Some selects from a portrait shoot with fellow Chicago photographer, Susie Trcka. She was so gracious in spending some time in front of the camera with a few different setups, and we had a blast making images together.
Cyclocross Outtakes
A few images that I loved, but didn't make the final cut for my recent project on the Chicago Cyclocross State Championships. Enjoy!
Cyclocross
New project! I went to document the Chicago Cross Cup series finale a few weeks ago and had an absolute blast at my first race. If you don't know what cyclocross is, you could say it's a road bike race that goes off-road, with a healthy dose of steeplechase thrown in.
Add to that the pure, vomit-inducing torture of slogging up and down a muddy/sandy course with the crowds playfully heckling you to ride faster, you can kind of get an idea of the craziness that is cyclocross.
There's also a healthy dose of drinking done by the riders in the slower, slightly less competitive races. And thankfully, the crowds take care of all your "hydration" needs!
You can view the full gallery here: http://matttreager.com/cyclocross/
Cyclocross Faces
I'm in the final round of edits for a personal project I shot last week at the Chicago Cross Cup Championships. In the meantime, some selects can be found on my Instagram. Below are some tight crops on faces in photos that didn't make the cut. Hope to have a final series out later this week!
The Coldies - "I Close My Eyes" Music Video
Just finished up a music video project for Chicago punk band, The Coldies. A big thank you to all that participated in making it happen, and for the wonderful acting from the talented Matt O'Shea.
Below first is the opening sequence with the audio we captured.
Hostage: Matt O’Shea
Director/Green Henchman: Dave Rentauskas
Producers: Grey House Productions (www.greyhouseproductions.com)
DP/Editor: Matt Treager
1st AC: Beking Joassaint
Sound/Talent stand-in: Neal Bullock
Hair & Makeup: Karen Brody
PA/Blue Henchman: Brad Danner
Red Henchman: Nick Myers
Black Henchman: W.I. Rose
Portraits - Angeline
Below are the photos that made the final edit from last week's portrait session with Angeline. Hope you enjoy them.
