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Joseph is an actor that splits his time between NYC and Portland. We did a quick shoot the other afternoon in the Lower East Side. Here are a few of the shots that I really enjoyed.

I shot this portrait of Tobias a while back. I just stumbled across it so I thought I’d share.

Benjamin

p.s. I’ve been quite busy this month with moving to a new apartment and working on projects. Be on the lookout for new post from the new place soon.

I recently picked up a really old 4×5 camera system. really old as in pre WWII. It has been quite fun to shoot with and I have really enjoyed shooting with a slower pace. Here are a few portraits that I have shot with the camera. As you can see, the lens is a little unpredictable at times.  It definitely makes for an interesting image.

Enjoy

Benjamin

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Tobias

Tobias

Shot From Highline Park.

Here is another Designer Profile that Eric Ryan Anderson and I worked on recently. Ernest Alexander is a Men’s Accessories designer based in the Garment District here in NYC. Ernest takes pride in local craftsmanship. All of his products are produced here in NYC a few blocks from his showroom. Check out the Video and let me know what you think.

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late last month I had the pleasure of working with my buddy Eric Ryan Anderson on a video profile of Frank Carfaro the Creative Director and owner of Desiron. Desiron is a high end furniture design company based in SoHo, here in NYC. Check out the video to learn more about this great American made company. Be on the lookout for more I’ve Got Friends profiles in the near future as well.

Eric did an amazing job directing and editing this film. I shot b roll and took care of the audio as well. So Check it out and let me know what you think! To view in HD watch the video on Vimeo.

DESIRON: This is Our Story. from DESIRON on Vimeo.

This short shows what we value as a company, brand, and tells the DESIRON story directly from the source, Creative Director and Owner, Frank Carfaro.

DESIRON is an American-made, luxury furniture design company based in SOHO, NYC.

They say that there is always something interesting happening in the city. Last night’s event was a good example of this. Earlier yesterday morning I had heard that there would be a parade of elephants walking though the Queens-Midtown Tunnel. I had to find out more about this. Come to find out the circus is in town. Apparently elephants are not very good at using escalators so they can’t get out of the trains at Penn Station. They must be let off of the trains in Queens and then walk through the tunnel and to Madison Sq Garden.

I decided that this was an event that I could not miss. So despite the rain and thunderstorms I loaded my cameras into my messenger bag and hopped onto my bike in search of the parade. Here are a few images that I took of the processional.

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I had the pleasure of collaborating with Cary on this shoot. When not kicking it around on her rad longboard Cary is writing for her wonderful blog,dreaming about summer and generally having a good time in this lovely city that we call home.

Although we did this shoot a few weeks ago (and it was 30 degrees out) we were hoping for a summer feel with light layers and sunshine.

Location: East Village, Lower East Side | NYC

Enjoy,

Benjamin

I had the pleasure of doing a shoot with Robert last week. Robert is a very talented composer. These are a few images from the shoot that I really enjoyed.

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I just came across this portrait of my friend Jewel that I shot and scanned a while back. It was a beautiful fall day in Massachusetts.

enjoy,

Benjamin