Portrait Session: Pat Matthews of Beatles-a-rama
I had a fun portrait assignment a couple weeks ago for the Orange County Register. Pat Matthews loves him some Beatles music. Who doesn’t? He took it a step further and started an internet radio station that plays The Beatles music 24-7. He has a monster archive of The Beatles music in his home office. [...]
Portrait Session: Nick Sanchez, father of NFL’s Mark Sanchez
This was the second time I photographed Nick Sanchez, father of the NFL’s Mark Sanchez. The first time was in his home soon after Mark got drafted by the New York Jets. This time around, I visited him at the fire station where he works in the days leading up to his son’s AFC divisional [...]
Portrait Session: Los Alamitos HS water polo, 11/25/09
Los Alamitos High School girls water polo players, from left, Savanna Smith, Kaley Dodson, Rachel Fattal, and Cory Dodson pose for a photo at Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The night before this assignment, I was trying to envision something fresh for a four-person water polo portrait. [...]
Portrait Session: Young Gymnasts, 11/11/09
Gymnasts, from left, Kiana Cavanaugh, 11, Lauren Tucker, 13, Lucia Zhang, 12, and Sage Overoye, 15, all of Claremont, Calif., pose for a photo at Baldy View Gymnastics in Upland, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. This assignment for the Claremont Courier was fun because it was the first time that I actually used the [...]
Portrait Session: Oscar De La Hoya, 10/29/09
Oscar De La Hoya poses for a photo at Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High School in Los Angeles, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. Ok, so technically, this wasn’t a portrait session. I was sent to cover the ribbon cutting ceremonies at the new high school for Golden Boy, De La Hoya’s promotion [...]
Portrait Session: Pro tailgater Jay DiEugenio, 10/17/09
Jay DiEugenio, who quit his day job five years ago to become a professional tailgater, poses for a photo in front of a custom-built tailgate mobile in the parking lot of Mikey’s Sports Bar in Fullerton, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. DiEugenio travels around the country promoting tailgating, selling cookbooks, and trying to eventually [...]
Portrait Session: Marina Franklin, 10/12/09
It’s always a pleasure to photograph a rising star in any field, but when it’s a stand-up comedian, it’s especially fun. Marina Franklin is the new Manhattan-based correspondent/comedian for the Jay Leno Show. She first broke out on Last Comic Standing. The shoot and interview were done on a tight New York deadline, so I [...]
Portrait Session: Ponzi victim Charles Mack, 9/28/09
I spent an interesting hour with Charles Mack, 84, who lost hundreds of thousands of dollars to Norman Hsu’s Ponzi scheme. I’ve never photographed someone who was so damn happy I was there. Just my being there setting up lights, busting out my cameras and doing my job made his day (and probably his month). [...]
Portrait Session: Emma Stone, 9/24/09
I had a chance to photograph actress Emma Stone for The Orange County Register. Stone stars in the horror comedy “Zombieland,” and has also appeared in the movies “Superbad,” “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” and “The House Bunny.” These media junkets for upcoming films are always a funny thing. They invite as much media as possible [...]
Portrait Session: America’s Best Dance Crew, 8/4/09
On the day after my 25th birthday, I was sent out to Warner Brother’s Studios for a rehearsal of America’s Best Dance Crew. My assignment was to photograph New York dance crews Rhythm City and Vogue Evolution. Seeing the inner workings of a big-time TV show was pretty cool to say the least. I managed [...]
Portrait Session: Michael Strahan, 7/22/09
Michael Strahan was one of the most easiest going, down to earth guys I have ever photographed. He is by far one of my favorites. The shoot was at Strahan’s publicist’s office in Culver City, CA, where they have a little corner set up with a bar, pool table, and cool retro couches. It was [...]
