NYC and Back

I arrived in NYC on the 18th. I was in town to shoot for Photoshelter's SHOOT THE DAY.
I was one of the selected photographers to go to NYC and shoot "Youth Culture". This was an interesting experience. It was somewhat like project runway with photographers. There were 4 of us shooting the same models, same location with the same equipment at the same time. My fellow photographers were all professionals that I think are wicked talented. We all pushed ourselves that day to let our own unique voice come through when all working with the same pieces of the puzzle. This was a fun and interesting experience and I have to say I'm pleased with what I created on July 20, 2008 for Photo Shelter's SHOOT THE DAY. Thank you for the opportunity!

"THE HERMOSA PROJECT"

I live in Hermosa Beach, CA. I've been here for a while now. It is a small beach town with a lot of character. Character that is quickly changing with the knocking down of historical buildings and local family run establishments and the building of beach front condos and mega hotels. One thing that continuously fascinates me about Hermosa are the many, many different types of people that 1. call it home OR 2. are here visiting. It is a tourist attraction, but attracts a little different type of family vacationer then say Santa Monica or Malibu. I've started "THE HERMOSA PROJECT" to document the different characters I find interesting walking around the pier in Hermosa at sunset. I'm shooting this in all Polaroid and asking people to write something on their image. I try not to influence the images, rather... I ask if I can photograph then then I shoot the shot. I do not give direction and I do not tell them what to write on the photo. I'm currently up to about 223 images. Once the project is completed or Polaroid stops making film which eve happens first....I will publish a separate site and poss. a
book, we will see! I started the project with my beloved 1972 Polaroid SX-70. One month in the camera died and I was devastated. I thought it was the end of my series. Then I found another on on EBAY. THANK GOD!

BEATTY Nevada

Over the 4th of July my boyfriend and I headed to Tahoe Via Las Vegas. What is in between Las Vegas and Tahoe one may ask. The answer to that is NOTHING, it is many many hours of desert. Hot and dry, 107 degrees outside. We did find this little town, I'm sure anyone who does that drive stops here. Beatty, Nevada is a small little roadside stop where you can stock up on garlic stuffed olives and beef jerky use the restroom and keep on trucking to the next stop. While in Beatty I talked with Ron. He is a veteran and has lived there for many many years. He is the owner of the olive and jerky shop and was very happy to talk with us. As we were very pleased to exchange stories with him.

I WON - HEADING To NYC

Thank goodness to my good friend Janis Hansen of Gibbs Smith publishing encouraging me to enter the PHOTOSHELTER contest "Shoot the Day" on LOCATION in NYC. I entered it and actually won. Out of 750 entries, they selected 20 shooters and one of them is me. I'm very excited for this opportunity and looking forward to creating some really compelling imagery. I head to NYC on the 18th and we shoot on the 20th. I'll be posting images from my travel and trip soon, as well as images I shoot for "Shoot the Day". This is a HUGE honor and I'm very great full for the reconition by my peers.

Here is more info about the contest and event


Shoot! On Location Winners!


Over 750 applicants were under consideration for the 20 spots for our Shoot! On Location event on July 20th as a part of Shoot! The Day. The 20 chosen photographers will engage in a photo shoot based on five key image categories noted by image buyers as most depleted: active seniors, youth culture, family and kids, business settings and still life. The photographers will be led by expert instructors and armed with all equipment and staff for the shoot, including state-of-the-art cameras and lenses from Nikon, lighting equipment from MAC Group, with models, stylists, make-up artists and locations provided by PhotoShelter. Pretty cool right?

(drum roll, please)

Youth Culture
Team Lead: Kareem Black

Grant Harder - Vancouver, BC
http://grantharder.com

Ryan Allan - Southern California
http://ryanallan.com

Lesley Allen - Southern California
http://lesleyallenphoto.com

Jana Cruder - Santa Monica, Ca
http://janacruderphoto.com


Studio Still Life & Objects:
Team Lead: David Hobby

Matt Armendariz - Santa Monica, California
http://www.mattphotographs.com

Erin Wigger - New York, NY
http://www.erinwigger.com

Fiona Aboud - New York, NY
http://www.fionaaboud.com

Michael Lopez - Bakersfield, Ca
http://psc.photoshelter.com/user/m329


Active Seniors:
Team Lead: Glenn Glasser

Jamey Guy - Atlanta, Ga
http://www.jameyguyphoto.com

Willamain Somma - New York, NY
http://www.willamain.com


Charles Williamson - New York, NY
http://psc.photoshelter.com/user/charlesjw

Norman Pogson - Ottawa, Ontario
http://www.normanpogson.com


Families & Kids:
Team Lead: Marili Forastieri

Leah Fasten - Boston, Mass
http://leahfasten.com


Doug Schneider - Westchester, New York
http://dougschneiderphoto.com


Landry Major - Bakersfield, Ca
http://www.landrymajorphotography.com


Leanna Rathkelly - Vancouver, BC
http://www.leannarathkelly.com

Business Situations & Settings:
Team Lead: Erica Freudenstein

Karen Evans - New York, NY
http://eekphoto.com

Stephanie Keith - New York, NY
http://www.stephaniekeith.com/

Chris Carroll - New York, NY
http://chriscarrollphoto.com

Patrick King - Washington, DC
http://www.patrickwking.com