ballet

Had shot with the model in red before. She had a friend who also did ballet that she wanted to shoot with. We did some ballet type shots but I wanted to do some non dancing photos of the two of them also.

Photo of the week - Making double use of a location

It is useful to come up with more than one idea for a location

Photo of the week - Rooftop

I enjoy finding new locations to shoot in. 

Photo of the Week - Pussy Willows

I love working with natural elements and putting them into photos.

Photo of the Week - Summer is Behind Us

Thought in the middle of the winter it might be nice to show this fashion lifestyle image that I did for stock.

Photo of the week - City Hassles

City Living

Dio de los Muertos

Love getting out into the environment of LA.  The Dio de los Muertos at Forever Hollywood Cemetery is a great example of this.  What a variety of LA tradition, ethnicity, and crazy and everyone at this event seems to love having their photo taken.  It gives me the chance to do what I love to do, walk around and shoot what catches my eye. It is a blend of my vision and what is happening. The photos at night really excite me because I can play with the lighting a lot more, with dramatic results. Shooting this way allows me to do things on the spur of the moment that I can later incorporate into my assignment work. 

It was also an opportunity for me to work with my son Colin and have our images published in LA Weekly. We are able to work on a few projects together now and then, which is awesome.