This photo of model, Stephen Montez was taken as part of a fashion layout for Metromode Magazine.
Martini Time
Fashion
Tony
I shot this photo of Tony sometime last week. I used one large soft box to the left of him one smaller soft box to his right and a fill light behind me. I really like the expression on his face in this shot.
Spontaneous
Here’s another shot of Julian from our shoot in 2007. The shirt was made just prior to the shoot by designer Armando Guerra with a shirt straight out of my closet and into the screen printing studio. One of the great things about living at The Other Side Arts was the ability to create spontaneously! At any moment I could paint, screen print, weld or take photos.
Enlightened
This back lit image was used originally for a lgbt art show at The Other Side Arts. For many years, I tried to give lgbt artists in the Denver area a venue to show their work. The goal was to engage the lgbt community in dialogue through art.
Social Construct
Gender is a subject that many people look at in terms of black and white. I have always questioned our societal views of what it means to male or female, masculine or feminine. Much of my work deals with the blurred lines between these ideas. I truly believe that gender is a social construction created through thousands of years of reinforcement. Until we can break down these barriers keeping us from seeing people simply as people, we will continue to marginalize those that don’t fit our ideas of “normal.”
Masculine Deconstruction
Here is another example of deconstructing masculinity. Finding the blurred line between masculine and feminine. I love the cool colors and extreme angle of this piece. The model is Damon and styled by Armando Guerra.
Saul
I’ve always liked this shoot with my friend Saul. He was very comfortable in front of the camera. I miss those old doors to my studio at The Other Side Arts. I often got lost in the layers of paint. As a matter of fact you may see that texture in a macro shot in the near future.
Lonnie
This is one of my early fashion pieces. I worked with designer, Armando Guerra on creating this haunting look of our friend and model, Lonnie. I’ve always love the severeness of this piece. The stark black and white of the garment as well as the lighting and makeup. There’s a certain level of desperation in this piece.
Mood
Today, I got a chance to work with musician, Paula Verdicchio Ailshie in the studio. We had a nice time working up some dramatic silhouette shots.
