GOOD THINGS!

This one's for the Los Angeles Department of Motor Vehicles!
So today during my horrid 5 hour nightmare at the LA DMV, I decided to make the most of it and enter 98.7FM's contest to win tickets to see Manchester Orchestra in a private show... over and over and over again.
Well as soon as I returned home, mixed myself a STRONG Bloody Mary, and calmed down I got a call from 98.7 that I had WON! So being stuck at the DMV proved worth the hell, as I get to see one of my favorite bands (see wrist tattoo) TWICE on Sunday! Now the only problem is deciding who I'll take with me... hmmmm....
BIG FAT WOO HOO!

Astronautalis

I was super excited to get the opportunity to photograph Andy Bothwell, AKA Astronautalis, today. He's definitely one of my favorite musicians, and a super nice guy too.
We shot these at the end of my street in the rain. Andy's from Seattle, so I find it pretty amusing that he came down to sunny LA, and had a rainy shoot. But then again I get excited to even shoot with clouds in the sky, so I'm really happy with how these came out.

This Providence

I had the awesome opportunity to work with This Providence after they wrapped filming on their new music video. Super super nice bunch of guys, and really funny. I wish all my shoots went this smoothly!

What a week...

Published in People, photoshoot in Bakersfield, promos for This Providence, set photos for 30 Seconds to Mars, amazing shoot with Drake Bell, booked to shoot The Bled in Tuscon, photoshoot with Astronautalis, shoot for OMGEE! Magazine, and I get to FINALLY see Manchester Orchestra!
It's nice when things start to look up :)

We the Kings

Finally able to release the We the Kings promos I did a few weeks ago!

This is for you Dad

Today we shot a music video for This Providence (check them out!) out next to the Salton Sea. It was the worst smelling, but most beautiful location I've ever had the chance to shoot at. I snapped this while setting up lights for band promos. This place was like a painting!

Sean says, "Don't Forget"

I'm thinking of making this my official stationary... what do you think?

People Magazine...

My photo of 3oh!3 (above) was in the last issue of People Magazine with John Travolta on the cover! I only wish someone had let me know. I walked past it for the last week in stores with no idea my photo was inside. Now it's off the shelves, so if anyone has a copy they'd be willing to part with, I'd really appreciate it. I need it for the magazine tears section I'm working on for my site. My first tabloid haha!

Oh and Kyle took this...

Kyle stole my camera during their shoot and turned it on my sunburned dirty self.

Friends is friends...

In the past year I've had the opportunity to meet some really awesome new friends. Not the least of which are Kyle and David from Breathe Carolina. These guys and their crew are possibly the nicest group of guys I've ever met. I met up with them at their House of Blues show yesterday and spent the whole night catching up in a kitchen and swapping stories. I'm so happy for them and their new found sucess. Love or hate their music, they make it for all the right reasons, and have more fun on stage than most bands. I'm glad I get to call them my friends.

RIP Irving Penn

There's a really great article in the New York Times about Irving Penn's life and work. I just saw his Small Trades series at the Getty this weekend and his work was truly amazing. I don't think people realize how much influence he had in today's fashion and editorial photography. Take a few minutes today to revisit his work in his memory.

Another one surfaces...

This time it was on the Barnes & Nobel site...

Special Moments with Taylor

Taylor of I am the Ocean shares his thoughts on the zen of skateboarding.

We're not getting paid tonight...

Jeremy-0 Trash Can- 1

Last night Jeremy had a trash can heaved at his head while trying to help break up a fight at the Knitting Factory. This is the result.

Shiverfox

This is my friend Lyz who modeled for my shoot for the band Shiverfox. This is going to be part of their CD packaging, and I'm having fun with it so far!

Travis and Mojo

This is Travis of We the Kings with the dog that played Mojo in the Transformers movies. Both of them were amazingly easy to work with, and it was a great shoot!

Windows 7 is the kid no one wants at their party...

"Oh, you want me to come to your launch party? Uhm... I'm busy that day."

Right Back Where We Started From

Monday night Kevin and I ventured out to Spaceland for another dose of Saint Motel magic. We were in the process of walking home after Saint Motel finished their set when something made us turn around and go back for the last band. The last band was Army Navy, and they were SO good! Point being we got to see this cover live in person and it is possibly my favorite cover of all time now. Worth watching, especially since someone was genius enough to layer it over the original video.

Special times with Greg and AJ...