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favorites of late

Ryan Bingham at the Levitt Pavilion last Thursday.  mmmmm, he was good.

LaurieBStyle in a shoot we did for The Fashion Fronline contest.

A stunner from a shoot for the lovely & talented musician Sonnet.

Sonnet Photoshoot

even though i hold a degree in commercial digital photography i don't consider myself a photographer.  well that might have changed on saturday when i spent the day shooting the lovely & talented singer / songwriter Sonnet.  the images above are from the "studio" portion of the shoot.  see more pics from the shoot on flickr.

model / musician: Sonnet
styled by: Laurie B Style

see Sonnet live Tuesday, June 1st 2010 at the Hotel Cafe - 10pm.  i am so there.

'Date Night' Photo Shoot

at it again with Laurie B Style.  last night we took over the Grove and finished up at The Village Idiot.  fun with photoshop (also one of my favorite pics of the evening) below.

Favorites of 2009

December 31st, 2009.  wow.  what a great year.  here are a few highlights.  enjoy!

Favorite New Blog: JewelryWhore

Creator of JewelryWhore, Jade has been artfully running the site since January 2008.  I stumbled upon this treasure during a normal afternoon of blog-hopping and I have been mesmerized ever since.  Her blog is packed full of goodies like DIY projects, weekly sample sales, the latest jewelry trends, styling advice and so much more.  The variety of styles and price points showcased is refreshing.  I'm hooked.

Favorite New Burger Joint: Umami Burger

 

My apologies, Father's Office.  You make a hell of a burger, but it's time to move on.  I recently had the most delicious burger of my life at Umami Burger Hollywood.  With the recent explosion of high end burger joints serving craft beer to match, Umami Burger has risen to the top.  They boast 10(ish) yummy burgers, DELICOUS sides and an acceptable beer/wine list based on an interesting concept that I will leave to Jonathan Gold to describe.

The restaurant is dedicated to the concept of umami, the savory, meaty "fifth taste" that may be technically defined as the carboxylate anion of glutamic acid, which is to say the dash of soy sauce in your stir-fry or the catsup you like with your fries. - Jonathan Gold.  full article here.

Does that make sense?  All you need to know is the food is delicious.  JUST GO!

Favorite New Weekend Activity: Hiking

My handsome and talented boyfriend recently turned me on to the wonderful world of hiking.  A couple months ago I found myself on top of the highest peak in the Santa Monica Mountains.  This profound experience has led to many subsequent hikes all over southern California.  For me, hiking has been a challenging, exciting, emotional, rewarding experience.  California is such a beautiful state that I am finally beginning to explore.  And now I look forward to my first backpacking trip in a couple of days.  I'm so excited!!

My New Hobby: Photography

This magical art form has interested me since I was a child.  My sisters and I would create elaborate sets for our fashion shoots that consisted of "clothes" made out of old sheets.  I continued to document my life through photography and in 2006, I earned a degree in Commercial Digital Photography. After a 3-year hiatus in which I discovered my current career, graphic design, I have recently drifted back.  It's no mystery, I got an SLR for my 30th birthday (October) and since then I rarely go anywhere without it.  I continue to explore new techniques, such as using Photoshop to create panoramas and fake tilt-shift miniatures. Photoshop is a powerful tool that I am glad to have on my side.  Documenting our hikes has been quite a thrill as well.  I enjoy exploring this world through a lens, and I will continue to do so.

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grand central market

during a recent exploration of grand central market in downtown LA i had a tongue taco.  no joke.  this gentleman made it right in front of my eyes.  it was quite an experience.

that's my tongue.

 

the final product.  beautiful yet kind of yucky.

i'm a terrible blogger

IMG_0331, originally uploaded by katy creative.

ok, i know i'm a terrible blogger. my posts are erratic and succinct. my creativity comes in spurts, my internet is spotty and i can be very lazy. i wish i were more diligent, but really, i'm ok with how things are going. i don't even think anyone reads this blog, so there is very little pressure. it's more of a way for me to see all the cool stuff i have done over the years. it's quite narcissistic, actually. my point is that I have no point. this is really just an excuse to post this cool picture i took of my sister recently.

robin, robin, robin and robin

so, this is interesting. i recently attempted a digital watercolor tutorial (photoshop) using an image of my lovely and talented little sister robin from her LA visit last summer. i played around with this for a while, and although i wasn't entirely successful, i ended up with these 4 versions. i presented them as a set because they are more interesting as a group rather than individually. slapped on a cute little graphic in the center and voilà! this experiment went from failed tutorial to quadruple cool.

clay pruitt

this is clay pruitt, a friendly and talented musician who i met on the promenade today.

Boat Night

a few notable shots from my most recent sail. thanks CG!

bon iver

bon iver @ the troubadour. it was truly amazing.

bebe fashion show

added drama to these old shots using photoshop. i'm not doing much shooting these days but there is always time for post work.

sydney

this is sydney, a 6 month old vizsla pup. she is stunning.

brooke

quad lens camera / jeff devers

these nifty shots were taken YEARS AGO with a quad lens camera. the camera has 4 separate lenses that are timed to capture the image with a slight delay. if you examine these images you will notice that no section is completely alike, due to the time lapse between capture. the lucky subject is the wonderful Jeff Devers, always a sport and and all around stellar individual.

liz & ella

i spent Labor Day weekend in New York and i met this amazing little creature, ella miriam. this shot captures a beautiful moment between mother and child.

robin & natan

young lovers

kate rose

this is a portrait of my very lovely friend kate rose. she is an artist and is seated in front of one of her paintings of a fairy, dressed as a fairy. i LOVE this image. it captures her spirit, beauty, vitality and playfulness. this is truly one of my most successful images to date.

portrait of my mother

this is a portrait of my mother. she was sad because my little sister, robin had just moved to israel. you can see sadness in her eyes. this is part of being a parent; worrying, having to say goodbye, hoping... i truly love and admire my mother, and sometimes she misses us so much it hurts. i don't know that kind of love.

robin

This beautiful chick is my little sister, Robin. She is an actress and this is her headshot.