WPPI award winning wedding photography
On August 19, 2008 I photographed Etta James in Beverly Hills for a birthday party. From her wheel chair to her wig, hilarious anecdotes to her out of breath speech I knew I was documenting one of her last performances. It was an honor and I’m sure we’ll meet again.
Here are some of my favorites from Etta’s stage, made just for her atop the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Four Seasons. Enjoy.
I have received lots of emails about this image, people think its shot in a studio. This is an image I shot in Griffith Park in the tall tree forest area. I was walking through and saw these wonderful beams of sunlight coming through the trees and wanted to use the drama of that type of lighting, since it would be impactful. I sat down on the boulder where the model is and showed her how to sit, where to look, etc… and wha…la… its emotive and beautiful. This was photographed with Kodak TMAX 3200, shot at 1600 and processed as 1600. The creamy look to the image is indicative of FILM, as opposed to digital where the pixels almost touch your retinas.
This is a Kodak film, TMZ, ( TMax 3200, shot at 1600 and pushed a stop) Nikon F4, 85mm, f 2.8, 1/80th, November 2003 at approximately 3pm.
Kate and Jason were in town for some awesome Catalina Engagement Session Photographs. We started out our day at the Casino Building and then found some other cool spots as well. Enjoy!
Carmen and I took to the scenery for some cool shots for her first album entitled, ‘The Hive’ on June 25, 2011. Carmen is currently playing in and around the San Diego area. Her music can be heard on reverbnation, click here.
