Evanescence: The Bitter Truth Photo Shoot

March 30, 2021

Back in November I drove down to Nashville to photograph @amylee for her upcoming @evanescenceofficial album, The Bitter Truth. I set up a makeshift studio in her dining room and knocked out a broad range of images for the album art, various magazine spreads, and images for streaming platforms…

Remote Shoot with Marissa Nadler

February 28, 2021

I’ve been a big fan of Marissa Nadler. since I first heard her music in 2006, and have been loving the opportunities to collaborate with her, even if it’s remotely. Though I’ve shot her through FaceTime a couple times before, this was the first time that I used the in-app camera. Before I would project the call onto my studio wall and shoot through different materials. The thing that concerned me was trying to figure out how to upsize the small files.

In my last post I explained how I’ve been photographing prints in water. After doing a few experiments I wondered if it might work to do a FaceTime shoot and as a workaround to the low camera resolution, make a small print and reshoot it in water. It worked better than I’d hoped. I was pleasantly surprised to see that an 8x10” print looked more than decent. By the time I added water ripples to the mix, the shots looked amazing. I also had so many images that I liked, apart from the water shot, that I included a handful.

Ho99o9 Shot Via FaceTime for Flood Magazine

November 13, 2020

Back in April I reached out to my friends in Ho99o9 to do a shoot over FaceTime. I hooked the call up to my projector, aiming it at a trash bag, which gave the images a fantastic texture, while also warping their features. I also shot through rubber cement and honey to get a range of results…

FaceTime Photo Shoot with Mrs. Piss (Chelsea Wolfe) for Revolver Magazine

August 15, 2020

Stoked to have photographed @cchelseawwolfe and @jessgowrie’s new project @mrspisss via FaceTime a couple months back. These are in the latest issue of @revolvermag. Design by @toddweinberger. Long live print!

Remotrait (FaceTime Photo Shoot) with Sara Lando

July 21, 2020

Sara Lando is my friend. She’s also a brilliant photographer, artist, and teacher based in Bassano del Grappa, Italy. Last week we hopped on a FaceTime call and she graciously sat as my subject for an hour-long shoot.

Remote Photo Shoots Featured in Better Photography Magazine

June 15, 2020

Better Photography Magazine (India) recently interviewed me about my Remotrait sessions. I’m still taking bookings if you’re interested in portraits of your own.

Zoom Photo Shoot with Roarie Yum

May 25, 2020

I first met Roarie Yum three or four years ago at a shoot I was doing with a different model. The two of them had been on the road together, taking modeling gigs one city at a time, and while I was shooting with the other model Roarie hung out on my studio couch and caught up on her email. I wasn’t aware of her work at the time and when I later saw her incredible portfolio I kicked myself for not working with her when I had the chance.

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Remotraits Vol. 3

May 8, 2020

After a month of experimenting with these FaceTime/Zoom photo shoots (which I call Remotraits) I’ve really broadened the range of techniques and materials that I work with, resulting in a big variety of styles. Just in creating the images in the gallery below I worked with mylar, prismatic window film, rubber cement, honey, water, and trash bags. I love the painterly results I’m getting and can’t wait to do more.

Marissa Nadler: Remote Shoot

May 4, 2020

I recently hopped on a FaceTime call with Marissa Nadler to shoot some photos. I’d been a fan of her music since 2006, so I was super stoked to be collaborating with her. I shot through a range of materials, covering five setups in the hour-long session. After I sent over the images she decided to use the above photo for the cover of her new covers EP.

Remotraits Vol. 2

April 27, 2020

I’ve been doing remote photo shoots (Remotraits) for a few weeks now and they continue to evolve. I began by projecting the FaceTime or Zoom feed onto a backdrop and shooting through different materials and substances. Then I moved on to projecting the conference directly onto different materials to change the shape and add texture to the projection. After that I started placing different substances on plexiglass over a horizontal computer screen, allowing me to shoot through different liquids. I’ve really been enjoying these experiments.

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Remote Photo Shoot with Code Orange

April 20, 2020

This past week I had the pleasure of photographing one of my favorite bands, Code Orange. The band was about to perform their album release show for their latest album, Underneath, right when COVID-19 hit the US. Rather than leave their fans in the dark, they performed in the empty venue and live streamed it for their fans. While I not only appreciated being able to experience their performance myself, I also resonated with their quick thinking and willingness to adapt to current societal conditions.

Remotrait Session with Aleksa Palladino

April 13, 2020

In my last post I described how I’ve begun to do remote photo shoots, via FaceTime. By hooking a projector up to my laptop while I’m on a call with my subjects— who are often not just in a different state but sometimes in a different country— I can project their face onto a backdrop in my studio. Then I shoot through a range of different materials and substances, throwing the subject slightly out of focus, which takes the focus off the poor video connection and puts it on the texture, helping sell the illusion that the subject was actually in my space. I’ve dubbed these portrait sessions “remotraits”…

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Remotrait Sessions

April 8, 2020

Because of the quarantines currently sweeping the country and world creatives have had to get especially creative to make collaborative art in spite of distance. I’ve seen photographers shooting portraits of people from the sidewalk and through windows. I’ve also seen photographers shooting via conferencing apps. I, too, recently conducted my own remote portrait sessions, which I’ve decided to call Remotraits. After exploring a range of different techniques I found a sweet spot when I began shooting through different substances and materials (a technique I’ve been exploring in my Strata series this past year). The resulting images look exactly how they would had the subject been standing in my studio.