step one: charm your subject
step two: visualize
step three: take the shot
When I was ten years old, I liked to run around my Los Angeles neighborhood with a disposable camera on a wildlife photography expedition (i.e. taking pictures of cats). While I've strayed away from cat photography and disposable cameras, that adventure and excitement has never left. I'm ecstatic to say that my camera and I still go on expeditions of our own -- sometimes in my own backyard and sometimes far away.
Born and raised primarily in Los Angeles with a wonderful stint in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. I am currently pursuing a BFA in photography at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. Available for work in Southern California, Oregon and abroad.
Dearest McBloggers,
This weekend I hope you get the chance to hold hands with someone you love.
or at least attack someone you love when they least expect it.
Happy Friday.
I suddenly feel like practicing my hair shaking abilities to the musical stylings of Willow Smith.
I secretly love L.A. traffic. Especially L.A. traffic at night. The cramped headlights, the music bumping out of the car next to you, the silent comradery of all of the drivers. So many nights of my childhood were spent half asleep in the backseat in traffic unsure if it would take five minutes or an...
To those wondering why the McBlog has been so quiet lately, I’ve spent the better part of the last few weeks in California — mainly hooping it up in my old hometown of Los Angeles. I can’t wait to show you some more images from the Golden State and catch you up on my work...
Alison, photographing you was long overdue. And photographing you in some beautiful Los Angeles sun? Icing on the cake.
I should also mention that Alison bravely faced her fears of spiders to lay down in a flower bed for me. If that isn’t love, I don’t know what is. Thanks, girlfriend!