Mono Lake and the Drive Home

Here are a couple shots of Mono Lake and a shot of some windmills I took while riding passenger on the way home. I think we were on Hwy  14 for the windmill shot.

Another Night in LA.

So last night started out by going to the Tangier Restaurant (yummy appetizers) to see this singer from Canada perform an acoustic set. A friend of mine had written a song with her the night before so we were going to see her perform the song. She let us down by not playing the song but she was super nice anyway. Her name is Laurell and here's her myspace page if you wanna check it out.  She's in the first photo.

myspace.com/listentolaurell

So all of us decided to head down to the Viper Room for a little bit since Laurell had never been there. I was expecting nothing special but when we got upstairs there was this band playing and the female vocalist was ripping it up on guitar and sang with so much passion that I had to go back out to my car to get my camera and snap some shots. Their band is called Halestorm and I definitely suggest going to see them. I'm not usually into metal music but these guys know what they're doing and I'll definitely be going back for more. The 3 middle photos are the band and here's their myspace page.

myspace.com/halestorm

After my adrenaline had stopped flowing from listening to Halestorm, we went downstairs where DJ Casper was spinning some incredible music. Joy Division, New Order, you know all the good stuff that I like. Here's a couple shots of his turntables. Here's his page.

myspace.com/djcaspercasper

High Definition

I spent a few hours at The Henson Recording Studio today. 

camera settings

50mm

ISO400

f/1.8

1/20 sec

Flower Face

I found her in the garden.

camera settings

85mm

ISO100

f/7.1

1/250 sec

1 beauty dish with strobe

Silhouette

I love silhouettes. I shot this at the end of my photoshoot with Jennifer today. The sun was gone for about 30 minutes when I snapped it.

camera settings

17-55mm

ISO200

f/9

1/250 sec

Lunar Eclipse

I didn't know we were having an eclipse tonight but a few friends called me to ask if I was taking pictures of it. Well.... here's the moon for ya.

camera settings

70-200mm with 2X multiplier (400mm)

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f/5.6

1/60 sec

The Dusty Plug

Dark, Dusty and full of Electricity.

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50mm

ISO400

f/2.8

1/15 sec

The Viper Room

Sorry, I've been busy lately and haven't had a chance to add stuff. I went to the Viper Room last night and got these shots.

camera settings

50mm

ISO400

f/2.8

1/30

Ruffles and Rainboots

This shot is from a fashion shoot I did today. I framed it this way in my camera because I liked the way it looked. Obviously.

camera settings

17-55mm

ISO100

f/6.3

1/250 sec

2 lights/studio flash

Clouds and the Valley of Snow

Woke up early today to drive up the mountain with Richard for some snowboarding. On the way there, it was cloudy and cold. 44 degrees when we started heading up the hill. I told him that I really hope we end up being above the clouds when we get to the resort. Sure enough, we rose right over the clouds about 3 miles before the resort. Then about 1 mile before the resort the roads are covered with snow but we make it all the way to the parking lot only to get stuck 10 feet in front of our parking spot. Luckily he jumped out of the car and gave us the needed manpower to make it to the parking spot. It was a great day of snowboarding. Powder was everywhere in the trees. I hope you all had a fun Tuesday too.

Spiral Rings

It's amazing what you can find in the places you least expect....

This is a spiral pad of paper. They were shot outside with the setting sun giving it that warm color. 

camera settings

105mm macro

ISO200

f/5.0

1/125 sec

Raindrops

Another rainy night in LA. The other day, I was asked to take a photo of raindrops hitting the window. As I left the mall tonight it was raining like crazy and I thought it was the perfect opportunity to shoot that photo. So I reached behind the seat and grabbed my camera and snapped this one. I only took one photo, I might go back out and try some more stuff later tonight. We'll see. Ok so I drove around for about an hour tonight between 1am and 2am when the streets were dead. I deleted my first photo because I liked these ones so much more.  Let me know what you think. Click the comment button right down there and leave some feedback. :)

camera settings

105mm

ISO400

f/3.3

1/25 sec

Rays of Light

Got this on the way home from Utah.  We woke up to 5 inches of snow outside and drove the first 3 hours through a mighty snowstorm. I think this shot is right after we entered Nevada. You can almost hear the AHHHHHHH (you know, that glorious sound that you hear when the sky opens up and heaven's rays shine upon you).

camera settings

105mm

ISO100

f/7.1

1/500 sec

Snow, Ice and Sweets

Here are some random photos that I snapped in Park City today. There's no real theme to these ones. Just stuff that caught my eye. I keep getting harassed about the way I ramble about food so I won't say anything about those candy apples over there. It's really cold here, but I like it. My fingers went numb at one point. I was called Rudolph because my nose was so red and I can only imagine what the frozen snot looked like. Click the comment button and leave your two cents.

Golden State in the Beehive State

Golden State is performing tonight at the Sundance Film Festival. The 12 hour van ride to Utah wasn't as bad as you would think it would be. The van had 2 tv's and even had an xbox. I saw the thermometer drop to 13 degrees at one point. No joke. We arrived at Salt Lake City and it was 18 degrees. Our hotel had a 24 hour pool and hot tub so you know that I made the hot tub priority number 1. It's weird walking around during the day time and being able to see your breath because it's so cold. I'm not used to wearing so many clothes either. All the things we take for granted living in Southern California. I ate at this super yummy place called Toasters and had the soup/sandwich special. Tomato basil with Ravioli soup and this chicken breast sandwich with cucumbers, avocado, tomato and lettuce. Mmmmm. I'm going back for another one tomorrow. Here are some shots from a little rehearsal in the hotel room before we head out to Park City.

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17-55mm

ISO200

f/2.8

1/40 sec

Mountain HIgh

Snowboarding was fun, it had been like 2 years since I rode last. I got this shot of a kid named Chase.

camera settings

10.5mm 

ISO100

f/13

1/800 sec

9 frames morphed in photoshop

Beach Sunset

I was shooting headshots today and then my client decided that she wanted to do some sunset stuff at the beach so we hopped in her car and raced the sun. We got some really good bare back photos and on the hike back to the car, I got this shot.

camera settings

85mm

ISO200

f/4

1/60 sec

Sparkles

I planned on capturing a little cafe's neon sign but there was a car parked in front of it. Just as the car pulled away, the neon sign went out. So I looked around the street for an alternative and this is what I found.

camera settings

50mm

ISO400

f/2.8

1/30 sec

My Weakness

M&M's. I don't think this one needs any explanation.

camera settings

105mm Macro

ISO200

f/4

1/4 sec

Gradient

I love rainy days. Sometimes I sit around all day with my laptop, cuddled up with a blanket and listen to the raindrops bounce off the rooftop. As I sat here daydreaming out the window, I started to admire the way the clouds form a giant softbox and how it creates such smooth even light.

camera settings

105mm

ISO100

f/2.8

1/10 sec

Sour Power

You guys had some good guesses. Meghan got it right. This is an organic lemon. I shot it with a flash behind it so the light would come through the slice.
Make sure you click it and view the extreme detail in the larger version.

camera settings

105mm Macro

ISO100

f /16

1/250 sec

Drizzly Days

It's been raining all day in LA today. I love the rain. I spent my time tonight watching the Lakers game, contemplating on whether or not I should drive down to Santa Monica and try to shoot some photos of the pier in the rain. Around 11pm I decided that I didn't feel like driving all the way there in the rain. So I sat around wondering what I was going to photograph for another hour or so and decided to drive down Ventura Blvd to see what I could see. 

See? Ventura Blvd was dead. Some of the blocks didn't have electricity. I liked the way this little Mexican restaurant called Mexicali looked with the lights reflecting in the wet street. I dragged the shutter so I could get the tailights of a passing car as well. 

camera settings

50mm

ISO100

f/13

6 seconds

Ice Ice Baby

Somebody left me a comment yesterday saying that they'd like to see a photo of the ice from my Starbucks drink. I thought that was a neat idea and I was up for the challenge. I just got back from the bux and this is what I ended up with. Pretty neat. I like how it looks like an alien world.

camera settings

105mm 

ISO400 

f 5

1/15 sec

Starbucks at Midnight

So I went to Starbucks tonight to get my iced soy chai with 5 pumps chai and extra light ice. Good luck sleeping after drinking that thing right? So I thought I'd create a photo of one of my best friends. My MacBook Pro. This thing is so good to me. I luv it.

camera settings

105mm

ISO200

f 2.8

1/40 sec