by Kevin Thom | Sep 19, 2014 | General, Tips, Travel
I traveled to the NU Hotel in Brooklyn, NY to document the creation of Laura Hollick’s mural, The Trees of nü York. My job was to capture the beauty of Laura’s creative process in photos and videos. When working on a project like this, the secret to...
by Kevin Thom | Mar 24, 2013 | Beginner, Intermediate, Tips
If you’re a photographer interested in shooting people, one of the most useful educational tools you have is yourself. Taking self-portraits is a great way to learn the art of portraiture. When I first started getting serious about photography, I used myself as...
by Kevin Thom | Jan 8, 2012 | General, Tips
Laura Hollick and I keep stepping up our video projects. In this latest one, we wanted to communicate the concept of “becoming art.” We used nude bodypainting as the medium. We called on Sue Upton to do the actual bodypainting. Laura started out nude, and...
by Kevin Thom | Jul 31, 2011 | Beginner, General, Tips
My shoot with Laura Hollick the other evening was a multi-purpose one. We were aiming to get three things out of this evening’s shoot: a video, a “magazine cover” photo and a more artistic photo. Sue Upton did a great job with hair and makeup,...
by Kevin Thom | Jul 17, 2011 | Tips, Travel
As you might have guessed from my recent posts, Laura Hollick and I were in NYC last week. We decided to take advantage of this situation to shoot some photos and video in that most iconic of Manhattan locations, Times Square. As a photographer, the challenge was...
by Kevin Thom | Jul 15, 2011 | Personal, Tips, Travel
Undoubtedly, one of Brooklyn’s most iconic locations is Coney Island. I had a day to kill earlier this week, so I decided to visit the park and boardwalk to take some pictures. I took the D train from Manhattan and just enjoyed the ride to the end of the line at...
