memorial day in vivid color, but sans people -

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tim cooked.

nuff said.

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puppies basked in the attentions of jo and serena and adam and scott and luke,

but i realized that without my small camera

(part of the stolen "stuff")

i don't really take candid people shots as much.

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damn the food was good.

we sat out on the newly installed back lawn,

lit the hurricane lanterns,

ate, caught up, and laughed alot.

just the way you should,

every chance you get.

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the dogs are still, well, you know . . .

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PERFECT.

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i mean, come on.

look at that face.

don't you want to just grab it and kiss it and . . .

sigh.

puppies > people.

still.

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and now, back to our regularly scheduled programming:

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so here's what's been going on since we last talked:

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in an unexpected,

but nonetheless extremely timely,

surge,

i have started to get busy.

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i landed a campaign from charlotte russe,

the women's clothing store that is in the middle of a relaunch

to come shoot their new denim line.

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which meant new cameras,

new plans,

new lighting techniques,

and a day filled with stills and hd video,

that will launch them with a long form web film,

some commercials,

and a full print campaign.

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it was heaven.

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then,

a call to film the launch for a new active line here in l.a.

called EA apparel,

a very chic team of kids with a new concept,

and that got the books busy.

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tim on the road, a lot.

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a spec commercial shoot for my reel,

using the talents of serena radaelli to explore new ways to shoot hair.

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two days of intense,

non-stop,

learning-curve busting

hair heaven.

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bits and pieces of a social life.

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a car break in and bag theft on a shoot.

(bummer.)

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a realization of how much i am thankful for this past year

to hone the craft,

learn new things,

grow my portfolio,

solidify my creative partnerships . . .

and not care so much about the barney's bag and "stuff"

that got taken,

cause the rest is still here.

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being busy helps the happy.

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for the next few days,

bits of what i DID photograph or record:

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arabesque of pit bull parts -

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travels with tim -

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tim is on the road quite a bit these days,

his new role at charlotte russe 

has him scrambling to relaunch and rebuild and redesign

their ecommerce,

their photography,

and other things that get handed to he and his team on a daily basis.

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he loves it.

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i miss him.

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but when your partner is lit up with the challenge,

and electric with possibility,

there is joy in the knowledge of his growth.

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so when he gets home,

you save your pennies

and have dinners out at places like cecconi's,

where you can sit outside,

and remember each other,

live:

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playing with color :

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much of the learning curve in photography

has been the extreme ways you can adjust film

(well, digital imagery)

after you shoot it.

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for example,

nearly a year after shooting them,

i found adding a vintage feel by dialing green into the lowlights

and softening the highlights with gold,

gave this shoot 

a whole new appeal:

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and dialing a bit more blue into keifer grimm

gave him a slightly more menacing edge:

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and that, basically,

even someone named Nero

can take a bit more black in the shadows:

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most of these experiments are on skin tone,

but you can see the range,

and i promise,

i'll keep expanding.

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BEHIND THE SCENES : men's fashion editorial shoot at CHURCH boutique, los angeles

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BEHIND THE SCENES : GUAPO PHOTO SHOOT AT CHURCH IN LOS ANGELES from landis on Vimeo.

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more to follow . . .

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ADVICE : YOUR CALL

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out for sushi the other day and found this printed on the chopstick case:
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and i was half reading it, half listening to the business meeting we were at,
until i hit the last phrase:
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oh yeah.
that phrase NEVER got me into trouble.
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the six chicest things about april 2010 :

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ONE

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carolina amaris finding this picture of my favorite mcqueen piece, ever.

from his shipwreck collection,

a gown worthy of a modern bride:

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TWO

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"the STAM" in harper's bazaar.

styling and attitude inspired a shoot i have coming up . . .

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THREE

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my official obsession with myself,

and the fact that i love this image from a recent editorial shoot:

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FOUR

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these rick owens wedges on oki-ni:

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FIVE

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the illustrator danny roberts of the blog

igor & andre

whose work gives me palpitations:

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SIX

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being able to preview some work from a recent shoot that i LOVE:

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different kinds of porn (april edition) -

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architectural porn:

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shoe porn:

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(god bless rodarte for light up heels . . .)

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gearhead porn:

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(tim gets the ducati, i get to restore vesper to this state.  in dream-land.)

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fashion porn:

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(balenciaga for men, mcqueen for women, celine for whomever grabs it first.)

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and oddly,

yellow neck accessory porn:

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compelling.  and sooo yellow. 

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