Showing newest 25 of 41 posts from 06/01/2010 - 07/01/2010. Show older posts
Showing newest 25 of 41 posts from 06/01/2010 - 07/01/2010. Show older posts

Jun 30, 2010

Two day photo session with Audyssey.

Teamed up with Audyssey this week to Shoot the packaging for their new product: SOMA. Thats all i'll say for now. Behind the scenes video and a look at the complete package coming later this month. Audyssey is also planning a launch party in SOMA, SF.


Shoots a wrap


with Robb and Adrian from Audyssey


with the Dream Team: Rob Rush, Jenni Tay, & Leo Docuyanan.

& I can't forget the models for making it a smooth session. Kenneth, Phil, Dominque, & Papaya! thank you.

peace

T2

All Good Living, a clothing line for kids.

wrapped a shoot last weekend with the homie Chris Tam the founder of All Good living. These lil models came with their A game.







We are currently laying out the concepts for the season 2 (Baby & Kid) Line, slated to shoot in August. I will also be shooting Chris's Adult Line: Piece Keeper (PCKPR) with a possible collaboration with the Oakland Faders. Stay tuned.

peace

T2

Jun 29, 2010

Revolution of The Mind.

A few months back I shot a behind the scenes video for the single "They Must All" by Revolution of the Mind. Well.....the music video finally dropped today!
Your boy even has a little cameo. thanks fellas. peep game:

Music Video Directed by James Mann

REVOLUTION OF THE MIND ft. REEF THE LOST CAUZE: "They Must All..." (prod. by KEELAY & ZAIRE) from ROTM on Vimeo.



Behind the Scenes video by Trevor Traynor

Revolution of The Mind - Mojave Desert. 3/10 from Trevor Traynor on Vimeo.

Jun 28, 2010

Photo artist interview #81 - PASCAL FELLONNEAU



In 1-2 words, what do you shoot?

landscapes

What’s your weapon of choice?


Mamiya 7II and Nikon F801s

Where is your favorite place on earth?


Iceland

What would be your replacement Hobby/Profession if photography was dead?

Never tought about this and have no idea

Dave Chappelle or David LaChapelle?

Don't know the first, don't like the second

What do you favor:

B&W or Color? Color

Film or Digital? Both

Studio or Location?
Location

Night or Day? Day

Portrait or Landscape? Landscape

Spike Lee or Spike Jonze?
Jonze

What is your most treasured possession?


A pair of good shoes

Favorite photo book and/or Favorite movie?


Ingmar Bergman's "Smiles of a summer night"

Photographer/s that inspire you?

Walker Evans, August Sander, Irving Penn, William Eggleston, Boris Mikhailov, Wolfgang Tillmans, Alex McLean, Sophie Ristelhueber

Advice for the younglings out there looking through their first viewfinder?


I don't feel comfortable with giving advices...

What’s the story behind the photo below?


This photo comes from a series shot in Akureyri, Northern Iceland during Christmas time, when people are putting strings of fairy light almost everywhere .

Any future projects or travels?

Southern France, Brittany region, France (where I have a project of artist residency), and Aragon, Spain.

Where can we see more of your work?


http://pascal.fellonneau.free.fr

In 1 word, last thing you’d say if time stopped right NOW?


Well...


Photo courtesy of the artist "Pascal Fellonneau"

Thank you

T2

Jun 26, 2010

Oni Dance @ CounterPulse, SF.

Shot the fantastic Oni Dance crew last night @ CounterPULSE, SF.
Oni Dance is an LA dance team headed by artistic director Maria Gillespie.
They performed two acts Exquisite Corpse & Wasteland (Arrival) for a two night only appearance in San Francisco. A couple shots from the show:


PreShow words with Maria.


Exquisite Corpse


Exquisite Corpse


Wasteland (Arrival)


Wasteland (Arrival)


Wasteland (Arrival)

ALA CHAMPFEST TOURING EXHIBITION

Im happy to be a part of this 3 city photography exhibition hosted by Ala Champfest Magazine. Thanks to Jo and the fam out in Melbourne who run Champfest. Full artist line-up coming soon.



peace

T2

Eskmo Album shoot. icamera upload # 38

Portait I took of photographer - John Coyne (JJC)

from the archive

My good friend/graphic designer/father/painter/warrior - Malik1 revisited a photo of mine to show his flawless ability with some extreme air brushing. thanks Malik.


Scenario (Human Temperament)

Peace

T2

Jun 23, 2010

ANOTHE STAGE COMPLETE WITH DEGO of Cam Fam Ent.

If you've been following the posts....then you know I started working with Dego and his team a few months back. I shot his press, his album cover, the Cam Fam Cuties, & now the latest creation... A Promo Flyer & Cam Fam Website(collabo with Rob Rush)






to link to the live site check http://www.camfament.com/
special thanks to Rob Rush - a very multi-talanted mastermind.

Stay Tuned...Dego and his Team will be joining me out in Panama city for a week in July to shoot the first single off his new album "Starship" titled "I got a thang"
In the meantime I'm working on another collabo with my friend/graphic designer Malik1 on the creation of the album cover for BarNone, another artist from Cam Fam Ent.

peace

t2

Jun 21, 2010

Photo artist interview #80 - Ivan Feerman



In 1-2 words, what do you shoot?

Zen, catastrophe.

• What’s your weapon of choice?


Currently, believe it or not, the canon G11, also a hasselblad- elx, the first 5D, a twin lens yashica and a 4x5 pinhole, all waiting to be caressed again in the future.

•Where is your favorite place on earth?

Baja California sur

• What would be your replacement Hobby/Profession if photography was dead?


Craft beer brewer

• Dave Chappelle or David La Chapelle?

Dave Chappelle for sure…!

• What do you favor:

B&W or Color? Right now, color

Film or Digital? Film

Studio or Location? Location

Night or Day? Both

Portrait or Landscape? Both

Spike Lee or Spike Jonze?
Spike Jonze, are you kidding?

What is your most treasured possession?

A new Andrew Zuckerman animal puzzle that I had been wanting for a while.

• Favorite photo book and/or Favorite movie?


Robert Frank: The Americans

• Photographer/s that inspire you?


right now San Francisco street Art but also, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Andy Goldsworthy, The Starn Twins, Robert and Shauna Park Harrison, Michal Chelbin, Alfredo Jaar, Din Q Lee and David Hockney to name a few…..

• Advice for the younglings out there looking through their first viewfinder?


Your first thought is probably your best, listen to what your soul has to say.

• What’s the story behind the photo below?


Well, this is a bit different from what I do with photography, I did this for my text and image class. I wanted to address culture and immigration from a Mexican perspective. It was created last year “ironically” in worked for targeting our current problem in Arizona…… It was destiny….

• Any future projects or travels?

Yep, I have some things going on…. I was just invited to do a show with some street art cats at Hotel Biron for the beginning of July (check their site in July (www.hotelbiron.com), I’m also working on a photo journal from my wife and my experience to South America, some conceptual projects and also working out the new exhibition destination for our art collective www.EYE-94.com (Atsuko Morita, Jay Kim, Sanjin Agic, Ivan Feerman)

• Where can we see more of your work?

www.ivanfeerman.com & www.eye-94.com

• In 1 word, last thing you’d say if time stopped right NOW?

love


Photo courtesy of the artist "Ivan Feerman"

Thank you

T2

Sol Collective grid.

My photos from the USUAL SUSPECTS group photography opening this past weekend in Sacramento @ Sol Collective. If you missed it, peep the closing party on the second sat of July. 7/10/10.


screenshot of my wall layout.

peace

T2

weekend. icamera upload # 37











Jun 16, 2010

from the session with Rob Dukes, vocalist for the Metal band "Exodus"



Photo I took for RAKAA (Dilated Peoples) promotional poster



Photo by: Trevor Traynor
Original Cover art by: Doze Green

ON 7/20 Rakaa will drop his new full length album "Crown of Thorns" For my information check out Decon Records

Peace

T2

Did a session with the team over @ Logic Prep in NY last week.

Jesse Kolber (bottom right) is a friend, an OG client, entrepreneur, producer, artist, musician, & last but not least....the creator of "LogicPrep" a New York based tutoring boutique. Thanx Jesse!



Jun 14, 2010

Photo artist interview #79 - Phoonsab Thevongsa



• In 1-2 words, what do you shoot?

What I love

• What’s your weapon of choice?


Canon 1D Mark II and Canon 50D

• Where is your favorite place on earth?

Varanasi, India and of course my country (Laos)

• What would be your replacement Hobby/Profession if photography was dead?

Writer and graphic designer

• Dave Chappelle or David LaChapelle?

David

• What do you favor:


B&W or Color?

Color

Film or Digital?

I don’t like analog

Studio or Location?

Location

Night or Day?

Both and between of these

Portrait or Landscape?

Both

Spike Lee or Spike Jonze?

Spike Lee

• What is your most treasured possession?

My sight

• Favorite photo book and/or Favorite movie?


Many

• Photographer/s that inspire you?

Robert Capa, Bruce Davidson, Joe Mcnally and many more

• Advice for the younglings out there looking through their first viewfinder?


Keep shooting and find out what the best in you

• What’s the story behind the photo below?


I shot this photo last two month in Hanoi, Vietnam, his name’s Tran Lain Binh, he’s a Vietnamese performing artist. He paints himself with acrylic color during his co-performance with Burmese artist. He’s crazy,….because after his performance he ran to hug and touch audience.

• Any future projects or travels?

I’ve many in Vietnam

• Where can we see more of your work?


http://laorock.wordpress.com

• In 1 word, last thing you’d say if time stopped right NOW?


What!


Photo courtesy of the artist "Phoonsab Thevongsa"

Thank you

T2

Jun 13, 2010

THE USUAL SUSPECTS.

This Sat I'll be participating in a group photo exhibition @
Sol Collective. 2574 21st in Sacramento, Ca. Hope to see you there.

WHAT HAPPENS IN MONTREAL, MIGHT ALSO HAPPEN IN SARATOGA.


Does a beaver have boobs?


Does a bear shit in the woods?

peace
T2

FROM THE ARCHIVE. ALASKA 2008.

lost toy. icamera upload # 36

THIS FRIDAY THERE WILL BE 2 SHOWS YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS.

My good friend Amanda Lopez will be showing her new CALI LOVE series. This will be her first solo exhibition in San Francisco. The opening will be at FreeGoldWatch. Highly Anticipated. Never Imitated. See you there......



Behind the Scenes at a session:

CaliLOVE: Behind The Photo Shoot from Amanda Martinez on Vimeo.



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There's no time like go time! QM from the might mighty Rec League will be dropping his new solo album "Happy Hour" I've been working with the Rec for a lil bit now. We had plans to bless an Album video trailer for Qm but due to are hectic schedules the homie Rob Rush (R2T2) stepped up and blessed a lil pregame video. More Callabo's coming soon. In the meantime...bring your game face.


SPARK THE PHILLY!

Do not sleep on the homie John Coyne (JJC). The illadelph native snaps off on the daily. His turf: Oakland, Ca. Peep game:

Life as a street photographer in Oakland from JJC on Vimeo.

Jun 11, 2010

PLANET MAGAZINE - HONORABLE MENTION



click HERE to view a slideshow displaying all the Honorable Mentions from the Planet Global Travel Photo Contest.

PEACE

T2

Belly Dancer. icamera upload #35


sweetness


wow (via t1's fone)


Kobe


Pearl's

peace
T2