Crest Hardware Art Show

It's that time of year again- time for the Crest Hardware Art Show! I posted about it last year, but just to let you know it is an art show of all hardware inspired art that is held in the Crest Hardware store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Last year I had four photos in the show and this year I am putting in the two photos below. Please come out as it looks to be even more fun than last year- they are building a stage in Macri Park (the corner of Union and Metropolitan, right by Kellogg's Diner) where there will be bands and djs, including my man, all day long along with beer and food.

Art, Music, Sunshine and Alcohol- it can't get much better than that, right?

Amorphous Metals, Brooklyn.
All photos Copyright © 2009 Laura Helms

Crest True Value Hardware &
Urban Garden Center
558 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11211
www.CrestHardwareArtShow.com

Constellation Magazine

Some of my photos are in the new issue of Constellation Magazine- the Aries/Taurus issue. You can preview and buy it here. Please check it out- it's an amazing astrology based magazine made by some wonderful people who put a lot of work into it so please take a look and buy a copy!

More faded glitter...

I've been meaning to post some of the colour photos from this shoot for, oh, around 8 months. I've just been so overwhelmed with work that the last thing I want to do when I get home is more photoshop, even if it just dedusting and colour correcting. Hopefully this will change soon. Here are two from the shoot that I had to finish this week for a magazine- I'll finish the rest once fashion week is over.

All photos Copyright © 2008 Laura Helms

Flasher chic

Some photos I took with the clothing line Wowch for Oak, a New York Boutique. Very silly but fun..

All photos Copyright © 2008 Laura Helms

Story Is There For The Taking

A few images from the lookbook I shot for Staerk's Spring/ Summer 2009 collection, The Storyteller. Everything in the collection was so beautiful, it's hard to choose just a few images to put up here. Camilla is an amazing designer with such a strong sense of style and proportion- with every collection she seems to refine and streamline her look into one that is both wholly original and totally wearable.





You can see the runway show here, and view past collections, learn more and buy current styles at Camilla's site here.

169 Bowery, June 2008

All photos Copyright © 2008 Laura Helms

It's a cage without a key

Here are a few more photographs of one of the metal shops that I mentioned in this post. Work Manufacturing is a fully equipped metal, machine and wood shop run by Alex Kravchuk hat specializes in vintage-inspired industrial design. They've worked on quite a few restaurants in New York, such as Moto and Smith & Mills, so you may have seen their work before.

Work Manufacturing, Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
All photos Copyright © 2008 Laura Helms

You can visit Alex's website here.

Even after the glitter fades

I photographed the most insanely beautiful apartment yesterday- the apartment of William Basinsky, an avant-garde composer. He has been living in the Helca Iron Works building on North 11th in Williamsburg for 20 years in this gorgeous 4,000 sq. foot apartment. Billy and his boyfriend are moving to their Los Angeles apartment full time as the rent has just become too much, and the neighbourhood changed beyond recognition. While the vaulted ceilings might be decaying and falling apart, the apartment is one of the most glamorous spaces I've ever been in- a place with so many stories to tell.






The original ironwork in this closed up staircase is just incredible- Helca also did the ironwork on the Flatiron Building and many other New York landmarks.

All photos Copyright © 2008 Laura Helms

Let me put you on ice

I've been rather busy the last few weeks with work and figuring out some things in my life. I haven't been shooting as much as I'd like, but I've been doing a lot of scanning which is always a good thing. I finally got around to scanning some photos from when I was in Blackpool three summers ago- looking at these photos and seeing Bizarre Eats and No Reservations doing shows on Britain has made me so incredibly homesick, more homesick than I've been in awhile.




All photos Copyright © 2005 Laura Helms

The wonderful Jeska at Lobster and Swan did a post on my photography last week. You can see it here.

North Brooklyn Metal

Amorphous Metal, Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

Being a photographer one has to be open to whatever comes to them, any opportunity to shoot, and any unexpected chance to show their work. A couple weeks ago my boyfriend told me that our local hardware store had their annual art show coming up. All of the art must somehow involve hardware, so while most of the works were large metal pieces and crazy collages I decided to photograph some local metal shops. Metal shops are amazing places- seemingly so messy and unorganized, yet dangerous work is completed effectively and safely in amongst the chaos. I definitely plan to continue shooting this project.

Amorphous Metal, Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

Works Manufacturing,Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

4th State Metals, Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
All photos Copyright © 2008 Laura Helms

If you're in Brooklyn you can go check out the Legendary Crest Hardware Art Show for the next month or so.

Crest True Value Hardware &
Urban Garden Center
558 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11211
www.CrestHardwareArtShow.com

Crosby Street

Trying to shoot a lot more- making a lot more appointments to shoot different apartments, trying to get closer to completing this book. Last week I shot two apartments- one in Soho, one in the East Village. This is the one in Soho- the tenant is moving out in the next couple weeks after living there for the past few years. He's bought a loft a few blocks away, which sounds like it will be a great space but I've always thought there was something beautiful about this apartment. The light is sublime.

Soho, New York, NY May 26, 2008

Occupation: Actor/ Filmmaker
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Copyright © 2008 Laura Helms