34 Responses to “Greg Holden :: NYC”

1. Curtis DeGidio, on September 5th, 2009 at 11:31 pm Said:

   Great shot and awesome location (as was your post from the other day with the guy from Treasure Finger)! Out of curiosity, did you light that with your Bee or did you use your small systems stuff?

2. zack, on September 5th, 2009 at 11:34 pm Said:

   No way in Hell’s Kitchen are we carrying Alien Bees around NYC on this trip! This was a typical speedlight sort of light (I think it was shot with an SB800).

   It was mounted to a monopod instead of a light stand and the modifier was the 28″ Westcott Apollo softbox being held by my assistant, Brian.

   Cheers,
   Zack

3. Thomas TC, on September 5th, 2009 at 11:36 pm Said:

   Excellent shot. Esp. like the lamp behind his arm… and the overall tonality…

4. zack, on September 5th, 2009 at 11:37 pm Said:

   Note on the location.

   We met Greg at 14th and 1st Ave. He had a show to get to about 10 or 12 blocks down the street so we just started walking toward the venue and popped down side streets when something caught our eye. There are great locations that we walk by everyday without giving any thought to them.

   Cheers,
   Zack

5. Rick Wenner, on September 5th, 2009 at 11:41 pm Said:

   14th & 1st is a great area to shoot. I had a shoot in that area about a month or two ago. You really can’t go wrong with anywhere in NYC. I love having it in my backyard. Love this shot…great work man.

   Rick.

6. Matt S., on September 6th, 2009 at 12:11 am Said:

   That’s an amazing shot. The colors on the building that match his shirt are aces.

7. Steve Perks, on September 6th, 2009 at 1:16 am Said:

   Did anyone else spot the USEDFILM logo on the back of the taxi?

   Nice bit of Photoshopping or do you carry a bag of stickers?

8. Javier I Sanchez, on September 6th, 2009 at 1:16 am Said:

   Nice bumper sticker!

9. Brady Puryear, on September 6th, 2009 at 2:47 am Said:

   This photo is strait up epic!!
   Great work Zack.

10. Charles Verghese, on September 6th, 2009 at 2:57 am Said:

    Hi Zack,

    Really nice photograph….RICH & full of character!

    Charles

11. Paul, on September 6th, 2009 at 3:28 am Said:

    Amazing work Zack! I really enjoy these NYC photos. Why wouldnt You care Alienbees with You? They re not very heavy I’ve driven 5000km with them packed somewhere between clothes, food and nasty smelling people ;P

    I love that location, the funny thing is that ppl who live there have no idea how greatful they should be. I’ve spent a little time in Italy and, man, there’s gazilions of cool locations, almost every corner, every street and every town!

    Cheers!
    Paul

12. willie, on September 6th, 2009 at 5:26 am Said:

    I love that it says “used film” on the back of the car!!!!!!

    AWESOME

13. Kevin, on September 6th, 2009 at 6:26 am Said:

    Great photograph. I think you have created a game though…one in which the viewer searches for your Used Film logo.

14. Dsr, on September 6th, 2009 at 6:40 am Said:

    Love the photo Zack. Makes me miss NY

15. zack, on September 6th, 2009 at 7:03 am Said:

    @Paul – Driving AB’s around is one thing. Even carrying them on your person from one location to another is a piece of cake.

    Spending 12 – 14 hours on your feet in NYC carrying a Vagabond battery pack? That’s hell. Carrying the gear we have as it is has been challenging for the length of time we are spending walking each day. Adding AB’s and battery packs would kill our ability to keep moving all day.

    Cheers,
    Zack

16. Darryl, on September 6th, 2009 at 8:44 am Said:

    hmmm….

    Shutter speed 1/15 sec

    Aperture F5.6

    Light source High and from the right….looks like a grid judging the fall off

    The execution is excellent, you must have to try, try again, and try again….etc.. to learn how to execute like this…

17. Tre, on September 6th, 2009 at 9:09 am Said:

    Love the shot, especially the sticker on the back of the cab!

18. Alex D., on September 6th, 2009 at 9:15 am Said:

    Nice subject-background balance man.

19. Martin, on September 6th, 2009 at 9:53 am Said:

    Killer shot, Zack!

20. Rebecca Payne, on September 6th, 2009 at 12:13 pm Said:

    Wow! The lighting here is AMAZING!!

21. Fox19, on September 6th, 2009 at 1:33 pm Said:

    One word… Great!!!!!

22. Glyn Dewis, on September 6th, 2009 at 9:44 pm Said:

    Great shot Zack; love the composition.

    Keep it comin’

    Regards, Glyn

23. Diala Chinedu, on September 6th, 2009 at 10:47 pm Said:

    WOW Zack, you are crazy!!! This is a sick shot…I completely agree that we pass by awesome locations each day without knowing…i never knew the apollo 28 could light up such a large area…i was thinking about the westcott 50″ instead

    http://www.facebook.com/dialachineduphotography

24. Matt Palmer, on September 7th, 2009 at 12:04 am Said:

    This has given me the inspiration to try out some softbox on a stick action this weekend. Lovely shot.

    Just checked out some of the songs on Gregs myspace page and they’re fantastic. Beautiful melodies along with an emotive voice. “The Art of Falling” is my particular fave.

25. Marc Pritchard, on September 7th, 2009 at 11:24 am Said:

    Wicked lighting and colour balancing. Really atmospheric. Judging from the sky colour it was a good time to be shooting!

26. Evan Robinson, on September 7th, 2009 at 11:18 pm Said:

    Great shot, especially love where you slipped in the used film logo–nice touch

27. Denise, on September 8th, 2009 at 2:28 am Said:

    This is in ref to post #74 in the Help-Portrait article. Please read…I’m hoping that someone’s heart will be touched to take this family’s photos. Please show me the momentum….

    Thank you Denise

28. Denise, on September 8th, 2009 at 2:34 am Said:

    PS…She starts Chemo soon. It would be nice to have them done before then.. She’s a little bit only 5 months old to be going thru so much..
    Thank you… I’m not asking for something that I wouldn’t be willing to do myself. I’m just half way around the world.

    Take care~ Denise

29. Eli Silva, on September 9th, 2009 at 5:22 am Said:

    Great shot Zack… very nice, clean and accurate source of light considering the location away from home… good stuff as always

30. Otto Rascon, on September 9th, 2009 at 12:09 pm Said:

    I LOVE this shot. I just twittered it in hopes that others will see it. Thanks for sharing! ROCK ON!

31. Fatih, on September 14th, 2009 at 3:31 pm Said:

    This shot is awesome in many ways. Thanks for inspring me all the time.

32. Hochzeitsfotograf, on October 4th, 2009 at 12:04 pm Said:

    I like this shot! Great light and expression.

33. John Erdovegi, on October 5th, 2009 at 8:03 pm Said:

    Let me guess f/4.5 at 1/60s with fill flash? How close was I? Say Hi to JoeyL for me.

34. Chima, on October 19th, 2009 at 7:04 pm Said:

    f/2.8 1/10th sec ISO 320
    Canon 5DMkII

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