Dan Goff's chopper starring Jasmine! (All caught up!!!)

Dan custom built this really awesome bike. We blocked off this street in late afternoon with orange cones and shot until well past dark like we owned the place. Hopefully this will be on the cover of backstreet choppers soon.
Thanks to the totally awesome and incredibly talented Katie Bouchard for this opportunity and to Jasmine for having a great attitude and rocking a skimpy outfit in the freezing cold.

Ludella Hahn at Taunton State Hospital (backlog)

a very long day at the asylum had me quite delirious from some crazy shenanigans early in the morning and a near arrest on our way out. Nonetheless we made some great pictures and had a ton of fun. Think we can get the cover of gothic beauty?
-J

Katie and the coaster (backlog)

Ryan and I lugged the huge Elinchrom kit stands and rest of the equipment up the coaster only to realize the light was rather sub-par up there. Luckily we hit golden hour on the way out. I really dont think katie wanted to wear the lil bo peep style outfit but she rocked it well and I got a few really great shots.

Ludella Hahn at Lincoln Park (backlog)

I had planned on shooting for a few hours around the park but wardrobe and makeup took quite a long time and I was left with around 45 mins to shoot before the sun went down. I was rushed and unfortunately didnt get one useable photo from my intended location but luckily the fog and lights from the nearby driving range provided a pretty awesome background for some night shots.

Samantha and The old Cape Cod Rail (backlog)

I shot this about a month ago... one of the first location shoots that I was totally happy with the results from. Even though we got kicked off the train as soon as we got there we managed to shoot the whole day anyway.
-J

The Great Steel Giant: 1857-2003

in 1907 Charles Schwab purchased Henry Greys patent and created a cokeworks mill that made wide flange beams.
These beams were used to create many of our cities great bridges (golden gate, george washington, jamestown bridge etc) and buildings (85% of New Yorks skyline is Beth Steel). The biggest producer of steel during world war II the company thrived and at one point was turning out a naval warship a day. Unfortunately the big execs at the company neglected to change and thought the processes used would last forever despite modernization. On March 28th of 1998 the last operating blast furnace (#3) closed for good. Automation, failed market strategies, foreign imports, and domestic competition all played significant roles in the demise. In 2001 Bethlehem Steel filed for bankruptcy and in 2003 the remnants of the company were acquired by International Steel.





...more to come

Westport Power Generating Station: 1906-2007

One of the most memorable days of my life for some reason. Me and my good friend Justin drove down to Baltimore on a whim to see this amazing power plant (which was actually 3 power plants in one). It was one of the most beautiful days I can remember and everything just went right. After climbing the stairs and catwalks that weave throughout the decaying structure we finally reached the top of the third building. This was the oldest building in the complex. The entire top floor of this building was an gigantic open space filled with coal cars on tracks and catwalks crossing the huge coal hoppers below. I have a whole photo essay on this building which I am currently scanning in but for now heres one of my favorite pictures.