Cookies!
COOKIES! It’s a cold and rainy day in NYC. I needed milk and cookies… fresh and hot out of the oven! No, I didn’t make them from scratch. I’m a photographer, not a magician! Thank you Pillsbury. Soooo good!
Behind the Scenes: Manufacturing a Memory Card
A fascinating look behind the scenes of what goes into making those SD and CF cards you slide into your camera every day. From the description included with the YouTube video… Lexar, a division of Micron technology, is a leading global provider of memory products for digital media. Check out this behind the scenes look [...]
Switching to WordPress
I’m switching to WordPress for my photography blog. Importing my blog post from the last few years on Blogger. I’m also able to tie to my PhotoShelter account and easily import my images directly into a post complete with automatic watermarking. The PhotoShelter software also allows me to sell prints and downloads through an e-commerce [...]
2010 Photo Shoot Rewind
2010 was a very good year as far as my photography was concerned. I learned a lot at several workshops I attended in New York as well as from a bunch of online webinars. I also got to meet these people below. I love New York for it’s diversity of people… of models and actors [...]
Back Window Snowfall
The warm and cozy view from inside my apartment looking out the back window at the ‘blizzard’ today. It’s still coming down. Back Window Snowfall from Michael Huitt on Vimeo. This was my first video from my new Nikon D7000 camera coupled with a Nikon 85mm f1.4 lens. Edited on iMovie.
Kansas Stories from the Summer of 2010
I’ve been playing with book publishing courtesy Adorama Pix in New York City. I put together images from my trip back to my home state of Kansas this past summer into a book. You can preview (or even purchase) the book by clicking on the book’s image above… Also working on a book of select [...]
Alex modeling on MTV
I worked with the very talented Oleksandr Reheylo, a.k.a. Alex, in November to update his portfolio. It was a fantastic photo shoot and we came up with several great shots. See below. Alex posted on his Facebook this week that he was booked by MTV to model on the show “The Seven” in a fashion [...]
Dee-lightful
Had a ‘dee-lightful’ photo shoot with Dee Whitter earlier this week. Dee was awesome to work with. Extremely professional with great input into the creative process. Here are some of the images we created together…
Portfolio Video Update
Portfolio – Michael Huitt Photography from Michael Huitt on Vimeo. An updated portfolio video of my portraits created on Animoto.com.
Aiden Dhaval Video…
Aiden Dhaval from Michael Huitt on Vimeo. Aiden grew up in Vermont and is currently working on a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering in Florida. I’ve shot with Aiden several times over the past couple of years. This video highlights some of the work we’ve done together.
The Summer of Aiden Dhaval
After five fantastic photo shoots this summer with him… I think I can truly call this The Summer of Aiden Dhaval… and it was a hot one! Aiden and I first met through Model Mayhem back in 2008 when we did our ‘paint’ series shoot. We instantly clicked and have been good friends ever [...]
Catching Up…
It’s been forever since I’ve updated the blog… here’s some of my work from the last part of 2009… Joe Smirh – November 2009 Joe Smirh – November 2009 Joe Smirh – November 2009 Yuriy Bogish – November 2009 DW Chase – November 2009 DW Chase – November 2009 DW Chase – November 2009 Michael [...]
A Ford Model
I’ve done three shoots over the past few months with Paul Bermudez, a model represented by the Ford Modeling Agency. All three shoots were a lot of fun. Paul is very easy-going and great to work with. He’s always contributing ideas to the shoot. He’s not only a great model to shoot… but has become [...]
Experiments in Ring Flashery
I’ve had the Alien Bee ABR800 ringflash for a while now, but had never really used it until this past month. It takes a little getting used to, but I’m liking the results so far. Two of the most recent experiments… Comments, suggestions welcome. – Post From My iPhone
Shoot with Joe K Lee
Had a great shoot today with Joe Lee. He’s hoping to shop around to agencies this week in New York.
Growth
nelsonOriginally uploaded Sept. ’07 by michaelnyc antonioOriginally uploaded Feb. ’09 by michaelnyc I was updating the photos on my photo wall the other day with some more recent images. I had inadvertently put two shots of Nelson Antonio next to each other. It was great to see the growth in his posing and look. The [...]
Killer Shoot
I had a wonderful shoot this past weekend with Karim. This was the fourth time that Karim and I have shot together. We really ‘clicked’ on this shoot. He had been hitting the gym hard since the last time we shot in September, so he was feeling confident about the new and improved body. That [...]
Georgetown Models
perry, originally uploaded by michaelnyc. In the last month, I’ve photographed two students from Georgetown University in Washington DC. Purely coincidence, they don’t know each other and contacted me separately to shoot. Perry (above) is in his final semester before receiving his Masters Degree. kevin, originally uploaded by michaelnyc. Kevin is a senior at Georgetown [...]
iPhone Sunset
This photo was shot a couple of days ago along the Hudson River. Christian had just bought some new sunglasses at the Columbus Avenue street fair. Seemed like a good use of my new iPhone’s 2.0 megapixel camera. I think it showed off the sunset reflection fairly well. — Posted from my iPhone
Thirty years ago today…
Thirty years ago today, a scared 17-year-old kid from outside Pratt, Kansas walked into 1500 N. West Street in Wichita, Kansas and asked for Larry Hatteberg. This was just after Hatteberg had won his second NPPA Photographer of the Year award. Hatteberg was the Chief Photographer for KAKE Television, Channel 10 in Wichita. August 24, [...]
A busy weekend…
This past weekend was busy with three shoots and a go-see test shoot. I was very pleased with the images that we created. Friday was Dominic… Saturday was Karim… Sunday was Alexander… And Monday was a test shoot with Jay… Now I have a lot of editing and retouching to do. Wish me luck! .
