Delux Magazine Shoot....Top Model too!

So I get a call from Brooklyn Kingsboro over at Delux Mag. The conversation kinda went like this.

"Whattup Mike, I wanted to know if you'd be interested in shooting a fashion spread for our next issue?"

My response..."HELL YEAH!"

Delux does a spread each issue on fashion, whether it be local or national. The models were good, we got what we needed and all in alll it was a good shoot. Art Dimensions was the location, down on Cherokee. They had some nice art in spot too!

It wasn't until the end of the shoot that I found out that one of the models was actually going to be on the next cycle of America's Next Top Model.....Gabrielle. Here are some of the loose shots that were not used officially. Enjoy.

MAKE SURE YOU PICK UP THE NEXT ISSUE, SUPPORT THE MAG and MICHAEL THOMAS PHOTOGRAPHY!!!!

Army Strong....

This was a pretty cool shoot. This is another one for Tanesha's portfolio. Fortunately, we were able to get her with some "exclusive" ACU gear (military clothing) for the shoot. What was fun about this shoot was that it was indeed fun, but sexy at the same time. Marquette certainly gave us some good shots. Enjoy.

Tori...

Ms. Jones is an aspiring model looking to begin her career after high school. I was asked to do a session with her for her portfolio. Here are a few samples. The Hayabusa goes soo hard....you should have saw my eyes light up when it "roared" up to the set.

"EyeKonic" - March 5, 2010

Off the success of William H's listening party photos, I was requested to come down and get some shots of the Eyekon and Koncrete Clothing Event "Eyekonic" over at IAM Snky in University City. This was my first chance to give my D700 a drive around the block to see if the ISO capabilites are what they say they are. Based on the images, you'll see that, yeah...they were right. These are shot with no flash whatsover...enjoy.

Definition of Fresh 103: Listening Party.

This is my first blog in a few weeks, so let's go back in time shall we? February 27th, Local artist William H. invited me down to his listening party for his new upcoming ablum. Small gathering of some of his closest peoples to sample what's coming out. The album released two weeks or so ago. So far it's been getting good reviews. Here are a few shots from that night! Enjoy.

"I am CEEZ!"

Samples shots from Hip Hop Artist, Writer, and Actor Corey Bradley's photoshoot with Michael Thomas Photography. Sunday, 2.28.10. Another pretty cool client, these are some sample shot from his upcoming project called the "renaissance". He really enjoyed the samples, hopefully you will too!

Class Clowns...

Local Comedian Jovan Bibbs and I had a chance to team up again for his latest comedy project...Class Clowns. It was great to have access to SLUH High School. The classroom really provided the ideal setting for the theme. Here are a couple of shots from this morning's shoot. Enjoy...

A Penny For Your Thoughts....

Today was fun, not because it was a slow day at work, but for the first time in 3 years, I was able to buy a pair of kicks. If anyone knows me, knows my situation and I honestly can't say I miss spending crazy amounts of money on kicks, but every 3 years or so...lol, I can't resist the opportunity, especially for these...

The Nike Penny Foamposite One, a shoe that has been on my wanted list since 1996. So you know it wasn't going to be too many more times Nike would release these and I not pick up a pair. Thanks to Adrian Walker of mademonarchs.com and the good ole' people down at R.Sole, I was able to accept these shoes as a part of my destiny...LMAO, I know, they're just shoes. Enjoy the pics!!!

Funny Guy...Arvin Mitchell

Comedian Arvin Mitchell flew into town and called about getting some pictures done by Michael Thomas Media. Since Arvin has established himself nationwide and has built relationships with so many people, there was no way I was passing up this opportunity. It was cool to actually shoot inside the History Museum in Forrest Park. They were nice until we got a little creative with the scenery...lol. Great shoot, Q and I really enjoyed getting the photos, it was truly a pleasure to work with this guy. Enjoy!

On a side note: Never made the connection until late that he was the guy in the Insurance Express Commercials...LMAO!