Erin Courtney in The Village

Today I packed up some gear and a great fur coat that I picked up from ASOS, and I headed down to Greenwich Village to do a shoot for Erin Courtney, an actress and model in NYC. My beloved friends, Jerrit Pruyn and Jon Lemon, came out to assist and they made the shoot go easy breezy! All of these shots were either natural light or lit with a Profoto AcuteB2 and beauty dish. Here are some of my absolute favorites from the afternoon.







Shot with a Nikon D3s and Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G

Here is a quick time lapse video of the dance shoot from Saturday at the Joffrey Ballet school in NYC. Full BTS video will be ready soonish

JettFoto: BTS TimeLapse Dance Shoot from Corey Melton on Vimeo.

Fashion's Thesis

In August I had the opportunity to shoot with up and coming designers, Yena Kim and Jessica Oakes. I collaborated with them to give them the chance to have their senior lines shot for their look books. Think of a senior line as their thesis, it is the summation of the time and all they had learned while studying fashion at FIT in NYC, and they make some beautiful threads if I do say so myself.

We had 2 great models for the shoot, Brooke Banker and Lauren Way, they both did a fantastic job. Our make-up artist, Coley Webb, also did phenomenal, and her 5'2" self worked overtime making last second changes to Brooke's hair which was at least a foot and a half above her! Last but not least, my buddy Jon Lemon came by to assist me and to shred my seamless paper into pieces for me minutes before we started shooting, just to keep me on my toes.
Thanks again Jon ...

Below are some of the results, Enjoy!








All shots were made with a Nikon D3s and Nikkor 70-200 VRII
Key light was a Profoto D1 into a Photek Softlighter II, 46" Umbrella with Diffuser and the rim was another Profoto D1 into a 1'x4' strip.

Fiddling (around) On The Roof

Been a while since my last post, but I have several lined up now so keep checking in or add me on your RSS feed and then you wont have to check. With that said, a few weeks ago I brought my beautiful wife, Sabrina up onto my friend Jesse's rooftop in BK to get some sundown shots with Manhattan's skyline in the distance. I was testing out the new 7' Westcott Parabolic umbrella and got some pretty great results with it. I will def be using it some more in my upcoming shoots. I used my Singh-Ray VariND filter making it possible to shoot at f/1.4 and lit the shots with a Profoto D1 using Air Sync and powered by the Profoto BatPac. Enjoy!










Shot with a Nikon D3s and Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G

Under the Bridge

Tonight I got to shoot at a cool little nook tucked away under the Queensborough Bridge in Astoria, NY. My buddy Dylan needed to add some new flavor to his modeling portfolio for an agency that he is meeting with in a few days. Jesse Lash, another good friend of mine, came by to lend a hand and get experience with some heavy lighting. All in all we came out with some cool shots. Here's a few favorites ...










Even Jesse got his vogue on ...

Shot with a Nikon D3s and Nikkor 70-200 VRII
Lit with a Profoto D1 Air

Happy 5th of July!

Yesterday, we had some friends over our place in Astoria to celebrate America's 235th birthday. We chilled and grilled and just had fun while basking in the sun. After a while I grabbed the camera and cranked out some shots of the princesses. I stuck with natural light until the end when I brought out the big light and did some photobooth-ish shots of everyone. For you photogs, that's a Profoto D1 1000ws fired by the Air Remote and powered with the Profoto BatPac shot into a 47" Octa. Very basic setup that can be done in a dozen different ways. Enjoy!












Shot with a Nikon D3s and Nikkor 24-70

Selah's Sweet Shot

Today, Sabrina and I took Selah out back to cool off in her baby pool (more like baby puddle) and ended up getting a sweet shot of her as she walked towards me in the back yard. These little moments are really the things that I am terrified I will forget as time goes on. So when I make snap like this, I am always grateful to be able to hold on to it forever.



Shot with a Nikon D3s and Nikkor 24-70

Shooting San Antonio

Last week I made it out to San Antonio, TX for a software conference. I was glad to have a change of scenery from the usual concrete jungle scapes that New York City has to offer. Some mutual friends that recently moved to San Antonio had a lot of land and some cattle to work, so I was glad to get out there and make a few memories of good ol' Texas living. I only used natural light (which is a big departure from how I usually shoot) and ended up getting some great shots. Enjoy!













All shots were made with a Nikon D3s and Nikkor 70-200 VRII