Pratt Open Studios

Unfortunately I haven't been getting much (any) commercial work here in New York, but I have still been shooting! As a matter of fact tomorrow evening, from 5-9, I, along with the rest of the Pratt graduate program, will be showing my work on campus. If you live in New York you should come check it out. Here are a few previews:

-Alex

On the Interwebs!

Hey guys go look at these photos I took of my beautiful and talented friend Jenilee. She's being featured on The Style Blogger.

A Tribute to Mathew Brady

I'm listening to Katy Perry while Facebook stalking my friends and playing Halo all at the same time. I must have a paper due tomorrow. In fact I do, it's on Stephen Shore. If you're not familiar with his photography you should click the link and be enlightened. The paper is for my Critical History of Photography class. Speaking of the history of photography, do you like Mathew Brady? I do. For my digital class I tried to recreate one of his photographs with my friend Austin as the nineteenth century diplomat. Enjoy.

-Alex

October

I love October. These photos don't necessarily have anything to do with October, I just thought I'd show you some photos I've been taking. These are from a project I did on perceived colors, thus the slightly strange hues.

-Alex

Night Life

My "night life" in New York has primarily consisted of meeting up with my friends at bars around Williamsburg and the Lower East Side. I'm normally not a street style photographer, but recently I've had to shoot an exorbitant about of photos for my grad school classes so I've been taking my camera with me everywhere. As a result I've been able to document some of my favorite bars.

The last one's my favorite.

-Alex

Jazz Age Lawn Party at Governor's Island

New York has been absolutely wonderful so far. One of the most fun and exciting things that I've gotten to do was to attend the Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governor's Island this past Saturday. The music, the clothes, the dancing, all amazing. Hopefully the photos will give you an idea:

The band: Michael Arenella and his Dreamland Orchestra

They play all around New York, including at Apotheke on Tuesday nights.

Once again, the clothing was just amazing.

And so was the dancing.

And the company wasn't too bad either.

See some more photos from the event over at my flickr.

-Alex

Engagements and the Milky Way

Just before leaving Nashville for good I had the opportunity to take some engagement photos for two of my closest friends, Nathan and Becca. Most of my equipment was already in New York, so the shoot is a bit bare bones, but we had a great time and got some nice photos.

Now I'm in Texas, back on the ranch again. It's a great time of year to see the milky way, and last night was especially clear. I was a able to get a couple nice shots from the front yard.

I'm moving to New York on Friday. I'll be sure to take some photos for you.

Alex

The Haunted Asylum

Well maybe not haunted, but certainly abandoned. The other night a group of us were sitting around doing nothing and looking for a little adventure when my good friend Connor (see below) suggested we take a few flashlights and scare the bejeesus out of ourselves by sneaking into an old building that was once used as a hospital for the mentally ill. It turned out to be more of a house than a hospital, but with two pitch black basements filled with old clothes peeling walls and children's toys it was sufficient in its creepiness. Well, I loved the place so I decided to take a few people back the next day to snap a couple photos. Here is the result. For some reason my focus is slightly off on many of these photos, I'm not completely sure why but I think it's a result of shooting at such a low aperture and my unsteady hands.

See the entire shoot on my [new!] flickr page.

-Alex

Summer

I love it.

And I love swimming.

Now for some photos.

<3

Alex