I’ve had a lot of fun shooting street photography on the Venice Beach Boardwalk, but decided this time to try something different. So, with my intern Nanette and a single strobe I set out to make some portraits. Unfortunately, the hour we had to shoot … Continue readingBoardwalk portraits
Forget fireworks. This year the big Fourth of July spectacular in Venice Beach turned out to come in the form of a broken fire hydrant spewing water four stories in the air at the corner of Speedway and Clubhouse Avenues. What else to do but … Continue readingFourth of July Spectacular
Here’s a favorite from a portrait series I did during a photo exhibit we held at 1320Main Studios during the recent Venice Art Crawl. Many more, and additional photos from the Crawl, are up on Facebook.
Last week I photographed Susan Metros, associate vice provost at the University of Southern California, for a story in the Chronicle of Higher Education on the increased use of student-produced video projects as homework, sometimes in lieu of traditional written essays. Although I’m not sure … Continue readingUSC for CHE
Last week I had an awesome shoot with my friend Gustavo in Venice. An actor who moved here from Puerto Rico, he’s a very charismatic guy who is a natural in front of the camera. I recently had a discussion with a prominent Hollywood portrait … Continue readingGustavo
What with yet another round of courtroom proceedings occurring today that very well may put Lindsay Lohan back in jail, I thought it would be timely to post this shot, which I took last week while walking the neighborhood. The colorful mural, which I quite … Continue readingWelcome to Venice