Random Holga Notes...

 

DC Mag has me working like a dog... and you won't hear me complain.

Greetings.
Hi again all. Just trying to tie up some loose ended here on the ol' blogger. This past week as been about as busy as it gets. Since the deadline of the magazine was this week, ad execs were scrambling to get more ad space sold, and with their harder work, so came my harder work. I think it was something like 9 shoots in 3 days or something like that. I'm like DC magazine's hired gun. Essentially, I'm a hit man, because all I do is come into a location, shoot, and hit it right on target, and kill it. Maybe they can offer me new business cards. "Kevin Koski : Assasin". Actually, that would be cool... I'll get right to work on that one.
Cheers,
Kevin 12/9.05

DC Mag. Ad Shoot.

DC Mag. Bistro Asiatique. Bethesda, MD. ...Thank goodness this was my last shoot for the Jan/Feb issue. Halfway thru shooting their low light level interiors, my tripod busted, meaning that I had to hold my breath like a skeetshooter in the olympics to make sure there was no camera shake in the image. Thankfully, we also had food shoots as well. The interiors turned out great, but the food turned out better than expected. I love the color contrast from the wall to the red in the plate.
-kevin 

DC Mag. Ad Shoot.

DC Magazine. Michael Brown, real estate broker. Easy enough shoot, but because of snow, there was a lot more reflective light that first thought. Upon second looks, this was one of few images that worked out from about 100. I think I got it thought.
-kevin 

Misc Ad Shoots. DC Mag

DC Mag. SE store "HOMEBODY". Great store. They have some amazing stuff and I know that here will be some family members who will be recieving gifts with HOMEBODY reciepts this christmas...
-kevin 

PROMO AD, DC Modern Luxury

DC Modern Luxury Magazine will be running this ad, 1/3rd page, in the January-February issue. There's one guy sitting in his house in Georgetown right now, who is a little on the excited side about that. : ) Let me know what you all think about it.
Some of you may be wondering why I didn't include some of the more familiar work from the show, or from this photo blog (earlier). Well, I'm at the moment, in negotiations with the creative VP at Polo/Ralph Lauren, to have the work displayed in stores worldwide. ...No, I'm not joking. We'll just have to wait and see, but it looks very positive and it's less of a question of "if", and more a question of "when" and "what else/next". So, needless to say, should the images be picked up by RL, I lose some creative rights over them. Again, we shall see...

-kevin 

DC Mag. Ad shoot. 12.6.05

DC Mag. "Jin" is a new bar/club, recently opened up around the U-St. Corridor of DC. The interior space is amazing, and they really did an great job decorating and matching up all aspects of the interior astethic. This had to be one of the easier shoots this week.

-kevin 

DC Mag. Ad shoot. 12.4.05

DC Mag. Shoot for a new store ("Hitched") opening in Georgetown, December '05. The shoot also involved the two women who own the shop, and I think the image the mag will use, will most likely be one of those. Personally though, I like this image. I'd like to see them use it in print campaigns, and they might, but we shall see..

-kevin 

Balaquin shoot. Who knew towels could perform like this and be sooooooooo sexy. : ) Oooh, look at that embroidery! Wow, look at those towel samples! : ) I actually like this picture a lot.

-Kevin. 

DC Mag. Energy Club.

I'm sure you're wondering how we got this shot, after all, it is shot from the top of a rock wall. Hmmm. Well, let's just say that there was harness, and one scared polish/irish man, dangling 30' above the ground. Yikes. Got the shot though. EC was very pleased...

-Kevin. 

DC Mag shoot. Energy Club Full Page Ad. Image 1 of 4.

The Energy Club in Shirlington, VA, approached me about re-shooting their ad that runs in DC. Naturally, (since I never say no to anything photo related) I said "yep". Here's one of the images from that shoot...

-Kevin. 12.04.05 

Lost... but now found!

Untitled. Notice the moon in the top left hand corner. Not a photoshopped image. This print is going on sale immediately, so if anyone is interested, please contact me at kevin.koski@gmail.com. please, please don't print this right off of your computer, or use it on a website without concent. That's not cool at all.
That's it for today...

_kevin 

New Holga Work

The latest images are new work (unpublished), and basically some more of the images that didn't make the cut for the show. (Which, by the way is becoming quite the reference point of my life. More on that, if you haven't heard yet, later...) All of these images, I really, really like, and it wasn't until recently that I came across them. Thanks to the wonderful world of digital photography, they all can be brought back with a simple scan. Joy. Too bad I didn't find them again until now, because they really would have tied into the show quite well. Hope all is well with everyone, and I'll post again soon.

Kevin.

Untitled. I'll always love this image. There's just something I cherish about the colors and the content. Lighthouse beach in Chatham has been really, really good to me. 

Chatham, February Winds. An all to common sight. 

Christmas in Manhattan. Rockafeller Plaza on a typical NYC winter day... snow, wind, more snow, more and more snow, wind knocking you over, more snow, wet feet... Ruined 2 pairs of shoes that weekend, I just remembered that. Damn... 

Skateboarders @ Seaport. I just really liked the angle and the action. 

Brooklyn Bridge, Looking NE.

Misc pix...

And finally to Jean. Thank you for showing me that no matter how hard I tried, I could never hide my face behind a 12oz plastic beer cup. A metaphor of sorts, when you think about it... actually, nevermind. Thanks Jean, for letting Meg live in NYC for a few months thus allowing me to take 2 of the 12 images in the show. 

Misc pix...

...for the record, if anyone is ever trapped in a blizzard, and you need someone to drive a 4x4 truck thru snow banks and towing someone on a snowboard, and the windows are too fogged up to see and the defroster doesn't work... Benny Boy. That's your man. Thanks Benny, for conning all of your friends to take senior pictures with me. Ha, we fooled them. : ) 

Misc pix...

..Even the DC press core gets groupies sometimes... 

Misc pix...

If you know these people, and you don't laugh at this picture, there's something quite wrong with you. Perhaps you should seek professional help.

PS. Bonus points to anyone who remembers what they were singing... 

Misc thanks and Pix...

Thanks to my "other mother" and that guy with his nose filled with her finger. Without the two of them, I would have never found that addiction to cookies in certain ceramic jars. Also without them, I would have never been able to impress girls with my "pool, right nextdoor". Also, thanks for showing me how to use a plunger. Wow, this is now getting a little too personal... 

Misc pix and thanks...

Thanks to Shane Jackson Allowishious Blue Copenheaver-Smith and Kristen. Just know, both of you, that when I finally AM famous, then and only then can you turn around and say to me, "um, yea... about that wedding gift that you never got us?!!...." Both of you are inspirations to the rest of us young professionals trying to get it right, and imitate you guys. Thanks. 

Misc Pix and thanks...

To Matty P and Linz. Without you both, I would have never had to even have this show. I mean, I have to make some money to compete. Really, have any of you guys seen the size of that ring?!?!? It's like the friggin' hope diamond! 

Misc Thanks continued...

Thanks to my mother, the only family member to make it to the show. Just kidding... Well not really... I mean, there's 23 cousins, there's like 60 days to see the work. C'mon kids, get off your butts and get down here to DC. I promise White House tours to everyone... just as soon as Steve (Thomma) gets me that press pass... 

Thanks and Misc. Pix...

I couldn't have had my show in DC without the help and effort of my father, who's fishing trips showed me that it wasn't necessarily the size of the fish, but the amount of time you spent on the water that really counted. ...oh, and the price of gas. ...and the price of the slip. ...and the price of oil. : ) Thanks Dad. 

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