Inspirations for my "Portable Strobes" Project:

1970s colors and fashion:


Cindy Sherman's use of color:





The milky bathwater in Annie Liebovitz's photo of Angelina Jolie:


Fiona Apple's "Criminal" video:



I used two strobes, with various gels, in four different locations in my model's (Flannery Thelkeld) apartment. I shot digital on Heidi's Canon 40D. I'm pretty pumped about the images.

It seems a month has gone by, and I have yet to blog anything.

This is because I've been fucking up.

I just finally finished a project that I enjoy. I think it looks pretty nice, for the amount of strobe knowledge I have. It is infinitely frustrating to work in the studio, but I'm slowly retaining things and getting shit done.

Here's a sneak peek of my time in the large studio on the third floor:

This is a further exploration of a Photo 2 concept I've dubbed "Party By Myself". Kind of like a "I can do bad all by myself!!!" shtick, but it's pretty personal. I'm independent to a fault most times. I'm satisfied with the series, though the vent is a recurring thing that is just silly.