Class 310: Seal Strong Nation Challenge

I am leaning more and more towards the editorial side of photography and this was a personal project to develop my photojournalism portfolio. The Seal Strong Nation Challenge is a 36 hour test of physical and mental endurance. The instructors, former Seals and Marines, put the challengers through hell. The challenge gives those who enter a taste of what it would be like to go through the Seal's week long entry test, B.U.D.S.

I really enjoyed spending time with the challengers and their instructors. I spent around a total of 12 hours with the challengers over a the 36 hour challenge. As I went to bed each night I lay in bed thinking that the challengers were probably freezing in the surf or doing push up after push up.  I definitely have respect for the challengers and what they put their bodies through. I couldn't imaging laying in the surf in 60 degree water with just your skivvies on.

This is the book I put together for the project through Blurb to get an idea of the final product. Unfortunately you can only see the first 15 pages.

Class 310 by Alex Markow | Make Your Own Book

My favorite

Here are the images from start to finish

Crane Beach House Swimwear Editorial

The editorial was styled by Michelle Parparian of House of Vintage and make up and hair was done by Kristin Brown. We had a beautiful day and awesome location. I have photographed at the Crane Beach House in Delray Beach before for some promo images for Mike Mineo. As soon as I arrived at the hotel for that shoot I immediately wanted to use the location for fashion. The hotel has a great vibe and a great pastel color scheme. Michelle did a really great job understanding my vision for wardrobe and fitting it to the hotel's colors.

We started off the day with model Jennifer Keller.

 

 

Michelle Gingold was our second model. It was her first time modeling, but by the end of the day she knew what she was doing.

 After shooting all day we made it down to the beach and took advantage of a beautiful sunset.
 

Angie Myers came out and helped out with the shoot and also took some behind the scenes video. Check out her blog, The Luxe Studio. I'm used to being behind the camera and was a little nervous about being on video. As you can see in the video, I like to have a little bit of comic relief and have some fun.


Alex Markow Summer Shoot from Angeline Myers on Vimeo.

Sunfest 2010 with ZZ Top, Bedouin Soundclash, Albert Castiglia, and Ladies and Gentlemen

I haven't been shooting as many shows as I used to due to school and work, but I got a chance to shoot the Thursday of Sunfest. ZZ Top is iconic as you can get with their matching beards and dance moves. The guys played their instruments effortlessly and looked as if they could play forever.

Brothers, For Mom

Due to traffic the two brothers arrived a bit late and we had to work quick. Trevor and Alex were pretty relaxed for the shoot and things went smoothly with what time we had before the sun went down. I tried to give them a mix of natural images and some posed. After the beach, we headed back to my house for some posed images with a white background.

The brothers gave their mother two prints for her birthday. She was crying within seconds. It's a good feeling when your images can have such an impact.

Eric and Ashley

My engagement session with Eric and Ashley was photographed in Delray Beach. My goal of the shoot was to get creative with different environments.

It was a great day and we were able to shoot at the beach as the sun set.

Going along with an idea to photograph the couple as if they were having a "night out on the town", this was taken at the couples favorite restaurant as we looked over the pictures and had a drink. 

Shop for the Cause at "Celebration of Style"

While you’re out picking up some much-needed Spring essentials with Mom this week, why not shop alongside the gorgeous and hip?

In honor of the mother-daughter bonding experience that is shopping, the fabulous boutique Intermix is hosting its 4th Annual “Celebration of Style" this Thursday, May 6, from 11am - 4pm!

The event is hosted by stunning celebrity and Mrs. Florida America Jaclyn Stapp, and presented by socialites Meryl, Jolie and Jordana Schrager.

The event invites ladies to come and shop the season’s hottest styles. Ten percent of proceeds will benefit The Scott Stapp with Arms Wide Open Foundation.

With your purchase, you receive the chance to win any of the following fab raffle items:
STK Miami Steakhouse Dinner for 4 with Town Car Service, 4 All Access backstage passes and concert tickets to an upcoming Creed concert, Beauty treatments including 1 Starlux Pulsed Light Treatment ($500 Value) and Kenneth Beer MD Scientific Skin Care Package ($370 Value), Laser Hair Removal Session at Palm Beach Esthetic Dermatology and Laser Center ($250 Value), and Zoom Whitening at White Smiles of Boca Raton ($500 Value).

Grammy Award-winning Creed frontman Scott Stapp will be personally stopping by to support his beautiful wife, Jaclyn.

Needless to say, Gabbers will be on-site sipping H.E.R energy drinks, munching cupcake pops from Candy’s Sweets & Treats and lusting after the gorgeous goods. Maybe we’ll sneak in a purchase or two.

It is for charity, after all!

Fashion Styling: Make Up and Glamor

Got a chance to shoot for the first time this semester with the Fashion Styling class at school. The theme for the day was make up and glamor. Here are my two favorites from the day.