We had a whirlwind of a day (12+ hours). Three locations and three amazing teens with inspiring ambitions and talent. Here's a couple shots behind the scenes.

See you next week!

We're in the middle of a large shoot this week with eight locations and eight super talented teens. Here's a few outtakes from yesterday's round of shoots.

This shot of me is definitely going to be my new bio photo when we launch the freshly polished website coming soon!

Here's a sneak peek at our latest promo! Send us a message with your mailing address and we'll pop one in the mail for you! Hurry though, they're melting fast!

Congrats to everyone involved with the fresh launch of UFC Magazine! I was lucky enough to be tapped by the mighty Seth and Lisa at Men's Fitness to help create a library of portraits and backstage shots for their premier issue of the magazine, which also coordinates with the UFC 100 fight on July 11th in Las Vegas. Go to any newsstand and pick up a copy and check out the world of UFC (and some of my images). Also mark your calendars to watch it live on pay per view!



Below are some other shots we got during our week in Columbus for the UFC 96.

It's cherry season right now! Go out and find a cherry tree to climb, pick a fresh bagful of cherries and bake yourself a sweet cherry cobbler!

On Friday, I was fighting through a stack of images to edit and upload to our server, followed by lines of shoppers at the computer store and even bigger lines at (gasp) CostCo. As I handed my unknowingly expired membership card to the clerk (cha ching), I was hit by a beacon of light (which came in the form of a text) "...2 on 2 badminton...need a 4th...5 o'clock at humbolt park." Damn, I love summer

Literally! We were up on the shore near Northwestern yesterday shooting amongst the lovely mosquitoes, gnats, fish and a plethora of other unknown creepy crawly critters during our water-themed shoot. Ick.

Here's a few shots from our shoot with Timeline Theatre this week. I'm kinda digging using natural light for once. I told myself that I would only use the power of the sun to create these shots, and I'm pretty happy with the results so far.




The image below was actually shot using LED technology from FloLight. So, the shoot wasn't entirely shot using the sun, but at least no electricity was harmed in the process, right?

Here's a quick shot of the view from our location yesterday. I love shooting in the heart of the city, especially when we're indoors during those impromptu thunderstorms that the weathermen rarely predict!

Here's a shot from Father's Day at the campsite! Yep, that's my dad!

I spent the first official workday of summer almost entirely outside! We couldn't have asked for a more perfect day to shoot the season photos for Timeline Theatre Company

Yep, I said it! Happy Holidays!! I got a BIG jump start on my holiday promos this week. Partly because of the super secret, highly-complicated printing technique that we are trying to pull off (crossing my fingers and toes). Here are some censored outtakes for you to enjoy on the eve of the summer solstice 2009!

I recently had the great pleasure to spend a few moments with the talented Julia Sweeney (a recent addition to Chicagoland). Here are some of my favorite shots from the day! Be sure to pick up a copy of the July issue of Chicago Magazine for the whole scoop on what she's been up to since her days at Saturday Night Live.

We were shooting an editorial portrait down on 69th street this morning. Thanks to all of the kids at the wonderful Francis McKay School who took time out of their hard working first day of summer school to be a part of a few shots! Here's my assistant, Maia, and me taking a 'break' right after we wrapped the shoot. Enjoy!

Here's a few behind the scenes from yesterday's Summertime shoot. Despite the gloomy and rainy start to the day (followed by a rented production van that decided to stall an hour before we were set to arrive) it ended up to be a beautiful afternoon. The weather was a perfect backdrop for five mischievous 4th and 5th graders that decided a young ice cream man's fate on a Saturday afternoon.


A BIG thank you goes to the following:
Sage and Mele for the kickass styling
Deborah and Dan for the use of their fabulous home
Umberto for the ice cream cart
Collin and Maia for rocking the assisting world
Kevin for being a good sport when it came to getting tackled by five kids
Jaylynn, Sarah, Najwa, Jacob and Reenie for being our rambunctious thieves
Ryder truck rental for coming through when RSL let me down!

Here's a quick shot of me in action from today's shoot up at Northwestern University. Thanks Coach!

I think I just added balloon artist to my skillset. Whew . . . I'm winded! Stay tuned for more from today's test shoot. And don't change that channel! The next two weeks are PACKED full of shoots (seven different ones to be exact) Starting with a well known head Coach tomorrow, a gaggle of ice cream thieves on Saturday and a portrait series of the perfect family with a twist.

My official 24 frame, low-fi disposable camera just arrive and I couldn't be more happy to start using it! I'm participating in Art House Co-op's latest project A Million Little Pictures!
During the summer, one thousand artists from around the world (including me) will document their lives in 24 frames using a simple disposable camera with a flash. On September 25th, 2009, an exhibition housing over 24,000 photographs will be constructed to take you on an adventure through the lives of these thousand artists. Stay tuned to hear more about the progress of my part in this project (and for more details about the exhibit's travels around the globe)!

Thanks Burns Auto Parts for finding and posting this. This made my day!

It is always flattering when someone finds your work and appreciates it enough to bookmark it, blog about it or put it in a collection with other working creatives around the world. Lose yourself at Fairspot here.

We had such a great time photographing the lovely and talented Julia Sweeney (and her sweet dog Arden) yesterday. It's so rewarding to be able to squeeze many concepts into a couple of hours when shooting a portrait. Stay tuned for the final image, coming to a magazine rack near you!

I've been a fan of Jen Beckman's 20X200 for a long time now and have purchased several pieces like this and this and this and this. The latest added to our collection at the studio is from photographer Michael Lundgren titled Yuha Basin. It's dark and eerie quality makes a great addition to the dozens of pieces that grace our gallery wall.

One of the must-see plays in Chicago has to be Timeline Theatre's Chicago Premier of The History Boys (currently running through June 21st). I have the pleasure of working with Timeline to create show images for each season, and this image was one of the four that we shot for the 08/09 season. So if the hype about this show and my image isn't enough to woo you into picking up a couple tickets, then perhaps the wonderful set (which was designed by my loving partner Brian) will tickle your fancy!

Congrats to Chicago's own Tom Dart for being included in TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. I had a chance to photograph this image Tom back in the beginning of winter. Don't let his friendly, calm and approachable personality fool you. He's a power hitter when it comes to snuffing out the bad eggs in Chicago. Be sure to pick up a copy and read the other 99 compelling stories behind this list.

Check out the latest Time Out Chicago for a fun little series of images I photographed about things to do in Chicago this summer! Everything is neatly organized for you month by month, including a handy little guide to the 2009 festivals that thrive here in Chicago.
It was a whirlwind of a day in the studio to get all four of these shots (including inflating (and carefully filling and emptying) the kiddie pool, getting that fake grass to cooperate and styling the 400lbs of sand just right for those pesky dinosaurs!)

Everything seemed to fall into place for this weekend's shoot for Men's Fitness Magazine - a great location, great weather and an inspiring subject with a compelling story of motivated 100# weightloss.

Hey there folks! Like the blog? Been a loyal reader for sometime now? Well, thanks for kicking ass!
May 1st was the 2nd birthday of this blog and in honour of that, we're doing a 2nd Birthday Giveaway!! The first FIVE people to email us through our website (and only our website) will be sent a free "Ryan Robinson Loves Your Face" t-shirt and a signed archival print from my portfolio!

Seriously, you gotta love the chaos that can erupt at any moment in our Fulton Market neighborhood. On any day you'll see a flurry of dog walkers, pallets of frozen pigs, chicken and beef, thousands of farm fresh eggs, zero parking, lost Oprah Show audience members, fresh new art being installed and the occasional Chicago Art Parade!!




...and, of course me and Brian!