Editorial
Ricorso Branding
Working with Rhea for the initial branding for Ricorso was such a pleasure. Ricorso is the evolution of the Kirk James label, and the hallmarks of their company are classic silhouettes with a modern edge for elegant and sophisticated style.
Fashion Photography featuring Lara Miller designs
Lara Miller is an incredible green designer and all her hand-loomed garments are crafted in the USA from sustainable fabrics. I photographed her Spring 2012 collection at Macy’s and worked with model Valentine. Lara also has a habit of naming her designs after people she knows – so check out the “Bret necklace” here – which is fairly cool.
Celebrity Portraits: Mondo Guerra
Mondo Guerra was the runner-up on the 2010 season of Project Runway and his creativity is really astounding. Working with him was a complete blast. And I was really inspired by our collaboration to do some design work on his portrait. To see photos of his fashions from our shoot click here.
Editorial Photography featuring Mondo Guerra and his fashions
My shoot with Mondo Guerra was my last shoot with MintMale, and it was incredibly involved. We were at Maxine’s Salon in downtown Chicago. The actual location was a loft type living space on the roof of the salon, and the stylists were wonderful. Mondo was going for this”Blade Runner” meets meets slick mannequin look, and I had the models do a lot of stylized poses while leaping in the air. The eye-visors Mondo also designed, and the white wigs were shaped by the people at the salon. A film crew was following me as I was working. Forward Motion Media was creating a mini documentary as a commercial for the salon, and we did testimonials as well on the collaboration with MintMale, Mondo, me and the salon. To see my Celebrity Portraits of Mondo himself click here. And check out MintMale for additional photos and the upcoming video.
Fashion Photography: Kirk James Collections at Dana Hotel Chicago
I loved shooting at the Dana Hotel, the space is this incredible marriage of texture and impeccable design. The fashions were the perfect counterpoint to the space.
Fine Art Photography: Gothic Carnival
I’m incredibly proud of this series. I art directed the concept and handmade most of the props and sets. Heather Bear was a wonderful asset as my make-up artist.
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Fashion Photography featuring suits from Zeglio and Hart Schnaffner Marx
This was one of my favorite fashion shoots for Mint Male, the suits were flown in from New York with the shoes. I was really going for this 50’s election party scandal thing, and it came together in a great way. I also like the subtle Chopin vodka branding.
Celebrity Portraits: Hannah Aitchison
Hannah was a cast member for three seasons on “LA Ink“, and she’s an incredible artist. She also does all my ink personally- we were really going for some classic pin-up inspired photographs. I built the heart in my studio and screen-printed the flowers onto it, and the lights are just old christmas lights.
Celebrity Portraits: Lady Starlight
Lady Starlight is Lady Gaga’s DJ. She was in Chicago spinning at Lolopolooza and we decided to do a cover and feature on her. She has a very cool (Joan Jett) vibe, and her music set is kind of classic hard rock.
Editorial Photography: Calvin Marty and the Sunken Ship
I had a great time working with this band. Their sound is soulful and melodic.
Model Photography: Kyle Kreitmeyer
Kyle was our featured model for the December Mini Mint, and we also featured some stores as well. Sort of a Christmas wish list. I took photos of him at Kafka, Cram, His Stuff, and Brimfield.
Fashion Photography featuring American Apparel underwear
