Miami meets Venice Beach! A few weeks ago, I photographed Danni Washington, a Venice resident I met at the Venice Beach TEDx a couple months back. An environmentalist, using prize money won in a ROXY “Follow Your Heart” competition, Danni and her mother started The Big Blue and You in 2008, a nonprofit dedicated to teaching children about ocean conservation. She recently relocated to Venice, and I had the opportunity to photograph her both at my home base 1320Main Studio and on location in Venice and Malibu. Without even thinking about the fact that she was a Florida native, I had spotted this two-toned yellow wall in the neighborhood and knew I was going to shoot her there. She showed up in a colorful top and the next thing you know it looks like she’s back in Miami, despite being nearly 3,000 miles away. I guess it’s not that far of a stretch though. Any fan of Showtime’s Dexter TV series (at least until the final season) knows LA plays a pretty convincing Miami on screen. In addition to these shots we had intended to actually get out in the water, but didn’t realize the light goes away in Malibu earlier than the rest of the coast, due to the direction of the bay. Oh well. We’ll have to save that for another day.
These images are so creative! Love the bright yellow backdrop! It adds to a fun shot!