Waves ...

Last weekend brought me back to Los Angeles visiting friends and family ...

I was guest in this picture-perfect coziest hide-out perched high above the Pacific Coast Highway ...

Talking all day about life, love, friendship, art, wants, needs, expectations, catching up on what's important on this journey while listening to the crashing waves of the ocean and seeing the light change throughout the day ...

A walk on the beach ... watching the sun set ... harvest full moon ... the quietness of it all ...

Wine, cheese, gourmet olives ... chocolates ... it doesn't get more perfect then this ... sleep was sound ... dreams were sweet ... waking up ... well ... the waves were still there ... so was the perfect company ...

One of the most livable places I've stayed ... no care in the world ... escapism at its best ... this also reminded me how much I miss the ocean, the fresh salty air ... one day though I'll have my own nest high above the ocean ... my own red barn ...

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Fortune cookie wisdom ... your kindness is surely to be repaid ...

When your don't care who gets the credit, there's no limit on how high you can fly ...

A shoot with Elley S

As you can see ... Elley is a lot of fun ...

Loved working with her and I'm looking forward to do this again ;-)

Shoot was in Los Angeles, in Lucinda Wedge's old studio in the Ghetto ... loved that studio ... miss the size, the brick walls, the wooden floor and the window light ...

Seen on the streets of LA

Two images snapped on the street in LA ... color and form ... what else is there ?

These images were shot at night somewhere in the Olive and Fifth Street area

A security guard *had* to ask me to stop shooting ... I just ignored him ... he gave up ... this is also *my* street ...

Friday ... yes ... Weekend ... no ...

... but more report writing ... this seems to be the outlook for my weekend ...

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A couple of quick retouches between two phone call conferences.  

Shooting this sequence left me a puddle ... Sarah Ellis in Studio #405 in Los Angeles

Monday, October 6, 2008

Still backlogged with photo retouching but slowly catching up on photo shoots I've done in early July.

I had to pleasure to work with Hollywood Starlet ... A dedicated, enthusiastic young model from Maryland hard working in Los Angeles on a movie and commercial career.

Starlet has a good head on her shoulders and is determined to make it just like her top inspirations Halle Berry and Denzel Washington.

"I am articulate, bubbly, sweet, honest, precise and easy to work with"

Friday, August 22, 2008

Busy day at work and still dealing with the fall-out of a broken BlackBerry the other weekend.

Trip to Finland is cancelled.

Working on more pictures and a multi-shoot story-line.  Wardrobe selection in SF for my next LA shoot ... is going to be something different than what I normally do ... planning to shoot multiple models in the same space ... vintage alluring fashion ... meeting of the minds with N. ... more candid shots.

April sent me another pic from the previous weekend ... me ... as seen through the lens of my model ... lol ... no one ever takes pics of me.

Getting ready to shoot a wedding tomorrow, has been a while since I shot one but I love them ... challenging and rewarding at the same time.

Continued ...

Thursday, August 21, 08

Busy day today with business matters.

Received a picture today from my shoot last weekend.  From left to right; Amanda (MUA), me and Lucinda Wedge in Lu's studio.  (Thanks April !)

Lu is moving to a new studio.  Air-conditioned.  Last time I worked in this location ... this location served me wonderfully well.  

Will be back in Los Angeles soon.

Continued ...

Los Angeles, August 16-18, 2008

Have a business meeting on Monday. Flew from Toronto to LA, staying with my daughter Amarilla. Shooting in the weekend in Lus's studio before she moves to her new one in September.

Worked with Elley, Starlett, NevaehlleH, filledevega. Expanding my portfolio, expanding my range.  Met Philip'e.  More friends.

Images later.  Shoot first, edit, retouch, storyboard later.

Blackberry got busted. Major inconvenience. We forget how quickly we depend on technology. Starbucks bailed me out. Long story. No Cliff notes.

Planning two more trips to LA in September. One more international trip in October.

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Safe sex is good.  "Safe" living is not.  Take risk.  Risk rewards.  Safe = vanilla.   I like vanilla ice cream.  I do not love plain vanilla ice cream.  Maybe French vanilla with lots of topping ... just not plain vanilla.  You know who you are.  Where is the "safe" button.  Flip it.  Live.

There is coconut, cherry, pistachio and mango ice cream.  Try gelato.

To be continued ...