Lifestyle
Press Kit for Letta
Letta is a singer/songwriter that flew to Chicago to work with me on her first album. We decided on a bohemian chic look for her branding, and used the Catalyst Ranch as our location. I was fortunate to book an amazing crew for this production, and my stylist Beth Berlin, was able to pull a huge collection of clothes and accessories for Letta to try.
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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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: Ronnie Kroell
Ronnie was a contestant on a Bravo show called “I want to be a supermodel”. The feature we did on him was inspired by the movie “A Single Man” and I was really going for this underlying tension between the models. There’s never a moment when they’re looking face to face. The fashions were provided by Cram and Goorin Brothers.
Celebrity Portraits: Jeffrey Altergott
