Some of My Work:
People looking for a photo session, Publishers, Reps, other photographers, Artists, etc...I'm the networking queen...but I also just want to meet rad people in general.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SET UP A SHOOT: Message me with what you're looking for, and when and where is best for you. I'll message back with a quote and availability as quickly as I can!
I really honestly like every kind of music, or at least some amount of respect for it...EXCEPT FOR COUNTRY.
First - DEPECHE MODE: The best band in the world. Also - MUSE: I can't begin to describe the amazing sound that this band makes. Matt Bellamy...let us pause and admire.
Electro/Dance: Ada, Blakq Audio, Boy Kill Boy, Boys Noize, Bodyrox, The Bravery, Busy P, Calvin Harris, The Chemical Brothers, Chromeo, Crystal Castles, Cut Copy, Daft Punk, Datarock, Death from Above 1979, Digitalism, DJ Mehdi, Does it Offend You, Yeah?, Electric Six, Fannypack, The Faint, Fedde Le Grand, Felix da Housecat, Fischerspooner, Rex the Dog, Feadz, Franz ferdinand, Freezepop, Goldfrapp, Gorillaz, Ghostland Observatory, Goose, Hot Chip, I-Robots, Iris, IAMX, Ima Robot, Justice, Kavinsky, Klaxons, The Knife, Ladytron, LCD Soundsystem, Le Castle Vania, M83, Metric, Moving Units, MSTRKRFT, Mr. Flash, Mr. Oizo, Mylo, Ocelot, The Presets, Princess Superstar, Protocol, The Rapture, Rinocerose, Riot in Belgium, Robots in Disguise, Scenario Rock, Scissor Sisters, Sebastian, Shiny Toy Guns, Shitdisco, Simian Mobile Disco, Sneaky Sound System, The Toxic Avenger, The Sounds, Stellastarr, Teddybears, Tiga, Tom Vek, Van She, Vicarious Bliss, VHS or Beta, Vitalic, Waldorf, Yelle, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Young Love, Yuksek, etc.
80's/Synth Pop/new romantic/alternative: DURAN DURAN, A-Ha, Adam Ant, Alphaville, Arcadia, Camouflage, Cetu Javu, Clan of Xymox, Dave Gahan's solo work, David Bowie, Depeche Mode, The Dream Academy, Duran Duran, Erasure, Heaven 17, Julian Cope, Bauhaus, Howard Jones, Icehouse, INXS, Iris, John Taylor's solo work, Kajagoogoo, Killing Joke, Madness, Martin Gore's solo work, Missing Persons, Morrissey, New Order, Oingo Boingo, OMD, Pet Shop Boys, Peter Murphy, Peter Schilling, Psychedelic Furs, Real Life, Red Flag, Roxy Music, Simple Minds, Siouxie and the Banshees, Sisters of Mercy, Talk Talk, Talking Heads, Tears for Fears, The Cure, The Fixx, Human League, The Power Station, The Smiths, Thompson Twins, Tones on Tail, Ultravox, Visage, Yaz, Bryan Ferry's solo work, and The English Beat.
ROCK/METAL/INDUSTRIAL: ACDC, Alice Cooper, Bon Jovi (but not the wussy ballads), Cheap Trick, Cinderella, Def Leppard, Dokken, Guns N Roses, Judas Preist, Motley Crue, Neurotic Outsiders, Nine Inch Nails, Ozzy Osbourne, Poison, Queensryche, Quiet Riot, Scorpions, Slaughter, Skid Row, Skinny Puppy, Tesla, Van Halen, Warrant, White Lion, Winger, Iron Maiden, Steelheart, Lita Ford, Whitesnake....etc.
SOFTER/MELLOW STUFF: (Yes, this stuff is in regular rotation in my car and at work...) The Hourly Radio, John Mayer, The Postal Service, David Gray, Brian Eno, Keane, James Taylor, Chris Isaak, Aphex Twin, Atelia, Steve Roach, Black Lab, Duncan Sheik, Elliot Smith, Live, Our Lady Peace, Third Eye Blind (but not those lame radio overplayed songs)etc.
I used to have a huge list here, but it took up a lotta room. I love stupid comedies like The 'Burbs, and films with a dark beauty to them. Anything from the 80's is always a plus.
The Venture Bros., The Simpsons, and anything on the Science Channel. I've become an all-knowing nerd from that channel, it's great.
Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooey.
Annie Leibovitz, a genius photographer, and a GIANT influence on me.
I bought a ratty, torn up used copy of one of her older books in high school, and it literally altered my life and perception of the world around me forever. In a professional world run by men, she entered and took over, with a style completely recognizable and stunning. You have ALL seen her images, they have helped define pop culture for the past three decades, and she's in Vogue or Vanity Fair every month, even now. When I get to meet her, I WILL cry, she is such an inspiration to me. She showed me that there is beauty and epic icons inside EVERYONE. I really do not know where I would be or what I would be doing with my life right now if it weren't for her. My idol.
Herb Ritts, another genius photographer. Came from humble beginnings, taking photography at the local community college where he was living, when he got his big break by photographing Richard Gere and ending up in magazines all over the world....his black and whites are stunning, and like Annie, he knew exactly how to let the subject's personality make the picture. When he died, I bawled....I swore I was going to be his assistant or something, I wanted to meet/work with him so badly...I own his book NOTORIOUS, it is one of my prized posessions. He was amazing, and will always be special to me for making me want to photograph people.