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November 26, 2007

Tony Award winner Duncan Sheik

Tony Award winner Duncan Sheik was in town for ACT's Producers Circle dinner tonight. I was fortunate enough to have seen Spring Awakening on Broadway with my sister earlier this year so it was nice to see the man behind the music. Of course having grown up in the 80s I also recall him from his big hit back then. He still looks pretty young but then I guess I hope I don't look too old too!

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November 25, 2007

Imaging USA schedule posted

If you've received the latest copy of PDN or Professional Photographer magazine (or one of the many other industry publications) you may have seen the listings for the presentation times for Imaging USA. Our presentation will be on Monday January 7, 2008 from 11am-12:30 pm as part of the SEPCON track. The presentation is called "Event Photography: Marketing Strategies that Work" and will be presented by myself. If you are interested in finding out more about Imaging USA, check out their website at: www.imagingusa.org

For questions about the presentation or other media/press inquiries, please contact me directly via email.

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November 23, 2007

Bay Bridge moonrise

Today was spent checking out art at various galleries, including a trip to 49 Geary specifically to check out the Edward Burtynsky Quarries prints at Robert Koch gallery. If I was wealthier I would have picked one up as a gift and got some of my holiday shopping done but instead I didn't buy anything today.

The new Crouching Spider by Louise Bourgeois on the Embarcadero was another stop and it's a nice piece, although I wish it was given a bit more space but I'll take public art whenever we can get it (well, almost any).

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November 22, 2007

Christian Lacroix Fashion Show

We don't shoot that many fashion runaway gigs but the chronicle asked us to cover Christian Lacroix's new line up last Friday. Although it should be like shooting fish in a barrel, with the constant light changes, i found myself challenged to capture every dress that came down the runaway. I tend to shoot in Manual mode for most of my indoor work but i found that this mode burnt me few times during this shoot!

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November 20, 2007

Campari Talks

The last of this year's Campari Talks at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts took place on Saturday. JD Samson of Le Tigre (left) and artist/writer Emily Roysden were among the panelists discussing contemporary feminist art. Seated behind a well-placed wall of Campari bottles, the artists, I'm sure well aware of the irony, repeatedly mentioned the often anti-capitalist perspective of the art --though I think it's great when a company can use their profits to bring together such interesting minds for an intimate discussion (and complimentary cocktails!).

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November 19, 2007

Winterfest - San Francisco Bike Coalition

The San Francisco Bike Coalition's Winterfest is a great benefit and a good time. The bike coalition does a lot for cyclists and transit riders in the city and since most of our Orange peeps ride bikes or take transit to the studio, we benefit from the work the SFBC does.

There's an auction of bike related gear, an art show and the Extra Action Marching Band will be playing too - check it out on Sunday Dec. 2 at the SOMArts Gallery (more info).

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November 14, 2007

Compassionate Chefs Cafe

Myleen and I donated part of our lazy Sunday to shoot this year's Compassionate Chefs Cafe at the very delicious New Delhi Restaurant on Ellis Street. This was a lively Bollywood-themed event that benefitted both the Tenderloin After School Program in San Francisco and the Gandhi Ashram of New Delhi. We hear they raised over $16K! If you're interested in working with Orange as part of our Social Photography program, please let us know.

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November 13, 2007

AP / Paul Sakuma

You've probably seen the photo credit: Paul Sakuma/AP if you've read any news articles in the last few years. Whether it's locally here in the San Francisco Bay Area or throughout the world, Paul Sakuma's photos get out there. He's an AP shooter based out here and today for Oracle OpenWorld he was shooting Larry Ellison during his keynote.

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November 11, 2007

Robert Holmes | Travel and Stock Photography seminar

Robert Holmes' Travel and Stock Photography seminar for Fotovision at Orange was a success today. Here Bob explains some marketing strategies after a demonstration of digital railroad where his work is also featured. The seminar was pretty instructive and the group of photographers participating had some impressive portfolios of work. Ah to be a travel photographer!

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November 10, 2007

Yum: wedding caterers

So we shoot lots of weddings here at Orange and of course you get to eat a wide range of meals. This past weekend I shot a wedding where Hugh Groman Catering were the caterers and the food was fantastic. The butternut squash ravioli was some of the best I've had and the salad was delish too. Definitely a nice team to work with as well. Here's a pic of the bride taking her shoes off to get her boogie on.

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November 5, 2007

Lauren Greenfield: Thin

Thin is a film by photographer Lauren Greenfield, a member of VII, and someone with whom I share an interest in how womens body image is affected by society and media. I first met her at her opening at Robert Koch gallery in San Francisco for Girl Culture and have followed her work since then.

Thin takes a look at anorexia and follows several women in a treatment facility in Florida. It's a documentary that is a very intimate look at the problem and one of the most striking things was how many of the women had to leave treatment prematurely because their insurance ran out. Since the film premiered in 2006, it was shot and predated the current health care debate and highlights many of the shortcomings in our country, but more importantly takes a close look at the impact of our culture's obsession with body image.

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November 2, 2007

Last minute double header: Carrots and SFMOMA

So we had to put the power or Orange to work and help out some friends for the Opening Party at Carrots. Even though all of our photographers were out shooting we still were able to get some shots from the opening (see below).

At SFMOMA it was another Member Session, this one for Douglas Gordon. There was a nice installation by Soo-Hwa Yuan there and you should be seeing some of the shots in San Francisco Magazine too so keep your eyes peeled!

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November 1, 2007

Powdered Toast Man @ Holy Cow!

Having been a fan of Ren & Stimpy from years ago, I was psyched to see Powdered Toast Man at Holy Cow last night - definitely a great costume! Here he is with some fools who probably are out of Powdered Toast. Lots of fun costumes for the party last night. Even the Supreme Leader had time to kick it with some Western homies:

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