Feeling the Itch...

And it's been... what... nearly 6 months on the dot since my return from my European adventure last summer and that means...

I'M GOING CRAZY WANTING TO TRAVEL AGAIN!

Luckily, I have a plan.  Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos in March with Maggie! Before that, I'll be heading all over the continental US for our Sprite Refreshing Films program. Looks like I'll be in a few of these hot spots: Miami, Dallas, Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York City and naturally, Chicago.


What I've been up to in the meantime: I've been shooting a few head shots, doing a lot of work on my coffee table book, working my tail off for transcribing tapes for a PBS documentary and just networking, networking, networking.  I have been so blessed with such a volume of work in the past few months, and I hope to continue that into the next year.  2011 already looks like a great time for new projects.  In February and March, I'll be the exclusive photographer displaying my work in Efebina's Cafe in Pilsen, address is 1640 S Blue Island Ave. I'm excited to have some of my classic photos from around the world, as well as some of my unreleased photos from recent shoots.

Lofty Young Artist Series also looks like it will be happening in April, with a great selection of artists involved.  I can't wait to start growing that project more, so make sure to keep following the blog.

In the meantime, check out some of these great shots I took of a colleague's daughter. She's applying to be part of her high school's acting program and they require head shots and resumes.  

Cheers!
CAE

 

Fresh Films

And, this weeks blog post brought to you by: San Francisco, the city of endless color.

I'm out here producing for Fresh Films Fall Break, our flagship program for Dreaming Tree Films. Back at it, with young filmmakers coming from around the country to get together and in 7 days create a short film.

I also got to visit Mr. Stefano "Sor" Canta, who moved out here recently. Last night he took me on a driving tour of the city with not 1, not 2 but 3 scenic views of the Golden Gate bridge. After a short adventure to find the "twin peaks" we got a breathtaking view of the city at night, where I got this great shot.

After that, on to dinner at an Italian restaurant Amarena where Stefano found 3 new Italian friends with which to hang out.

New Logo!

Check out the FABULOUS new logo, Marie Basarich, graphic designer extraordinaire came up with for my Photography!

Will be on hand at the Ravenswood Art Walk this Saturday and Sunday, 1807. W. Sunnyside Ave 2E Chicago, IL

Thanks, Marie! You've got a special pumpkin spice latte coming your way! If you guys need any graphic design, website, logo work, please check her out at http://mbgraffics.com/

Cheers!
CAE

"These People" Short Film Shoot

This weekend, I had the pleasure of working with Ms. Angie Gaffney, Mr. Boris Wexler and Mr. Christian Ambrose among others to create a short film entitled, "These People." To give you the scope, we had 25+ cast and crew members both shoot days.

Boris had approached me to produce the piece - a great human interest story that takes place shortly after September 11th between two men at their respective father's death beds.

The shoot went well this weekend, with 2 full 12-hour days. The previous weekend we shot exteriors at a suburban location, this weekend we were in St Joseph Hospital in the city of Chicago. I was incredibly impressed with what footage I saw, and the dedication of the cast and crew that signed up to work for our film. I cannot wait to see what the final product looks like!

Cheers,
CAE