Erik at work again

Erik and his trusty producer Mary Zeeble have been hard at work on a project for Lucentis for weeks! Here they are exploring Lake Powell and the beauty of Arizona.

Tidepool signs Fernando Decillis

So it happened like this. At 7:28 PM on a Thursday I got an email from a photographer I had never heard of that started out "Hi Brooke". He said he was in town for just a couple of days and could I possibly meet him tomorrow to look at his portfolio. We get about 5 solicitations a day from photographers. I try to open every single one and sometimes I respond to them, if I have time. I have no idea what prompted me to click the link to his site, I was cooking dinner for my daughter and running the usual night time frenzied marathon. I didn't have a moment to spare the next day and I sure as shit wasn't meeting anyone on a weekend. But I clicked. About 5 minutes later I was on the phone.

Me: "Hi, this is Brooke. I got your email, can I take you out to the Ivy tomorrow for lunch?"
Fernando: "Um, ya, that would be great. What should I bring?"
Me: "Just your book. I can't wait."

When lunch was over we sat with his portfolio for a while and by the end we both had smiles on our faces. It was like getting married on the first date. Who does that???? Reps do, when they find someone that amazing. Take a look: http://www.decillisphoto.com

Blogs and Timothy

One of Timothy Archibald's images was chosen for the 2008 American Photography Annual. The image is from a series Timothy has been working on of photos of his kid and scanning physical pieces of his life. Well, what's so interesting about that, you might think. But there isn't a single thing that Timothy does which is NOT interesting, actually. Timothy's blog which documents his journey through the series is quite the buzz in the photo world and I've had two creatives admit their obsession with his posts. Add us to his list of fans list as well. http://timothyarchibald.blogspot.com

Sara Remington loves giraffes and bees

A few recent shots of Sara shooting bees on location in Big Sur for the 'Big Sur Bakery Cookbook' and some giraffes on the side.

Sara says: someone please get me a napkin for my drool

Lauren Pett is the brainiac behind the deliciously decadent Rich Chocolates in Chicago. Not only does Sara get to shoot Lauren's unique and quirky inventory of candies and chocolates, but she also gets to eat everything after pushing the pieces around for hours to get the right angle. Favorites include the Whimsy Collection, which is a take on childhood favorites like mint chocolate chip, bananas foster, pecan pie, and smores. Mmmmm...

Shameless promotion

Friends and fans of the LA Derby Dolls, I present to you another great game that you should not, cannot miss. Last month I brought Cline Davis Mann creatives Tom Galati and Tracy Dennis and Greg Jaroszewski of Kaplan Thaler as well as Erik Almas, Loni Weholt and Erik's photo crew. I know for a fact that they had no idea what they were getting themselves into. Little bonus was Drew Barrymore in the house who is directing her first film "Whip It!", a fictional tale about our league written by fellow team mate Shauna Cross aka Maggie Mayhem. March 15th my beloved Sirens go up against the Fight Crew. Blood will flow, bodies will fly, and a great time will be had by all. Get your tickets early as we sell out all of our games. http://derbydolls.com/la/index.html

Erik Almas shoots Caduet

Erik was in LA over the weekend shooting for Cline Davis Mann. Images included a couple aboard a double decker bus which we drove at very low speeds around downtown LA with a police escort. The clients had a blast!