Right now I'm watching the First 48 but for the next 48 I will be editing photos I shot of Hip-Hops future, North Carolina's own, Rain. We shot these down in Dumbo yesterday despite the extra chill coming off the water. Quick shoots are the best, sometimes. More shots on the way.
Today I shot myself. I pulled a Plaxico Burress. Fortunately the only sentences handed out are the ones you read here. Yesterday I took some self portraits and today I took some more after deciding to turn it into a series that may become a year long project. I won't show the results, maybe a few pics here and there but the main dish won't be served until the project is complete or in the event of my untimely demise. I definitely wanted to document my hair growing progress which will last until I decide to cut it of course. That could be tomorrow or next year, which isn't as distant as it sounds. The only hair growth documented in the pic below is the hair on my chest but every pic isn't supposed to record the hair growth on my medulla. I am also attempting to capture me as I grow with it. Get older to say the least. One other important reason for this series is that I would love for it to inspire future photo shoots. When time has passed and the vault is opened on the self portraits don't be surprised to see some mirror shots that I have taken of others.
Hey remember Shenay? Now? :) Well she hit me up nearly a month ago and asked if I could lend a helping hand or two and a camera to a Role Model Program that she is involved with. They mentor teenage girls that are interested in the modeling and entertainment industry. There were ten girls in attendance that I shot along with fellow photographer Zoe Mocker at The Secret Loft. They are having an event in about a month and they would like to display headshots for each girl. Great! I have about three weeks to procrastinate before I present them. I kid, I kid!
So Mr. Milly Dough also known as The Gorilla Pod Savior also known as Alan Mildor also known as a good dude asked me to shoot some behind the scenes video/pics for him today. He had a shoot and how could I say no to someone that found and returned the gorilla pod that I got on my birthday before he even met me. I didn't even know he found it or had it but he was honest enough to say so. There are good people around still. Just in case you didn't think so. Check out more of his work here. > Alan Mildor Photography
I'm guessing that if a majority of the people reading this post know who the rent is too damn high guy is then they are aware that a Mosque is being built near ground zero. Wrong! Contrary to media belief it is actually cultural center for Muslims which also has a place for them to worship. Now as someone who was in a building across the street from the towers when the first plane hit and saw the second plane hit from about a block away, one would assume that I am totally against the cultural center being built. Wrong! Again! I refuse to denounce one faith group because of an act of a few individuals that "belong(ed)" to it. Trust, I know what that is like. I am not Muslim but I do believe in tolerance.
I did not intend to touch on this topic when I took the picture but sometimes the pictures title themselves and write their own captions. The Pic 2 link is a shot I took but the flash did not go off as intended. I liked it so I edited it.
Artist: Gonzalo
Date: November 10, 2010
Location: Bronx, New York
Scene: Balance
The Documentary: Coming Soon
I shot a commercial with the exterior/interior landscaping company, Urban Plantscapes yesterday. They were taking out the lantanas planted a few months ago so they can plant _______ for the winter. I can't tell you, I mean I can but surprises are better so in a few months you should make your way out to 86th to 96th street on Park Ave to see what is new. Or you can go out there tomorrow and asked or pick up free lantana plants that they will be giving away to the first 200 people. If no one shows up it's ok. These babies aren't going in the garbage. They are getting mixed back in with the soil. As green as it gets.
Recently I made it out to the Queens Musuem of Art and no this is not the helicopter view over. It is an exhibit at the musuem, a panorama of the City of New York. It would be nice of them to allow ground level viewing but I guess they don't want a Godzilla reenactment.
It is getting colder and as I was going through some desktop pics I came across this one I took at the Bronx Zoo a few months ago. I don't look forward to temps dropping but I do look forward to taking some snow pics. This was supposed to be an Urban Plantscape picture post but I am not done with those yet but I will be by the end of the day. We took some dope shots on the Upper East Side and filmed a commercial that should be out within the month. The Derrick Pike edits will be done by tomorrow and viewable here . Stay tuned.
I got to shoot the Homie Derek Pike today. Director slash photog extraordinaire. He shot the Sheek, "Cocaine Trafficking" video I shot at a few weeks back. And he has like 20,000 other vids on the way. Check his site & blog for more D. Pike! We kicked it for a bit and manage to get some fresh flicks out of it. More on the way!
