Michael Donovan Was Here…

He’s repped at Marlborough and his work is nutters. Check it out!

I’ve been flying under the radar for the most part of my life so if you google my name you usually see that creepy Australian kidnapper or the Michael Donovan from the original “V” TV show instead of me. I usually hear people say “I googled you and thought you were that other guy I saw on google! Thank god you’re normal!!!”

Here’s a photo of Kayla and me at the whitewall party:

photo by Steve Benisty

Note to self: stand up straight when people take pictures of you… no matter how short everyone else is around you

From a recent editorial I shot….

MichaelDonovanPhotography.com

….and go as far as you can go to see where it breaks. When you fall, get back up and pick another limb to try. There is a forest full of trees so you’ll never run out of things to do.

I decided to add Helle to the portrait gallery on my site. Go here: http://MichaelDonovanPhotography.com

Today the gang and I shot Helle Platou @ Ford. She has a Margaux Hemingway look but her personality is Helle Bad Ass so we mashed the two together! She’s definitely one of my all-time-favorite girls I’ve worked with!!!!

We have mega-tons of other amazing shots but it is 2am and I am in the mood for some milk and cookies so this is all you get for now

PS: This is the 2nd model this week that I made cry…. cray with laughter! baha

I was introducing a friend to Osho when I found this video I hadn’t seen yet. I totally loved it- for some reason it made me think of my parents and I’m positive they’ve seen me as both the frog and the centipede at different times. Enjoy!

It feels awkward at first then it feels right!

PS, don’t forget to share this site with your friends: http://MichaelDonovanPhotography.com

From a series I did recently

Model: Sheilagh Lichtenfels @ Elite NY
Makeup: Erin Parsons
Hair: Kayla MiChele

Photo: Patrick McMullen @ Style.com

Last night Kayla and I went to the Tony Shafrazi gallery for a special event. It was a great mix of everyone. Keith’s work was being shown throughout the space. Along with a wayward art dealer trying to sell me a Rothko, Michael Klug, Waris Ahluwalia, Alex Charriol, and many others were also there. Overall it was a great event (now I’m scouring the interwebs for shots while looking for the next event).

Fluid by Claire Morgan
photo: Kris Heath

While you were sleeping

She’s coming to New York at the end of the month
http://www.claire-morgan.co.uk

It was my first shoot outdoors since the fall. The images were a little commercial but I still liked them!

Nicole Cluelle @ Trump

PS: They lost all her luggage in Singapore! Oh no!

Nathalie Edenburg @ Marilyn Models NY

Nathalie rocks! Her personality is totally awesome and we had a blast with her. Also, Nathalie got some seriously exciting news from her agency just moments before we shot this. I don’t think the cat’s out of the bag yet so I’ll wait and let them make the announcement.

This was a practice run Kayla, Erin and I had with Renata on Friday last week.

Renata Sozzi @ Marilyn Models

…to create something memorable and add value to everyone you reach. It’s not the other way around.