...JESSIE AND THE TOY BOYS...

hey!

so after that very serious post, i thought it would be cool to talk about something fun! this past sunday, i was fortunate enough to be shooting JESSIE MALAKOUTI, an american singer, who is a bonafide pop star in europe...and now, my good friend!


she needed some new press shots for her new band, jessie malakouti and the toy boys, so we went to work! the concept was really cool, and it involved boy mannequins...

it was such a blast, and we got such great stuff! we worked with an amazing team, and i just wanna shout them all out! check them all out, give them some love, and hire them!!!!

first, i had some amazing assistants!



my first assistant was ADAM MURRAY - he keeps me sane, and always has my back. he is a great friend, and a great photographer. i am so glad that he is on my team, and i am happy to be on his. here is his email...send him some love, and hire him!
AdamMurrayPhoto@gmail.com

my second and third assistants (in no particular order) were working with me for the very first time! they both reached out to me personally, and so i invited them to come and help us for the day. they were amazing, and i hope to have them back again sometime soon.



NEEYAZZ ZOLFAGHARI,




and JONATHAN COUSIMANO - you guys rocked! here are their emails...again, send them some love, and hire them! Neeyazz@aol.com and JCousimano@gmail.com

i also worked with an amazing creative team!




on wardrobe, was SARAH HAWKINS - she has been with me from the start, and is so talented, i can not believe my eyes sometimes! i could not get by without her, and love her like a sister. wardrobe often doesnt get enough credit for all the hard work they do. i am here to celebrate her, and to say THANK YOU!!! here is her email... hire her!!
Sarah.Hawkins23@gmail.com



on makeup, was JULIE MURRAY (yes, she is ADAMS WIFE!!) - she is one of the most talented artists i have ever worked with! not only that, i adore her, and am proud to call her my friend. here is her email... hire her!!
JulieAnn.Murray.mua@gmail.com



on hair, was NANCY LANE - this was the first time we had worked together, and i was more than impressed with her! she rocked out look after look, and was equally as stylish and chic as the hair she was creating. here is her email... hire her!!
ScissorKix@hotmail.com



we also shot some behind the scenes video, with STEPHEN MALLETT - he, and his entire team was awesome. i cant wait to work with them again (and always) on shoots! here is his email... hire them!!
S.Mallett@me.com

i want to also give a special shout out to KATIE, owner of THE PAINTED NAIL in sherman oaks, who so graciously let us use her salon as our location and home base. ladies, trust me, you want your nails done there!!! thank you to BEE also, who was helpful and sweet!

i want to say a huge thanks to everyone involved. i could not do it without you!
thanks also to VERA SALAMONE, part of jessie's awesome management team at PROSPECT PARK!

images and video to come!!!

xx

...NEW WEEK, TONS TO DO...

hmph....

well, i just wrote this entire post, and realized that i messed something up, so i copied the entire thing before deleting it...THEN i guess i copied something else, erasing my entire blog post! aaahhhhhhhhh!

ok, it happens.

i will try this again, lol.

so, this week is BUSY! and i like that, A LOT!

first on the agenda, is pre production (pre-pro) for a shoot with lindsay sloane. you may remember her as 'big red' from 'bring it on', or as 'valerie' on 'sabrina the teenage witch' - or is that just me? hey, i loved that show, and yes, i may have watched bring it on 5 times (last week)...jk, kind of.

the shoot is for a one-pager in eliza magazine, running in the spring issue. i have never met lindsay, but think the shoot will be super fun! we are shooting here at casa de carmel, so pre-pro does include a clean up (or a white tornado, as my dad would call it).

simultaneously, i am doing pre-pro for a press shoot for pop star, jessie malakouti! she is an american, but has been living in europe for almost 3 years, kicking ass. she is kind of a big deal across the pond! besides being super talented, she could not be sweeter - i cant wait to work with her. we will be shooting behind the scenes video too, so video and images to come!

this week i will also be working with some newbies! i get tons of emails from aspiring photographers, and i am always so happy when they ask if they can come to a shoot so they can learn. i always say yes, because it is a great opportunity for them to donate their time and service in order to get a taste of the real thing. i love to contribute to the foundation of someones career, its important to pay it forward! i totally respect the hustle, and always have told myself 'if you dont ask, the answer will always be NO'. something to think about...

last for this week, and probably my most exciting venture, i have been invited as a guest speaker!! on thursday night, i will be speaking at tri community, an adult photography program located just outside of los angeles, in covina. this is my third time as a guest, and i am so excited!! there is such a diverse group of photographers there, all eager to learn and share. they are always so gracious to me, and speaking to others about photography is one of my favorite things about my job. please check out the program, you will be amazed at what they offer!

ok, i did it. longest post ever.

i am working on a visual post for later, so check back!

xx