Last Saturday, in the quaint West Village, I walked around with Claire and Dennis, my upcoming wedding couple, and did some engagement shots. We visited the new High Line and talked about their upcoming wedding day in October which is going to be in a beautiful Manhattan loft.
Ahhhhh! So much has happened since July I’ve just been too swamped to update! The summer flew by and I can’t believe it’s really already October! However, I am happy to pull out my hoodies and welcome the cool air.
So, last post I informed everyone that my website was down and under construction. Luckily, the site is back up and running, however not complete yet. Check it out anyways though:
I’ve been shooting like crazy, traveling, and moving into a new apartment! First thing’s first though…photos! About a month ago, I met the talented Yves (beat maker) and did a photoshoot with him. Other than melting outside under the sun on one of the hottest days in BK, we managed to get some great shots! He was a blast to work with as well a trooper for toughin’ it out in the heat…
On another hot summer night, MRI got together (Me+partner Ryan) and did a MRI Lightpainting PhotoBooth for a friend of a friend, Natalie’s Birthday party! Everyone at the party was super fun and loved the photobooth. My favorite shot of the night though, of course, included the little cat, Kevin!
And of course the bday girl Natalie! (center)
I also got to hang out and photograph the coolest and most laid back couple, Michele and Chris. We did their engagement photos in Hoboken one afternoon over looking Manhattan. Then they were so kind and treated me to some drinks while we talked about their upcoming Wedding….which was amazing….but the engagement shots first:
Now their wedding was to take place on a beach in Long Branch….however, it was down pouring the entire day. Props to Michele for being in good spirits the whole time, which is why I think it ultimately stopped raining just in time for their ceremony and held off the entire reception! It was really pretty amazing for as soon as the last guest left, it began to down pour again. Funny how those things sorta work out. Their wedding was one of the most fun and beautiful ones I’ve seen in quite some time. Michele did a great job with little details like starfish for table placers, a bonfire with s’mores and their very own fire works!
Like I was saying, I’ve been swamped with moving into my new apartment, which I absolutely love, and getting ready for another wedding coming up, as well as my favorite holiday HALLOWEEN! Stay tuned for more photos!
ATTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTION!!!!!
THE MKM-PHOTO.COM WEBSITE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST!!!!!
I’m taking some time and pulled my website down to completely re-vamp it all from start to finish with new projects and new sections like EVENTS, LIFESTYLE and a whole section dedicated just to my baby, MRI Lightpainting. It’s going to be great! I’ve been up for some jobs (thank you my beautiful friends!) and it’s really got me motivated to get my projects together. I have a lot of exciting projects coming up in the next month or so and I will be working with some great stylists and re-touchers. In the meantime, refer here for updates on what I’m currently shooting!
Tomorrow I leave for a 10 day trip through the rivers of Wisconsin and the lakes of Minnesota! I hope to get some great life style shots while a whole gang of us spend three days canoeing. I also recentlly purchased this ridiculous looking hoss:
Although quite HUGE and ugly, it’s replaced my now sadly futile Polaroid camera, and who doesn’t love instant polaroids! I will be lugging it around with me the whole trip. I’m psyched to see what I come up with!
That’s all for now!
The past few days have been a blur. I’ve been working non-stop, assisting for four 13 hour days straight on a beauty shoot for the studio. We are all completely wiped out…BUT the results seem to be paying off. I believe Andrew got some amazing shots and I learned a TON of valuable knowledge about lighting.
As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve been hosting quite a few people the past month in my apartment. It’s all been great, but my running schedule and eating habits (uhhh and wallet) definitely suffered. Finally though, I have a night alllllllll to myself tonight! I haven’t been this excited for chill time in a lonnnng time. I’m leaving work early to start my summer shopping for my upcoming Canoe trip in Wisconsin, then off to Yoga To The People for a PAY-WHAT-YOU-WANT yoga class, then buying a goldfish to add to my big flower pot where I’m growing lily pads, home to pick back up on my running schedule, then cooking myself a delicious vegitarian dinner, then cleaning the patui outta my apartment. It sounds like a perfect night to me!
Speaking of my big flower pot where I’m growing, yes, lily pads, my garden has really taken off thanks to all this NY rain! My forget-me-nots have sprouted and are looking precious, however my pansies are really taking over the pot. Thank goodness my mom will be here this weekend, yes my mamma is coming to finally visit me in NYC, to give me some more pointers on how to grow flowers. She’s an expert.
I’m also in the market for a puppy! After a long two years of dealing with the Champion situation, I finally feel ready to get a new dog of my own. I debated back and forth on whether or not I should suck it up and go for the small dog look, even though I’m not a fan, just so I can easily tote him/her around with me…..however, I had to stay true. Big dogs, all day. So I have my heart set on a Saint Bernard or Bernise Mountain dog. I’m still going to try to go through a shelter or pound…I had such a great experience with my last pound puppy. But, please, keep your eyes and ears open for me!
Speaking of pups, this Thursday MRI will be doing yet another PhotoBooth for a Project Pet, which is an organization that searches for REAL no kill shelters and helps fund them. If you’re in the NY area, please come out and support the puppy dogs!
So in my last post, I promised to post some of the shots I’ve been working on. Here is a promo shot for a new and upcoming play (sorry, no links yet!) called Fringe…
And, the long awaited Josh Ritter photos with the NY Pops!
::Sigh::
That’s all folks.
It’s mid-June in New York City although it feels like October.
My summer so far has been non-stop packed with people staying with me…going on three weeks of having someone constantly in my living room on my couch. Last night was finally the last night. Don’t get me wrong though, it’s been wonderful having friends visit and kick it with me…just exhausting. I woke up this morning and walked out of my bedroom to…no one…it was quite disorienting. I didn’t have to tip toe around, although I still did and I got to keep the bathroom door open while blow drying my hair. I think it’s going to be a weird adjustment getting used to not having people around everyday. I sort of don’t know what to do with myself.
I’ve been shooting a lot lately. Shot some promo shots for a new play that a friend of a friend is producing and shot Josh RItter and the NY Pops at the Summer Stage in Central Park last Friday. I decided this would be a “live journal” post though..I’ll put up my “work” photos later.
It’s been birthday galore the past month as well. Almost every weekend I’ve celebrated with my pals a bday or two. I’ve also started drinking whiskey a little bit…yeeps…this is a huge step for me since the only time I’ve ever been able to stomach it was while sitting on a bar stool at Union Pool a year ago with a bloody nose. Speaking of Union Pool, and the all-wonderful Brooklyn…I’ve decided I’m moving back. Queens has done me good…but Brooklyn does it better. :) My lease is up in September, only three months away and I’m really looking forward to a new place with no complaining tenants and no roaches. A new start is due…ha. I’ve gotten pretty used to having “new starts” annually.
Back to birthdays…I wish it was everyone’s bday, everyday….
I’ll end with…I’m eating a pb&j…with the crust cut off…just like the good ole’ days.
The weather in New York City has been teasing me…getting hot one day and then cold the next. That seems to be the way my life has been going lately….hot then cold. You know that tingly feeling you get when you are washing your hands in warmer water and then it suddenly changes to freezing…that shock? Or when it’s beautiful and hot out and the water looks so inviting, until you get in, and it’s freezing.
That’s it. That’s what this feels like.
I don’t even know where to begin! May has been the craziest month so far for me and it’s not even half way over! I’ve been shooting constantly and staying busy with learning new retouching tips from my co-shooters at the studio. I have so many photos to post on here to keep you guys up to date with all the places I’ve been! First though, I must express how utterly excited I am to celebrate my birthday in just a week and how happy I am that two of my favorite people from Louisville will be here in the city to celebrate with me! I have been saving a Betsy Johnson dress just for this occasion, so be sure to check back for the millions of photos I will take of myself actually haha…to show off my party dress. 
In the meantime, let me start of saying I finally had time to re-touch the fabulous Furturistic Light Painting shots I did with Valissa Yoe a couple weeks back. Here are my favorites I wanted to share…
Last week I got asked by a friend of a friend to shoot their lingerie store opening, Pink Slip, in Grand Central Station. The party was a blast and I got some free lingerie out of the deal. Here are a couple shots from the party…
Two weekends ago I also shot the Stricola Gallery Opening again, this time the show was called Wild Things, and all about animals! And even better, it was all photographs of animals! It was a blast!
Some of my good friends (The Canon Logic) played a show the same night I shot the gallery opening so I snapped a couple live shots of them. They’re such a great time….
The Flashing Lights kids had another party this past weekend…a LOFT party at that in Brooklyn! MRI showed up and did our PhotoBooth again, and got some amazing shots like always! The most fun about shooting this party is seeing everyone’s expression when they see the result of the photo. It’s really hilarious. There was a great turn out this past week and everyone had such creative ideas (like puking ha)! You can also see them on our Flickr!
Whew! I think that catches me up to speed with what I’ve been shooting that past week or two. I’m stilllll working on getting my Holga shots back from Hawaii. I should have them together soon…I promise!
Now, it’s back to more shooting and planting an urban fire-escape garden this weekend! Yay!
Today starts my Birthday Month!!! I’m pretty excited about it this year! After a brutal winter, I can’t wait for May flowers and for out door cafes! Things are on the up and up!
I got to go back to Louisville last weekend and visit with my mom and dad and brother and do some pre-celebrating of my birthday as well as spend time in the park with my best friend Jae and a night with my boys and their ladies play games. The weather was perfect and home was nothing less than wonderful. While home, I had the opportunity to take some photos of my childhood friend, Megan and her husband Patrick. They dressed back up in their wedding gear and we went to the place of their wedding to get some classic shots of a classic couple.
Tonight I kick off my bday month with VIP entry to a Get Up Kids Reunion show and tomorrow I’ve planned a last minute Derby Party! Stick around for some highlights!
Sunday night was a huge success for Ryan and me of MRI and stylist Valissa Yoe. The three of us teamed up, with special thanks to the model, hair/make-up, and the whole gang who helped and participated out of the goodness of their hearts, and came up with some great shots! We went with the idea of Futuristic and got our inspiration from the two classics Tron and Blade Runner and came up with these:
Stay tuned for more shots from this shoot as I retouch them.
I’m heading back to the beautiful Louisville this weekend to see my family and friends and Champ! Lots of pictures to come…including my Holga and antique Argus shots from Hawaii!
We’d found a new type of bridge. It was similar to the Golden Gate Bridge, except white instead of red and it zigzagged it’s way across a giant water way in Japan. I had an arial view of the bridge, and he was talking to me from a loud speaker only I could hear, “You don’t recognize this bridge, baby?”
“No, I’ve never seen anything like it.” I responded, in a flat yet curious tone.
“We’re in Tokyo, baby.”
I came down and met him in front of a big carnival that was going on. We stood under the ferris wheel and each did a 360 in wonder of the city and people around us. It was day time, and the lights of the carnival beat down on us like a thousand suns. There were people everywhere, bumping into each other, tripping each other, cutting lines to the rides with each other. You could hear their chatter and distinct carnival noises drowning out the bustle. We walked, him slightly behind me, towards a beautiful pond, trying to leave the chaos behind. The pond was covered in lily pads and pink flowers. It was silver, with water like mercury. I dipped my toe in and watched it disappear only giving back the relfection of what was on the outside of the pond. This excited me. I dropped his hand and jumped in, my head going all the way under.
“Baby, I can’t see you in the water! Where are you? I can only see my reflection!” He shouted at me, a tiny bit of fear sneaking out in his voice.
I poked my head up, the mercury-like water beading up on my forehead and dripping down the sides of my cheeks.
“Baby, don’t go under like that. I can only see myself.”
I stared back at him, my eyes squinting out tears of silver water.
“It’s not so bad…”I said back, as I gracefully moved my arms back and forth, gliding so easily through the silky water. I moved further and further out, my eyes beginning to wander from his, noticing the green lily pads a little frogs resting on them. I dipped my head under again and gave a strong kick with my legs, mimicking the little frogs.
“Baby, don’t go under like that! I can only see my reflection!”
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Dreams are crazy.
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