Archive for December, 2008
Merry Christmas
Do you hear what I hear?
My Friend Mara and I have been creating a Christmas card together for many years. We collaborate on the theme, and Mara acts it out for me to photograph. Usually the ideas bubble up out of Mara’s highly entertaining unconscious, but this year we got our inspiration from a popular political figure - guess who!
Unfortunately we can’t divulge the identity of the dead body, although many people have expressed their theories as to who it might be.
New York Tyrant Cover Shoot
A few months ago, Chris March (brilliant designer from Project Runway Season 4) sent me a note asking if I’d be interested in doing a cover shoot of him for a literary magazine, New York Tyrant. I suggested a trade – I would do the cover shot if he’d come back to my place and do a quick portrait for me.
Chris put me in touch with Tyrant’s editor, GianCarlo Di Trapano, and we set up a date. As soon as I heard his concept I knew it would be a total blast. He wanted to have Chris in a bear suit sitting on the steps of the New York Public Library. How did he know that I’m a huge bear fan? The human kind, of course!
We did the library shots with GianCarlo lurking in the background wearing a fabulous pig mask. Then we went back to my place where Chris agreed to put the bear suit back on, and GianCarlo volunteered to take off his suit and put on the bear head. This was one of those days when I just love my life!!!
