Presscott McDonald Photography: 2009

The Painter

I created this image shortly after a trip to the Brooklyn Museum
about 2 years ago. I was very inspired by this painting.
I believe was it was done by James Wyeth.
It has been a longtime so I maybe mistaken as to the creator.
I thought it would be a fun project to work on and tweak my own
versionof this image full of endows. Apparently the male talent
was so well endowed that the female refused to look in the
direction of his member for the shoot.I end up using her shy
and bashful emotions in the way I placed her.
I figure once a subject looks uncomfortable with something
they are doing it is hard to get them to relax. I find that the
only remedy is to ask them what would make them feel at
ease and try to make that work for me. I ended up
with a great image that I was proud of and still am.

photos by Presscott McDonald

Badara Ndiaye - Model

photo by Presscott McDonald

Had the pleasure of meeting this young man in Miami during a casting for an editorial. His name is Badara, he is a about 6' 8" and he is from Senegal. This tall gentle giant carries himself like a warrior prince and a graceful dancer at the same time. A friend of mine ran into him working in a clothing store. My friend was so taken by his look that he had to walk up to Badara and ask, "what the hell are you doing working at this store!?". I believe with the right book and agent this kid could be huge. I really hope to have the opportunity to shoot another portrait of him instead of just a casting image. Good Luck Badara!

Yumi - NYC

photo by Presscott McDonald

Michael - Miami

photo by Presscott McDonald

I shoot this image of Michael recently while conducting a casting for an

upcoming editorial shoot in Miami. I really wish I could have use this young man for the shoot. However the client didn't dig the tattoo. Personally I

think it's freaking sweet! Let me know what you think. .

ZHEN - a simple portrait with natural lighting

photo by Presscott McDonald

I really just love shooting a simple portrait with natural light whenever possible. There is something exciting about hunting for the right spot with just the right lighting. The right kind of lighting to capture my subject in a perfect sliver of time . Am looking forward to getting back to this kind of picture taken practice in 2010.

SET Magazine Holiday Issue shoot

photo by Presscott McDonald

Mañana mi amor ...

photo by Presscott McDonald

These images are apart of a sexy series I shoot recently. Gerard (BRPR Miami) and I wanted to capture a really sensual twilight-like make out session. I believe we we're very successful. It was such a interesting challenge for me to do this shoot. I've shoot men and women together plenty of times in the past. However this time proved to be extremely different. Doing this shoot felt a bit like directing soft porn without ever losing any of the clothing. LOL! I found it to be a great learning experience for myself. It was an awesome excerise, teaching me how to extract great performances from any subject I shot in the future. These are the three strongest images from that day and I hope you like them.

BRPR Miami Ad for Ocean Drive magazine's ART BASEL issue

I was recently commissioned by BRPR Miami to shoot and create an Ad for Ocean Drive Magazine's Art Basel issue. This is the final layout and shot created for the client (pg. 20). The ad received a lot of attention during Art Basel and the client was happy with the end product. i hope it leads to more work in the future.

Dave Labelle On Storytelling

Dave LaBelle | The Lesson from Francis Gardler on Vimeo.

Chapter 5: Dave LaBelle | On Storytelling from Francis Gardler on Vimeo.

This is part of a profile of photographer and teacher Dave LaBelle that Fran Gardler made as a final project for his masters at Ohio University. You can see the final piece (here) but this is a part that was cut:

Thinking Outside The Box

outside the box from joseph Pelling on Vimeo.

Miami Art Basel 2009 was a blast!

This was my first year at Art Basel Miami. Art Basel is an incredible computation of some of the most compelling artist and their work in the world. It is housed under one roof in a 1 million + sq. foot space. Several shows such as Art Asia, Pulse Miami, Design miami, and all of the galleries in Miami open there doors to the public. I had the pleasure of seeing a lot of amazing work and a lot of horrible stuff. Good art is really in the eye of the beholder I always say. . They wouldn't let me in with a camera, but I had my camera phone. So I really tried to shoot as many pieces of work that spoke to my heart. The main thing I love about the experience is it inspired me to start working on some projects that are personal and important to me.