Melissa Gomez

This project is just a way to bring my love of chance, the bombastic colors and graphics of the ticket and the economics behind choice. I’m just buying your luck, and essentially, you don’t even have to spend money. I’ll pay you for your luck. //
So I tried out my luck on the ones I bought last night. I bought 11 tickets ($20) 6 were losers, 5 were winners! Bought in Astoria, NY.

My project for MAY is called Scratch Off Roulette. To play, you only need two lottery tickets of any denomination. I can either buy them both off you — or you can scratch one and I’ll buy the other. Choose wisely. We can literally do this anywhere and anytime so get at me.

justdreamingaway:

ifc:

Take a tour of Chris Gethard’s New Jersey. There’s a WA-TER-FALL!!!!

Gethard and I made a mini-doc about Paterson, NJ and we got to shoot slo-mo shots of a waterfall. We shot this on the coldest day of the year.

Awww. I was born in Paterson. Thanks for the tiny love letter, Geth. This is lovely, it is all those things and more. Paterson was an old factory town that never truly recovered greatness once the factories moved out. I’m pretty sure they filmed this in Lamberts’ Castle which overlooks the city.

Then when I was 8, my mom moved me to the hills of Ohio to breathe cleaner air and hoped that one day I’d speak English without an accent.

So blessed to do what I do. Hope you’re all having awesome morning!

gomezphoto:

Welcoming Spring.
Morgan Grace Jarrett. April 2, 2013. New York City.

Spring is here ya’ll.

autumndewilde:

ROBERT PATTINSON

Oh hello.

As artists, we are always pushing ourselves, sharing more than ever before, reaching new heights. I am so excited in revealing my newest project called I WANNA SHARE MY #SELFIE WITH YOU! As always, I love to keep it collaborative so I’d also invite you to share your #selfies with me. I know you have way more than you’re sharing — so come on, open up, I can’t wait to see all that we can create.

vaov:

Kate’s Craft Corner - “Nose Cozy”

When temperature is low noses get cold, Kate fixed this with her latest craft invention

Oh! This just won a top 5 funny video of the week award but here’s the video in your dashboard — I seem to always miss it when it’s first published! You’re welcome!

Next week…..more crafts!

Tomorrow can possibly be one of the biggest days in US History. If Prop 8/DOMA is reversed — we will be one step closer to equality for all. It always take society some time to catch up — hell it’s still catching up in some parts of this country — but it eventually does and will. Nine states have already made same sex marriage legal, and if it passes the other 41 will follow suit.

As a person of color, I’ve been discriminated against many times just because of the color of my skin — something I didn’t chose, I was just born brown. I see it as the same thing. Discriminating because of how you were born — something you had no control over.

As a person of faith, I also don’t see why there is so much conflict on this issue on the Christianity front ( I can’t speak on behalf of other belief systems). Jesus is all about free will — he doesn’t force people to follow him. I don’t know why we are forcing hate onto loving dudes and ladies who just wanna get married and have the same rights as every other American here. We are asked to treat others like we’d like to be treated and to above all else, love our neighbors. So neighbors, here is to tomorrow.

PS. I also expect everyone to be married by the end of next year (2014). Take that domestic partnership//common law marriage// Brad and Angelina type of love to the next level. I wanna see commitments, rings, celebrations of love ASAP.

PSS. I also wonder when DOMA is reversed, if all the gay billionaires will just then become Republicans and just live off that compound interest for generations upon generations to come. I mean, just use that tax loophole, am I right!?

PSSS. I just googled gay billionaires. I think I have ADD.

PSSS. The rulings aren’t until June? WHAT??!! Ugghhhhh

I love me some Ryan Williams.

EDIT: I know I should’ve gone through UCBLove but I couldn’t contain myself. I didn’t get my picture taken with him, but I WANNA SO BAD. So bad.

soyale:

Red lipstick y chicas guapas💄👯 ❤ @melissagomez (at Manhattan Center)

I’m super grateful for my friend Alé, for her big Texan heart, for the fact that she always lets me use her black eyeliner, because she might be the happiest semi-tone deaf singer in all of New York.

This girl, is the little Mexican sister that I never knew I wanted, and can’t imagine life without. I’ve never had many latina/brown friends, I didn’t go to art school so I never had any artsy fartsy friends, I sure as heck have never had any friends who had the same convictions and beliefs in Jesus, and were trying to live a life full of love for others — while realizing we might be the biggest messes around — and if not for grace, we might be lost.

I like having friends that make me wanna step up and do more in this world— & not just so that people celebrate me and all my glory. I am thankful for my little Alé, & my one hope is that you may all have a friend like her. Te amo, chiquita.

This makes me wanna pack my bags, break my lease, and explore this great world of ours. Well worth the one minute, and Rick Mereki has a 3 video series called MOVE, EAT, LEARN. 

Enjoy.

yummyfixins:

Chicken leg roasted with herbs and pancetta, watercress, and fresh coconut meat noodles with pesto

My friend Ali is a ridiculous cook. She cooks mostly paleo, no grains, no sugar, no nightshades!  It seems like there is a lot of restrictions but look how pretty this food looks. I need to cook more. 

Also isn’t this what all you crossfit babies eat? YUM.

gomezphoto:

I posted a lot of pictures today on my business facebook, but these are my b-sides, which sometimes may even eclipse the originals in my heart. Who knows.  I just wanted to humblebrag a little more..I also wanted to show you how I really love my grey sweater. I wear it all the time. I should buy a another sweater.

Fun Side Note: Yesterday was the first day I ran into someone I know while doing this project.  Phil Jackson pretty much found us while we were looking over the images…and with a simple yes, joined in on the fun. Let’s keep saying yes, ya’ll.

I only post once a week but when I do I go all out.

GPOYW in a Staples! I feel like Inspector Gadget in this jacket.

It always goes back to what we were called to do, to be the light and to love. I sometimes wonder what would be the reaction if all Christians could react and respond this eloquently and from the heart. Would people react differently?

I had a pretty eventful Wednesday! In between applying for full-time jobs ( this little mama needs health insurance), and filling out my LinkedIn profile (oh hello, sorry I’m 5 years late) — I’ve gotten to take some pictures with some lovely ladies, gentlemen and childhood heroes this week. I have a full day of shooting tomorrow as well — so get at me before I’m all 9-5 employed and then will only get to have this much on the weekends.

ucblove:

“Shaun Diston and Claire Ayoub are two of the most delightful, hilarious and talented people I have the honor of calling friends.”

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They both have such kind & expressive eyes. UGH SUCH A DREAMY TUMBLR.

Oh hello, just slowly going back to my ucb ways. Beep boop.

Researchers explore the risks urban living raises for developing emotional disorders.

Anaïs Nin had a cure, as did Thoreau. 

Also see the science of “social jet lag.”

(via explore-blog)

Makes sense, but still heartbreaking.

I can’t draw. It’s one of the only things that I’m ashamed of, because its like the one ability I really wanted to have. I think I was 7 or 8 when I first realized that I was just being humored and that I had no sense of actual talent in drawing. I do have to give it up to my parents for supporting me into an inflated sense of self (when it came to art). Even now, I’ll try and then crack up/slightly cry at how bad it is. I should stop dwelling on it.

Anyway, I checked out Nan Lawson’s page and she’s ridiculously amazing. Talented beyond words. God bless her and her perfect lines and sense of emotion….as for me, I will just order some of her prints and stare at them intensely until I pass out.

Check out her work at http://nanlawson.com/

I love taking headshots. I find it to be such an awesome challenge, to be able to not only get a good picture but also make you commercially viable — that truly is my ultimate goal. I love hearing their success stories and what they’ve had to do until now, and how persistent and driven they are — I get inspired every time I get into that studio.

I’m trying to harness that inspiration. I recently streamlined my website. I am trying to declutter the way I can get information out, but also keep it informative & visually pleasing. A work in progress as always but definitely do check it out and tell a friend if they are on the look out for new headshots/portraits, etc.

www.melissagomezphoto.com

Welcoming Spring.
Morgan Grace Jarrett. April 2, 2013. New York City.

This was my short venture into Williamsburg and Bushwick. For those of you not in NYC, these are neighborhoods in Brooklyn along the L-train.  I was also feeling really adorable & sassy last week, hence all the attitudes in the pictures.  I am thinking of extending this project for beyond the month of March  — because I am having way too much fun. C’est la vie, see ya in April!

I posted a lot of pictures today on my business facebook, but these are my b-sides, which sometimes may even eclipse the originals in my heart. Who knows.  I just wanted to humblebrag a little more..I also wanted to show you how I really love my grey sweater. I wear it all the time. I should buy a another sweater.

Fun Side Note: Yesterday was the first day I ran into someone I know while doing this project.  Phil Jackson pretty much found us while we were looking over the images…and with a simple yes, joined in on the fun. Let’s keep saying yes, ya’ll.

These are a some of the lovely people that I got to work with in January. I am inspired by their work ethic and constant need to be creating whether on stage, through books, or on Youtube — or a combination of those mediums. Can’t wait to see what they create next!

On Sunday was the only day I was able to do photographs thanks to the hype of the storm that never was + a baby being born into my family that trumps all other creative cards.

I got to take a picture with Matt Mayer, who I saw in the hallway of Champions and strongly persuaded him to take a picture with me before he coached improv in the same studio in which I worked. He had no idea about the project and I didn’t fully explain it, but he was still a cool sport about it and I love that our community just says YES.  He would like to reccomend the song Kites by Geographer. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=talOq6wp8kk)

The next portrait isn’t the most photogenic part of New York, but it is with one of my favorite people, Miss Carolina Rose — so until we take our next one, this one of us in Harlem (145th & Amsterdam) by a graffiti’d Payless Shoe Source & it will have to do.

You can always see a full slideshow of these at: You & I.

I started a project for the new year called THE 52. My goal was to take one portrait that was a view of my artistic vision — but me creating for creating sake (oh what luxury we have).

Anyway, I am a little bit behind because of the cold, sickness, and vacation but I am excited for what it is shaping up to be — in its essence, its a showcase of truth + beauty.

I’ve seen my face a lot today on the internet, but regardless of that I’m still proud of this project. This idea came to me when I was on Facebook trying to see what picture it had picked as our “FRIENDSHIP PHOTO” in the See Friendship tab.

It saddened me to see that most of the time, the photo it had picked was our profiles picked weirdly side by side. I wanted to change that but its really rare for people to go along with others idea. Thankfully, I have a ton of talented and good looking friends in New York that they have lended me their beauty to be photographed along with it.

Also through editing these pictures — I began to see the beauty of New York and how it was becoming part of the project as well. Here is my love letter to NYC, one picture at a time.

MOMMA BEAR

This is my cousin-in-law Laura. She is 7 months pregnant and probably one of the cutest mom’s to be. We had an outside baby bump shoot scheduled but it was raining so we improvised and made it an inside shoot. Her sister, my favorite hairdresser, was in charge of hair and wardrobe. My cousin, Remy, did craft services and Laura was my model. 

I like that she looks so glamazon and also this baby will be the most well-dressed kid of all time. She also has a no social media rule once the baby is born but for now, its in a belly, so all is fair game.

If y’all know any pregnant ladies, let me know. I’d love to get to know more mom-to-be’s and shoot that belly. xx

Brianna.

ellena:

Tonight at UCB things get just a little bit sexy.

Paired with the equally sexy MANEATER.

I took the promotional pictures of Standards & Practices and this is the picture that I labeled Modern American Couple because these guys look so damn hot. I also love everyone in this cast. So damn talented.

Hey ya’ll,

This holiday season, I wanted to offer the option of being able to buy gift certificates of my headshot services before prices went up in 2013! If you have a loved one that this would be a great gift for ask them to see if they are interested! Also, if this is something you’d like for yourself, let your loved ones know!  It would be one heck of a stocking stuffer and an amazingly thoughtful gift.  Thanks for your time. Wishing you the best this season.

Love,

Melissa

Tallie.

Day 13 - Mike - Portrait

Day 12 - Ale - Portrait

Day 11 - Ellena - Portrait

Day 10 - Aimee - Portrait

Day 9 - Ashley - Portrait

Day 8 - Laura - Portrait

Does she look familiar? She is Day 7 model, Dana’s baby sitter.

Day 7 - Dana - Portrait