Markus Bacher
in portrait
artist portrait
Foils - Parrish + Lovelace
in video
A short film featuring artist R. Nelson Parrish and custom surfboard shaper Ryan Lovelace’s project FOILS
I produced and shot this short film featuring artist R. Nelson Parrish and custom surfboard shaper Ryan Lovelace’s project FOILS recently. The project was commissioned by the good folks over at Entropy Resins, makers of amazing bio resin.
We shot this at Parrish and Lovelace’s studios in Santa Barbara with a Covid-safe tiny crew and had a good time. Being the two characters they are, we had an entertaining day, including a lunch with Keith Malloy that consisted of a conversation which can only be referred to as unique.
Having documented Parrish and his work for over a decade we hadn’t produced a video/film before except for a vlog type video featuring a project in Berlin, so this was fun!
I’ll let Nelson and Ryan explain what FOILS is all about in the video. Enjoy!
A big thank you to all involved and especially Entropy Resins for making this possible!
FaceTime Portraits for the Washington Post
in portrait
I recently shot portraits for an editorial for the Washington Post Magazine via FaceTime
FaceTime Portraits for the Washington Post
A few weeks ago I was assigned by the Washington Post Magazine to photograph 19 subjects across the United Stated. The assignment was for a piece they were putting together highlighting positive stories during the Covid-19 pandemic. I photographed it all via FaceTime.
The subjects ranged from writer Margaret Atwood to Park Ranger Jessica Korgie. From comedian Russel Peters to shop owner Ifat Pridan. An amazing range of personalities and I got to meet them all in their spaces. One on one! Surreal!!! I just dropped in on them in their homes!
Given a somewhat tight deadline the biggest challenge was scheduling all the subjects. I had done over 60 FaceTime portraits prior to this assignment so I felt comfortable once the call was on but getting it all sorted was another story.
A big Thank You to Dudley Brooks at the Post for having the vision to put this together!!!
Take a look here:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/lifestyle/magazine/america-resilient-coronavirus-pandemic/?itid=sf_lifestyle-magazine
R. Nelson Parrish in Berlin
in vlog
Vlog about a project of R. Nelson Parrish at Dreilinden outside of Berlin, Germany
During a recent trip to Berlin I met up with artist R. Nelson Parrish to document a project he had been formulating for a little while.
Enjoy this vlog of the two of us doing our thing in Berlin.
portrait of Constantin von Jascheroff
in portrait
Natural light portrait of German actor Constantin von Jascheroff in Berlin.
Constantin von Jascheroff by Jonas Jungblut
I was in Berlin recently and met up with Constantin von Jascheroff for a quick portrait shoot. We have been working on these portraits for over a decade now. Everytime I am in Berlin we meet and take some portraits. I’ll post some more over the next weeks, but this one stood out. We had shot for a while and ended up in this location (his front door with a long dark hallway behind him). He shaved his face except for his mustache for this last set up. and when he told me that he had just finished dubbing Tarantino’s latest release “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (starring Brad Pitt, Leo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie) I couldn’t help but tell him he reminded me of Pitt.
Natural light portrait
in portrait
Natural light portrait of artist Nikola Bartenbach in Austria.
portrait of Nikola Bartenbach
I am currently in Austria working on a few personal projects. One of those is portraying local people and recently I photographed artist Nikola Bartenbach.
This was photographed with no light modification. He was standing in a doorway with a dark garage behind him and the light just wrapped around him like this. Finding the right light for portraits is often times easier than one would think, or maybe I have done it for long enough to where it just seems to be like that.
When you are on the road and can’t bring light modifiers or don’t have access to any being able to see the light is essential. Travel portraiture mostly relies on the right light but the same practice can be applied to a more organized portrait. Just spending a few minutes looking around the area and locating a spot that is naturally suited for a portrait can make all the difference.