Photo Homework: Self Portrait

I was totally dreading this self-portrait assignment for my digital photography class. But, after getting all gussied-up I rather like the results. Thank goodness for wigs, fake eyelashes and rollers!

A day in the park

Kathrin

As most of you know, I’m finally starting to take this photography thing a little more seriously. I always loved taking pictures, but I’m only now discovering how much I love meeting so many different people and getting a glimpse into their world.  Saturday afternoon was a perfect example of meeting an awesome person I probably wouldn’t have crossed paths with otherwise. Katrin is an actress/ model/ ex-pro tennis player who moved to LA from Germany only a year ago. She was awesome to work with, and such a trooper. From gracefully balancing in 4-inch heels in Griffith Park shrubbery to smiling through chattering teeth in a freezing pool after sundown, she did it all beautifully and with incredible ease. Thanks again, Katrin!

Wedding: Lisa and Aldous

On Saturday I had the pleasure of working with Henry Chen Photography as an assistant for the wedding of Lisa Gill and Aldous Trotter. Married on a yacht in Marina Del Rey, it was a short and very sweet ceremony, we had beautiful weather, and Lisa and Aldous were great to work with. I was able to get some shooting in before the ceremony, so here are a couple pics of Lisa getting ready. Her dad wasn't able to make it from England, where Lisa grew up, but he did the next best thing-- he joined via Skype! What would we do without the internet? You can see Lisa, her mum and her dad video conferencing on the computer in a couple shots...

Talia

Yvonne and Princess

Los Angeles Marathon, Mile 3

The 23rd Annual City of Los Angeles Marathon was a sight to behold. I was up earlier than I wanted to be on Sunday, March 2 to catch the first runners pass the three-mile marker at Hollywood and Highland. Normally prone to traffic congestion and wacko celebrity and character impersonators, the intersection was barricaded to keep onlookers from getting too close to the elite runners-- finely-tuned exhibits of human anatomy and outright lunacy and determination-- who were about to come careening round the bend.