Korean Friendship Bell

Went adventuring around PV/South Bay with the amazing Marshall Bang and his friend Leah the other day.

Our plans changed last minute but I had a blast taking him to the Korean Friendship Bell – a bell and pavilion donated in the 70s to LA from Korea to honor the Korean War.
Not only is the location of this bell on top of a gorgeous hill overlooking the shining California coast, Catalina Island, and the harbor, but it’s built on abandoned military batteries.

We picked up some El Burrito Jr. (if you are from the South Bay you def know LBJ’s) to picnic up there and then adventured around the area.

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Channel(s) Promo

Channel(s) is a new up-and-coming band (think indie/folk) who have great potential and tons of personality. They recorded some live demos (check them out here) and are currently working on getting their EP together.

Went with something simple and clean that would really showcase who they are for this first promo shoot.

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Interview on The ES Journal

I’ve had a couple of interviews with the awesome Connie Ho from Emerging Students, a magazine and online journal regarding emerging talent from the UK, North America, and Asia.

The interview has finally been posted on The ES Journal. I give some insight on starting my own business, some challenges, and some things that inspire me about my work. Enjoy reading! (:

Thank you to Emerging Students for the interview! I look forward to seeing more quality work from your publication.

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Website / Facebook / The ES Journal  / Twitter

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Miso Bakes – The Purple Cake

Had an opportunity to collaborate again with the talented pâtissier, Stella of Miso Bakes.
I’ve worked with her on a couple of other shoots and this time we went along with an elegant wedding theme with a gorgeous purple cake!

Miso Bakes has been steadily growing a following on her blog and it’s great to see all the amazing creations she posts and her insights on life as she grows and follows her dreams of being a top pastry chef. She is an amazing individual and I can’t wait to see where she goes!

Cake: Miso Bakes
Model: Laura
Makeup: Barbara Tomoko Hori

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Red Alert MV Premiere

After much anticipation, Arshad’s first music video, “Red Alert,” premiered today!

(Watch in HD! You get a whole ton of details – it’s like an action movie.)

It’s awesome to finally release the video to you all after days of hard work that the talent and crew have put in. It was such an amazing experience and a huuuuge thank you to Arshad for having me be a part of the project. It was an honor meeting and working with such amazing people. You can see behind-the-scenes photos and posts from the Red Alert experience here. I’m still blown away by the final product.

Also check out Arshad’s blog post on the release with a behind-the-scenes video about the video and process.

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Style Me Grasie – January

Outfit post photos from January for Style Me Grasie.

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Arshad – Red Alert EP

Was lucky to shoot the ever-so-talented Arshad for his new EP, Red Alert.

Be sure to check out his facebook page (listen to the EP on there!) as well as follow him on twitter.

I’m also really excited for the release of the music video of “Red Alert.” I believe there are some other music videos being made for other songs as well.
Check out these posts covering the making of the music video! Post 1, post 2, post 3.

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Channels – Recording

Spent a couple of days at the beginning of the new year with Channels, a folk/indie trio band in LA.
They’ve been working on writing and tracking their EP. After seeing all the long hours of recording, I can’t wait to hear the final versions!

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Style Me Grasie – December

Keep up with Grasie’s great posts on her blog for more great photos that we will be working together on in 2012! I’m excited to continue to work with her and keep expanding with her. (:

We got a chance this month to check out and pull clothes from Post + Beam‘s LA showroom.

We also made the front page of Chictopia!

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The Bay

Went on a mini-roadtrips of sorts with Kenny right before the new year. Drove up to the Bay – visited Lemoore, San Jose, Half Moon Bay, and San Francisco. Spent most of the time eating and shopping as well as catching up with old friends. Congrats to JJ & Ashley who surprised us with the news that they have a lovely baby on the way! <3

It made me happy that we went on a random detour to Half Moon Bay since I’ve never been there before. So here are pics from that leg of the trip:

It also has newly become 2012. I’m really excited for this new year and all that it will bring. I’m hoping for lots of shooting and adventures as well as continuing to work with Instant Noodles Crew. Here’s to a great new year!

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