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Satori Circus
My burlesque connections have yet again provided me with an opportunity to work with an extremely unique and talented individual. It would be a serious understatement to simply say that Satori Circus is a performance artist. In truth his work is hard to describe without actually seeing it in person (which I strongly recommend). Based [...]
Catherine’s Curls
Yet again I’ve been fortunate enough to work with more talented people who simply make my job so much easier. Rebecca Gohl of The Bradley Salon (in Grand Rapids, MI) completely hooked me up two weeks ago and I can’t wait to work with her again. While it’s true that my friend Catherine here is [...]
Gear: Elinchrom D-Lite IT To-Go Kit
Rambling Introduction Okay – lets be honest – the whole review is excessively verbose. So here we go! Most photographers go through a fairly standard progression when learning. It usually goes something like this: point & shoot / camera phone > SLR/dSLR > first flash > new lenses > lighting gear > general gear obsession. [...]
Amanda Z in the Studio
Like the vast majority of the wonderful models I’ve had the opportunity to work with in recent months, Amanda Z has a broad array of talents. She’s a photographer, model, dancer, hair stylist, fire performer, and current member of the Grand Rapids based Daredevil Circus. Not to mention an all around interesting person. If you’re [...]
Vaudezilla!
Grand Rapids is home to not one, but two home grown burlesque reviews. The amazing Super Happy Funtime Burlesque recently celebrated it’s four year anniversary, and the newly minted Shimmy Shack Burlesque is just beginning to gain some real momentum. I’ve been extremely fortunate to have made some amazing friends and found the opportunity to document more than [...]
Rachel Comes To Town
A couple of weeks ago, my super awesome friend Rachel was kind enough to make the (long) drive up to see me and do some modeling. This girl rocks, we had a total blast, and as you’ll see she cleans up pretty good =) As usual, my biggest regret was not having more time to [...]
A day at the Orchard
This past weekend I got to spend a great afternoon with my good friend Suzanne and her awesome family. We had a great time exploring the orchard on what might turn out to be the last beautiful day before Michigan begins to descend in to winter. Everyone was in good spirits and did a great [...]
Sixty Foot Ghost @ 47 Commerce
Near the tail end of this year’s ArtPrize, in Grand Rapids, I saw a message from Todd Freeman (a friend from a former life) asking for help with documenting the project he and Meg Perec submitted for this year’s competition. I quickly responded with a decisive “Ooh! Ooh! Me Me Me Me!” and thus we [...]
Destination 1111: Fashion Show 2009
Back in September I was invited to pitch in cover the festivities at Destination 1111. The evening’s event was a fashion show by One Girl’s Treasure in Grand Rapids. I’m so glad I was able to make it out because we had a total blast. Among other things, I saw some amazing styling & makeup [...]