Daniel Brock Photography

An Important Message from Ellen About Bullying

2010-09-30T23:14:00.000-07:00

Please after watching this share it with other.

Thank you,

- Daniel

Holga in Berlin - Brandenburg Gate | A Holga in Paris’s journey to I Witness

2010-08-11T01:03:00.000-07:00

When Matt and I travel we come home with thousands of digital images and rolls of film that I’ve run though my Holga. It’s really impossible to say: “this one is my favorite” when there are many that I connect with but there are those that are special to me. My Holga Brandenburg Gate is one of those photographs. When I look at this image I feel like I’m looking at a proud but wounded creature. Scared over time but still standing and its witnessing rebirth all around it.

I hope that people are enjoying the Holga shots and don’t mind more in the future because I’ve been having a blast digging through my archive, scanning old work and shoot new work.

Tutto Theatre Company is using one of the Holga shots that I shared with you in past, “A Holga in Paris” as artwork for the I Witness poster and handbill.

The original image was just straight B&W then I took it into this split tone place and the final poster was design by Matt Ervin (my loving other half) and all I can say is that I love this poster. Matty makes my work look good.

More to come soon!

- Daniel Brock

www.DanielBrock.com

Blue Light Special - An event to help after this week's FIRE at the BLUE Theatre!!!

2010-07-30T23:40:00.000-07:00

BLUE LIGHT SPECIAL

BLUE Theatre
916 Springdale Road (Blue Genie Hanger, btw. 7th & Airport Blvd)
Austin, TX

SUNDAY, AUGUST 1st, 2010
2pm until...

http://bluetheatre.org/

BLUE Theatre 916 Springdale Road (Blue Genie Hanger, btw. 7th & Airport Blvd) Austin, TX

The event will help in raising funds to repair damage to The BLUE Theatre caused by the FIRE that took place this week. The BLUE Theatre also needs new lighting equipment and for those of you who know..that costs $$$. Please, please come out to show your support to the theatre and join in on the fun.

Help Support the Arts in East Austin!!!

The BLUE Theatre's SUPER-RAD band friends HOME BY HOVERCRAFT (http://www.myspace.com/homebyhovercraft) & ABANDONED WAREHOUSE (http://www.myspace.com/aarondembe) agreed to play what we are calling the BLUE LIGHT SPECIAL - All-Day Music Event Designed To Raise Money For Fire Repairs and Lights!

TITO'S HANDMADE VODKA has generously donated their delicious Texas Tea Cocktails, OLD SCHOOL BBQ & GRILL rolls in at 2pm to fire up the grill and the bands take the stage at 3pm.

Oh..AND did we mention the raffle!! We got some great prizes from local businesses eager to help out the BLUE. AND YOU CAN HELP OUT TO..

By coming out for a FREE Event at the BLUE and enjoying a tasty beverage, having some old school BBQ or by taking a gamble at the raffle. All proceeds go to the BLUE.

The BLUE Theatre will gladly accept lighting equipment donations as well. If you are looking to give or to sell, swing by and introduce yourself to us. The BLUE Theatre love to meet you!!

See you all there!

Holga & SYTYCD

2010-06-15T13:20:00.000-07:00

If you follow my work at all on Facebook you probably already know that I’ve been shooting again with my Holga and going through old Holga negatives. It amazes me how many images I’ve found that for one reason or another I’ve missed or not had the time to play with at the time then forgotten. A Holga is such a wonderful little camera and gives me that feeling of magic that sometimes can be lost when working with a digital camera and Photoshop.

If you know me you know how much I hate the summer season but at lease there’s So You Think You Can Dance to look forward to each year. Last season was a bit of a disappointment to be honest but with the return of Mia Michaels and a several of past favorites this season should be full of freshness and energy. Since I was a little kid dance has had a unique draw for me that I have difficulty putting into words. The ability to have such complete control of one’s body and to use the ability to express creatively is powerful for me to watch in large part because of my physical limitations. Blah, now I just sound like I’m feeling sorry for myself when in truth I’ve never failed to appreciate how fortunate I am to have such mild CP and for it to only minimally effect my everyday life.

SMILE

- daniel brock

Headshots are here again…

2010-06-04T00:24:00.000-07:00

In the past month or so I’ve shot a handful of headshots after taking a bit of a break from shooting that type of work. This has inspired me to share with a few of my favorite shots from the past and soon I hope to be able to share some of my new favorites. It’s such personal and intimate session and work that provides me the opportunity to connect with people on a leave that I may other wise have. To make a session work my subject has to share with and open up to me and vice versa.

More to come soon,

- daniel brock

www.DanielBrock.com

Justin Scalise

2010-04-21T00:45:00.000-07:00

Justin Scalise is an actor and is someone that I’ve wanted to get to know better for some time. We bump into each other around town with frequency but there’s never the opportunity to have a conversation of substance. About two weeks ago he took me up on the offer to sit for a portrait. The session gave us the time to have a real conversation while creating some powerful images. I’m hoping to work more with Justin in the future. Love, love, love the eyes!

On a person note, I’ve been thinking a great deal about friendships and the people that I surround myself with past and present. There’s been a fire of sorts that has swept through my life clearing it of those people who longer needed to be there, stripping away those who were toxic and allowed the true and honest relationships to shine bright.

- daniel brock

Post-Oedipus

2010-01-18T16:49:00.001-08:00

Had a great time shoot some press images for the upcoming production of Post-Oedipus in Austin, Texas at The Blue Theatre by Getalong Gang. It was one of the shoots where I had a rough idea in mind of what I wanted to achieve in terms of look and feel but nothing super mapped out so the process was very organic. This type of process can be a bit more stressful in the beginning but extremely rewarding and fun by the end of shoot. This shoot marks the first time working with the people at Getalong Gang and the two amazing ladies who have recently taken over management of The Blue Theatre. This project is also the first time working with James Brownlee who is playing Oedipus and I’d love the chance to work with him again.

I hope that you enjoy this new image as much as I am and please don’t be afraid to leave comments.

- Daniel brock

www.danielbrock.com

Getting 2010 started right...

2010-01-12T13:15:00.000-08:00

First blog of 2010 and what better way to start than to share than these two new pieces that I've been keeping in hiding as they were a Christmas gift for they're mom. I'm so proud of these images. This bright and contrast look is direction that I'm going to continue exploring this year.

I'm looking forward to 2010 because I feel like for the first time I have a better understanding of where I want to take my work, who I want to work with and they kind of clients I want to seek out. Already I've been talking with several people about projects that have my excited and I think will provide me with material and subject matter to expand my work in areas it hasn't gone before now.

Happy New Year!

- Daniel Brock

www.DanielBrock.com

From the archive...

2009-12-04T23:58:00.000-08:00

Going through my hard drives with the goal of organization and purging duplicate and ever triplicate copies of the same files I'm finding some old work that I think should have a little attention given to them. Travis came by the studio one afternoon a couple years ago to hang and catch up. It wasn't hard to find an excuse for him to play in-front of the camera. Travis if you're read this... when are you coming back to Austin for a visit? Miss you.

- daniel brock

www.DanielBrock.com

New website has finally arrived!

2009-11-30T17:57:00.000-08:00

I'm extremely excited to share my new website with everyone. Its been long in the making and I'd love to hear what everyone thinks. Enjoy!

www.DanielBrock.com

p.s. I'm going to post tomorrow freshly uncovered work from the lost archive of files know as my six external harddrives .

E.A.S.T '09

2009-11-21T20:10:00.000-08:00

Just as a quick reminder tomorrow (11/22) is the last day of E.A.S.T. '09 and if you haven't made it out yet you really should try. You'll be able to find me at Picture Box Studio (MAP) all day from 10am to 5pm along with several other amazing artists.

For more info CLICK HERE.

- Daniel

www.DanielBrock.com

Sharing more...

2009-11-14T01:46:00.000-08:00

I want to start sharing more of myself and my work but also the fun little photos I've take throughout the day to capture the moment. I don't want to say "The Photo Of The Day" but I'm going to try my best to post a little something everyday. Lets start right now with a photo of Newton, our little (not so little) and very sweet kitten,

Have a great weekend,

- daniel

Cookies & Lets Hit The Road...

2009-07-28T22:44:00.000-07:00

Its been a cookie filled few day for us while photographing the Sweet Baby Collection by Alexandra's Cookie Dreams. If you are a fan of a good cookie and lets be honest, who isn't, you should try some of Alexandra's gourmet treats. YUMMY! I'm personally a big fan of the New York Cowgirl and the Toffee Doodle Dream.

Everyone should pay her a visit: www.alexandrascookiedreams.com

Matt and I are leaving this weekend for a FAST road trip to El Paso, Texas. I've never driven through West Texas so I'm excited to see the landscape and of course to take a photo or two. I'm hoping to get lucky and be able to add some new skies to my collection.

Till next time.... :-)

- Daniel Brock
www.DanielBrock.com

A return to Kyle…

2009-07-18T00:39:00.000-07:00

(click images to enlarge)

This has been a rough and emotional week. Matt and I experienced a loss that I don’t even want to put out into the universe by talking about it here in detail. It’s cause a bit of a spacey week, which has left me in need to work on something that would keep my mind focused. I choose to return the shoot I did with Kyle a few weeks back. I’ve already posted one image from that session but these were the two that I was most excited about sharing and working on them has been uplifting. Thank you Kyle!

-daniel brock

www.DanielBrock.com

Dustin Wills at work…

2009-05-26T16:20:00.000-07:00

It’s been a crazy week of shooting, friends, and family then wrapped up with a wonderful weekend of time spent with the Matty. One of the shoot that took in the past week was for Tutto Theatre Company’s upcoming production of Mikhail Bulgakov’s “Black Snow” which I’ll be sharing one or two of my favorite shots from that shot in the next week.

At the end of the Black Snow shoot we were able to sneak in a few frames with Dustin Wills, Tutto Theatre Company’s Artistic Director, which is something that I’ve been trying to make happen for months. For anyone who’s had the honor of meeting or even the greater honor of working with Dustin you’ll know that this portrait isn’t a stretch of the imagination in the slightest.

-daniel brock
www.DanielBrock.com

More from Hallie Martin a.k.a. Ruby Joule

2009-05-20T22:58:00.000-07:00

I haven’t posted anything new in a bit but better late than never. I’ve been busy shooting and with my Tutto Theatre Company work. This past Sunday we shot the PR shoot for Tutto’s upcoming production “Black Snow” and had a blast. I should have image from that shoot that share in the very near future.

I also have had a first; I photographed my first male nude. Shocky, I know! The funny thing is that I’ve photographed more than couple nudes of pregnant women. I’ll be sharing work from that shoot as well very soon.

I had so much fun shooting Hallie Martin a.k.a Rudy Joule that I wanted to share more from the session. We already have another shoot scheduled for next week and I cannot wait!

daniel brock
www.DanielBrock.com

A Special Time

2009-05-04T02:07:00.000-07:00

I’ve been spending a good amount of time lately going through all my drives trying to archive work and trashing a lot of crap that is just taking up space. Not the most exciting thing to be spend my time doing but in the process I came across this group shot of myself and the rest of the amazing group I took fashion with back in the school days. Miss you all.

- daniel brock
www.DanielBrock.com

Hallie Martin a.k.a. Ruby Joule

2009-04-24T13:59:00.000-07:00

Good friend and the multitalented Hallie Martin a.k.a. Ruby Joule of The Jigglewatts (Google them… you’ll be happy that you did) came by yesterday and we had a blast. I’m in LOVE with this portrait! There are a few others shots from the shoot that I planning to share with everyone in the next few of days but I wanted this one to have the stage all to it’s self. Thank you so much Hallie for a fun filled and inspiring afternoon.

-daniel brock
www.DanielBrock.com

Salinas Pueblo Missions

2009-04-21T15:51:00.000-07:00

We went to Ruidoso a little over two years ago and while there we chose to take several little day trips rather than spend time skiing. One of these trips took us to the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument. It was a cold, windy day and while were there it started to snow. For me, it couldn’t get any better than that. I’ve been working on this image ever since the trip. I’ll spend time on it till I loose a sense of where I’m going with it, put it away and come back to it. I’ve repeated those steps several times now but now I feel I’ve achieved what I had in my head.

-daniel
www.DanielBrock.com

Long lost Leah

2009-04-19T14:19:00.000-07:00

One of the projects that I’m forcing myself to do is the boring ass job of digging through all my hard drive, burning old work to DVD and getting rid of back ups of back ups of backups. In the middle of that I stumbled across this shot of Leah that was from a lighting test. Love it!

-daniel brock
www.DanielBrock.com

Lots of WINE

2009-04-15T22:22:00.000-07:00

Matt and I spend all day Monday in a wine cellar photographing auction lots for the 2009 Annual Rare & Fine Wine Auction benefiting The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas. This all takes place during the Annual Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival. We shots hundreds of bottles throughout the day and so many of them are stunning pieces of art in their own right and not to mention pretty taste. The auction takes place this Saturday and I wish them great success because they do amazing work in the community with the funds that the raise.

-daniel brock
www.DanielBrock.com

Gabriel Luna

2009-04-09T21:57:00.000-07:00

Gabriel is a supper cool guy and an extremely talented actor. I had the chance to photography him a few months back for the first time when it was just the two of us one-one-one. He’s one of those types of people that just get it. And must I point out how adorable of a smile he has.

-daniel brock
www.DanielBrock.com

A Holga in Paris

2009-04-08T11:44:00.000-07:00

I pulled this out of a pile of Holga negatives from our trip to Paris a few years ago. It’s totally one of those magic Holga images that are born from forgetting to advance the frame between shots. Looking at this just make me want to shoot with the Holga more and in fact I think that I’m going to load it right now and do just that.

-daniel brock
www.DanielBrock.com

The Faces of Dave

2009-04-04T23:26:00.000-07:00

I shot these just under a year ago but I’ve been messing around with them here and there ever since. I really cannot share just one of them because I feel that they’re extremely strong together. I kind of see them as a series of photographs taken during a prison interview of a serial killer just days before going to the chair!

-daniel brock
www.DanielBrock.com

Savanna Russell

2008-04-04T10:05:00.000-07:00

I shot this a few weeks before we left town for my friend Savanna Russell’s new CD. We had been talking about working together for some time but we were waiting for just the right time I guess. I think it was worth the wait.

-daniel brock
www.DanielBrock.com

The Amazing Dr Dave

2008-03-30T20:38:00.000-07:00

I’m taking a small break from sharing photographs from the trip but there are more to come. I took this just before we left for Europe and I’ve been dying to share it with everyone. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this portrait. Dave is an amazing man! He’s a actor, dancer, artist and dear friend.

-daniel brock
www.DanielBrock.com

Eiffel Tower

2008-03-27T07:53:00.000-07:00

This trip to Paris marks my third visit and every time I’ve photographed the Eiffel Tower and I think that this trip’s might be my favorite of them all. The symmetry of the structure is stunning in one and I love how it looks like its flying high in the sky in the other.

-daniel brock
www.DanielBrock.com

Passy Cemetery – Paris, France

2008-03-25T04:06:00.000-07:00

We are home!!!

Matt and I both love Paris and were really sad to have to leave but its always feels so good to come home. It was so wonderful to hold the kitty and she was so excited to see us and then there’s always sleeping in our own bed after staying in hotels for the past three weeks.

On our last day in Paris we visited another cemetery and was just like Père Lachaise it overflowing with inspiring. Here are a few of the photographs from Passy…

-daniel brock
www.DanielBrock.com

Now that we’re back I think that I’m going to continue photographing cemeteries and see what kind find inspiration I can find in American cemeteries.

Père Lachaise Cemetery - Paris, France

2008-03-22T16:33:00.000-07:00

Père Lachaise is famous around the world for holding tombs and burial sites for the likes of Oscar Wilde and Jim Morrison to name a few, but that aside there is endless beauty and art within its wals.

-daniel brock
www.DanielBrock.com

Rome

2008-03-17T15:53:00.000-07:00

Rome was amazing to visit just for the overwhelming amount of history but I’m still trying to figure exactly out how I felt about my time there. Regardless as to how I felt Rome, it goes with out saying there were endless subjects to photography and I hope that you enjoy a peek at what I saw.

-daniel brock

Berlin

2008-03-15T12:02:00.000-07:00

To be straight to the point, Berlin was amazing! Here are a few of shots for you to check out. There will be shots from Rome soon.

-daniel brock

We Are On The Move!

2008-03-09T17:53:00.000-07:00

Matt and I left for Berlin early Thursday morning and flying overseas makes for a very long day. The first few days we’ve walked round, looked at the city, had a taste meal or two and gone to a museum. We’re here for couple more days then we fly to Rome, after five days or so in Rome we take a train to Florence and lastly five amazing days in my favorite city…. Paris. I’ll share photos from the trip with you very soon.

-daniel brock

Benji Schwimmer - So You Think You Can Dance

2008-02-01T00:15:00.000-08:00

Just before Christmas I was presented with the opportunity to meet and photograph Benji Schwimmer, the season two winner of So You Think You Can Dance. He was a delight to get to know and I’m immensely proud of the photographs that were created.

- Daniel Brock

T-Shirt and Jeans Fashion

2008-01-24T19:57:00.000-08:00

You may remember Lindsay from a couple posts ago. We worked together again to shoot some t-shirt and jeans fashion. I’m extremely proud of this photograph! Good luck in New York City Lindsay, you’ll be missed.

- Daniel Brock

Kelli Bland

2007-12-09T10:51:00.000-08:00

I don’t want to say too much about this image nor about what it means to me because I’d rather hear reactions from other and how it makes you feel. I will say though, thank you Kelli.

- Daniel Brock

Lindsay

2007-11-30T13:40:00.000-08:00

I worked with Lindsay to shoot new headshots for her and after the headshots were taken care we changed it up a bit and took some with a little bit more of an edge. Lindsay was amazing to work with and has a stunning look.

- Daniel Brock

Hey Cupcake!

2007-10-06T03:22:00.000-07:00

Truth be told I haven’t posted all Summer because I’ve been crazy busy with buying a house. Now that it is Fall and soon to be my beloved Winter I’m ready to get back into the swing of things, shoot new work and share it with you.

Till then here is a little something that I shot this Summer for a good friend of mine and owner of Hey Cupcake!, Wes Hurt.

- daniel brock
www.DanielBrock.com

Jake Lovins

2007-05-31T08:09:00.000-07:00

Jake is a young photographer that I’ve had the honor to get to know the past several months. He’s about to move away to North Texas to begin his studies in photography and before he left I wanted the chance to photograph him. It was honor to have the opportunity to photograph him and I wish much success in his new journey.

- Daniel Brock

Holga

2007-03-11T21:15:00.000-07:00

I love my Holga. I’m thinking that I should make one frame a day with it and make it a little weekly Holga Blog Project.

- Daniel Brock

Pidgeon + Tape

2007-03-06T21:30:00.000-08:00

I created this image last year as part of a marketing project for a theatre company. There were many elements that went into the final product, but this one photograph spoke to me the most out of everything that went into the final image and I’ve been dying to share it.

- Daniel Brock
www.DanielBrock.com

Maternity, High Fashion

2007-02-25T15:15:00.000-08:00

I’ve been looking at these images for a while now and thinking to myself I need to them. While there not really new images and more like over a year old, I felt that it was time to share them. They were the product of a pure “lets try this” moment during a shoot and I’m extremely proud of them. I call them “Maternity, High Fashion” and I hope that you enjoy.

- Daniel Brock
www.DanielBrock.com

Ovadafût

2007-01-13T23:32:00.000-08:00

Hello and happy New Year to all. I’ve been busy all week working with a new and exciting client, The Ovadafût Hosiery Company. This New York based company is focused on the luxury and style of accessories. Their sock are works of art and I’m exited to be able to share a few of my favorite images that I’ve created this week from their Spring 2007 collection.

- Daniel Brock
www.DanielBrock.com

Lights of I-35

2006-12-03T06:05:00.000-08:00

For some time now I’ve been feeling a little lost in my work and I’ve recently come to realize that I haven’t been doing any work for just myself. The realization came to me in part after a conversation that I had with a mentor and dear friend during which he asked my if I’ve had any time for personal work and if so would I share it with him. I had to say that I hadn’t in some time. With that in mind, I started to dig through some files on my computer, negatives and old prints looking for inspiration. I came across a handful of images that I took just over a year ago while Matt and I were driving home one night on I-35 from his family’s house an hour North of here. I have spent a few nights while relaxing before bed looking over the images and now I’d like to share. Enjoy!

- Daniel Brock
www.DanielBrock.com

Gateway to the Arch

2006-11-23T00:32:00.000-08:00

This Summer Matt and I went to Missouri to just get away and relax. There was one thing that I had to do while there and that was to photograph the Arch in St. Louis. When I was a child countless trip were made there from Oklahoma for physical therapy and fun stuff like that was related to treatment for my Cerebral Palsy. The city and this amazing piece of art hold a great deal of importance to me. Enjoy!

- Daniel Brock
www.DanielBrock.com

Theatre is Hot! with Edward Albee’s The Play About the Baby

2006-06-19T12:09:00.000-07:00

For the past year I’ve been working with The Coda Project to create post art for their productions. Here are the photographs that we created for the next Coda production of Edward Albee’s The Play About the Baby opening July 13th at play! Theatre.

- Daniel Brock
www.DanielBrock.com

Portrait of Homeless

2006-06-15T03:57:00.000-07:00

This week I worked with Cody Hudson of Six Door Productions who is filming a documentary chronicling the experiences of Daniel Dabney, while being homeless for thirty days. Daniel sat for me on Monday at the end of the thirty days to create this portrait.

- Daniel Brock
www.DanielBrock.com

Dance

2006-06-14T06:53:00.000-07:00

A few months ago I had the opportunity to work with a very talented dancer to produce images for her portfolio. I’m so please with the body of work that emerged from the experience. Here is a glimpse at what we did. Enjoy!

- Daniel Brock