PHOTOSHOOT: Star City Meltdown

I got a call last month from the boys in Star City Meltdown, a Rock/Alternative band out of Johnson City, TN that I had the pleasure of shooting some promotional shots for last year. They were in town recording a new record, and their new label (Standby Records/ Victory Records) wanted some new shots. They were planning a new marketing campaign, so we knew these shots needed to be epic. We shot these in a backyard, while I was running to get into a secret concert with The Killers. Here is what we ended up with...


With Logo...


Models: Star City Meltdown
Shot On Location: Orlando, FL
Canon 5D Mark II, 17-40mm f/4L Canon Lens
Lighting: Alien Bee 1600 & 800

PHOTOSHOOT: The Shea Family Christmas Card 2011

It's that time of year again. When people gather together and prepare for the most joyous and celebrated event of the last 365 days... the unveiling of the Shea Family Christmas card.
This year we decided to go with the 2nd highest grossing film of 2011, and one of my personal favorites of the year: TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON. I think its probably the best written of the series, and anyone who knows me, knows I'm a pretty hardcore Transformers fan. So check out the Wife and little Dude below, and see how there's nothing like the end of the world to bring a family together!


Models: Steven, Melanie & Victor Shea
Shot in Studio: Orlando, FL
Canon 5D Mark II, 17-40mm f/4L Canon Lens
Lighting: Alien Bee 1600, 800 & Ring Flash

PHOTOSHOOT: aXis Magazine Cover, Dec 2011

For this month at the magazine, the cover was sponsored by Coors Light, and features the Coors Girls. The original concept was to have the ladies enjoying a cold one at their fireside winter snow lodge (which luckily we have a winter lodge themed watering hole based in downtown Orlando cleverly titled, The Lodge). They were kind enough to let us take over and get some pretty cool shots (some with the help of their snow machine). Our adventures led us outside, and the shoot extended to the streets of downtown (much to the excitement of the male onlookers). The powers that be ended up deciding on an exterior shot, which I was still excited by since they turned out so well. I've always wanted to make a cover where it snowed on downtown Orlando, and here is how it would look...



Here is a Behind the Scenes video for the shoot, shot and edited by Paul Steward.


Models: Lauren Kiser, Ali Roberts, Melinda Sabina
Shot on Location: The Lodge & Downtown Orlando
Canon 5D Mark II, 17-40mm f/4L Canon Lens
Lighting: Alien Bee 1600, 800 & Ring Flash

PHOTOSHOOT: Of Valleys

Ahh my brothers in Of Valleys. The rising Alternative/Pop group from Central Florida, who I completed the "dancing robot" music video for earlier this year. I have been with these guys for a while, and when it came time to do a new group shot, I had two concepts in mind... For concept #2, luckily I had secured a prop police car for a month while shooting our film "Two Days" and just so happened to have it standing by when the guys came down to shoot. We got some fun shots running around with it you can check out below...





I can't wait to release the next concept shot from the band we shot... plus we just shot a new music video that is going to be pretty amazing. Stay tuned!

Models: Of Valleys
Shot on Location: Orlando, FL
Canon 5D Mark II, 17-40mm f/4L Canon Lens
Lighting: Alien Bee 1600 & 800 & the Sun