Many times when I travel for headshots I have some random nights free in some pretty random cities. That means random shoots on random nights in random places. Always fun playing around in front of a camera... and raiding the costume shop, or putting on something sexy, or putting on something crazy... no rules. no plans. no guidelines.
Getting a chance to play in front of a camera can be a very liberating experience. Especially when the photographer is playing with you. There's something about gaining a better awareness of your body and how it moves that is key for folks that utilize their bodies for storytelling - performers, dancers, actors... and play is the key to learning and betterment. play play play. something good always comes of it. or not. but hey, it's play :]
seek the joy
eric
Last year, you may remember, I spent a week naked taking pictures of naked people. If you don't remember, you can read about it HERE. It was a life altering experience that has changed me and my shooting style and how I go about telling my stories both as an artisan and a craftsman. I view what I do as a craft and a very important one. When I think what defines a culture, their history and stories are right there at the top of the list. I truthfully, from the bottom of my heart, believe that what I do is profoundly important and I have the Roots crew to thank for much of it. It's so much more than taking pictures.
This year I was back at Roots. Per request of emilie I was to document the ins and outs and goings on for the week. I must say it was sch a treat to be around Greg, Tyler, and Jennifer again and so great to hang with my friends Rachel and Mark from LaCour who were the new mentors this year. I know the incredible students from this year had a wonderful experience... can't wait to see what happens next year! Shooting people shooting is a really interesting experience. There were many times when I knew when and where the shot was but if I had moved to get it, I would have been in the student's shot. So I had to do a lot of improvising. Kept me on my toes!
here, in slideshow form, is Roots through my eyes.
if you want a day by day recap, you can check out the following links on emilie's blog ::
Roots Workshop Day 6
Roots Workshop Day 5
Roots Workshop Day 4
Roots Workshop Day 3
Roots Workshop Day 2
Roots Workshop Day 1
seek the joy
eric
Great work Eric! That shot of Tyler and Audra on the roof is beautiful. As Mark and I were eating ice cream we looked up to see Eric the Spiderman with a 200 1.8 pointing at them.
(07.31.09 @ 11:19 AM)Aww, thanks e! Loved having you there and goodness, you did a fab job capturing us being us! Thank you, thank you! xo
(07.31.09 @ 10:31 PM)this looks like an amazing workshop,
hope to attend someday!
great work as usual!
just watched the slideshow and im in total awe...of the whole production from the photographs to the music. I always leave this site with such a nostalgic feeling and look forward to your next works of art.
(08.08.09 @ 11:34 AM)


