Ricky Bennick (Bleu); styling by Eugene Ong; grooming by Ernesto Casillas
The Ricky Bennick Experience has been a high point of 2011 (and we’re already in October!). Stay tuned for much, much more 
Special thanks to Lindsey at Bleu
Ricky Bennick @ Bleu [Preview]
03: Caleb Lane @ L.A. Models / Ford NY
Don’t Mess With Texas: Caleb Lane (L.A. Models/Ford NY); grooming by Ernesto Casillas
Once we’d wrapped a mostly outdoor shoot, and Caleb Lane was back in his street clothes, the super-sweet superstar remembered that he had a brand new guitar in the back of his car. We shot a quick portrait before he headed out the door…
02: Maximillian Silberman @ Vision/Soul
Mad Max: Maximillian Silberman (Vision /Soul Artist Management)
There’s a lot of talk about Maximillian Silberman, and most of it has to do with The Face (ok, there’s also been some chatter about the recent dermal piercing). Yes, the face is spectacular and more-or-less perfect and emotive and eerily symmetrical and lightly dusted with magical faerie freckle dust. But what really stands out (to me, at least) is The Personality. Hard to explain in a handful of words, but Max seems to be equal parts angst-ridden L.A. teen, alpha-male Hollywood studio mogul, and cartoon character – let’s say Tasmanian Devil. There’s only one Maximillian Silberman, and like many others, I’m predicting huge things…
special thanks to Joe at Vision
Lionheart: Ari Cooper @ Vision [Part 1]
Ari Cooper (Vision); hair & makeup by Ernesto Casillas.
Ari has been at the very top of my wish-list of L.A. girls to shoot. In person, Ari bears an eerie physical resemblance to the young Kate Bush, and like Kate, she’s many things at once – naif, sorceress, artist, rocker, introvert, goofball. Although Ari has never heard of Kate, she enjoys rocking “a dirty circus look,” and that’s a very good start…
special thanks to Meg Day at Vision
Notes On A Casting: Laine Jennings @ Vision
A dangerous woman: Laine Jennings (Vision)
Laine blew us away at the casting – she was our first unanimous yes for the story, and the cause of a fair amount of hyperventilating. Getting Laine just makes you feel cool and relevant, which is always nice
01: Jake Madden @ Ford
Man-muse: Jake Madden (Ford); styling by Eugene Ong; grooming by Ernesto Casillas;
My great friend, makeup artist Geoffrey Rodriguez, suggested a short while ago that Ford model Jake Madden and I shoot something together – and so we have, thrice now. The incentive behind this extremely quick test was to document Jake’s new beardage and 15 extra pounds of muscle, before he returns to New York. Thanks for an inspiring handful of shoots Jake, and don’t be a stranger
