SCOTT GORDON BLEICHER PHO(BLOG)GRAPHY

Photographed Norm Peterson George Wendt recently for Crocmedia and Ralph magazine, an Australian men’s periodical.

It was a challenging shoot- having only about 40 minutes of George’s time, at least half of which needed to be used to conduct an interview concerning Mr. Wendt’s recently released book about, well, beer.

On top of the time constraints, we met George in midtown Manhattan, at the end of the work day, in a packed bar. Of course, this is the perfect setting to meet and photograph one of television’s most iconic beer drinkers, but needless to say, he most certainly was the center of attention.

The bar was dark, the time was short, the room was loud and crowded, but I think that we managed to pull off some fun and candid photographs. Cheers!

Just finished putting the, well, finishing touches on the 100% Official Scott Gordon Bleicher Photography Facebook Fan Page. Whew. Say that ten times fast.

While juggling.

Chainsaws.

Blindfolded.

Luckily for you, you don’t have to be an expert daredevil sideshow performer, risking inadvertent amputation, to become a fan of my photography on Facebook. All you have to do is follow this link!

I will be attending a concert this Saturday afternoon by ‘The Maverick Organist,’ Cameron Carpenter. I worked on a shoot with Cameron earlier this summer and posted about it here.

Since then, Cameron and I have completed two more photo shoots together, both with the intention of providing images for his upcoming double CD/DVD album releasing in the spring of next year.

I’ll have a few selections to show from these most recent shoots in a blog update in the not-too-distant future, as well as an update to the Musicians portfolio on my website.

Saturday’s performance will mark Cameron’s first at The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin in Times Square and will be recorded and released as the live CD portion of the aforementioned double album. All proceeds from the concert will go to benefit Cameron’s non profit Models Of Excellence musical heritage project.

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Below is a look at the concert program, using a portrait of Cameron from our summer shoot as the main image. A full size PDF of the program can be downloaded at his website here, and tickets are still available here.

Consider it a unique opportunity to see a once in a generation performer whom has been called ‘a talent of Mozartean proportions,’ and leave your ecclesiastical-pipe-organ-funeral-dirge preconceptions at the door.

So it seems that I’ve finally jumped onto the microblogging bandwagon. I don’t know what’s next……a live streaming, real-time feed of my thoughts via USB cable coming out of my ear, posted directly to your computer monitors and smartphone screens like some ultra-personal, stream-of-consciousness infomercial?

If only I could hire Billy Mays to sell me, to package my personality and professional skills into a shrink wrapped, focus group approved, three-easy-payments product of a charming young man and creative photographer.

Rest in peace, last of the pitchmen.

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Well, until the Matrix reveals itself, Keanu Reeves will remain more “Ted” Theodore Logan than The One, and we will continue to microblog our last lunches and LOST Season 6 theories via Twitter.

If you’re curious, you can follow mine here.

Excellent, dude.

I was in Pittsburgh last week

I was in the City of Champions last week, working on a shoot with good friend and outstanding photographer Matthew Furman. It was a quick flight out of LaGuardia, only spending about 45 minutes in the air.

We would only have twenty-four hours in the Steel City, and most of that time was to be spent scouting and shooting. After dropping our gear and luggage at the hotel, we met with the art directors and enjoyed plates of pierogis and hand-crafted beers at The Church Brew Works- a brewpub set in the nave of a hundred-year old Roman Catholic church, and a worthy mecca to any beer drinker’s pilgrimage.

An early call time in the morning was followed up by a long and rewarding day of shooting in the city. And the perfect parting meal upon leaving Pittsburgh? A quick trip to the Strip District for a Primanti Bros. sandwich, famous for its fistful of cole slaw and french fries between the bread, a staple of hard-working steelworkers and hungry truck drivers for decades.

And now, photographers too.