Union 206 Studio: April 2011

"the world is black." - charles butler, owner of Union 206 Studio
charles explaining the science behind light falloff. i like to refer to him as "light macguyver".




the beauty dish.

photo courtesy of lori esque


behind the scenes set-up.

photo courtesy of lori esque

in front of me.

the ring flash.

slick rick

the perks of shooting my friends' band performing right before the headliner = securing a spot right in front of the stage.

The Draft Lottery: 757 B-boy Event 1-29-11

this exhibition of b-boys was sponsored by radioactive cardboard created by my homie ron, a.k.a. johnny breaker. we recently teamed up to promote this organization and i'm honored and excited to be part of it.



i've been an avid fan of break dancing since 1995. i took my very first photographs of a b-boy senior year of high school for the annual student gallery show. i won two awards for them. a decade or so later, me and photographing b-boys have become synonymous.




for more information about radioactive cardboard <== click there.

Union 206 Studio: March 2011

this was my first time at Union 206 Studio in Alexandria,Va. i came up to hang out with my buddy rob and my old time photography partner in crime, lorimar. she introduced me to this studio and i was giddy the whole time.

behind the scenes photo taken by lorimar, the master mind behind www.lorimaresque.com

it's a playground for light sculpting.



lorimar and i kickin' it on the cyc wall.

my goal is to come up at least once a month to shoot at this studio. three words... heaven on earth.

Asa's 3rd Life Anniversary

this lil' nugget is growing up so fast!

dinosaur themed party. how awesome is the cake decoration?!!

Dupre's Salon: London Punk Theme

this shoot was a collaboration of hair stylists & make-up artists from dupre's salon and models from wilhelmina.

diisha

she texted me one day and asked if i could take photos of her because she was having a good hair day.

she makes me laugh and she makes awesome pies crust.

www.diishahicks.com

K Scott

a sneak peak from a series of portraits i created of my dear friend, k scott.

i remember the first time hearing her voice. i said, "i want to take her home so she can sing me to sleep!"

p.s. i heart stage lighting.