COLON TREAT

ARCHIVE MAG FEATUREAGENESS

THIS CAMPAIGN AGAIN! Y&R ad agency hired me to shoot this beautiful River North Chicago Dance Ad Campaign. This month the campaign was featured in Archive magazine "Featuring the best new print campaigns worldwide." COOOOL!!! RINGA DING DANG!

CHOCOWATE

My friend Brenda had her sons 7 year old birthday truffle making birthday party at my studio. Lots of chocolate was consumed, spread on faces and clothes, and then, of course, the cake came. Children ran around like they were as high as a kite, swirling and buzzing about, such a fun time!!!

THANKS ECHO

Michael "Echo" Roberson gave me a great writeup on his bloggerino! Thanks to you Echo for your true generosity to spread the word!!

THE FRIEDSTER

Lots of Chicago Mag shoots happened last month! here is a portrait of Mr Jason Fried founder of 37 signals I shot last month. Cool, curious, confident, calm, calculating, confident fellow. Thanks Jason for Friedsterificosity. Check out his book!

CHICAGO MAG CANDACE N I!!

Candace Jordan is a beautiful woman of elegance, grace, a great sense of humor, and charisma that lasts beyond after she leaves the room. She came into the studio for a Chicago magazine shoot and we had a blast, thanks Candace for being you!! Heres the Chimag article to read about Candace!

KIDS BEING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Jack and Boris came over to the studio to learn about what I do. They are 12 yrs old and super cool. They helped me set up the lights and backdrop, I put the camera on the tripod and let em go to town. here are outtakes from their shoot, but also they art directed me to change the images how they wanted, so here are the results of that! GOOD JOB YOUNG JEDIS!!!

TIME OUT SPALICIOUSNESS

Cover for time out spa issue retouchity notes.

DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION

MORE LEAPAGE

I just had to do this, I couldn't help it. Go see The River North Dance company Feb 12th or 13th! They rock!

HE JUMP SOOOOO HIGH

An excursion in dance again! Christian from River North Dance Company has powerful legs elevating him to super heights! more to come soon.

BANANA POPCORN CATERPILLAR WATERCOLOR

MORE PROCESS PICKS

More funitmes in ye ole studio! Cant wait to bury an other model sometime soon. Thanks Sonia Yoonhead for your awesome nail creations, Sharon for your face painting, I thank myself for my extreme talent, and Eleanor for her lovely face!!

HOW IT WAS MADE

Recent photo shoot outakes. How we done it! Sharron Casey makeup artist, Sonia Yoon art direct/stylist, me PHOTOG art direct.

MORE ERIKA PAINTINGS

Here are a few more little water color studies .

PAINTING

Water color painting - Mighty tree not so mighty

DAYLIGHT STUDY

sunset edge lighting.

PROMOTION BY ACCIDENT

I admit it, I googled myself, how vain of myself. BUT... I found this blog that has the River North campaign that I shot for featured. Thank you for the credits and the post http://casualtyofdesign.com/2009/11/beautiful-sexy-bodies-by-river-north-dance-company/ and here as well http://adsoftheworld.com/media/print/river_north_dance_company_spine

JAPANING

Last October I went to Japan. It is somewhere I have always wanted to go, ever since I can remember, ever since I could remember what Japan meant. Some may consider my trip lazy, or not, I dont know and I dont care. I lazily wandered, meandered on my bike in the streets of kyoto, hung out with friends, trying to figure out the differences between the American and the Japanese. All in all, I think that people are the same all around the world. Same problems, same needs, same desires, different scenery.