So, here it is: My first ever attempt at producing and directing a music video. I had almost exactly zero experience with any sort of video production prior to this project. Yet, I acted as casting director, costume designer, concept creator, set design, art director, producer, director, editor… you pretty much name it. It was also shot on a shoe-string budget… and, when I say shoe-string, I really mean shoe-string! The entire project took about two months to complete, and […]
Frustration! The factory warranty on my Paul C. Buff 64″ soft-silver umbrella ran out exactly 52 days ago — less than two full months ago. Last night my PLM completely disintegrated. The (what looks to me to be a rather flimsy, thin and fragile) wire ring, which the umbrella ribs attach to at the top point of the umbrella, snapped upon opening it. The umbrella is no longer usable. It’s entirely FUBAR. What’s really frustrating is that it was hardly […]
I’m currently going through what is, by far, the worst string of bad luck that I’ve ever had with models flaking on me. It’s nuts! N-V-T-S – NUTS! I hope it breaks soon! Man! I’m about ready to just give up. I really am. So, let me tell you the story, Man: This past June I get a message from a model whom I’ve never worked with before — right out of the blue (it happens quite a bit). She […]