PLAYGROUND Editorial

When asked to contribute fashion pictures for the fall issue of Playground magazine I wasn't sure how I'd approach it. Whenever I think of fashion I typically don't think of a mom and her kids so I knew this would be a challenge.

Luckily I was paired up with the fabulous Tammara Kohler (stylist) and Sunha (make-up). We shot at the Robb n Stucky off 434 which is a daunting 10,000 square ft. furniture warehouse. The theme for our shoot was "Eco" and luckily David from Robb & Stucky had a few beautiful areas set up. All I had to do was drag a 9' backdrop to give the pages a continual feel.

Thanks to everyone involved!!

Here is what we came up with..

Long Live the Opera

This portrait assignment was shot at the Performing Arts Center at Valencia East. To read more about Robert Swedberg and the fall of the Orlando Opera click here: story

Masquerade Ball shoot at Aston Martin

When asked to shoot at the Aston Martin dealership I was instantly excited. I'm a huge fan of the Aston Martin DBR since the old James Bond movies and couldn't wait to see and hear the new DBR-9. I decided to shoot in the dealerships garage due to outside heat. I was amazed at how mint clean and organized the shop was, not to mention air conditioned. When I asked the head mechanic to move the 450 horsepower V12 around, he revved the engine and I must admit the sound was impressive.

As for the shoot, this is what I came up with..