Call Him Mr. Rose
Fashion Editorial with Aaron Rose
“A man should look as if he had bought his clothes with intelligence, put them on with care, and then forgotten all about them.
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For this shoot I asked my coworker who is an actor, so he was perfect and plus I needed more male models to add to my portfolio. After a month of waiting we finally was able to set things up.
I used the LA River and Art District again for this shoot as this has became one of my favorite locations to shoot. With these looks we did men’s fashion and a little bit of spider-man cosplay.
We met at Urth Cafe and it seem like they were doing something down there so things were cut off on one street. Once he arrived we headed to the river to get the ball rolling.
This turns out to be great shoot with a lot of laughs and a lot of fun in the end. It’s never a dull moment when I get in the groove of things with a session. We had music playing to really help us folks on getting the shoots they we need to get. I used the entire area around the Art District using the environment to different graffiti spots. Then the finally location of the parking structure across the street into Lil Tokyo. That spot was all Spider-man.
Chanelle de Lau
Fashion shoot with Miss International Curacao Chanelle de Lau.
“When in doubt, wear red.”
I was contacted by my client Antina photograph her new client Miss International Curacao Chanelle de Lau. We decided to shoot two looks with a possible third in the works. We met at the Art District, but for some reason I was having major BG’s this day. This has never happened to me before so the entire day just felt weird for some reason.
For the first location we went to the famous LA river where plenty of people have done shoots, movies and videos there. The first look was an army fatigue one piece, with high heel booties. It was an interesting walk down to the river because there is a slight incline into the river Chanelle crabbed walked all the way down and Antina needed help making her way down. For this shoot I rented the Nikkor 85mm f1.8 for Lensrental.com. Also, I used my drone to do some area shots for BTS footage.
After finishing up at this spot, I helped them up the incline and back to the car. Again my stomach was killing me. We drove around looking for the second location but still couldn’t find the train that was supposed to be in the Art District but we couldn’t find it. We found a graffiti wall that was very dope. So we stopped while prepping and someone came across and we started to chat it up. She allowed me to use her restroom in her shop. I will forever in her debt for that one.
Lonely Thoughts
The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Her second look was a red body suit with a motorcycle jacket and high heel boots. We used different angles and utilized every aspect of the area to get the best look possible. I wasn’t until the end of this location when we were on a high of such a good set that I didn’t realize that I left my camera on top of the car. I knew something I was up when those bubble guts came back as warning, I did not pay attention to at all. We drove to the next location and enroute there. There was a hard right and when we took that turn, my camera went flying right off the car causing major damage of course.
I picked up all the pieces that I could find in the vicinity. On the inside I was hurt, as I knew all of this was coming out of my pocket because I didn’t have insurance on the lens. On the inside I was dying and wanted to cry. To mustard thru the pain I wanted to continue the shoot, but Antina called it and took us to eat to finish the night.
**It’s been over a month and lensrental.com still haven’t charged me for the damages but I’m for certain those charges will come at a very inconvenient time.**
NBA All-Star Weekend
Stacy aka Bratz visiting Los Angeles Art District
Over the course of NBA All Star weekend, people are swarming to Los Angeles (LA). Celebrities, models and everyday people ordinary people. In those group of ordinarty people are people who are looking to hit it big with a ball player or celeb. I knew models would be arriving soon, so I was kind of wondering about on Instagram and stumble across a post that an insta-model was looking to shoot while in town. So, I threww a "bone in the dark" and waited. Low and behold she responded. I was shocked!!!
We messaged each other with me giving details, and trying to find a location that would best suit both of us. We settled on the art district area. Of course, like majoity of my shoots they always take place after work. As soon as I got off, I showered made sure everything was packed and charged. Called an Uber early because I know how LA tracffic can be. I arrived at Urth Caffe extra early to scout and get a bite to eat. The session was agreed for four in the afternoon, but she was 45 minutes late. I was going to give her until five to cancel the session. She finally arrived purple hair and all.
So, we met chatted for a bit then started shooting. Her first outfit was an all black tube topand skirt with sparkle style heels. With this look, we shot around the graffiti in the area then over to the parking garage one blick away. While walking there, I asked if she had another outfit in which she replied yes. A few more shots in the first outfit then we switched to the second look.
Eyes
If looks could kill
Now, this outfit is what we should have started with. This fit the lifestyle look I was going for originally. It was more of a fun lifestyle shoot now. The outfit was something she would wear on a regular day. We stayed at the parking garage. Utiziling the area. Alot of the shots turned out like a fashion magizine. No flash was used but natural and available light.
I enjoyed this shoot then when I visit MIami again, I'll definitly connect with Stacy in her neck of the woods.
“There are things which nobody would see unless I photographed them.”
“I see little of more importance to the future of our country and of civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist. If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.”