for making a structure sit ‘in’ the landscape and become a part of it, which gave me some unique opportunities like the above panorama. That’s Mount Rose on the left, and the lights of Reno and Sparks on the right.
Truly an incredible place, and well deserving of the accolades it received once our photos were published. Reno Magazine ran a feature article on it, and it received a Nevada Design Award from the AIA.
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In the course of working on the Tutto Ferro project, I photographed Sezmu Restaurant. It’s a newer establishment and I haven’t yet had the chance to sample their food. I will say that if their food is as good as the architecture of the restaurant, it will be amazing (and by all accounts that I’ve heard, it is). I was mainly concentrating on the bar and metal details, as these were the items that Tutto Ferro had produced. However, I did get a chance to photograph the exterior as well.The owners are very nice people and were quite helpful with arranging the shoot. Sezmu is on Mt. Rose street in Reno, just east of Arlington.
Last month, I photographed Tutto Ferro for Reno Passport magazine. They do high-end custom metal fabrication and have been involved in many of the more iconic building projects in Reno. It was a fun assignment and gave me the rare opportunity to combine architectural photography and environmental portraits into the same series.
Paolo, the owner of Tutto Ferro, carved out a few minutes from his busy schedule for our photo session. His warehouse/work space is filled with interesting projects (his racing Vespa will hopefully be the subject of another photo shoot), but I finally settled on the above background. I’m guessing that it is destined to be a clock, but it was the perfect background to establish Paolo as the company’s visionary and leader.
This is the image that was used for the Passport’s cover. In keeping with Paolo’s ultra-modern minimalist aesthetic, all the roll-up doors in his shop are painted bright yellow.
I’ll follow this up with another post about Sezmu Restaurant, one of Tutto Ferro’s projects. But for now, I’ll close with this image of Paolo’s sculpture by the River Walk in downtown Reno. It’s near the corner of Sierra and First if you’d like to check it out in person.
I recently photographed Reno tattoo artist Elijah Cole (of Ace’s Tattoo) for a Tuaca advertisement. In larger markets, Tuaca produces a Body Art Ball – a body paint and dance extravaganza. In smaller markets, like Reno, they’re running ads that profile a local tattoo or body paint artist. I think that’s a pretty cool way to work with the local art community, so I was excited about the project.
Elijah is a truly talented artist. The depth and detail of his work is incredible. I realized while looking at some of his pieces that most tattoo artists learn to draw a nice hard line and stop there. Not Elijah. He can produce some of the most subtle shading I have ever seen in a tattoo, adding a depth and subtlety to his work that is rare to see.
The model, of course, is Jenessa. I’ve photographed her for album covers and clothing companies before. She is always fun to work with, and since Elijah is working on an extensive tattoo project for her it was a natural fit.
For obvious reasons, I can’t post the image used in the ad until it’s published. However, the above shot is an outtake that I really liked, and here’s another shot of Jenessa.
Leslie and the Badgers incorporated one of the images from our recent shoot into the cover art of their new album, titled ‘Roomful of Smoke.’ I can’t wait to hear the album…this band is incredible! It will be released on iTunes starting July 7th, and I’ll update this post with info on ordering a physical copy as soon as it’s available.
Last month I photographed the principals of ‘Champagne & Bacon,’ a Reno/Tahoe event production company. It was a fun shoot…nice folks, interesting location (the back of a downtown bar). The photos were for the cover story of this month’s Reno Passport magazine. Keep an eye out for it around town! Below is the cover shot.
