Galleries

Modeled-street favorites -- Monica, Chicago, 7/1/08 : People -- I call it modeled-street, positioning a pin-sharp good looking mod amidst the blur and movement of big city hustle/bustle.

Modeled-street favorites -- Monica, Chicago, 7/1/08

People -- I call it modeled-street, positioning a pin-sharp good looki ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 10:18am PST

Modeled-street favorites -- Nicole, St. Louis, 8/10/08 : 4 your top 50 -- I call it modeled-street, positioning a pin-sharp good looking mod amidst the blur and movement of big city hustle/bustle.

Modeled-street favorites -- Nicole, St. Louis, 8/10/08

4 your top 50 -- I call it modeled-street, positioning a pin-sharp goo ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 10:19am PST

Modeled-street favorites -- Rosie, Chicago, 7/22/08 : Models -- I call it modeled-street, positioning a pin-sharp good looking mod amidst the blur and movement of big city hustle/bustle.

Modeled-street favorites -- Rosie, Chicago, 7/22/08

Models -- I call it modeled-street, positioning a pin-sharp good looki ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 10:27am PST

Modeled-street favorites -- Ruthie, Chicago, 8/25/08 : Glamour -- I call it modeled-street, positioning a pin-sharp good looking mod amidst the blur and movement of big city hustle/bustle.

Modeled-street favorites -- Ruthie, Chicago, 8/25/08

Glamour -- I call it modeled-street, positioning a pin-sharp good look ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 10:20am PST

Modeled-street favorites -- Anya, Chicago, 9/23/08 : People -- I call it modeled-street, positioning a pin-sharp good looking mod amidst the blur and movement of big city hustle/bustle.

Modeled-street favorites -- Anya, Chicago, 9/23/08

People -- I call it modeled-street, positioning a pin-sharp good looki ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 10:21am PST

Modeled-street favorites -- Michele, Chicago, 8/5/08 : People -- I call it modeled-street, positioning a pin-sharp good looking mod amidst the blur and movement of big city hustle/bustle.

Modeled-street favorites -- Michele, Chicago, 8/5/08

People -- I call it modeled-street, positioning a pin-sharp good looki ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 10:24am PST

Modeled-street favorites -- Veronica, Chicago, 6/17/08 : Model/modeling -- I call it modeled-street, positioning a pin-sharp good looking mod amidst the blur and movement of big city hustle/bustle.

Modeled-street favorites -- Veronica, Chicago, 6/17/08

Model/modeling -- I call it modeled-street, positioning a pin-sharp go ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 10:25am PST

Modeled-street favorites -- Lindsey, Chicago, 7/14/08 : People -- I call it modeled-street, positioning a pin-sharp good looking mod amidst the blur and movement of big city hustle/bustle.

Modeled-street favorites -- Lindsey, Chicago, 7/14/08

People -- I call it modeled-street, positioning a pin-sharp good looki ...

Updated: Mar 02, 2009 2:31pm PST

Modeled-street favorites -- Monica, Chicago, 8/27/08 : Glamour -- I call it modeled-street, positioning a pin-sharp good looking mod amidst the blur and movement of big city hustle/bustle.

Modeled-street favorites -- Monica, Chicago, 8/27/08

Glamour -- I call it modeled-street, positioning a pin-sharp good look ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 10:29am PST

Chicago : Cities -- Millennium Park, Michigan Ave, Rush St, and all the glories in between

Chicago

Cities -- Millennium Park, Michigan Ave, Rush St, and all the glories ...

Updated: Mar 18, 2009 1:17pm PST

Millennium Park, Chicago : My kind of town -- I never miss Chicago's Millennium Park for modeled-street shoots. This image is of the water walls just off Michigan Ave and Madison St, square in the middle of downtown bordering Grant Park and the Lake. There's always something going on, but never more tha at the water walls and the Bean, another good shoot site. You'll see both these throughout my gallery sets.

Millennium Park, Chicago

My kind of town -- I never miss Chicago's Millennium Park for modeled- ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 10:27am PST

Magnificent Mile, North Michigan Ave, Chicago : My kind of town -- From The Michigan Ave Bridge north to Oak Street, Chicago's Mag Mile.

Magnificent Mile, North Michigan Ave, Chicago

My kind of town -- From The Michigan Ave Bridge north to Oak Street, C ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 10:21am PST

Rush St, Mariano Park, side streets, Chicago : Chicago -- The centerpiece of Chicago's summertime high-end outdoor dining, Mariano Park is a triangular 1/6 acre at Rush and State and Bellevue, surrounded on all sides by outdoor/indoor cafes. The park itself sports trees, flower beds, benches, a fountain, and the nicest little ice cream/slurpy stand at the south end one could ever hope for.

Rush St, Mariano Park, side streets, Chicago

Chicago -- The centerpiece of Chicago's summertime high-end outdoor di ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 10:27am PST

Hand-held dSLR modeled-street around Chicago : DSLR users -- Hand-held Chicago street scenes from throughout my modeled-street galleries.

Hand-held dSLR modeled-street around Chicago

DSLR users -- Hand-held Chicago street scenes from throughout my model ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 10:22am PST

Oak St. Beach, Chicago : Beaches -- Where the Outer Drive swings past co-op row and the Drake Hotel, then north along Lake Michigan and the city's finest condo towers. At the tip of the Magnificent Mile, Oak St Beach is as square-in-the-middle-of-big-city as it comes!

Oak St. Beach, Chicago

Beaches -- Where the Outer Drive swings past co-op row and the Drake H ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 10:29am PST

Meet me in St. Louie, Louie : St. Louis -- Modeled-street and sights around St. Louis, primarily at LaClede Landing, Arch, zoo, otherwise in Forest Park, and along Delmar in University City.

Meet me in St. Louie, Louie

St. Louis -- Modeled-street and sights around St. Louis, primarily at ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 10:20am PST

Urban mods : Models -- Cute/flirt/trendy mods, spending girls-day-off wandering Downtown Chicago.

Urban mods

Models -- Cute/flirt/trendy mods, spending girls-day-off wandering Dow ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 10:22am PST

Music to my Ears : Music photography -- These are samplings from all my individual mod galleries. If you like what you see here, open individual galleries for more.

Music to my Ears

Music photography -- These are samplings from all my individual mod ga ...

Updated: Mar 02, 2009 2:37pm PST

Digital Grin, a little bit of everything : These are samplings from all my individual mod galleries. If you like what you see here, open individual galleries for more.

Digital Grin, a little bit of everything

These are samplings from all my individual mod galleries. If you like ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 10:16am PST

Street , but with a mod boost : Street photography -- I call it modeled-street, positioning a pin-sharp good looking mod amidst the blur and movement of big city hustle/bustle.

Street , but with a mod boost

Street photography -- I call it modeled-street, positioning a pin-shar ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 10:19am PST

Modeled-street portraits : Model/modeling -- These are portraits from my "Modeled-street favorites ..." galleries.

Modeled-street portraits

Model/modeling -- These are portraits from my "Modeled-street favorite ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 10:26am PST

Modeled city poses : Models -- These are city scenes from my "Modeled-street favorites" galleries.

Modeled city poses

Models -- These are city scenes from my "Modeled-street favorites" gal ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 10:28am PST

Worth1000 modeled scenes : These are samplings from my individual mod galleries. If you like what you see here, open individual galleries for more.

Worth1000 modeled scenes

These are samplings from my individual mod galleries. If you like wha ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 10:17am PST

Head shots and more from modeled-street favorites : Portraits -- These are samplings from my individual mod galleries. If you like what you see here, open individual galleries for more.

Head shots and more from modeled-street favorites

Portraits -- These are samplings from my individual mod galleries. If ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 10:15am PST

Fashion from among my modeled-street galleries : Fashion -- These are samplings from my individual mod galleries. If you like what you see here, open individual galleries for more.

Fashion from among my modeled-street galleries

Fashion -- These are samplings from my individual mod galleries. If y ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 10:23am PST

Modeled-street shot with Olympus E-3 dSLR : 43Photo -- These are samplings from my individual mod galleries. If you like what you see here, open individual mod galleries for more. All are shot with Oly E-3 4/3 format dSLR, Zuiko lenses.

Modeled-street shot with Olympus E-3 dSLR

43Photo -- These are samplings from my individual mod galleries. If y ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 10:24am PST

Maserati/Ferrari/Porche/MG : This shoot was split into two segments, this smaller gallery shot at ISO 100, and an experimental larger gallery shot at a very high ISO 3200. The hard metals of mechanicals seemed an apt proving ground. Using the luminance noise reduction slider in Photoshop ACR to tone down the high ISO clatter, however, pretty much equalized things for screen viewing. Shadow isn't quite as buttery, and sharpness is slightly less, but overall pretty hard to tell the difference. Take a look, compare and comment, good way for all to learn.

Maserati/Ferrari/Porche/MG

This shoot was split into two segments, this smaller gallery shot at I ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 10:37am PST

Very high ISO 3200 Maserati/Ferrari/Porche/MG : This shoot was split into two segments, a smaller gallery shot at ISO 100, and this experimental larger gallery shot at a very high ISO 3200. The hard metals of mechanicals seemed an apt proving ground. Using the luminance noise reduction slider in Photoshop ACR to tone down the high ISO clatter, however, pretty much equalized things for screen viewing. Shadow isn't quite as buttery, and sharpness is slightly less, but overall pretty hard to tell the difference. Take a look, compare and comment, good way for all to learn.

Very high ISO 3200 Maserati/Ferrari/Porche/MG

This shoot was split into two segments, a smaller gallery shot at ISO ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 10:31am PST

Porsche 356 one-man repair shop : This 1/20/09 shoot took place at a small repair shop devoted solely to old Porsche 356's. The passion within was palatable and obvious. Ferry Porsche (son of the famous Dr. Ing Ferdinand Porsche, founder of Porsche motors) designed and fabricated the first 356 in 1948. The car utilized a tubular chassis, an 1100cc engine mounted forward of the rear axle, and was very light and quick for the time. Though the car changed from mid-engine to rear, the tubular chassis gave way to unitized pan and body construction, and a myriad of other details evolved over the 22 year run of the model, the 356’s overall design and instantly recognizable shape remained the same, a timeless classic. Total production run was more than 78,000, about 1/2 of which are believed to exist today.

Porsche 356 one-man repair shop

This 1/20/09 shoot took place at a small repair shop devoted solely to ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 10:35am PST

Exotics : Exotics from my Maserati/Ferrari/Porche/MG galleries.

Exotics

Exotics from my Maserati/Ferrari/Porche/MG galleries.

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 10:36am PST

Monica -- Chicago 1/22/09 : Portrait -- My summertime modeled-street now is on the shelf. For the winter, one genre I've taken is modeled solo sets, taken in neighborhoods and mod's homes/apartments/flats. The idea is to catch the mod's personality amidst her own environment and belongings, to build context of the person she is. The shoots are in natural light, the subject pin-sharp against blurred surrounds whenever possible. My working lens for small spaces like homes/apartments/flats is 24-120mm equiv f/2.8-4, so limited bokeh capability, although when I can stretch out a bit, I've a 100mm equiv f/2 that works quite well.

Monica -- Chicago 1/22/09

Portrait -- My summertime modeled-street now is on the shelf. For the ...

Updated: Apr 03, 2009 4:31pm PST

Heather -- Chicago 3/16/09 : Models -- My summertime modeled-street now is on the shelf. For the winter, one genre I've gone after is modeled solo sets, taken in neighborhoods and mod's homes/apartments/flats. The idea is to catch the mod's personality amidst her own environment and belongings, to build context of the person she is. The shoots are in natural light, the subject pin-sharp against blurred surrounds whenever possible. My working lens for small spaces like homes/apartments/flats is 24-120mm equiv f/2.8-4, so limited bokeh capability, although when I can stretch out a bit, I've a 100mm equiv f/2 that works quite well. The mod's apartment in this instance was small and without much character, but we worked with what we had. The weather was warm enough day to get outside, so we took advantage of that to add a bit of variety.

Heather -- Chicago 3/16/09

Models -- My summertime modeled-street now is on the shelf. For the w ...

Updated: Apr 07, 2009 10:32pm PST

Back-light Series : Model/modeling -- Modeled solo sets, taken in neighborhoods and mod's homes/apartments/flats, are particularly appealing to me when shot against strong back light. Images in this gallery are drawn from the individual modeled solo galleries already up for viewing. The idea in all these modeled solo galleries is to catch the mod's personality amidst her own environment and belongings, to build context of the person she is. The shoots are in natural light, the subject pin-sharp against blurred surrounds whenever possible. My working lens for small spaces like homes/apartments/flats is 24-120mm equiv f/2.8-4, so limited bokeh capability, although when I can stretch out a bit, I've a 100mm equiv f/2 that works quite well.

Back-light Series

Model/modeling -- Modeled solo sets, taken in neighborhoods and mod's ...

Updated: Apr 07, 2009 10:32pm PST

Your Bio

During the warm-weather months, I shoot what I call "modeled-street", a primarily outdoor genre where I position a good looking pin-sharp mod up-front and prominent amidst the blur and movement of everyday big-city life. The surround is ever changing hustle/bustle, our mode hand-held/natural-light/quick-pose/quick-catch. There's intimidation involved, same as in all forms of close-up "street", we get into other peoples' private space, we kid and socialize, I coach/coax/cajole/tease/growl (friendly growl), and if the gods be good, we get our shots. We shoot close-up, wide and full-open, never more than a few feet apart, using the mod as the central framing device, capturing as much of the living surround as is complimentary and contextually fanciful. A typical shoot is 4-6 hours, and burns a lot of shoe leather. When crowds are sparse as they often are, we fill-in with solos amidst city architecture/infrastructure/grit. We often don't get what we want, crowds can be ornery to mods/togs posing into their space, but when we do, the effect is urban/street/head-turning/catchy, and IMHO well worth wrestling with all the uncontrollables involved.

During the winter months, I shoot in-door natural-light modeled shoots at Conservatories, train stations, subway stations (till security shoos us off), apartments/flats, wherever I can find warmth and big-city/big-character interest. Same as for summertime "modeled-street", the idea is to position the mod close-up and pin-sharp amidst whatever interesting surround is available, using wide-aperture blur to add pop, interest and fanciful context.

I also shoot non-modeled flora, mostly macro, and "mechanicals", autos/bridges/factories and the like.

My camera is the 4/3 format Olympus E-3. Lenses are Zuiko f/2.8-4 12-60mm (24-120 equiv), f/4 7-14mm (14-28 equiv), and f/2 50mm macro (100 equiv).

I'm glad to be here at SmugMug, and look forward to lots of interaction. Slowly uploading best of my modeled-street and other sets, 16 more already in the can for when I have time (3/6/09).

Always looking for comment and critique, and return every one. Good way for all of us to share the creative experience, and to grow.