The first time that I entered the New York public library's main reading room. I was impressed by the ornate, refined, airy, bright space and knew immediately that I had to do a portrait shoot here.
I ordered some plain glass geek chic glasses online and arranged a portrait shoot with Spanish actress, dancer and writer Elena Mohedano.
Elena is working on a play and I wanted to portray a young writer at work studying in this beautiful space.
Actors head shots don't normally display a large range of emotions so I wanted to explore a darker side of the human spirit.I had planned my two hour shoot with actor and artist Barry Lehmann in Hoboken New Jersey, scouting out all the locations before hand.
I had looked around the old church and hadn't spotted a good angle but as we were walking past, the sunlight was hitting some old chipboard sheets which were getting dripped on. They caught my eye and Barry noticed what was drawing my attention.
Barry found a cowl like snood in his bag of tricks and promptly got down under the drip and I took some shots. They are some of my favorite images from the shoot and some of the only unplanned ones. I like the way the tones in the old boards harmonize with his hair color. I did also get more conventional head shots in the 590 shots taken in the photo shoot.
Barry Lehmann talent pages
Fine art print of a portrait from the shoot
Fine art print of Barry on Pier A Hoboken
