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Drummer Needs Your Vote!!

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:16:47 +0000

As some of you may know, Brad and I have done some video projects together before. We made our infamous stop motion video, various 5D tests, and basketball highlights for our work with the Shafter basketball team. Well, this time, I must say Brad has really out done himself! My work on this project is minimal… if any. Actually, I really can’t take credit for any of it. I just think it’s totally awesome and want to share.

This video is Brad’s submission for a scholarship contest at Musician’s Institute. If you like what you see and wouldn’t mind taking a few minutes to go vote at this link, I would really appreciate it! : MI Full Ride Link
Steps to Voting:
1. Go to this link and sign up as a fan. http://fullride.mi.edu/
2. Then go to brad’s profile page at this link and select vote for this musician.
I also got the chance to snap a few photos while I was hanging out at the studio with him. Big thanks to B2 Studios for being so accommodating and providing such a cool backdrop.

Backup Johnny

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:38:59 +0000

When asked to photograph T-shirts for the launch of the band Backup Johnny‘s online store, I knew I needed some good looking faces to help me out. The result changed a simple product shoot into some very cool and expressive photos…. But really, how could I go wrong with these three? Now I just need to get the Backup Johnny boys themselves in a photo session with me!

If you want one of these shirts or want to check out the bands awesome music make sure to visit: www.backupjohnny.storenvy.com

Tyler Moore makes an appearance modeling the pink shirt in this photo.

(Left to Right) Big thanks to models Rigo, Brad and Heather!

A treat for the eyes and the ears…

admin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:03:00 +0000

Last week I was asked to take some portraits of a band. They were formally known as the Travis Byler Project but have yet to pick a new name. They are making the transition to the Fishlips stage as their regular entertainment on Wednesday nights. If I were going to make up a name for them that describes what they do… hmmmm… how about Awesome? I’m sure they would never go for it, but The Awesome Band fits pretty well. This band is made up of some true talent and they play some really great songs. Get on down to Fishlips next Wednesday and check them out.

After the portrait session, I had to catch some shots at their weekly Fishlips show too! They also had a special guest singer, Therese Muller, join them on stage.

Moving Pictures?!

admin — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:46:00 +0000

We just couldn’t wait to test out the camera!

This was shot in just a few minutes late last night because we had to see what the Mark II was all about… Then Brad wrote some music to go with it and made a youtube video for me. I still have a lot to learn because I only read enough of the manual to do this quick test. However, from what I’ve done so far, the camera is every bit as cool as it has been hyped up to be, but is that really a surprise? Having no musical talent at all (except for my attempts at ukulele) I am more impressed by the fact someone can sit down and write such cool music so quickly.

More Heather!

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:49:00 +0000

I had so many great pics from this shoot I had to post another set!

Backup Johnny

admin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:32:00 +0000

This Friday was the CD release party and summer tour kick off for a favorite band of mine, Backup Johnny. My friend Alan, from Urquhart Townson Design and Photography, and I were asked to photograph the festivities. The show was a blast, as usual. Their new EP, Dive, has some great songs. The guys also played their usual crowd pleasing covers. If you want to hear their music or find out where you can catch them live click here.

Musical Collaboration!

admin — Tue, 26 May 2009 04:46:00 +0000

This video uses stop motion to capture the mood of a solitary man floating through a day of his life. All music was written and performed entirely by Brad Cordova. (He is also the guy who stars in the video.) I had been wanting to create something using stop motion for a long time. Then Brad started writing this song and I knew this was the project!

Some fun facts: We shot the video on a Saturday taking over 800 photos. Only one beer was consumed while shooting this video, and it tasted awful after pouring it into five glasses. For a few months I had been taking a polaroid of every guests who came into our apartment. So some of our friends and family make a quick appearance in the last scene. If you like some of the unique shirts Brad is wearing in the changing scene you can find them here and here.

Here are some of my favorite single photos from the different scenes that we shot.

A day in the life of…

admin — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:01:00 +0000

These are photos I did a while back and intended to share…

Brad gets stuck modeling a lot, but these photos were based around a strong concept I had. I like to call it, “A day in the life of___” Basically, it tells a story of a musician constantly being plagued by the presence of his art, even when he seems to be avoiding it. I had a few more ideas to shoot based on this concept, but haven’t completed them yet. So far, I am very happy with the four part series.