One of the neatest aspects of a film festival is that you are not only surrounded by some of the neatest movies, but also, the actual folks who put their blood, sweat, money and hearts into it! I was lucky enough to photograph Chris Aguilar a few times. He directed a neat movie called Destination...
Congratulations Cate Malone and the Little White Dress Shop! The boutique dress shop moved from the downtown strip of Castle Rock to 3420 W. 32nd Avenue, in Denver. I was happy to photograph the grand opening party at the new location! Open for business! These are the lovely ladies who will greet you as you...
Nicole Kidman was awarded the 2011 Cinema Vanguard Award by the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. She has had quite the career, and this year a powerful role in ‘Rabbit Hole‘. There was a large crowd waiting for her arrival and she didn’t disappoint. She looked awesome in an all-white outfit and greeted the fans...
Congratulations Adela and Brett and Tyne and Corey!! I was lucky enough to photograph both engagement sessions in an estate in Montecito, near Santa Barbara, CA. Both couples are gorgeous so combining them with a great estate makes for an easy photo shoot!! I love this front gate!! It leads from the circular driveway to...
Last week at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Colin Firth presented the Montecito Award to Geoffrey Rush, and then “The King’s Speech” director, Tom Hooper presented cast members Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter the newly created ‘Ensemble’ Award. Here is the calm before the storm…. The limo or SUV drops off...
Leonardo DiCaprio presented Christopher Nolan with the Modern Master Award last week at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival…and as usual for the awards at the festival, it was an awesome evening! I keep trying ways to photograph the event to show those that didn’t attend what it looked like…Here’s an image of the crowd...
The Young America’s Foundation hosted Sarah Palin in Santa Barbara, CA to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s birth. I was thrilled when I was hired to photograph her private tour of Rancho del Cielo, Ronald Reagan’s Ranch. There was an entourage of private security agents and highway patrol officers, but besides all...
After missing pictures of surfing legend Kelly Slater the night before, I was on a mission to do a much better job photographing Seth Rogan present the Outstanding Performance of the Year award to James Franco during the 2011 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. He was over an hour late arriving, but turns out you...