another quick trip to LA.. celebs

yea another quick trip to LA, twice this month. no complaints. never touched celebs or musicians since the beginning of my career after having a few very bad experiences, all of them not my deal, nothing to do with me. it all really left a bad taste in my mouth. after that i promised myself that if i ever photographed celebrities again, it would be on my terms and i would not bend on my vision of what i wanted from my shoot. and it have stayed true. i can't show a pic of what i shot, but i can give you a behind the scenes shot. no pun intended. kayla with anthony

casting on a rainy day can be sexy

Just when it can't get any better.. someone beautiful walks in

yesterday

another great day

formula studios

Formula provided a great studio for a few days, and a great window to shoot the passerbys.. LOVE IT!

Jesus Juice Coature????

yea.. right!! So I am walking along 125 going to staples to get the black foamcore for
my presentation and waiting at the cross walk, I notice out of the corner of my eye, this image. I am like cool!!.. In my hood? than I read jesus juice? that's a GREAT fuckin name! and than i read coature.. How fu*kin awesome!!! not couture, by COATURE! genius I say! Genius I want to shoot all their campaigns! Someone tell them!
Fantastic name and great advertising!

Maryan Swimwear

I shot the advertising campaign for one of the lines from Maryan Swimwear. Lucky enough to work with the owner and her daughter whom will take over the company at some point. We shot on a small uninhabited island in the Caribbean a couple weeks ago. Busted out the crazy video hi def HD camera that I had no idea how to use and shot some beautiful poetry. Soon to be edited by my good friend Adam McClelland who has edited big screen pics for Abel Ferrara among others. It was two beautiful days of sun and gentle winds.. Here are a couple screen shots that I can share.. the film comes later... and yea if you are wondering.. we had this old range rover brought in and that was a huge production, but not my mess.. fun day

been too long.. missed the fam

so much is going on in NY at the moment and I am just back and about to leave again.
My friend Andy at 'what's the jackanory" will be live blogging this week at the New York Photo Festival, of which i will not be there.. In pre-production all week and shooting Friday-Tuesday. Than into another job and fianlly off to Belize for 10days on another assignment. And I wonder why I don't write more. Is ther a iPhone app for blogging on my google hosted blog? If anyone knows of one, let me know.

What up? Nylon Mexico came out, still waiting to see it! It seems you can't buy it stateside and no issue from the powers that be yet? What gives. Toying around with my book.. Shooting for it! Which is awesome! But again it all takes time..

I just pitched a huge campaign for a major company. First time ever having to story board and pitch 4 divisions of one brand and sell them my idea. I would be the Creative Director, Art Director and photographer. A dream of mine and fingers crossed I may have scored! I was in the mix with a couple AD agencies! And I came out on top! Makes you feel good to know that all your hard work, effort and hours putting together an idea and presenting it can work out! Positive Vibrations!

Sitting here waiting for an owner of a jewelry company to give me a shout about our shoot on Saturday. SO much to do and so little time. I think that's how it always is, last minute can boost creativity 100 fold or at least it does me.

Enough with my babbling.. I must be off.. Let me see if I can find a few pics.

Billboards in 10 cities.. this on Sunset strip LA

a couple from a new story at the retouchers.. arghh hate waiting

sneaks sneaks sneaks of a book

another story out

Another story out on the stands. enjoy

other highlights from the slopes of Miami

can you imagine almost getting attacked on a hill by an alligator?

my dad the surf board builder. I saw one of his boards at a prop shop?

Screen shot of a new story

shooting editorial on the alpine slopes of miami

Everyone wants a photo credit
Miles
www.milesschuster.com

SCUMBAG PHOTOGRAPHERS/AGENTS/PRODUCERS

I heard some really fascinating news recently on our beloved industry of creatives and the agents whom push us. I am always on the inside scoop and dying to dish out. A blog needs to be started so everyone can add there inside editions that we all know about but seem to be too scared or nervous to say anything... Any ideas or if anyone knows of any good blogs let me know. Our industry is going down the fucking drain FAST. Agents are dropping off the face of the earth, taking millions of talents money with them. In the meantime photographers and producers and stabbing eachother in the back to make a buck. I have heard of a HUGE agency slashing prices to below 1000 a day for the photog just to get a job or how about all these assholes who will give a free day with studio and the rest just to get a client. I think it's about time for us all to tell them to go fuck themselves and man up and don't be a pussy. You are lowering out industry and soon the average dayrate will be 800 down from $8000. So if you hear of any of these people and I know who a lot of them are. Let's out them and get them the fuck out of photography. This depression is hard enough without having to worry about these scumbags.

Word!

always the best intentions

back in the city, been gone for 10 days and not a moment to spare
for an update. I always have the best intentions to update constantly especially while on the road, but you know you shoot all day, go back to the hotel, drop off the gear and hit the bar with clients, friends, agents, ect. Than you find yourself eating around 9pm and by the time you get back to the hotel it's midnight and you have a 6am call time. Where do I find the time to do anything. I vow to add more time to my day, which I have been working on.

up late

can't sleep it's 1;20am. getting ready to get out of town again for a week. miami here I come again. Seems like I was just there. Ahhh warm weather is coming. Shooting 3 editorials and personal fine art work. Should be a nice break.
I dug these up, a polaroid from a recent casting.. ahh POLAROIDS! the smell and the stains on the fingers.
another is from the Santa Barbara fires. My digi tech and the producer went up the hills past the cops on a belly full of booze and I captured some amazing fire shots. This is one

Virgin America to LA

I have to say that Virgin America is hands down my favorite airlines in America. It can't be beaten. The rest of the airlines in the US fall short of the service, attitude and comfort of Virgin.

METALLICA!!!

Tickets for Christmas to see Metallica in New Jersey..
Beer, Jim Beam from a flask and Metallica.

GREAT NIGHT!!

all my favorite songs and more. It was a giant sing a long. I can't wait to go again.
Wanna be a groupie.. LOL

earmuffs

The girls. Iggy and Big!

busyyyyshooooottting

While the economy is in the stinker and everything I make goes to the IRS, I have been having a great time shooting this year. I have had some really exciting assignments, but really I have been true to my craft and been staying on course. The photographs have been amazing, more people are seeing my work, becoming more global. Wow.. kinda cool. But in the end for me it's all about photography and exposing myself to those whom see my work.
I never go into specifics of whom I shot for and I probably never will. I don't brag about whom I shoot and whom I work for because it's just that bragging and I have no room for it. Like I said it's all about the photographs.

here a few recents.

a campaign coming out soon.. billboard material..


editorial...


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