For you Dad...

Today on our shoot we were graced with an amazing sunset. I was shooting behind the scenes stuff and shot the hell out of the landscapes. Thought my dad would like this one!

Cool things...

This week Substream issue 19 comes out, and I shot the cover photo of my boys in Of Mice & Men! Woo, my (sort of) first cover!
Also Bleeding Through released their new album on Tuesday and I just got a congratulations call from my pal Jared for my photo being on the back of the case. So that's pretty cool.
First magazine cover and first big time photo in some album art, all in the same week.
I'm trying to decide if I should celebrate by staying in my PJ's and making a pot of coffee or getting dressed and going to get an americano at Intelligentsia.
I really just want to go back to bed until I have to head to work at 4, but momma's got some editing to tend to.

Wooo!

My "life sucks a little less" present to myself for this week is a ticket to see Foxy Shazam at the Troubadour. I've wanted to see these guys for years! Their new CD is fantastic, and I haven't been this excited for a show for a long time. Can't wait!

Jerry

Jerry Roush... he's special.

Bamboozle Left!

Hide & Seek Clothing go to Bamboozle Left 2010 from Hide & Seek Clothing on Vimeo.

Hey Mom, doing fine...

Today I got to shoot one of my favorite bands from Southern California, In Fear and Faith. We shot all day, and had a ridiculous time, and took a break in the middle and hit up Pizza Port, which was awesome. Some of the nicest guys ever. These dudes, combined with Of Mice and Men, and The Bled on their upcoming tour... damn, that will be memorable!
We Shot this at the end of the day after the usual screamer. Cody brought his dad's 64 Chevy Malibu, and it was just too awesome to not hop in the trunk.

Astronautalis for Hide&Seek

I photographed Andy again last week, but this time for Hide&Seek Clothing. It was the third shoot for H&S in one week. Craaaazy busy... I want a vacation.

I'm alive...

I survived SxSW and Bamboozle with only a bit of wear and tear.
We got a new roommate named Yuki, he's Japanese, and I think I've seen him a total of three times since he moved in.
There's a mattress in our living room if anyone wants it.
I have about 2,000 photos to go through.
I wore shorts today.
Goodnight Sunrise officially live in Southern California now! I am very excited about this.
So does Jerry Roush. I'm also excited about this.
I get to see Ok Go this week at the Jimmy Kimmel taping. Immediately after, I get to see my buddy Andy, AKA Astronautalis perform at the Bootleg Theater. Both of these things are awesome.
I'm doing a shoot tonight with Jace and Secret Secret Dino Club for Hide&Seek, Thursday I do another one with Andy. Busy Busy.
I have to figure out how to trade my Friday night shift, because Dannel got me a ticket to see Alkaline Trio... it's trade shifts or quit or something because I MUST go to that show.

There is a really pissed off Chinese woman yelling outside my house. She's yelling at a Mexican locksmith. Maybe she's just talking though. But it sounds like yelling. I can't understand what either of them is saying.

:)

Yesterday I got to photograph Something Corporate's first show back since they broke up. Also got my wireless system to work with my Ultimate Ears for the first time on my own. I had Andrew's feed, and it sounded so good to ignoring the crowd noise.

Brit

Pac Sun made a nice little video with Brit about his artist collaboration shirt. Can you spot me?

Please...

Please keep my friend Brit in your thoughts. He was hit by a car while riding his motor cycle the other day. He's having a bunch of different operations to repair broken bones, and the injuries from the accident. He's an amazing person, and hearing something like this breaks my heart. Please think good thoughts for him.

T-12 hours... oh and Mandatory Monday...

Twelve hours until I drive off into the unknown with Tom, Glen, Hannah, and Luga. Full car, good friends, good times... hopefully we don't kill each other.
I'm doing laundry, and pretending to pack my gear, but actually just eating a bowl of tofu and veggies while I check my email. Today was such a long day. I had to spend the great majority of it tied to my computer while I sent files across the country. I tried to leave once to go buy instant film for the trip and got a call right away and had to come home to resend something that got corrupted in transit. Sigh.
Yesterday was a totally fantastic shoot with Fi and Vi, a pair of comedians from England. We photographed them as American Pin Up girls, at Pollution Studios, and our shoot ended up with quite an audience! All the Pollution boys camped out on the couches with Fat Tire while we shot, it was so funny! Afterwards the boys made us some amazing vegan burritos with cactus, and sauteed veggies. A fantastic way to unwind after a long day. The photos all look great and I can't wait to get back from SxSW to edit them.
Speaking of SxSW I picked up 40 sheets of film for my Fuji instant camera for the trip. I'm really excited to see Austin and all the amazing bands and people that are out there. It's been so so so stressful getting everything ready for the trip that I don't think I ever really thought it would work out, but it did! I'm staying with Glen and Saint Motel, so there should be no shortage of ridiculous photos when I get back. I'll try to blog while I'm out there, but no promises.
See you in a week!

Mike Prim

We hauled Mike into our shoot today. Yvonne and I turned him into a Greaser and he got to act like a sissy getting a tattoo. I shot a few portraits of him just because he looked so awesome!

Reasons I'm deaf... Part 2

Tuesday night Of Mice & Men released their new CD as well. They played with The Bled, and I was a happy girl. Here are my favorites from the night.

Tino warming up...

Bert and James of The Bled having a moment...

Phil warming up

Jaxin, and Jaxin and Tino before hitting the stage

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Shayley

Jerry, AKA my new favorite front man to photograph.

Jaxin and Jerry

Jaxin and Shayley and the crowd

Reasons I'm deaf...

Tuesday I had the privilege of hanging out with my friends in Of Mice & Men and The Bled as they released their new albums with a show at Chain Reaction. Here are a few of my favorite photos of The Bled.


I see you looking at me Josh...

Hey Mom...

Thought you might enjoy this!

Special Moments with Of Mice & Men

Jaxin can almost do a double flare...

YES YES YES YES YESSS!

Implusive purchase of the week...

Tonight I am not going to the Manchester Orchestra show at The Troubadour because when tickets went on sale I was 100% flat, beyond starving artist, BROKE. Today I found out they are touring with Thrice in a couple months…. so I impulsively purchased two tickets to the Ventura date of the tour. $19 a ticket with Ticketmaster’s HORRENDOUS fees equaled about $58 total. So. Worth. It.

They’re playing a stop in Billings and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t google flights back to Montana on Allegiant. ($110 round trip)… I’m still thinking about it.

Mandatory Monday...

This is the start of a very VERY long week. I'm kind of dreading it. So I'm procrastinating and writing my mandatory Monday blog.
Today I spent most of the day tracking down last minute models for tomorrow's Glamour Kills shoot. Which was supposed to be today... but the clothes didn't show up again. Thanks UPS! Then I spent four hours at my new "job" at a coffee shop training. Also found out the shifts are eight hours, and one of them is 4pm to midnight... and the manager isn't stoked on me leaving for a week for SxSW even though manager #1 said it was cool when he hired me.
ANYWAY now I'm back home and editing, editing, editing content for a magazine I shot for over the weekend. Tomorrow's part one of the GK shoot and then I'm going south for Of Mice and Men and The Bled's joint CD release show at Chain Reaction, I was super excited about this, until my manager told me that I'd have to come in for more training at 6:30am on Wednesday. So basically that's going to SUCK. A. LOT.
Wednesday afternoon- Friday will pretty much be spent glued to my computer editing GK photos and more of the magazine content. Saturday is prep for Sunday's shoot... Sunday is a shoot day.... then...
Monday I leave for SxSW! Driving out there, that's basically the only game plan on the books. It's 24 hours of driving, I've got Glen as my copilot, but she can't drive a stick... there's details to be hammered out basically. I don't really know how the hell any of this is going to work itself out.
I'm listening to Of Mice and Men's album and Shayley's got the voice of an angel... I'm going to make a Shayley giggapet. He's precious...