Painted Desert

Check out my shot of writer Christopher Painter featured on the Albuquerque Journal- Arts section.  Best of luck, Chris!

The Article

The Original

Glamour Cards

Kristin Ford Shoot

Great shoot with actress,  Kristin Ford.  Hair and makeup by Narcisse Chico, clothes by Janet Howard. Shot at The Martini Factory

Lisa & Madison Shoot

Mother daughter shoot with great friends Lisa & Madison.  Hair and makeup by Narcisse Chico.  Shot at The Martini Factory.  Madison's pink blouse by Janet Howard

Pushing Plywood

Shot the pro skateboarding competition, Street League in Ontario on Saturday.  Special thanks to Christy Nicolay and the Juxtaproductions team for letting me have run of the place.

Some anti-gravity during warm up

Event announcers Nelson Wormstead and Andrew Cannon keep it moving

Mikey Taylor channels The Fonz

The National Anthem sung by Major Derric Prescott

Live event host, Jackie Montgomery interviews pro skater David Gonzalez as the crowd watches live on the jumbo screen

Billy Markes entertains the Monster Energy's Dime Squad Girls

CEO of California Skateparks, Joe Ciaglia with Jackie Montgomery

Executive Producer Christy Nicolay making it all happen with a smile

Street League winner Nyjah Huston gets a trophy and respect from MTV's Rob Dyrdek and Joe Ciaglia.  Monster Girls on hand to present his 150K prize money.  What???

David Gonzalez going to the light

Tommy Sandoval showing us what a Viking boarder would look like

Ryan Sheckler living the Skate Life

Monster Girls, Danielle Ruiz, Jennifer Bock, Brooklyn Clark and Gemma Lee Farrell show me the money

Chevrolet Overdrive competition winner, Tom Asta enjoys his win and crowd support with Rob Dyrdek

Tech Art 2 Catalog

Tech Art 2 softcover catalog is complete and available at the Academy.  It includes all 35 photographs currently on exhibit at the Pickford Center.  Click HERE for more information

The finished book

Original image

Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Tech Art 2 Gallery Talk

Join me for a Gallery Talk highlighting the photography of Tech Art 2 on Saturday May 5th at 2pm in the foyer of the Academy's Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.  We'll discuss this collection of images shot in the last three years and what it took to put it all together.  This event is free and open to the public.

To see a few of the Tech Art 2 images on display, click  < < < HERE > > >

Fashion-Tini

How about a non Tech Art blog entry?  Been loving shooting with Janet Howard and Kim Barbieri at the Martini Factory.  Our latest assignment was to shoot the look-book for designer, Karen Klein at her spacious showroom in Downtown L.A.  Since the purpose of these shoots is to make sure the clothes are clearly sampled in the catalogue for potential buyers, we use a neutral gray background to highlight
the designs.  Model Brandy Nicole looked 12ft tall in heels and did an amazing job showing off the garments.

As the day goes on I look for small windows in the poses and compositions to do something a little different.

Brandy was a good sport and we began a series of goofy poses with the slates just to keep it loose.  I think I'll make them my next coffee table book.

After the look-book end of it was done, I took some shots of Karen with only natural light taking advantage of the view.

Make-up artist Elvis Zavaleta is generally a shy person with a low-key style but I finally coaxed him out of his shell for a picture.

Wrap picture!

Tech Art 2 on NBC Blog

Thanks to Alysia Gray Painter for her write up on Tech Art 2 in the NBC blog, The Scene.  Click HERE to see the entry.

Kristin Glamours Up

I brought in Kristin Neumann fresh off of her 30th birthday bash for a little glamour shoot at the Martini Factory.  Thanks to Juli Hapney for her mad hair & makeup skills.  Leather jacket by Janet Howard.

Tech Art 2 Featured on the Academy's March 2012 Events Page

Tech Art 2 featured on the March 2012 events catalogue.  This exhibit features 35 new images that I shot in the last three years and will be on display through May 6.  Click HERE to see the page on the AMPAS site.

The AMPAS March 2012 Events web page

The original image used in the catalogue.

Shot shortly after the final hanging in the foyer of the Linwood Dunn Theater.

Tech Art featured on the 2012 Editors Guild Calendar

Was thrilled to have The Motion Picture Editors Guild license 12 Tech Art images for their 2012 members calendar.  Special thanks to Lisa Dosch and Marla Potter at the Guild for making it all happen.  Just think, my work tacked up on the wall of busy editing rooms all over the city.

Me with the final result

Mention on the Guild's site.  No, Thank you!

Golden Globes 2012

HBOers outside the Beverly Hilton

Ricky lets off some post show steam with a few pals

Jerry Weintraub and Harrison Ford

Julianne Moore and Kalista Flockhart

Peter Dinklage and Harrison Ford

Ford meet Fonda

Dustin Hoffman hangs with Owen Wilson

John Voight posing with Prince Frederic Von Anhalt.  What?  What's happening??? 

Winner!

Jodie Foster and Laura Dern

Paul Giamatti

Steve Buschemi with friends

Apatow. Maher. Diddy

Guy Pearce with wife Kate Mestiz

Foodie Giada De Laurentiis and husband Todd Thompson

The Derns

Ann Heche makes 'em laugh

Fresh from the Office, Kate Flannery and photographer Chris Haston 

Julia Ormond

Analeigh Tipton looking less dorky than she did in Crazy, Stupid, Love

From "Boss" Kathleen Robertson

Lohan. A head turner in a room full of celebs

Comic, J.B. Smoove with Garrett Morris rocking the 80's tux

Paris!