Variety Portraits part 1

heres a few images from a recent portrait shoot I did at the variety coffee shop in williamsburg brooklyn. This shop sits at graham ave and conselyea ave. and when I lived in the hood, I was there a lot, not only do they have kick ass coffee but rad boardgames, friendly staff (kyle) and very tasty breakfast treats...

the clientele is about as awesome as the place itself, young people on the edge of whats up in the creative world, so I thought, what better place for a portrait series. I shot a lot of portraits, I think close to 30 which is part of a larger marketing push here in nyc and for my printed portfolio..

to see all 11 portraits, please visit this gallery on facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/album.php?aid=405778&id=619095187&ref=mf


there is more to come and I hope if you are here now, you will stay tuned for more!!!

I hope you enjoy.....

Clay or Clay

Clay Patrick Mcbride asked me to come take his portrait,

naturally, I obliged, without question, hes been a great mentor and person to learn from.

heres a few outtakes from the fun time we had shooting...

clay is a man of huge talent and great images. check out his site here: www.claypatrickmcbride.com hes shot things I only dream about shooting at this point in my career.

Print show on the 22nd at ALTA ski area

I'm having a prints show at ALTA ski resort on the 22nd of december.

Please have a look at the ALTA gallery on my website and drop by if you will be in the neighborhood!




Im excited, I leave tomorrow for a 6 day drive across the US with time in nebraska, wyoming, colorado and the badlands. Really excited for that, and of course, skiing when I get to utah!

Ive shot a TON of new work over the last few weeks.

much of it can be seen at stephengelb.com

heres a sample



new black and white portfolio



this month I also had 7 images published (albeit small) in Powder magazine

stoked!

looking forward to winter

lazy blogger

wow. I love shooting pictures.. but I guess my style isnt focused enough.. this is the constant crit I get.. so I will have to choose, do I show:

digital sharpness






or graflex film images (which I love taking and making)





yesterday I went out shooting in the city.. I ended up shooting some folks and a sweet panorama as well as a nice portrait on the roof of the met museum after seeing the robert frank show.. it was somewhat inspiring. some of the images I really loved. as usual, I disliked all the art babble the curators had put with the images.. about his "juxtapositions" and "style of pointing the viewer from one image to the next with subtle cues" cmon really? somtimes the art world just drives me up the wall. however the exhibit was great... really great. there was one image of bankers on a small street on bishopsgate which was especially amazing.. I enjoyed this image more than anything in the americans series. i took some shots of his work.. as a reference for inspiration and composition.

couple of fun street images from just walking around the elves were out of control yesterday:

Some New Portraits

I have been in NYC for 2 months and no assignments. I have spent some time and some dough working on my book and the portraiture section in particular.

below are some recent (like 2 weeks) highlights


I love taking pictures.. I just wish there could be more budget and some new subjects..

Wow I do love polaroid.

I ran across this amazing video on amy steins blog..

even gives loading instructions!