Boston Headshot Photographer: Rent/La Boheme: The End

This is the final installment of the huge RENT/La Boheme extravaganza! I did not post every character, but I think you get the idea. This was such a fun project to create and I am so excited to take my business in this new direction. If you are in the Cleveland area do not miss these groundbreaking pieces of theater. (click here for info)  enjoy*
COLLINS: Played by the stunning Jason Samuel  

ANGEL: Played by Antawaun Lamar Holley

RODOLFO: played by James Dickason

ROGER:  Played by Jonathan White

MARK: Played by Chris McCarrell

Cheers*

Boston Headshot Photographer: Rent/La Boheme: Mimi Marquez

Played by sophomore Ciara Harper

Boston Headshot Photographer: Rent/La Boheme: MUSETTE

played by Lindsay Espinosa

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Boston Headshot Photographer: Rent/La Boheme: Baldwin Wallace

You are going to think for a second that you're in the wrong location because the images this week are quite a departure from anything you have seen me do before. But it's a good thing! At times, I say "yes" to projects when I feel they are inspiring or will challenge me creatively and this one fit both criteria perfectly. The project was to shoot images which will then be used to create production posters for the ground breaking repertory productions of  RENT & LA BOHEME at Baldwin Wallace College next year.  To execute the actual creative concept a ton of prep was required and since there are few things on this earth I love more than researching for a project, I could not wait to get started. (I have never spent so much money on fashion magazines in my life. Vogue Italia alone is like $15...but now I am hooked!)  However, it was a fantastic pre-production process, 100% required and one that I absolutely did not do alone. I would be remiss if I didn't give a big shout out to my colleague Leah Haydock  for equipment borrowing, as well as the fabulous Boudoir photographer,  Dawn Norris for the equipment, DVDs and the hours of her time discussing lighting and fashion at Mr. Crepe. Also,the movie The September Issue played a fun role in the process. What a great time! Let's see... I think I will start out with the character MAUREEN-played at some performances by the sassy, ginger haired Andrea Leach. Enjoy*

 More to come all week!

Cheers* 

BW: Headshots: Cleveland Ohio Part II

"Wow!" I did not expect the responses that I received from last night's post. Thanks for all of the feedback.  It seems that everyone is just as excited as I am about these fabulous students. The only thing I need to say to preface this entry is that the images in this post are my personal favorites. No consideration of "type" went into this at all. They are simply 18 images I love... and so I am sharing them with you! You may need some water...a few of them are hot, hot, hot!!!! enjoy*

Sophie: (by popular demand)

Emily (Left) Ciara (Right)

Jude & Alex 

Nick

Dryden & Joe

Rachel & Mack (unfortunately he couldn't make it to the group shot so it is his name on the whiteboard. :) )

Clare & James

Boe & Devon

Ashley & Elizabeth

Chris (last but not least)

Forgive that I decided to keep all of the tidbits to myself, but posting all the images today meant something had to give and I figured you were more interested in seeing them!  I will say a few words though, which applies to everyone. Honestly:

• everyone arrived on time, if not early, for their sessions
• everyone brought a variety of clothes that were neat and appropraite
• everyone had a great "up for anything" attitude and do not complain even once...that I heard. ;)
• everyone treated both Tom and me with the utmost respect and professionalism
• everyone promised to provide me free tickets..."oh wait..there I go again!"

Kudos & Thank You to the entire BW Musical Theater Department. Until next time.

Cheers*

BW: Headshots: Cleveland Ohio Part I

Baldwin Wallace College has got it goin' on! They are fierce, I tell ya...and this group has two more years of school. How awesome to get to shoot them all just as their careers are about to explode. When I was invited by Victoria Bussert, the incomparable head of The Baldwin Wallace Musical Theater Department, to shoot headshots for her sophomore Musical Theater Majors I jumped at the chance. So two weeks ago I became very devout and prayed for perfect weather as I headed to The Buckeye State to shoot 18 full headshot sessions in 2 days. It was awesome and wonderfully exhausting! Loved it...but I never could have done it without "the team" !  To my immense joy, I was able to secure Tom Nevels (makeup artist extraordinaire) to fly in from North Carolina just to "do" all the faces. And then...there was James; the student who had no idea what he was in for when he was assigned to "assist me" for the weekend. I told him breezily that his job was to "collect the checks," "pick up lunch" & generally "keep me on schedule" (because I tend to completely lose track of time while I am shooting)  It sounds simple enough, right?...The first two were easy, but the third...yeah, I neglected to mention that when I get tired of a spot I tend to go "exploring for different locations" and as a result am, at times, difficult to find. More than once James arrived sweating and out of breath because he had run all over campus trying to find me. But we were always on schedule! ;) (don't tell him, but this was fun for me..and also when I told him "Nick hasn't shown up for his shoot because he hadn't called and reminded him" which was a total lie and Nick was just changing his shirt...yeah, that was fun too!)   enjoy*                                  

The following series needs a little explaining because it becomes bananas by the end. Keep in mind that the actual purpose of the whiteboard was simply so that I could stay organized! I am good with names, but with a large group you never know and I wanted to be sure that all images ended up in the correct folder on my hard-drives and such...so I decided I would just click off one image at the top of the session and be done with it. You were never supposed to see these images! But after viewing them...I knew it was impossible to keep them to myself.  They started out conservative and then James got "creative" (shall we say)  and...um, he brought the whole motley crew with him! You'll see what happened. It is hysterical and might become something I continue in their honor. So without further ado I will let the whiteboard speak for itself...

I highly recommend that you return the rest of the week in order to see these faces up close and personal...and the snippets of things I am going to tell you about each of them will having you rolling in the aisle.
I was very clear that their final images are going to help them get work and as such I am entitled to a free ticket to any show they are in! YAY! Now that it is on my blog it is "officially binding" (sneaky!)

Who do you want to see tomorrow?!  Leave me a comment and I will see what I can do.

Cheers*

New Jersey: Headshots: Kristen

For as much as I love shooting, I must say that my absolute favorite part of my work these days is creating my blog entries. I become so excited at my sessions and can not wait to get home, upload the images and share them! Yesterday was such an incredible 12 hour day with Kristen in Long Branch and all over Asbury Park, NJ that I truly spent the entire 90 min train ride writing this blog entry in my head...and falling asleep because I was exhausted. No matter which way I write this, it is not to possible express the amazingness that was my day with Kristen on a mere web page. So I decided to keep the actual day to myself and just talk about how awesome Kristen is! Here goes: A graduate of the prestigious Baldwin-Wallace Musical Theater Program, over the last 11 years Kristen has made an incredible name for herself as a professional singer. She has traveled the world on 5 different cruise lines, they continue to call her to come back, performed in countless shows both in and out of NYC and even had a 7 month stint as a showgirl in Vegas for the longest running Burlesque show in town...Jubilee. ( I know what your next question is and the answer is "NO" not that type of showgirl.)  Since moving home to NJ she now spends her days teaching, loving her amazing scientist boyfriend, Darryl and their cat Wasabi ,who I saw play catch and it was really funny, and keeping her chops fresh by singing for pleasure. If you want to hear her fabulous soprano she will be singing in a show called "Gay and Be Glitter" with Cabaret for Life on July 30. The mission of this non-profit  is to "bring talented people together to help those in need."  If you happen to meet her and want a song...her "best 16" ends on a high "D"....so prepare to have your socks knocked off!

This one is for my Undergrad B.W. peeps who will recognize her expression right away as the consummate "Kristen smile." I think Kristen's favorite phrase to say is "I am so happy for you!" (and she means it every single time)

Looks like she can play, right?! Yeah, absolutely can not...yet. But she looks great and is going to take lessons so that she can rock out at Honey Child Music where she teaches music to Littles !

"Thanks for picking me up at the train station and sharing your home and your cat with me and for taking me to lunch and showing me where the movie Annie was filmed, and telling me all about your amazing adventures over the last 8 years."

enjoy*