Erin Mulvehill

© Erin Mulvehill

He visto antes; en mis sueños.

Mi compañera Erin es un buen fotografo.

I am in Spanish class. I have been drinking.

Paco Peregrin and Burial/Four Tet

© Paco Peregrin

I don't know who this guy is, I don't know where he came from, but I am glad I came across his stuff. Take the time and browse his website. From his bio he appears to be a Spanish photographer, who, as it seems, has an eye for style, grace and composition. He studied as a painter and it makes sense, looking at his work, which, for all intensive purposes, is pretty fucking good.

When I was over at Impact Digital with my class a few months back, the head of the retouching department said that a lot of the guys working there had painting backgrounds, and, now, in my own pursuits, I find myself gravitating towards heading back into painting. Not that I don't paint now, which I do, but I do bullshit abstract stuff with colors that I pass off as painting. I really need to get my hands on some oils, a good teacher, and start to explore the other world of capturing expression.

And this song, called Moth by Burial and Four Tet, is FUCKING AWESOME.

Meredith Banzhoff Advert

I was approached not too long ago to create an advertisement of sorts for my friend Meredith Banzhoff, who studies, or rather studied, fashion design here at Syracuse.

This is the end result:

Bruno Dayan

Bruno Dayan; I've only recently come across his work, but I'm quite impressed. I suggest taking a look at this portfolio.

© Bruno Dayan Photography

His images have such an appeal to me: they are beautiful, they are sensual, they are provocative, they are moody. Each photo encompasses great skill and his portfolio is wholly impressive. I find his work to be moving and complex, as the man uses and sculpts many lights. He has a skill set I admire greatly and interesting painterly compositions with new edge to them.

He uses multiple exposures beautifully and seamlessly. He has excellent models and uses their abilities well, creating an expanse of images worth display. Looking at his work, I admirably note how vital good makeup is and how it can really create much needed tension. My own weaknesses as a photographer manifest in my attempts to comprehend the processes of these photographs, but they compel me to think and to create, for this is an inspiration.

Kidnapped

I'm starting a series of images I'm titling "Felonies and Misdemeanors". This is one of the four images I made this weekend pertaining to it:

A Work in Progress

Here's a shot from the past week. And a bit of retouching magic. I need feedback.

Torkil Gudnason and Jackson Pollock

I read GQ. I like the articles, and sometimes there are good photos and of course there's the fashion advice I generally ignore, but it's been pretty influential in changing from sneakers to shoes and sweatsuits to just plain suits. Torkil Gudnason provided some pretty great images for an article titled, "From Russia With Prenup," and well, I looked him up. I was quite impressed with his range and style. Check this out:



© Torkil Gudnason

Jackson Pollock is out of this world. I remember having to sit down after seeing "Summertime #9A" 1948, at the Tate Modern when I was in London. Couldn't find a great image of it (it's like 8 feet long), so here's this, "Lavender Mist #1" 1950:



© Whoever owns the copyright to Jackson Pollock's stuff.

Retouch opinions needed & the most beautiful song I've heard this year

I spent too much time over the past few days trying to figure out where this needs improvement. Hopefully you can't even tell where I've retouched, but you can probably tell where it needs work. It looks so much better in .psd, but meh. I haven't a preference for B&W versus color.

Much love to all who partied hard this weekend, and a big up to Ra Ra Riot for impressing me at the Westcott.

Cue the song below when looking at the photos, because that way maybe they'll appear more beautiful. It's called Samba da Bençåo and is by Bebel Gilberto.

edit: I put side-by-sides to make this process easier.

Unedited Photo

I had a friend come up. She and I spent a few hours in the studio, and here is a photo I made. It's been retouched for about six minutes. Other than that, it still requires a bit of work. We'll have her stay up and let's see how much she changes.

Edit: Originally had two photos, deleted one due to redundancy.