Thursday, July 31, 2008

july news

i had the opportunity to photograph kate voegele (above) and natasha bedingfield (below) while they were in town.  i haven't taken live music photos since my days shooting hardcore shows in the late '90s.. its a lot different when you can't stagedive.  the other photographers were looking at me like i was crazy because they were shooting with their digital slr's and i was using my 16lb mamiya rb67 aptly nicknamed "the tank" but all in all i really like what i got.

below are some new photos i took this month for my ongoing series of photos i take when i have go-see's.  no makeup, no styling, just models as-is.


coincidentally unrelated to my post about my new shoes (see previous post "ah summer") my former agency-mate mike piscitelli tapped me to photograph john varvatos for an upcoming issue of malibu magazine.   below is my favorite outtake and yes, i did buy another pair of beekman oxfords in a different color.

Friday, June 20, 2008

ah summer

its been a while since i've had something to say here...

its been a busy couple of months.  though it never really feels that way while in the midst of it. the weather really just makes it feel like downtime.  i photographed Fonzworth Bentley for MTV to promote his upcoming series.  along with miscellaneous fashion editorial i've started "testing*" again.  also, i am very proud to say i have finished shooting my collaborative series with artist/art director/ and fellow Art Directors Club Young Guns recipient Jayson Atienza entitled "flying kicks" to be featured in an upcoming show.  More details on all of that to come.  
*testing is an industry term for shooting for the hell of it with no client in mind.  that's usually when i take my favorite pictures.

for now, enjoy my 2 favorite recent purchases working in harmony..  my new 4x5 camera (sinar p2) and my varvatos beekman oxfords.  HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

one more time

last wednesday my sister called me and asked me if i wanted to go see the Cure in philly while i was in town for our mother's birthday and mother's day weekend..  um hells yes! (apparently the Cure were supposed to play in sept but had to cancel that's why the ticket says sept)

while in philly i got to go to monk's and get a great veggie burger and my favorite $22/bottle beer.  dogfish head world wide stout 2005-2006 20% abv.  good thing that stuff is delicious. 

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

its it.


i was listening to Faith No More earlier and realized that the 5 year anniversary of my 7 minute photo shoot with Mike Patton had just past.   (very short shoot.....very long story)



Friday, April 25, 2008

my neck hurts

add this to the long list of great shows my sister has taken me to in my lifetime.  thanks deb!  thanks for the picks bjorn.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

birthday week



after an extended birthday weekend i can say with great pride that i have launched a new update of my site.  take a look and let me know what you think.

Friday, April 18, 2008

welcome to verdeberg

(greenberg get it?)

on my last day of being 28 i've decided to start a blog... lets see how this goes.