New Web site

Westcott's Top Endoresd Pros - New Tools

In May I was notified that I had been selected as a Westcott’s Top Endorsed Pro. As a member of Westcott’s Top Endorsed Pros, I am showcased in a newly designed online gallery . The Westcott team and us here at MMSNYC have started our Collaboration with product testing, marketing, cross promotion, catalog images, and more. Here are the New Fantastic Westcott Products we just received . I have already started pre- production on a new series of Images . Here is a list and some Pictures of the new Toys . More soon to come .
http://www.fjwestcott.com/products/product.cfm?itemnum=2930&tbl=products&head=specialty
http://www.fjwestcott.com/products/product.cfm?itemnum=1090&tbl=products&head=mastersbrush
http://www.fjwestcott.com/products/product.cfm?itemnum=3668&tbl=products&head=stripbanks
http://www.fjwestcott.com/products/product.cfm?itemnum=2025&tbl=products&head=haloapollo
http://www.fjwestcott.com/products/product.cfm?itemnum=1018&tbl=products&head=travel
http://www.fjwestcott.com/products/product.cfm?itemnum=3042&tbl=products&head=reflectors
http://www.fjwestcott.com/products/product.cfm?itemnum=1895&tbl=products&head=scrim

Kandinsky at the Guggenheim

Some Random shots of the Guggenheim , have a look at Carly's article in the examiner .
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-30360-NY-Photography-Examiner~y2009m12d2-Kandinsky-at-the-Guggenheim-is-a-symphony-of-a-lifelong-collaboration

Model Muse 2

Model = C.E.O

Classic Beauty

It was a beautiful autumn day in rural Virginia- all the motorcycles, and classic cars were out for the Sunday drive!

Carly featured on Induro Blog!

Induro:  tripods, monopods and heads, has started a new facebook fan feature on their blog and I'm flattered to be the first photographer featured!!

Some of my "pet" photography was showcased!

Thanks to all at Induro! :)

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A few from Fall in Virginia... one of my favorite places.

LensBaby! Virginia is big horse country- so there's a ton of cute jockey statues!

  Above: An advertisement for a chuch. Right: Jack-o-Lantern! The beacon of autumn fun!

The beautiful foliage in Virginia

Kandinsky at the Guggenheim is a symphony of a life-long collaboration

Kandinsky at the Guggenheim is a symphony of a life-long collaboration

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PDN announces big numbers from the PhotoPlus Expo 2009

PDN announces big numbers from the PhotoPlus Expo 2009

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FotoWeek DC captures the vision of spirit

FotoWeek DC captures the vision of spirit

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Random shots of DC and Virginia

Night Motion

Tim Burton at MOMA

My latest article on the Examiner.com

Hip Magazine Holiday Editorial

This fall in Lisbon we had the opportunity to shoot at Pestana Palace, which is a beautiful palace-turned-hotel that hosts celebrities and dignitaries, like Madonna. We were commissioned to shoot the Holiday editorial for HIP Magazine, a magazine for the pharmaceutical trade industry. The boys over at SniperShot pulled the whole thing together, Joao photographed and Carly did makeup and hair. We were inspired by the beautiful location, and wanted to bring a bit of NYC to the Palace, and wanted to capture a bit of that "UpperEastSide" rich-kids-playing-grownups vibe.

New Editorial! "Mini from Mars"

Here's a few screenshots from one of our latest editorials published! Iconography Magazine. This was shot outside Vegas in a dry lakebed, and we took inspiration for the whole shoot from the location and the Minnie Mouse ears we nabbed @ Disneyland!  Our good friend, who is no stranger to this blog, Tyler Keeler, assisted. Nevada is a beautiful place, kinda the last frontier of population.

PhotoPlus Expo 2009: Whimsy returns to photography

PhotoPlus Expo 2009: Whimsy returns to photography

Hey Everyone! Check out my first installation on Examiner.com, where I'm the NYC Photography Examiner. I'll discuss the biz, the art, the toys, the people and what nots- so bookmark my page, and visit regularly!
This article is a review of the PhotoPlus Expo 2009 in NYC, in Oct2009. :)


I'll be posting the slide show on the article today, so here's some teasers:

LensBaby, of course! At the entrance to the show!

 

Bird's Eye View: Nikon, Epson, Sony- just a few of the brands in attendance!

Our DropIt Modern Backdrops Arrived!!!!!

 Announcing a new partnership between MilkmanStudio Productions and backdrop specialists extraordinaire- drop it MODERN!!! We're all about teaming up with companies that help photographers really stretch their creativity and get outta that "box"! This is definitely one of those products!

We had the pleasure of being introduced to DIM @ the PDN PhotoPlus Expo in October in NYC. Kelli Avila has been sooo helpful in this new collaboration in helping Joao and me choose the best backdrops for our editorial, advertising, portrait and fine art needs- which is a new market for the company- and we are sooo excited to get shooting.

I cannot stress the quality of the backdrops- they're a very heavy grade canvas (see detail pic below) with velvet burnout accents. They are available in a variety of sizes: 4.5ft X 6, 9 or 12ft; 9ft x 9ft and 9ft x12ft. The best part: They fold or roll up for VERY convenient packing/transporting, and are dry-cleanable- NO MORE FOOTPRINTS!

Each print is limited edition- meaning they're seasonal- and hand designed by Breanne Schaap. The new line will also be priced at 40% less than the 2008 line, with backdrops starting as low as $100.00!  Each backdrop is equipped with a 2.5” diameter loop at the top and bottom in order to put a support system in place. They're worth the investment- and let's face it: ECO FRIENDLY! Why use paper that tears, and has to be tossed in the recycle bin at the end of the day?

Here's the swatches for the backdrops we received today:

We were recently featured on the DIM BLOG! Check it out for more of their info. There's some really creative stuff already shot using the backdrops- we have our work cut out for us! :)

Here's a few more images I took today of one of our "Favorite Things of 2010":

They arrive wrapped up like Christmas Morning! Each backdrop includes a hand-signed "thank you" note from Breanne herself!

Stay tuned for the new shots with our drop it MODERN backdrops! 

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Model Muse

Model & Muse Carly Erin O'neil
Shot with Lensbaby Composer

Finalist of the Art of Photography Photo Contest

Its official Joao is a Finalist of the Art of Photography Photo Contest go spread the love . :)
Click here to Vote
Drama Queens for Six Degrees Magazine
Photo Joao Carlos
Make -up- Susana Santos
Hair Styling -Joaona @ Tony and Guy LX
Styling- Lotus Leaf

Location Casa Do Alentejo

Carly's November Blast Magazine destination piece

Made the front page! This month in Blast Magazine we explore Liege, Belgium, a storybook destination!

click the pic to read!

Washbasin

Model&Muse CEO

From Liege, Belgium....

 

 

 

Liege was a pretty magical place. I had the pleasure of spending 4 days with some amazing people, new friends, really. It was like a scene from a Bourne movie- grey and cloudy, river barges, narrow streets and a cattle-call of architectural styles. Each new block was a different storybook page. I'm awaiting my return :)
This month's Blast Magazine destination article is on Liege. My author page is HERE This  is  preview- the article will post in the next day or two. :)

Advertising Campaign for Banif featuring Rui Veloso

Advertising campaign for Banif featuring Rui Veloso









I was commissioned as the photographer for the new Banif ad campaign. The concept was to make a 'bucket list' with Portuguese singing sensation Rui Veloso, signifying that life doesn't end at 50 or 60, but there are many adventures ahead.This image shows him living as a Steve McQueen inspired race-car pilot. Future images in the campain show Veloso as other adventuring personalities.

The campaign was shot in Portugal and Mocambique, for Banif's website, windows, ads, billboards with the campaign to stretch out over a year. Here is the first released image, which is already receiving buzz on various sites like Briefing and Meios & Publicidade.
I shot many images of the tribe and the National Park and I intend to publish a book with this material. You can search the Blog for a sneak peak.
The Creativity for the campaign was conceived by Brandia Central
This Fantastic Production was a co Production between SniperShot and Miss Dolores
Post Production was conceived by Alexandre Garcia at Snipershot .
I have to say it has been a Pleasure and honor to work with the Fabulous trio of Sniper Shot , Nuno Mendes,Alexandre Garcia and Diogo Teixeira Lopes muito muito Obrigado . Thank you for your support and trust and all around amazing working relationship created between Snipershot Productions and Milkmanstudio.

A Shenandoah Autumn....

These beautiful foliage pics are from a visit to the Shenandoah Mts in Virginia. The valley never seems to disappoint me when I visit no matter the season. To think of the soldiers and the settlers and the raw land makes me a bit misty eyed ;)
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Digital Photographer Magazine # 18

I was recently invited to showcase some of my work in DPHOTOGRAPHER Magazine , Issue #18 is out now in News Stands , Its the special Glamor Issue . I just want to thank everyone at DP MAGAZINE for all there support and for producing such a great Publication .

Omoura - Precious moments

Silvia Alberto

I recently had the pleasure of shooting some Portuguese Celebrities- a fashion designer, actress, television stars, architect, interior designer- for the new Omoura website and campaign, Precious Moments. Omoura is the house that Dior, H.Stern and Chaumet trust with their designs. Visit the link at the Bottom for more images and their stories. Plus the Behind the Scenes Video .

Client : Webdote
Creative :Nuno Veiga
Product : Precious Moments
Photograpgher : Joao Carlos
Make- Up :Carlos Goncalves
Hair : Nuno Henrique @ Metro Studio
Production : Sniper Shot

Silvia Alberto
Eduarda Abbondanza

Barbara Guimaraes
Cristina Santos e Silva

Ricardo Preto

Filipe Faisca .

Making Of Momentos Preciosos - Omoura from Nuno Veiga on Vimeo.

Latest Articles!

Well as promised, I've been super busy with an assignment on Santiago Calatrava, and I've had a couple of the articles published! (there's a few more in the queue...) Joao went with me, the ever-dynamic-duo... and got some great shots also! Here's the links!  

Stamfordite David Puza invited guest of

Starchitect Santiago Calatrava in Liege, 

Belgium

in StamfordPlus!

Santiago Calatrava's Next Sculpture: The Liège-Guillemins 

Railway Station on Archinect

                                 

Last, but not least! Wallpaper.com


(with a few errors on the credits, but hey- who's counting?)

Liege -Belgium

Paris

Fatima City

 

 

Paris Metro

Parisian Faces

Notre Dame

Riots in PARIS

To all our Moo-Fans...

We're in Europe covering the opening of the new Santiago Calatrava built Liege-Guillemins High Speed Train Station... we're working on some awesome images for the blog, and will be back to posting soon!

Ate Amanha!

Santuario de Fatima

Mosteiro da Batalha

Aldeia de Vinho - Gorongosa 2

Aldeia de Vinho - Gorongosa

The Road from Cidade da Beira to Chitengo

Cidade da Beira - Moçambique

 

Remnants of a Bloodless Revolution....

The Fortaleza (Fort) of Peniche was in use through the infamous Carnation Revolution of 1974....you can read more about that on my travel article. These are images from within the prison that held political prisoners.

 

  

 

Go, Go, Speedracer!

Here's a few from our "brag book": these are some of the images from Tazio's last race. If you're just joining us here on Milkman, do a tag search and check out all the awesomeness that is our nephew! You can follow his racing here: TazioTorregiani.com


A few from "Uncle Johnnie":





And a few from proud Tia Carly! ( I really had fun with the LensBaby on the track- really challenging with all the movement, but totally worth the effort!)

 

  

 

The Changing of the Guard

Images from the changing of the guard for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Mosteiro da Batalha.

 

  

  

  

 

Mosteiro da Batalha, an Unfinished Masterpiece

An enormous feat of engineering and elegance, Batalha is a monastery that survived several architects' musings, and in fact, remains unfinished. Construction began in the 1300s, and was stopped in the 1500s. Kings, Knights, one of the architects, Mateus Fernandes and his wife lay to rest here as well as a Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, on guard night and day by select members of the Portuguese army. (See above post)

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Fortaleza de Peniche, Portugal

Alleys, Streets, and Sky.

 

  

 

Seca Do Peixe Na Nazare

Fragments of Portugal