Archive for September, 2011

Tarian & Zahra Marks wed on a day in Detroit than can only be described as a scorcher! Well, maybe the day wasn’t a scorcher but the temperature inside of the First Congregational Church of Detroit certainly was. I mean it was so hot that I think I had two mini heat strokes. The day of […]

I was walking down 1st Ave on my way to the subway station to meet friends for drinks when I noticed this guy walking past me. He was walking with a hurried pace, his back was hunched, his hair was blowing everywhere & he had a scowl on his face. Before he got too far […]

I met Megan Pouncy thanks to a great referral from friend & client Amber Cabral a few months ago. When Megan & I initially talked, she shared her needs for headshots as part of a October 2011 launch for her brand new blog titled Vino Dream geared toward Detroit area wine enthusiast such as her self. […]

Telling you that I’m excited about winning a contract with the [Detroit] Parade Company for their fall events would be an understatement! When I submitted my RFQ, I was nervous as ever! Last week, my nervousness was set aside when I was contacted with the offer. Up next is the Parade Preview Party, The Hob […]

I was in the media riser photographing the Tracy Reese runway show at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week when I spotted Brooklyn based singer “Raye6” in the audience. From her serious pompadour, you can imagine that she was not easy to miss. After the show, I quickly packed my camera so that I could get a […]

Mercedes Benz Fashion Week is officially over & I survived the madness for five days…. This season for me was the best of the three that I have attended for one major reason & that is because I refused to let anyone or anything stress me out. This means that I got into no arguments […]

I caught up with celebrity stylist & soon to be reality star (VH1), June Ambrose Monday at Lincoln Center rocking some funky “shoegasmic” ice skate inspired heels. Filming is going on now & more details are forthcoming on her show. Stay tuned to my friends The NYLA Report who recently interviewed June… While June & I kicked […]

I’m at Lincoln Center & Mercedes Benz Fashion Week is going down. The fashion savvy & fashion victims are all out & about making this the place to be for the next week. Stay tuned to my [mis]adventures on Twitter here: @photosbytafari.

My 3rd Mercedes Benz Fashion Week experience is officially underway! Telling you that I’m looking forward to spending a week in my favorite city living the life of an assignment photographer/social butterfly would be a total understatement. Today & Tomorrow, I’ll be runnign around trying find a husky fit look to wer to a party […]

I’m not sure if you have been able to tell or not but many of the images that I’ve been posting lately were taken with my iPhone using the Camera+ app. You know I keep singing the praises of the iPhone 4 camera and I’m anxious to see how the camera will improve with the […]