Jon by PatrickMark

My second year of shooting really brought me to a new level of photography as I turned up the photoshopping.  I was still shooting for LOBO’s marketing materials but I was itching to express my own creativity.   My relationship with TWiT Magazine ended when they changed hands leaving my session with Jason (see Best of 2008 gallery below) without a place to be published.  It was time to create my own outlet.

I launched an online magazine titled MANofAUSTIN.com to showcase my work.  I took hot topics and applied them to layouts, combining personal experiences from other men and illustrating them with my photography.

It was a huge success and the website took off.  Unfortunately at the same time, my full-time career in TV and my personal life were suffering so I took a step back to rethink everything.

After a few months of personal restructuring and finding a new relationship I decided to get back to my photography.  Just about the time I was going to pick up the editorials Village Lighthouse tapped me for a calendar to be distributed throughout the country and online!  Wow – what a great opportunity but again the website took a back seat.

As the year came to an end so did my work with LOBO and MANofAUSTIN.com still sat in limbo.  2009 would start with new equipment and a race to start and finish the calendar in only a few weeks.

Still 2008 will undoubtedly be the year that I stepped up my work and began making a name for myself.

I didn’t include any pics from Jon (above) in this gallery.  I’ll create a seperate ‘Best of’ post for his session.

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Jason for TWiT Magazine

2007 was my first full year of real shooting.  The year before, I got my practice by photographing men for their Internet profiles.  It was challenging and a great chance to get my skills in order.

It was a private photo session that landed my first printed shots in TWiT Magazine – a club magazine with a long history of male pictorials distributed throughout Texas.  I have to admit it was a real thrill to have my first cover and in 2007 my work would show up on three more.

That year I also started working with LOBO – a clothing and gift store in Austin.  Many of the shots in this collection were for their ad campaigns and website.

At the time, I shot these on a tiny 4 megapixel Canon Sureshot.  I got it for $40 on Craigslist, lol.  Wow, how times change.

The shots of Jason on the lake (see Best of 2007 gallery below) were the first for me with my new Sony H2.

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Best of 2008 Coming Soon.