Re’Nauta (the “R” in SMUDGED by R. Bell) has an uncanny knack of seeing the best in people despite what their current body of works looks like . When she first approached me about shooting Gwen, i was a little hesitant to say the least. However, the French native, African and French beauty was a [...]
Nope, that’s not a type-o nor is it a way of putting my name out there in a different way. Joe’l is traditionally seen ripping the runways, however she wanted to try her hand at some photo modeling. The shy, yet fierce presence of Joe’l made for a great combination. Once we got her to [...]
Many photographers talk about going through old photo shoots and seeing if they can find some hidden gems, or possibly resurrect old classics. Well in doing so the other day, I realized there were several of shoots, I would have done differently image processing wise, especially in my 1st year of shooting. I have only [...]
So TBKENE ( Combination of Me and Jaykene Photography) was hired to do a photoshoot for a Program soon to be airing on internet radio station UnhearRadio.com Without giving up too much information, the its call Kelly Needs Kisses and that’s about all I can say … shhh mums the word! 968 Clothing, a St. [...]
So I spent the larger portion of the past 10 Days a little under the weather. The combination of Asthma, Cold/Flu and a Bronchial cough ..yuck! So now that that’s all out of my system, it’s time to share with the world again. So here are few pics that I snapped during the last shoot [...]
Jerren and I set out on sunday morning, to do a fun shoot on the train with Lauren. Lauren is one of those people that is normally shot in more alluring fashiony kind of ways. So we decided to go the total opposite way and shoot her in a lifestyle fun shoot riding the train. [...]
Editorial / Fashion / Magazine / Motivation / Muscian / TBKENE / The Streets / Travel
January 1, 2009 2There were a lot of things that went down in this past year. Some good, some bad, and some horrific. One thing that remained constant is that my cameras never failed on me or let me down. Here are some of the best and brightest from 2008. I look forward to 2009 being a year [...]
A friend and clothing designer of mine approached us about doing a mini series for some of his clothes. The theme was Jocks Vs. Nerds, the age old high school battle of brains against brawn. We didn’t really have time to plan the shoot, but all in all we got some decent stuff out of [...]
Behind The Scenes / Commercial / Dynamic Duo / Editorial / Lifestyle / Magazine / TBKENE
June 22, 2008 2Jerren and I were afforded the opportunity to shoot behind the scenes of Cedric the Entertainer’s Public Service Announcement. The PSA was for the Dr. Martin Luther King National Memorial Project, where they are building a memorial to Dr. King in Washington DC. Little did we know that these behind the scenes photos would later [...]
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