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He-haw!
What better way to kick start the week than to get a telephone call from my oh-so-awesome canvas vendor, Pixel2Canvas, sending word that my canvas of the charming Thoroughbred, Taplow, has been selected as their October "Canvas Of The Month". Details here!
It's reward enough to receive consistently high quality product and excellent service from these guys, so this announcement is some surprising icing on some already sweet cake. A big thanks to Roxanne and everyone on the Pixel2Canvas team for this recogniztion and the kind praise. And four high fives to Taplow... I've never had this sort of luck at the tracks, I'll tell you that much, friend. Santa Anita, here I come!
To see other images from the shoot, give a clickety-click here.
Stalk down the elusive Kogi truck: check.
Shop 'til you drop along Melrose Ave: oh yeah, smash that Piggy.
Enjoy a personalized photoshoot along the Venice Canals, courtesy of your most fave cousin of all: say what?
Yep. Marlina really wanted to make the most of C & J's trip to L.A., and that meant not only exploring all the swanky spots Southern Cali has to offer, but inviting me along to photograph an hour or so of her 'lil cousins' adventures, sorta a teenage reboot of the reunion she organized back in 2007. See, my running joke with Marlina is that someday I'll have photographed every member of her extended family -- so, this is us keeping that dream alive!
C & J, thanks for the laughs, your boundless energy, and 8GB of "That's What Friends Are For" bliss. It's not always easy going full tilt with a stranger's camera in tow, so a big hats off to being true to you, living footloose, and embracing the awesomeness of the gift you've been given.
You owe Marlina a Pink Berry :)
Boo-yahh!! Looming colonial New England architecture meets souped up post-processing to ring in All Hallows' Eve. There's clear skies out here tonight in L.A., just shy of a full moon, with a chance of flying rotten eggs.
Gian and I will be handing out all the Heath Bars I passed over in the Target variety pack. I'll also be posting some more sugary treats here on the blog, so leave some space in those candy bags and come back real soon!
It's always a thrill to receive positive feedback from a satisfied client once a job has delivered. And, no doubt, the most flattering compliment of them all is the return of a previous client to collaborate on new work. My most recent reunion was with a groom, tasked to craft a heartfelt anniversary present for his bride of one year: a custom portrait of her prized stallion, Taplow. Having photographed their wedding last October, I was humbled by the invitation to commemorate their first year as husband and wife.
The portrait was to be a surprise: a 16x24 canvas wrap print of a single image. Stylistically, we wanted to blend the boundaries of photography and painting, creating the illusion of images shot in a studio, while other photographs dared to be more dreamy and painterly. As I traveled one afternoon from the urban sprawl of L.A. into the rolling hills of their ranch, I had two thoughts galloping through my head. One, don't stand behind the darn horse. Two, will Taplow, and I, be ready for his close up? Mingling together in his pen -- me, zooming about my lens, and he, sniffing it -- there was a period of curious acquaintance, and then trust, as we both discovered something very new, and special.
I've given a lot of thought this past year as to what type of photography I'd like to focus on -- family, wedding, portraits, birthdays -- only to discover, as long as you make your business about capturing what matters most in the lives your clients, it's all the same and worth taking on.
A big thanks to Karen for wrangling Taplow and for making my experience with Tap and all of his four-legged friends an experience to remember. Giddy up!
