a Frenchman in Los Angeles

He flirted shamelessly with me and he kissed my hand and I loved it.

j's bringing glam back

I had the best impromptu session last night with my favorite model, J. I had only one lens with me and one speedlite, but I had been wanting to shoot a scenario like this with her for so long, I just sat her down and we did it all in about five minutes.

downtown los angeles

This was a very difficult shot for me to get. I was using my 35mm prime lens, with a shallow depth of field, so I had to stay pretty close behind him to get what I wanted. There was a lot going on in the street, but it felt like the sound of my shutter was the loudest thing on the street. I really didn't want him to hear me, because I loved the casual way he was carrying with his son and talking to him, and I wanted to capture that.

I followed for a half a block, trying very hard to get him without anyone in the background, but it was just too crowded.

A few weeks ago, J's best friend and her fiance came down for a visit and wanted me to take some engagement shots for them. They're getting married in less than a week, so I thought it would be a good time to unveil the lucky couple. They were adorable and so much fun to shoot! They were both completely into being themselves and hamming it up for me!

These are definitely not your traditional engagement shots, but I like them even more because they convey their personalities and love the feel for each other.

the worm

I had the chance today to photograph a rad little dog lovingly nicknamed "the worm." The worm isn't feeling very well right now and is going through a tough time, but she was feeling alert enough to bark at me (a lot) while I tried to get a good shot of her. She was pretty talkative, and I'm sure was either telling me "hey! I like you!" or "Hey! Get out of my house!" (I prefer the former.)