With the warmer weather finally here, I've been getting a slew of questions lately as to how to prepare mentally and physically for sessions with me. As we'll be on the road in Chicago, LA and other exotic places this Summer, I thought it might be easier to create...
Preparation
Escape with Me
Daydreaming is underrated if you ask me. Remember when you were in primary school and just drifted off into space every now and again? Or you're older and still do that at the office? You'd get into trouble because you weren't paying attention. For us creatives, that...
The Ritual
The water boils. 8 scoops of fresh Lavazza Gran Aroma are pouring into my Bodum french press. Pour the water. Steep for 4 minutes. Stir. Press. Pour. And the magic making begins. Post morning routine, this is how the art starts to flow in the studio. I have a...
Am I Doing This Right?
What do I do with my Arms? It comes up more often than you'd think. Arms, hands, hips, eyes... whatever. And not just in sessions with private clients but young models as well. Photoshoots on my end can be a nightmare on logistics, no matter how large the production....
Less Is More.
Just because we can, doesn't necessarily mean we should. We can take more photos, add more lights, bring more outfits, explore all the props, try this crazy hair and makeup experiment, but we must ask ourselves... why? Now I have nothing against experimentation and...
What is Style?
LORD GORING: “You see Phipps... Fashion is what one wears oneself. What is unfashionable is what other people wear. Just as vulgarity is simply the conduct of other people. And falsehoods the truths of other people. Oscar Wilde's quip spoken through Algie in An Ideal...
Please Don’t Take My Photograph
Give me the garbage. Seriously, hand it over. Dump it. You know you wanna get it out of your system. Please give me the Mental Dump. “Look Aleks, I’m going to give it to you straight…I love your photographs, but I’m really weird in front of the camera… I’ve never...
Blahniks and Lap Dances
It's Sunday 9am and I'm headed up town to a see a mentor off the A line in The Heights. Finally a moment to read for 30 minutes. Studying on the train has become a mainstay for me here in NYC. Mostly entrepreneurship and business building books, every so often I bring...
HAPPINESS IS…
Actress and Health Coach Lianna Nielsen The authentic You. I love my job. It's an obsession and a responsibility not to be trifled with. As a purveyor of Happiness, it's a serious business when it comes to one's coveted image. A photograph is not just an image, just...
Sins and Dead Bodies
With Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent upon us, it only seems befitting we talk about sins... sins of the photo studio. I'm definitely no saint or holy man for that matter, however photographers do have healing powers. The power to hide the sins. Sins of the Flesh....