 A fashion shoot comes in different flavors: some are meticulously planned over weeks or months; others happen in a matter of seconds.
The latter is especially challenging, because a) you have no idea how a model will react when, out of the blue, you walk up to them and ask permission to shoot and b) you have no idea what they’ll do when they’re in front of the camera. But sometimes—sometimes—everything gels, and you get magic. Featured is model Nina Henderson, who made everything seemingly effortless. Special thanks to The What of Insta Fashion runway event.
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 Model Brigitt Rocha and her horse, Harrison. This was my first experience photographing a horse, and really my first experience photographing a model in an environment that wasn't pre-lit, or directed by, someone else.
How did it go? Brigitt is a seasoned commercial model, so she and Harrison did all the heavy lifting, so to speak; all I had to do was click the shutter. I highly recommend Brigitt if you're looking to hire a professional model.  Photographing a red carpet event usually means getting a few seconds with a subject and moving on. In this case, a large turnout prompted event organizers to have several people on the red carpet at the same time, which created a bit of temporary gridlock.
This allowed me to take an unusually high number of photos of model Elise McLean, who was more than happy to pose, and came up with great stuff, including this shot, which reminds me of a 1970's-era cover from Andy Warhol's "Interview" magazine.  Despite what his shirt says, he's not, really. But his bat tattoo is pretty trippy. The stylish Anto kai Bisquertt about to ride the cement waves at Venice Beach Skate Park.
 What's more fun than getting paid to photograph an outdoor fashion show? Not getting paid to photograph an outdoor fashion show.
Let me explain. Active Pear granted me permission to shoot at a fashion industry mixer at Rosenthal Winery in Malibu, California. I didn't charge for my work because the organizers had already hired enough photographers for the event. This meant that I didn't have to worry about getting coverage of everyone walking the runway and, as a result, I took chances I wouldn't ordinarily take, especially in lighting conditions that weren't ideal. In short, it was very freeing and great fun. Featured above is an outfit by ace fashion designer Eric Glennie, modeled by Emily Eddins, who also looked like she was having a lot of fun. Emily is represented by Runway Diamonds.  Venice Beach, California celebrates Dia de los Muertos in style, with eye-popping costumes that put Hollywood films to shame. Maybe because it was sponsored by tequila giant Don Julio? Whatever the case, I took this behind the scenes, which explains the smile.
 A makeup artist uses a boy's face as her canvas to bring Mexican folklore to life during the Dia de los Muertos celebration.
3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica, California.  “Dogtown” is a nickname for Santa Monica and nearby Venice, California, a moniker the area earned when it devolved into a seaside slum during the 1970s. Its history as the birthplace of skateboard culture is featured in the Sean Penn-narrated documentary “Dogtown and Z-Boys,” a story about a group of bad boy surfers who evolved the “passing fad” of clunky clay-wheeled skateboarding into a gracefully stylistic art form all its own.
Today, Venice Beach Skateboard Park serves as a monument of sorts to those headier days. It features a sunken, serpentine pool where nervous novices and seasoned pros take turns riding creamy waves of cement. And as you can see from the photo, skateboarding is no longer limited to just Z-Boys. Pictured: Molly Maginnis-Ramey  I love behind-the-scenes photography. I took this shot at The LA Fashion Show in early October, which was held in downtown Los Angeles at The LA Athletic Club.
Featured is ace photographer Scotty Moson and model/designer Mina Jay, who is wonderful to work with. Photo credit: Robert Borowski, The LA Fashion Show  Sometimes the summer sky does beautiful things. This shot didn't need any tweaking in post. It just...was. Venice Beach, California.
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