NY Comic-Con Portraits

I can't help it. October brings out the giant nerd in me. I start geeking heavily in August as it gets closer. September is almost unbearable, waiting, hoping, saving money, checking the website for information. Then in October, it's finally here. NY Comic-Con. This year, presented by Sprint. This year, bigger than ever before, taking up the entire Javits Center. I was there for professional's sneak preview and all day Saturday, the biggest day of the event, and still it felt like there wasn't enough time. Between running around to meet my idols, like Mark Texeira (artist for Moon Knight) and Amy Mebberson (artist on the Muppets, who drew me a Green Lantern Swedish Chef and Dr. Teeth as Thor), fighting through crowds to get free swag, and being generally and genuinely overwhelmed, I managed to focus on shooting some of the amazing cosplayers. This is the beginning of a new project of portraits of those who dress up for conventions such as this one.












See more photos here.

Caitlin

In late May, Caitlin McColl, a classically trained actress I met at a casting, was kind enough to do a shoot with me in Central Park a few days before she was due to move out of New York City. Though she still had to pack up her whole life into the back of a pickup truck (which would get soaked in the rain during the move), she was gracious enough to spend enough time until we got some images we were both happy with.

Baby Maren, Take Four: A Partner in Crime?

I never really had the chance to watch a child grow up, as an adult-ish at least, so seeing Maren become a real person has been amazing. She's two-and-a-half and as her parents proudly say, advanced beyond her age. And now, she has a little brother to help raise/boss around. I imagine much silliness and cuteness in the near future. In order to secure my position as favorite "uncle," and more insidiously, to influence their favorite animals, I brought them a stuffed dog and bear.

More Father's Day Fathers

For the actual day of Father's Day this year, I was lucky enough to meet my good friend John's kids, and score some free pizza at the always delicious L & B Spumoni Gardens, a staple during our days at the US Census Bureau. These kids blew me away with how funny and well-mannered they are.

Mermaid Parade 2011 Part 2

More photos from the Mermaid Parade:

Mermaid Parade 2011 Part 1

Every summer in Brooklyn is kicked off by the Mermaid Parade in Coney Island. I don't know the origins of this, but I do know it's an excuse for women, and men, to wear pasties, or similarly revealing outfits and for huge throngs to crowd the streets. It's a great, fun time, with outfits as outrageous as any Halloween party you'll see.

Cyclones vs Staten Island Yankees

For Father's Day this year, my sister and I thought it would be nice to bring our dad to a baseball game. With Mets games starting at $32 for most weekend games, we opted for the minor league experience and saw the Cyclones lose a thrilling game to the Yankees, 3-2, at their home opener. While I'm a huge Mets fan, I appreciate the minor leagues more and more as I get older. The laid back and small town feel of the stadiums, not really caring who wins, watching players play for something less than 12 figures, and getting close to the action all make it appealing.

Garden Macro Photography

After renting Canon's 100 mm macro L series lens for some food shoots I was doing, I decided to take it out to my garden and play around a little, with interesting results.