Been in a non-stop travel mode for the last three weeks, and there’s not been much time to post, just trying to get the good work for my clients and a little sleep. I took this leaving Miami couple weeks ago on the evening of my birthday, or maybe it’s a week ago if I checked the schedule. Lots of good work and a few good images from the sidelines that I’ll try to post a few over the next week or so.

Listening to Tom Waits, “ Ol’55”

In this digital era you can’t have a camera for years, they keep turning over, so today I stepped outside my condo to do a few test images with yet another camera body. I ran into my neighbor Reed, who always seems to be involved in a water sport that involves a board. This one was big, guess his wife is a patient woman.

Heading out on the road for the next two weeks for a couple shoots. I’ll post some images as I get the chance.

Listening to Leonard Cohen “Boogie Street”

Spent 5 days scouting and shooting a lake development in South Carolina a few weeks ago. It rained the scouting day, then we had one day of sunshine and 3 more days of rain. Hardly ideal for life style photography, but we made due and it was a good shoot.

Coming this 2009 holiday season, TOMS shoes is getting a makeover. Add a sweep of glamour and a sprinkle of luxury and voila! you have the launch of its exclusive holiday collection at Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman. They stayed true to the classic TOMS slip-on look, but the label dabbles with exclusive styles and luxurious materials, such as silk tie for mens and metallic linens for women. “From a design perspective, we were trying to preserve the classic silhouette of Toms, but give an upgraded and exclusive version for the Neiman and Bergdorf customer,” says Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS shoes.

No worries, the added posh factor doesn’t mean they’ll subtract from their philanthropic motto; for every pair sold–prices range from $78 to $125–and TOMS will donate a new pair of shoes to a child in need.

Model: Macarena Novoa via(Andy Stuardo – www.photobox.cl – www.stuardo.net)

Model: Rene’ (via Evan Romine)

Meli ,ads poster (via Gary Rochow)

Tímea fashion show,At the poolside… (via VANILITE Flash Bouncers – reinventing the light!)

Ill never be an emo vampire
Setting tweenaged loins on fire
Ive got nothing in common with the vampires of today
They gaze at girls and pout and brood and then just run away
This Twilight hack thinks she can come along and change the Vampire rules
I guess sleeping in coffins and wearing capes, suddenly isnt cool
Girls wont climb up trees with me or canoodle in the grass
And when I play Vampire baseball I always get picked last
[spoken] Seriously dudes. Thats a human you just picked over me.
Ive seduced all kinds of women from all over the world
But, now the only dates I get are with chunky gothic girls
When did all these Vampires become abstinent and whiny
When I walk into the sun I dont get all bright and shiny
Vampires dont have purity rings like undead Jonas Brothers
If I cant score with these high school girls perhaps Ill go for their mothers
(spoken) Why not? When youre 600 years old theres no such thing as a cougar.
Ill never be an emo vampire
Setting tweenaged loins on fire
Ill have no participation
In this vampire pussification
So wake me up when the world grows a pairof fangs
(spoken)
You thought I was going to say balls didnt you?