HUE Salon Hair and Fashion Show - Boca Raton, FL

Tonight was a pretty cool experience. I shot a Hair and Fashion Show put on by one of the local Salons. When I arrived the salon was packed and I didn't really have anywhere to set up for the headshots. Luckily the washing area was cut off from the rest of the place and I was able to set up and create a little makeshift studio. I even pinned up a black cloth on the wall as my backdrop. I think it worked out well, cant really tell we were cramped into a tiny room. After the headshots we moved over to a Thai Restaurant that had a art-nouveau style bar for the fashion show. After what seemed like an eternity getting everyone setup the show went off without a hitch. I'd like to do it again.

U.S. National Team Swimmer, Elle Weberg

Today I shot a member of the US National swim team, Elle Weberg. The first thing I noticed about Elle was how tall she is. At 6' she the perfect height for her sport. Then immediately I noticed how down to earth she was. Basically she's just the typical Mid-West country girl who's all smiles. The shoot was hot as hell. We shot at noon in the middle of the summer in Florida. What were we thinking. The sun was burning me up and light was shit. And to top it off the make-up stylist was more than an hour late and had to leave early. Anyway, we managed to get some pretty good shots considering.

Ultimate MMA Magazine wants D. ALTZ

A week or so ago I decided to call the Editor of Ultimate MMA magazine to see if he’d be interested in me shooting for him. I was fingering through the magazine when I thought that my images are better than anything that they had. So what could it hurt? Of course I had to leave a message. I really didn’t thing he would pick up the phone without knowing who it was. I probably wouldn’t either. Imagine my surprise when he called me a few hours later. He already had checked out my portfolio and was excited about me working with them as a freelance photographer/photo journalist. We through around a few ideas and are going to iron out some details this week then I start shooting. Things are starting to look way up for me. Persistence definitely pays.

I’ll let you know when the pics are viewable.

SHINE II – American Top Team vs. the World

I just got the news that I’m going to be shooting another MMA event, SHINE II - American Top Team vs. The World on Friday, September 4th. SHINE events are a new concept in MMA. The promoters are combining MMA and music in an effort to attract a wide audience. This is going to be a lot of fun for me because every fight on the card features an ATT fighter that I know. Plus I’ve got to represent since I’m ATT. It should be interesting.

Images will be posted after the fight.