I'm standing outside of Saigon Market in Union Square waiting for the visionary that is Jeff Karly of Unique Expozzure to talk over his latest fashion line campaign, and I'm seeing it all. The world is passing me by, just outside Parsons and NYU, it's a small Mecca...
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The Cheat Sheet
With the warmer weather finally here, I've been getting a slew of questions lately as to how to prepare mentally and physically for sessions with me. As we'll be on the road in Chicago, LA and other exotic places this Summer, I thought it might be easier to create...
Just Hanging Around
There’s something to be said about the hang. As school comes to a close at Parsons this week, it got me thinking on some of the greatest advice I've ever received... go forth and hang, mingle with artists alike and non. Get out of the office/ the studio/practice...
Blahniks and Lap Dances
It's Sunday 9am and I'm headed up town to a see a mentor off the A line in The Heights. Finally a moment to read for 30 minutes. Studying on the train has become a mainstay for me here in NYC. Mostly entrepreneurship and business building books, every so often I bring...
HAPPINESS IS…
Actress and Health Coach Lianna Nielsen The authentic You. I love my job. It's an obsession and a responsibility not to be trifled with. As a purveyor of Happiness, it's a serious business when it comes to one's coveted image. A photograph is not just an image, just...
Sins and Dead Bodies
With Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent upon us, it only seems befitting we talk about sins... sins of the photo studio. I'm definitely no saint or holy man for that matter, however photographers do have healing powers. The power to hide the sins. Sins of the Flesh....
Never Use a Discount Plastic Surgeon
Diamond Dental It goes without saying, for most of us that is, that you don't want a plastic surgeon who's running deals or specials of the week. Today Only... Nip and Tuck the...
Nose Deaf
Kaya Bryla-Weiss So it's 2019 and it's already happening. I see it everywhere. Do you see it? Maybe you've gone... Nose Deaf! It's a new year filled with possibilities and opportunities. The excitement builds for you to share on social media, emails, print ads and...
Yearning for Design Kerning
Official printer for the Duke of Parma, Giambattista Bodoni (1740 - 1813) declared that well-designed type derived its beauty from four principles: Uniformity of design Sharpness and neatness Good taste And charm In his Manuale tipografico, published posthumously in...
Curiously Cropping
"Fill the frame", he'd say in that Ukrainian accent of his. "Allllleks, look at this photo you took. The action, the story is over here, (pointing to the upper left hand corner of the photo) yet you chose to fill your frame with grass and nothing. Get in closer. Fill...