Date Night

Tina Fey and Steve Carrell are on the run in their new comedy "Date Night". I squeezed many ideas into a two hour shoot.

Oklahoma

I go to Oklahoma often, Oklahoma Thunder, Flaming Lips, Oklahoma Thunder, Flaming Lips. This is Russell Westbrooke for ESPN in an empty parking lot between megachurches.

Will Forte

Will Forte plays some very silly characters on SNL. I wanted to show him with some of the tools of his trade. And there really is a McGruber movie coming out.

La Roux

This is British pop sensation La Roux. The posters on the "construction fence"depict her all time favorite albums.

Julian Casablancas

This portrait of Julian Casablancas (former Strokes frontman) was shot for the "having a drink with..." section of Q Magazine. Russ, the photo editor, asked me to shoot him in a bar or pub. The problem: Julian is sober these days. I opted for empty and tipped over glasses.

Intel

I shot these ads for Intel with Venables Bell & Partners, AD Ana Maria Osorio, CD Paul Foulkes, AB Debbie Mobley, produced by Michael McClellan for Rasmussen Print. We spent two days of shooting architectural plates on location, and two days shooting people in studio.

Rufus

Rufus Wainwright for Q. We shot at the Steinway showroom on 57th. The mood was very somber, his mom had passed away the week before, he played the piano through most of the shoot.

happy seniors

paparazzi magnet

I shot John Mayer for Q. The plan was to shoot around his neighborhood, Nolita. We were chased around by paparazzi, no spot was save for even 10 minutes.

Yes, I shoot B/W

TIME asked me to shoot a black and white portfolio for the "year in pictures" issue of the best in film, TV, music and literature: Phoenix, Jeremy Renner, Glee, Mary Karr. We anticipated a lot of travel, but all chosen artists happened to be in New York that week. The story was shot over 3 days and went to press the fourth day.

Nascar-Verizon

I went to Nascar capital Charlotte for Verizon Wireless to shoot the Penske team that drives for Verizon. I shot at the team's stable, the two drivers Justin Allgaier and Will Powers (which is a pretty cool name), around the cars are some of the main crew members.

I did a Playboy cover!

I got to do a Playboy cover! Chelsea Handler poses for the Christmas issue of Playboy, out now.

I shot the cover on white with fake snow on the ground. We did yet another take on the old Coppertone ad (because every photographer has to do that at least once in his lifetime).

For the inside shots we (or rather Rudge) build an office set to stage an office party. The office workers are Chelsea's staff writers, plus two special guests that Hugh sent. On day 2 we shot on location to watch Chelsea and Chuey prepare their Christmas dinner.

Kansas Jayhawks

I shot the Kansas Jayhawks basketball team (in Kansas) for a ESPN cover. Our vehicle of choice was a U Haul and we hit a Home Depot to built the set. It must have been the 150th Home Depot I've been to.

Tracy Morgan

This shot was laid out to be a double spread with headline and article on the left page. My stylist Rahel had this outfit put together on a hanger, but we knew our chances were slim. When Tracy walked into the studio he picked it out immediately, it was his favorite.
Tracy claims he has a black belt in Karate
the bling is not his, he borrowed it (from me, I bought it on Canal Street)

Naked Athletes

Over the course of the summer I shot athletes from various disciplines to be featured in ESPN sensational body issue, out now. So much problem solving: naked, but no bits and pieces, no cracks, nothing suggestive, nothing homo erotic (and then I had to shoot a bullrider). Many thanks to Catriona, I had lots of fun. I traveled to LA twice, to Washington DC, to Las Vegas, to Calgary, to Edmonton and to South Carolina. Here we go:

LPGA golfers Sandra Gal, Christina Kim and Anna Grezebien taking a break in the bunker. These girls were GREAT!
Carting in Calgary
Metal Mulisha members in the California desert at the Metal Mulisha compound. Blue pants was too shy. Also, the shot is real, no tricks.
DC United and their trophies
Free kick against DC United
Edmonton Oilers slightly oily
Skier Kristi Leskinen on Mt Baldy near LA
Poker players Scotty Nguyen, Jennifer Harman, can't remember and Daniel Negreanu in Vegas
Bullrider Shane Proctor

fakes

I've been shooting celebrity impersonaters around the country this summer for a personal project. Most of these people make a living as lookalikes and often not only look the part but often sing, dance or speak like their originals. The George Bush guy does a very funny speech.

lots of nudity

I've been shooting lots of naked people with rather amazing bodies all summer. I can't talk about it and can't show you anything yet for another 2 weeks, but please check back in, I should have it posted in about 2 weeks.

new work: Jay Leno has a new job

Jay Leno has a new job, which proves that there are still jobs to be found in this recession. In these pictures I wanted Jay to celebrate, roll up his sleeves and go to work. The offices here are actually the ones his new show moved into on the NBC lot.