Always in need of a new promotional photograph.

Thanks to Beth Coiner, my model de jour, for taking a great photograph of me in front of the Comme des Garcons store in New York City. I'm always looking to change my promotional photographs of me, and I really like this one. Thanks Beth.

"The Best Camera Is The One That's With You!"

Amen! And it was so cool to meet the young talented Chase Jarvis, who, amongst his many talents as a photographer, published a book of iphone photos. He is a very fresh needed inspiration. Loved hearing him speak at the Photo Plus conference this year in New York.

You've seen his work, check it out...

www.chasejarvis.com

Albert Watson, what an inspiration...

Over 100 covers of Vogue magazine, a career spanning over 4 decades, photographs featured in Rolling Stone Magazine, Time, and Vibe. What a career.

I had the honor of hearing him speak and meeting him at this year's Photo Plus Conference in New York City. Simply Amazing!

I now own a signed copy of his book UFO, Unified Fashion Objectives, and I love it!

Check out his wonderful website,

http://www.albertwatson.net

Just Love this Photograph

Annie Leibovitz rocks, and I just love this photo. Got to see it in the High Museum Show in Atlanta.

Retouching gone a bit too far...

The Power of a Photograph!

Corinne Day 1965 - 2010

photos posted taken by Corinne Day

I am sad to learn that Corinne Day has passed away 29 August 2010.

Corinne, a self-taught photographer, first became known in 1990 for the images she published in her book The Face of Kate Moss. The series of photographs launched what came to be known as 'grunge' style.

Glamorous images dominated fashion photography during the 1980's, Day's work was more informal, confrontational and confessional. Unconventional and sometimes androgynous models were her choice. This was in contrast to the gender of stereotyping found in the mainstream media and magazines.

Corinne Day made an impressive contribution to the world of fashion photography in the early 1990's. She was one of the pioneers of a candid and hard-hitting style.

Plus, with her photo shoot of Kate Moss in the Indian Headdress and birkenstocks, a huge increase in the sales of the birkenstock shoe followed. Oh the power of a photograph!

Happy Birthday Little Brother...

The Shepard Fairey photo saga continues...

New York Times

August 23, 2010, 5:59 PM

Photographer Withdraws Lawsuit in Shepard Fairey Case

By RANDY KENNEDY

The photographer who took the shot of Barack Obama that was later transformed by the street artist Shepard Fairey into the well-known “Hope” campaign poster has withdrawn a lawsuit against the Associated Press, in which he claimed he was not working for the agency when he took the picture.

The photographer, Mannie Garcia, had sued arguing that he owned the copyright to the picture and should be entitled to any profits made from it. Mr. Garcia’s lawyer told the Associated Press that his client dropped the suit because it had “taken a toll on him personally and professionally.” In a battle that has dragged on for more than a year, the Associated Press has contended that it owns the copyright to the picture and that Mr. Fairey misappropriated it. Mr. Fairey says his borrowing is protected under fair-use exceptions to copyright law. In court last year, he admitted to lying about which photograph he used as his source and said that he covered up and destroyed evidence to substantiate his lie. He could face criminal charges as a result of those actions. On Monday, the federal judge in the civil case set a March trial date for jurors to decide whether Mr. Fairey or the Associated Press should prevail.

Photobomb, right here is South Carolina...

Right here is South Carolina, captured on film, a Photobomb. You gotta love the fact that the Photobomber is just smiling away and looking straight at the camera, as if the photo was all about him. Well, it kinda is.

Thank goodness I took two photographs.

Nick Cave artist in Sept Vogue 2010

The September 2010 issue of Vogue Magazine...

http://worldofvogue.blog.com/2010/08/20/nick-cave-and-his-psychedelic-furs-hit-vogue/

Funny thing, I recently produced a video of the Nick Cave art exhibit held at the Halsey Gallery, back in May of 2010, in Charleston, SC. This month, he is featured in the September issue of Vogue Magazine. Pretty Cool. Check out the video and the link to the Vogue article.

The word of the day, Photobomb

Photobomb = (verb)- to drop in a photo unexpectedly...to hop in a picture right before it is taken. Example, Taylor Swift "Getting photobombed by Daniel Craig = Priceless."

My inspiration comes and goes...

I just love Tavi Gevinson, the Style Rookie, so young and so talented. And her sister Rivkah is a wonderful film maker. If you ever get the chance to see this short film, it is simply amazing. Love the style. Very inspirational.

https://vimeo.com/15888241

Chalk from Rivkah Gevinson on Vimeo.