They draw a large crowd. The media pit was crazy. And I wish I had brought my ear plugs.
Screaming teenage girls or the music.... Your guess?
Nikon D3, 1000 ISO, 70-200VR, 400 @ F4

Tips & techniques using Nikon D-Series cameras. From the best in the biz.
Check out Scott Kelby and Matt Kloskowski, as they host, DTownTV. DTownTV, airs each Thursday and runs 10-12 minutes, is sponsored by Nikon ® and produced by Kelby Training. Subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes. k

As many of you know I have played drums almost since I could hold sticks. I have not been playing for several years for many reasons. When people say the music is inside you I can tell you it is! I have placed it far back in my mind to concentrate all my energy into my photography. Just walking up to the Today show on Friday kicked my mind into reliving my music days! I have never seen DMB and really was not the largest fan. However, this time I heard the energy and felt sound deep inside a place I have not visited in many years. These guys are AMAZING and I went home to download the new album Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King minutes after the show. It has been on my system playing non-stop since then. Just watching and hearing Carter play brought back a feeling I had almost 20 years ago. The reason I came to NYC in the first place. Thanks guys. It was a pleasure to watch, hear and photograph you.

If you are in Peekskill this weekend for the 12th Annual Open Studios. Stop in the Coffee House. Grab a cup of the flatiron blend and check out my photographs. I have 12 images from my "CAPS" series on display from now through July.
It's a great place to relax. Let me know what you think of the images. k

A wonderful person you may have seen in one of the Apple ipod ads a few years ago.
Thanks to all. NIA, Kelly,Cathy, Ebony and Olivia.
Nikon D3, 105VR, 100ISO, Beauty Dish, 2 Kicker Lights, A hair light and a reflector under the chin.

Taylor Swift fans waited in the pouring rain outside the NBC building in NYC. The weather cleared up just in time. They pulled the tent down and she hit the stage. An amazing voice and looks to capture the hearts of everyone in the crowd.
Nikon D3, 1250 ISO, 70-200VR, 320 @ F4

Musicians Andy Hurley, Joe Trohman, Patrick Stump and Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy appear on NBC's 'Today' at Rockefeller Center.

Nikon D3, 800 ISO, 70-200, 1/800 @ 6.3

Jennifer Hudson gives the photographers a quick glance while performing on NBC's Today Show in New York City Friday May 15th 2009.

Nikon D3, 105 VR lens, ISO 100, Speedotron beauty dish and kicker lights with a Lastolite Trigrip under camera right, in the studio.

Philip and I set out to make some beautiful images of this dress. It turned out to be much harder than we first thought. But then the weather cleared up and out to 5pointz we went. What a great location! Marcelia Freesz and Melo Dagault made the whole thing come to life.
Nikon D3, 24-70 lens, ISO 100, 1/1600 @ F3.5 using high speed sync and 2 SB-900 speedlights. One bounced into a Lastolite trigrip; the other off to camera right for a rim light.

Elizabeth is a new model on the town. Any agents need a fresh face? She's a real sweet heart and full of energy.
We look forward to watching her move through the ranks...Fast!
Beauty make-up by Kelly Hushin

Nikon D3, ISO 100, F16 @ 200. Beauty dish, reflector, and 2 kicker lights.

Every few years Holly calls for a new head-shot. This girl has amazing talent and personality to match. We changed it up and went with a confident-happy look. And no more black & white. Times have changed and color is where it's at.
Check out Holly's site and hire her. She rocks!

D3, ISO-100, F14 @ 200. A beauty dish, reflector, and 2 kicker lights.

Just before 3OH!3 performed Don't Trust Me last night at Irving Plaza, the show stopped. The band had no idea what had gone wrong until they were presented with the plaques for Don't Trust Me. The digital single has gone Platinum! Congrats guys!

I had the pleasure of photographing Mr. Randall Jones for his new book, The Richest Man In Town.
You can check out his site for more info: Richest Man In Town.

With the Macy's Flower Show wrapped up, I will post some of my favorite images asap.

Nikon D3, ISO 200, 6.3 @ 1/250
I used 5 Nikon Speedlights for this shoot. One SB-900 on camera as a Master to trigger the other flashes. One SB-800 camera right with a full CTO. One SB-900 camera left in a xxs Chimera softbox. One SB-800 behind the bike, center of camera with a red gel. Then just one more SB-800 with a full CTO far back left of camera. The crow just flew in...

I was contracted to record a time lapse of the set-up of the Macy's Flower Show. The set up takes place overnight from 10PM to 4AM over three nights. I used a Nikon D3 and set it to photograph one frame every 20 seconds. The exposure was F4.5 at 1/30 ISO 250. Then I placed them in a Quicktime movie. You will see the 3 different views I had. Look for the lights coming on and the change in color from off to full power. Hope you like the backstage view many people never get to see.

After searching a few book stores here in Manhattan and having no luck, Amy just ordered Joe's new book, "The Hot Shoe Diaries," for me online and picked it up at the store when a new shipment came in. (She's the best.) Joe is a lighting god and a master of the small but powerful Speedlight. The concepts Joe transforms from napkin to finished works right before your eyes make you blink twice. You learn his approach to light along with tips, tricks, exposure modes, types of flash, types of light shaping tools, strategies, EV, mixing light, and as Joe says, "you name it." You get to go inside the mind of Mr. McNally (how scary) and see how he sees. A great investment for any photographer on the planet.
Check out www.joemcnally.com/blog/ for updates.

NIKON D3, ISO 200, 3.2 @ 1/160, SB-900 in a XXS softbox.
Christine Donlon from Model Service Agency.
Shot on location in Brooklyn, Sunday March 22, 2009.

Check out 3oh!3. http://3oh3music.com/
I had a great time photographing these guys. They packed the house and the crowd loved them.