House of Satat

Another great night at The House of Satat!

My friend Satat and her husband Nish were kind enough to (once again) invite me to a photographic event of epic proportions. The cast and crew were small, yet the output was great! One never knows what will happen at The House of Satat. It's all unplanned, unscripted and unrehearsed..just the way I like it :)

It's amazing what can happen in a little room, couple of scruffy strobes, and a white sheet of paper taped to the wall!

Next get together will be at the House of Mark :)

Now onto the results!
(click for much better versions!)

Misa relaxing...

Misa showing off her new boots!

Misa the subject of some light painting.

Misa once again the subject to the effects of long shutter openings and waving lights.

Misa having a smoke break after all the hard work!

Satat looking vicious and wild in a mask and boots.
(check out the texture on the wall!)

Chole testing the sharpness of her sword.

As always...play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play play!

-Mark
p.s.
play!

Slither

Crack of the whip.... The Mad Welder lays one down on Jacqueline in front of the DJ booth at the famous Panoptikon....

This shot was part of a much larger project. I have 672 more in this session alone... :) 1689 shots total! More will be posted if there is sufficient interest!

Play!
-Mark

Nish

Hola from the infamous ghetto studio!

Once again enjoy the images from North Texas/East Dallas/Central USA/Northern Hemisphere/South side of 30/the other side of the tracks!

My friend Satat called and wanted pics of her hubby Nish on his cool Ninja bike. After some testing and goofing off in the backyard we went inside the ghetto studio and did some crazy stuff!

One would think massive quantities of LSD or some other illicit drugs were our inspiration for this stuff. When in reality, just creative thinking and wanting to push the envelope provided us with the mental fuel for the ensuing fun.

enough babbling..here ya go :)

Nish on Bike

(Single exposure!)

Nish Solemn

Nish Anime

Nish High Contrast Stare

Nish's Happy/Angry Face
(another single exposure!)

Have fun!
-Mark

FAB Magazine Shoot

Last month I had the opportunity to shoot for a new Dallas fashion magazine. Due to the contract I could not post anything until today. Well here we go!

We shot in an old dance hall. The night before they had an quinceanera. If you don't know what that is, just think of a mix between a Mexican wedding and Bat Mitzvah. But no one is getting married and the guests are a lot more drunk! The place was a wreck, and no air conditioning. I suppose the models had it the easiest, all they had to do is look pretty wearing little to nothing...

All in all the models and the coordinators were awesome and a lot of fun. I got a few good shots, as did my friend Amanda.

Here's some of the shots:

Shot infront of a softbox.

I had her spin hard and look into the camera. I like the red bits flying around!

I saw her walking around doing nothing, so I grabbed her(well not really!) and sat her down and got a few nice shots.

This dude was cool. I even got him to smile once!

Another cool guy with cool sun glasses.

Enjoy!
-Mark

Dya Bolical...NSFW!

Sunday night I had the pleasure of photographing a friend of mine, Dya Bolical. We collaborated on a particular style and posing. I setup my garage studio, taking me a week to setup the lighting. I got plenty of exercise, hitting the camera timer, running into the stage, take the shot, run back and see the results! I must have done that trip a thousands time! lol! Oh yes, I deleted all the shots of me.... ;)

Well I guess you want to see some of the images... Here ya go...

Standing Tall

Yoga Pose

Innocence

Lean

Landscape

Curled Up

Squeeze

X

Well there you have it! It was fun shooting with Dya and I'm hoping we can do some more.

Later
-Mark

Cute Chicks!

Oh man it's been over a month since I last posted...but you knew that already! Sorry sorry.. I've been soooo busy...ok I lied...I've been lazy...I've shot lots of stuff! Of which some cannot be posted until 31 July 08...I have some awesome stuff cued up and ready to upload :)

For now check out these cute chicks! At my house...under my doorway :)

SPARTA!!!!!!!

Stay tuned, something big is in the works. If it pans out....things will get VERY interesting :)

-MArk

Ride em' Cowboy!

Went down to Cleburne with my buddy Dave and his truck load of kids + friends and wife. I show up and parked my Honda...Think about that for a second...a Japanese car in the middle of a cowboy town! The sneers were plenty coming from the overly jacked up Dodges/Fords/Chevy trucks with the Yosemite Sam mudflaps and gunracks. I parked my car at the rodeo and waited for Dave to show up. Of course as I was waiting, every horse in the county(and it's associated rider) had to stroll by and poop near by. If you've never seen a horses bowel movements before, let me tell you, it's bucket loads!

Dave et al shows up and we tried our best to mosie/strut our way in. Trying to blend in while not wearing cowboy hats, stirrups, and boots is quite the task. Here I am wrapped in the latest in Nikon technology with a backpack full of Pocket Wizards and lenses!

We get inside and quickly rush to the back where all the behind the scene action is. There we are, right next to Bulls, with names such as: "Wants to Kill and Gore my Rider", "Death to Those Who Get Near Me" and my favorite "Tinkerbell the Mutilator." Well, ok not quite accurate, but thats certainly not far from the truth. These beasts were massive, made of solid muscle and ready to explode. The whole time I was hoping the fence didn't give way and the bull decided to play kick the cameraman!

Here's some of the shots of the night.

Pure raw evil...

Ready for the fight...

Redbull!!!

Free chiropractic work.

High speed, low drag.

Twister!

Mean Ride!


The riders are constantly praying...

...always praying.

Chad Eubank..pre ride.

Chad Eubank..post ride.