Well, I didn’t get into this year’s Phoot Camp, I’m sorry to say. Maybe next year. In the meantime, here’s the photo I ended up submitting as my official application self-portrait.
The trailer for my friends Mark and Charlie’s Sock Puppet SItcom Theater, shot by yours truly!
If you haven’t been, it’s pretty damn fun.
It was hard to pick a self-portrait to submit for my first Phoot Camp application… I knew how I wanted to light it, and I knew how I wanted to pose. But I ended up spending a lot of time playing around, exploring new options, and ended up being pleasantly surprised by the variety. Since I was alone, I had to throw a lot of the results out the window if only for technical failures (misplaced focus, bad framing, etc.) But in the end, I had a handful of images that I thought were strong, each for different reasons.
I still don’t know if I picked the right one to apply with or not (and I will share my final image choice with you later), but in the meantime I wanted to show you some of the options I threw around.
ALL VISUAL LA Slideshow projection + “California Love” print show!
This Monday - April 30th, 2012!
April marks 6 months of our All Visual LA Slideshow and we’re very excited for this special event! + Open bar provided by our friends at MOPLA! (www.mopla.org)
Slideshow contributors for this month:
Mikey Baratta, A. Dola Baroni, Justin Bettman, Dan Busta, Christopher Butler, Henry Diltz, Caitlin Dennis, Wes Driver, Sam Friedman, Stephanie Gonot, Kathryna Hancock, William Haswell, Mike Hernandez, JUCO, Tattiya Kliengklom, Daniel Seung Lee, Tamar Levine, Paul Malhotra, Megan McIsaac, Jon Walter Mocey-Hanton, Michelle Alexis Newman, Lauren Randolph, Adam Robinson, Jonathan Roskos, Joe Rudko, Esteban Schimpf, Collins Schude, Ryan Schude, Andy J. Scott, Katie Shapiro, Cody Smith, Sumeja Tulic, Nathaneal Turner, Graham Walzer, Derek WoodOur “California Love” print exhibition will be presented alongside All Visual LA and will also mark the debut of The Forge’s newly remodeled studio, gallery and event space.
“California Love” is group exhibition of photographic prints that will feature the works of 18 Los Angeles based photographers and their interpretations of the life, energy, and beauty that surround us in California.
Artists featured in our “California Love” exhibition:
A. Dola Baroni, Dan Busta, Caitlin Dennis, Henry Diltz, Stephanie Gonot, William Haswell, Mike Hernandez, JUCO, Tattiya Kliengklom, Michelle Alexis Newman, Lauren Randolph, Esteban Schimpf, Collins Schude, Ryan Schude, Katie Shapiro, Nathaneal Turner, Graham Walzer, Derek Wood“California Love” will be on display until May 30th, 2012. If you can’t make it to the opening on Monday night, you can set up an appointment for viewing by calling The Forge at (323) 236-6563.
ALL VISUAL LA call for submissions!
Submission deadline is Thursday, April 5th 2012.
If you would like to participate in our April showcase, please send no more than twenty of your most recent works to: submit.allvisual@gmail.com by Thursday, April 5th 2012.
All submissions must be sent as attached zip files or individual jpegs for consideration. Videos and moving pictures should be sent as links.
April’s show is sure to be a special one. Not only is it MOPLA time, but we are also celebrating 6 months of ALL VISUAL LA!
Forgot to post this after I shot it. I shot everything but the stewardess’s studio close-up. Such a fun time, we were rocking till almost 6 in the morning.
I love the RVIP!
After I shot Bill’s headshots, he was kind enough to sit for me.
I wanted to go for an image that felt a little desert-like, that highlights the dryness of the air. I also wanted to force a slight retro vibe, so I experimented with saturations of specific colors, as well as did a little minor split toning. Pretty happy with the results.
