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Lighting...

If you see a style of lighting that you like... you have to experiment with it... see what you can and can't mimic and once you get to a place where you think you have done what the artist has done... put your lil twist on it. Whether it's your subject, colors, little tweaks or however you create your own lighting solutions, the key is to keep playing and keep experimenting and eventually, hopefully people will start looking to your wok for inspiration.

Here's a shot that I recently did with a friend of mine that took me a good hour of prep and tweaking till I finally got it just right. I was going for a little ode to Annie Leibovitz when I started... going for that nostalgic look that she gets in a lot of her imagery but I wanted to put my own lil spin on it.

- JD

Shot in my NYC studio with a Canon Mark II Ds at 1/250 and f/16... three light setup in an over head "triangle" with medium Photoflex softboxes on each.

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The Funemployed...

So with this cutthroat world of photography there is a lot of competition for original ideas, especially those that can be translated to a large audience of viewers and readers. I had one such experience working with TIME magazine and a project that I had dubbed "The Funemployed." Spoke with a photo editor there about the idea and she seemed to really be into it. I also went as far as to conduct the shoot on my own for them and hopefully they would print it or at least allow me to consult. The shoot went off without a hitch and the art was exactly what I had envisioned. I was told to hold onto the photos for the next issue, but when the next issue came... I saw that it was the exact idea that I had presented to TIME earlier in the year. At least i know that I can think on the same levels as the big guys... perhaps next time they'll give a young gun a shot before just stealing his idea, maybe.

- JD

Here are a few from the shoot...

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Shootin with Shields...

With the new studio in tow I've had a bunch of my friends and friends of friends contact me to help them with their photo needs... its been an incredible time having all of you guys come by so here's a couple of my favorites from the last few weeks.

- JD