This past week was quite the experience. I traveled back and forth to New York twice in the span of 7 days for meetings and a couple shoots. I also took some time to bring my girlfriend with me on the first trip, to finally give us some time to travel together. The down time was completely necessary for the both of us. We even had an opportunity to do a shoot with my good friend Eliesa Johnson, and cannot wait to see the pictures. It was an interesting experience being on the other side of the camera for once!

While I was there I met with a few potential clients as well as one of my favorite photographers Joao Canziani. We had brunch in Brooklyn and had a great time getting to know each other, and it was an honor to hear such great advice from him as well as get a feel for his process, which I really respect. One of the qualities of Joao's work that I truly admire is his artful and careful approach to portrait work. Every portrait feels so calm and genuinely real for each subject. I particularly admire his project for Nike soccer, along with everything in his travel and fashion/lifestyle portraits. Definitely a photographer worth checking out: http://joaocanziani.com/www/

On Friday I did a quick shoot with the Madbury Club shooting some behind-the-scenes for their next feature. Their site is all about delivering fresh new content in the fashion, design, and music industries instead of featuring what has already been done. It was all about capturing the personality of the club and the guys involved, and it was a blast to finally get to know the guys behind the site, especially after they gave my shoot for Cavalier Essentials a full-fledged feature. Phillip Annand, the brains behind the operation, is an incredibly genuine and personable character who seems to know everybody and their mother, along with having a keen and critical eye for style and quality. I'm very excited to work with them in the future. You can view their post about it HERE.

Lots of exciting news to come in the next few months, thanks for reading!

This past weekend I traveled to Savannah, GA to work with some very talented people and shoot a lookbook for a project known as Cavalier, designed and directed by my good friend Taylor Pemberton. Here is a teaser image from the entire feature. Taylor's brief explanation on the project sums it well:

"Cavalier Essentials is a line of vintage products designed for the rugged, yet sophisticated gentleman. Cavalier was always briefly explained as--"If Steve McQueen carried a beat-up leather duffle bag on the back of his motorcycle; what would be in it and how would the products look?" This simple idea married an appreciation for lifestyle design and vintage accessories. All of the products possess a hand-made quality while responding to the modern influences of today's culture."

Being from Minneapolis, it was an awesome break from the frigid temps of winter to go shoot for a few days in the south. The first two days we spent location scouting and meeting with the models and stylists, then shot a full day and half. Luckily weather permitted for some incredible light and Savannah offered a perfect opportunity to shoot what we wanted. Taylor did a phenomenal job with assembling a great team for us to work with as well as coordinating schedules. Stylist Lauren Maring from South Magazine did a phenominal job coordinating makeup and clothing. Taylor and I are both extremely happy with the way the project turned out, and anxious to share the images. 

For a few more BTS images, please go here to this flickr.

I had a blast this past weekend shooting in Upstate NY with my good friend Mike Smith of Ash Imagery. We roadtripped about 6 hours north from Philly after playing some pond hockey and spending time with his awesome family (he has the cutest son and daughter ever). Make sure to check out his work, you'll be seeing more from our weekend soon.

Hope you had a great New Year and holiday season, cheers to 2011!