Shoot Number 3

This time, I took the adorable Mr. Joshua Huff (who swings between Imagine and the Blues Brothers Show) down a rickety old ladder, to get some great shots infront of yet another graffiti wall. . . I never realized how much graffiti is in this city until recently! But I love using them for colorful graphic backdrops.
Josh is so adorable, and I think it reads in some of his shots. . . but in other shots, all I'm reading is. . . HOT! Get it Josh!
At the very end of the shoot, he got a call, and as he chatted, I just kept shooting. It's like our very own Verizon commmercial!
So, here, as always are my top 20 shots!

2nd Session. . . The Night Shoot

So, after my first session being a relative success, I jumped right into the next shoot today.
But, as I had a 5pm show, I didn't get home til 6:15, and thus had very little sunlight left to work with.
I had been planning on using primarily strobes anyway, but didn't realize the mild
complications that come with shooting at night, such as:
Trying to see the dials on the flash
Trying to see the subject to focus on
Tripping over my own feet
(though this tends to be a problem for me, no matter the light levels.)

So, (as a note to myself) remember to bring a steady light source when on night shoots. . .
(and remember how in-effective it is to try to hold your cell phone up to the camera like a flash light.)

Now, my lovely subject today was Mr. Andy Ramos (soon to be Eubanks.)
He plays Wolfie (ie The Wolfman) in the Universal Monsters Live Show (formerly Beetlejuice Rocks.)
He is so incredibly talents, and it was such a joy to shoot with him.
Here are my favorites of the day.

My First Session

So, in my pursuit to become a "real" photographer, I've taken the plunge and gotten some real gear. . . strobes, wireless transmitters, umbrellas, light stands, clamps, filters, etc.
And now begins the road to building a portfolio.

As I'm thinking I'm going to start out in portrait/headshot photography, I've started booking a bunch of my fellow USJ performers to model for me!
Today was my first "session."

In the pics is Aaron Buckingham. He's our resident "celebrity" here. He's from the UK where he was a member of the famous pop group "V" and now he's here as a singer in the "Fantastic World" show. He was so patient with me as the wind blew over my light stand 5 times, I experimented with settings, and the mosquitoes ate us alive!
Arigato, Aaron!

I shot nearly 300 frames, but have attempted to narrow it down.
Here are my top 20 in no particular order!

Enjoy!

Vote For Me!!

I NEED YOUR HELP!!!

So, I'm being a big nerd (typical) and I decided to enter the Jason Robert Brown Summer Singing Contest!

For those of you who don't know who Jason is, well, that is just sad! ;-)

He is the incredible Tony Award winner and composers of musicals such as Parade, The Last Five Years, and Songs for a New World (affectionately called JRB).

So, here's where I need your help! I NEED YOU TO VOTE!

*First check out my video on youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_BJkMiYfCo (It's the Video called, "I'm Not Afraid of Anything.")

*Then, vote by sending an email with my name in the subject line to jrbkaraoke2008@yahoo.com

And then, if you are super rad, you can forward this to as many friends as you can to get them on the good ol' bandwagon.
I have no clue what the prize is, but I can't enter a competition and not go for the gold!
It's JRB, so no matter what it would be nice to get some of his attention!

VOTING IS ONLY OPEN UNTIL AUGUST 10TH!! SO GO CHECK IT OUT TODAY, VOTE, AND GET YOUR FORWARDING ON!!

THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!!! THANK YOU!!!!

XOXO

KAT