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Christopher Whytal received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1998 from Radford University, with concentrations in graphic design and photography. It was there that he discovered his passion for black and white and experimental photography using a variety of different formats and mediums. An avid traveler and a proud father of two, he continues to shoot both digitally and on film to this day.
For my light painting photography, I step out and do something that is often not done: I bring parts of myself into the photograph. My intent is to show the action behind the creation of the photo, the photographer at work, along with the finished product. It also completes the scene I am trying to create. I either make the light painting tools myself or obtain them from other great resources, allowing me to push the boundaries of my work. One of my favorites is Light Painting Brushes: https://lightpaintingbrushes.com.
For my black and white photography, the expression is different and it’s a bit more obscure. From a distance, I use subject matter and people to create the scene. To me, human emotion is expressed through the act of doing, body language and movement—the gesture of someone waving down a taxi or the rush of the crowds of people in a city. Each of these gestures projects an expression that is clearly told in the photo or inspired by the imagination. A lot of my BnW photography is shot using a Holga, a unique medium format camera that shoots 120 film. It gives an artistic and dreamy aspect to the photos you take with unexpected results such as light leaks and obscured edges of the photograph where the center is focused. An excellent source for camera equipment and a place where you can find the Holga with a quick search is B&H. Go to: https://www.bhphotovideo.com
Recently, I experimented with the blending of my two photography focuses: light painting and black and white. In the self-portrait, included in this issue, I am conveying two different subtle human emotions with the two different styles of photography, one on either side.
What are some techniques that have helped you capture the emotion you want? I’d like to share 3 tips that have helped me utilize human expression.
Think about what characteristics of the emotion connect with you and how you can bring that into your work.
Set the scene of the photograph, whether it be staged with lighting and props or in the moment using composition and available subject matter.
Capture your ideas in a journal and think of ways to push your work in new directions and further the craft.
Success in the world of art and expression can be a nebulous and difficult thing to measure. However, if you can capture the feeling you want to convey in the photograph and project that upon the viewer, then that is certainly a rousing success!
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In 2021, Ricky is celebrating 10 years of Rebel-utionary success with his new compilation album release,The Royal Collection.Curated from a decade of club mixes and powerful vocals, The Royal Collection highlights Rebel’s versatility as an artist, singer-songwriter, and producer. Plus, the album features collaborations with platinum selling producer Gary Miller (David Bowie, Katie Perry, Cher, Kylie Minogue) and Adam Lambert’s ex-guitarist Tommy Joe Ratliff. Rebel’s music has provided the beat to dance clubs around the world. COVID-19 has not slowed Ricky Rebel down one bit. In addition to releasing The Royal Collection, Rebel also launched a digital fitness video series called “Ricky Rebel Fitness” and has continued to tour in states that have allowed shows.
In 1997, recording artist Ricky G. burst on the music scene as the lead vocalist of No Authority who toured with 98 Degrees, Destiny’s Child, Aaron Carter, Ashlee and Jessica Simpson among others. Rodney Jerkins (Whitney Houston, Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears) produced their first album, “Keep On”, and Michael Jackson signed the band to his own MJJ Music custom-label at Sony. In 2000, they signed with Madonna’s Maverick label to release their namesake album. The album reached #18 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart. Their signature hit, “Can I Get Your Number” peaked at #33 on the Billboard Top 40 chart while “I’m Telling You This” appeared on “The Rugrats in Paris” soundtrack. The band then embarked on tour with Britney Spears. Following the break-up of No Authority, Ricky became the lead vocalist of Harlow from 2004-2009 during which time he released “Unstoppable” (2005), mixed and engineered by Jay Baumgardner at NRG Studios and produced by Grammy-winning producer Randy Cantor (Ricky Martin).
Ricky also leant his voice to films including “Apollo 13” starring Tom Hanks, “Anywhere But Here” starring Susan Sarandon and Natalie Portman and the “Anastasia” soundtrack. In addition, he appeared on episodes of “American Dreams”, “Boston Public”, “Audrina” (Vh1) and starred in Debbie Allen’s ballet, “Pepito’s Story”, which opened at the Kennedy Center in New York City.
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Ricky G. became Ricky Rebel and embarked on a solo career after My Chemical Romance invited him to co-star in their “NA NA NA” and “Sing” videos. In 2012, he won the Artist of the Year award at the RAWards and released his “Manipulator” album featuring the hits “Geisha Dance”, “Get It On”, “You Need a Woman” and the title track. MTV’s “Good Vibes” also featured music from the album. In 2013, “Geisha Dance” spent ten weeks on the Mediabase Chart, the chart that powers “On Air with Ryan Seacrest”.
In 2014, Ricky released “The Blue Album” mixed by Claudio Cueni (JLo) with remixes by world-renowned DJs Hector Fonseca (Over 20 Billboard number-one hits for artists including Beyonce, Katy Perry, Rihanna), Casey Alva (Erika Jayne) and Tommy Love. His “Boys & Sometimes Girls” hit from “The Blue Album” reached #28 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.
In 2017, Ricky released “The New Alpha”, his follow-up album to “The Blue Album” featuring his Billboard Top 40 single “If You Were My Baby (Remixes)”, released on Audio4Play Records. The track includes remixes from world-renowned DJs Tommie Sunshine (Godfather of EDM) and Hector Fonseca.
Louder Than War, a leading UK music magazine, placed “The New Alpha” at #67 on their coveted Top 75 Albums of 2017 list and the Huff Post dubbed the album “explosive and compelling.”
Ricky took “The New Alpha” on the road with performances at the South By Southwest Festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, as well as a concert series in the UK and a performance at the Cannes Film Festival, Cinemoi Fashion Charity Concert in Cannes, France, to raise money for orphaned children. He also co-headlined “The Artist One Tour” with JAX (“American Idol”) and YouTube star Carl Chaze and performed with Alisan Porter, winner of “The Voice” (Season 10), at the American Influencer Awards.
Between 2015 and 2017, Ricky played with GRAMMY-nominated and GRAMMY-winning artists Kesha, Mya, Switchfoot, Patti Labelle, Colbie Caillat and Toby Keith as well as selected tour dates with O-Town, Blood On The Dance Floor and appearances at Matinee Las Vegas and Matinee San Diego.
In 2018, he performed at New York Pride on the Univision TV Network float during the annual parade that drew an estimated 50,000 fans with special guests including Lady Gaga. Ricky would go on to bring “The New Alpha” Summer Pride Concert Series to festivals in Los Angeles, San Diego and New Jersey.
“The New Alpha” album would also be considered by the GRAMMY Foundation for a GRAMMY Nomination and his hit “Boys & Sometimes Girls” was featured in the Facebook original series, “Queen America”, starring Catherine Zeta Jones.
The LOVELOUD Foundation invited Ricky and other celebrity guests to attend the LOVELOUD Festival, with headliners Imagine Dragons, at the Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT.
Ricky would also begin to design the “Ricky Rebel Renaissance” collection by Astrophytum, a high-end custom jewelry line.
2019 began with a global buzz when “The New Alpha” music video was an official selection at the New Renaissance Film Festival in Amsterdam for best music video.
The next month, he was back in the USA to appear on the red carpet at the GRAMMY Awards followed by an appearance the next morning on FOX & Friends. ELLE magazine also named Ricky, as well as David Bowie and Madonna, to their Most Outrageous GRAMMYs Outfits in History list.
Following the GRAMMYs, Ricky toured Japan for the “Champion” concert series including the Global Village Festival in Fukuoka. In Oita, Japan, a tea ceremony was held in his honor with Master Watanabe Tsutomu, the top tea master in Japan.
When he returned to the USA, Ricky was invited to perform during the #DemandFreeSpeech Rally in front of the White House in Washington DC and the American Priority Festival at the Trump Doral in Miami with featured speakers including Donald Trump, Jr., and Sarah Sanders.
As 2020 draws to a close, Ricky is back in the studio in Los Angeles with GRAMMY-nominated producer and songwriter Gary Miller (David Bowie, Katie Perry, Cher, Kylie Minogue).
In addition, he is a fashion contributor to Us Weekly, supported by MAC cosmetics and signed to Revry TV the world’s first LGBTQ streaming platform. His Revry Original Documentary ‘”Rebels Only” was also nominated for Best Music Documentary at the Out Web Fest Awards.
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