Well, I got to see someone from my past when I photographed MLB Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench this past week. I used to watch baseball and other sports on TV with my dad in the 1970s and I vividly recall the Krylon ads where Bench was featured so it was a bit surreal to be photographing him now in 2007.
I’m in NY for the week and have been able to snap photos of some incredible breakdancers. For the last couple of years, my sister has been working on the documentary Planet B-boy which just premiered at Tribeca Film Festival. Breakdancing crews and world champs flew in from all over to help promote and showcase their moves. Amazing stuff. The movie is excellent and will hopefully be coming to a theater near you soon.
Last night being the only night I’ll be in San Francisco the rest of this month after returning from shooting up in the Pacific Northwest, I decided to go out and my friends were invited to see The Lovemakers play at the DNA Lounge in SOMA so I took along my camera and snapped a few shots off during their set. I hadn’t heard them before, but it was a pretty good show.
Another fabulous headshot test shot of Erwin our ace intern! We had a big crew shooting last night as we had 16 of the Orange team on hand for a pretty big shoot. Setting up was the biggest challenge and coordinating the logistics involved a lot of planning and gear. We pretty much cleaned out the studio bringing in 14 lights, five powerpacks, and four monolights.
Last night CeU played the Independent. I had heard her music and an interview on NPR early on Friday morning and decided to check it out. The show was a great way to spend a Friday the 13th.
Last night we shot the Boogie Knights event at Poleng Lounge. 7×7 Magazine and Smirnoff hosted the party and several of the Orange crew were there. Here’s Jamie and Andria enjoying a few of those Smirnoff beverages.
Tuesday April 10th is ASPCA Day. Since my father was a Professor of Veterinary Anatomy he mentioned it to me since the theme for the day is to “Go Orange!” If you have a pet and want to swing by the studio for a quick portrait with your pet, come by that day (1261 Howard St., 2nd floor between 8th and 9th Streets in SOMA). We’ll be doing portraits and donating some of the sitting fees (sliding [...]
So I took this shot at the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero today for a shoot and loved how it looks like a face. It’s the interior of the Grand Ballroom.
What’s the M Factor? It was an event held yesterday and last night for the Menlo School. The event was really impressive with an amazingly choreographed fashion show mixed in with a live auction, cocktails, dancing and a luncheon and dinner as well. Many of the movers and shakers from the Valley were present including Robin Williams.