We just returned from a two-day, mid-week weekend in the Santa Ynez Valley wine country. As it was mid-week and off season we practically had the place to ourselves. While there we hit up Foxen, Curtis and Beckmen Vineyards, as well as the Flying Goat … Continue readingThrough the grapevine – Santa Ynez Valley vineyards
Sumo Dan is U.S. Heavyweight Sumo Wrestler Dan Kalbfleisch of Burbank, Calif. I met him while shooting a sumo wrestling tournament at Venice Beach a few months back and tucked his name away as someone whose portrait I’d like to shoot someday. I finally got … Continue readingSumo Dan
I had a fun time continuing my experimentation with the Hasselblad the other day during a shoot with Long Beach-area band RX Bandits. The shoot was for Sargent House Records, who needed band photos for press kits being used to promote the bands upcoming album … Continue readingRX Bandits
I spent a fun Saturday afternoon photographing Aussie-via-London, pop-rock duo Lovers Electric (David Turley and Eden Boucher) in my “studio” apartment. Erinn and I met the husband and wife collaboration between catchy sets at an event at Venice’s Equator Books the night before. I’m always … Continue readingLovers Electric
Didn’t shoot much over the weekend, but I picked up some new backdrops and had fun using them with Erinn and her new hair color. Here are a couple I liked.
Last week, through the ASMP, I had the opportunity to volunteer for a charity called Flashes of Hope at the Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA. The charity provides families with free photographs of children suffering from cancer or other life-threatening illnesses. While a studio had … Continue readingFlashes of Hope