Bachelorette Party: The Lindsay Benefit!

One of my June brides for 2009 had a lingerie ‘n’ panties gifting the likes of which i’ve never seen. The food and beverages were AMAZING and it was all vegetarian… heavenly cooking by Lindsay’s friends, the hostesses. And what a fun group of women to spend an evening with, ladies night is always great but this far surpassed the usual. Thanks for having me shoot, Lindsay! Here’s a sneak peek at my favorite images…

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Here’s Lindsay, above…

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And our hostess, below…

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The man at the liquor store warned them he only carried FANCY triple sec… suitable for sipping straight. And it was!

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And the rest of us headed off to a local bar to cap the night off… what a delightful party!

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Amy Goodman at The New School, April 4th, 2009

My fiance, Keith and I had the opportunity to go see Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now on Pacifica Radio and co-author of the newly published book Standing Up To The Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times, speak at the New School on Saturday morning. Keith is a teacher and rare indeed is the weekend when we roll out of the house before 11am… (unless I am shooting a wedding of course).. but this was SO worth it! She has got to be the most skilled and articulate speaker I’ve seen in years… just went ON and on with hardly a pause or a break, and it seemed mostly extemporaneously poring out of her, just making connections between one story and another, tying things to current and historical events, etc. This woman is one of our most valuable journalists, and we are so glad to have seen her. I made this grid-set of the photos to best illustrate her talk.amygoodmanspeaks

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Francesca’s Headshot

On Sunday I shot Francesca’s headshots- it was such a beautiful day I really got to enjoy walking around outside the studio with her. Kudos to our makeup artist, Jessica, on a beautiful job, too! Here were a few favorites, nothing is retouched yet. So warm out she could wear her tank top and everything…

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Francesca's Headshot

On Sunday I shot Francesca’s headshots- it was such a beautiful day I really got to enjoy walking around outside the studio with her. Kudos to our makeup artist, Jessica, on a beautiful job, too! Here were a few favorites, nothing is retouched yet. So warm out she could wear her tank top and everything…

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Author Portrait

I recently shot some portraits for friend and writer Teddy, whose first novel Kapitoil, will be published by Harper Perennial in April 2010. His work has been featured in various magazines, and he’s a frequent contributor to the cult favorite McSweeney’s… In my preparation for the shoot I looked at the work of Marion Ettlinger, the most celebrated author photographer of all time… Congratulations on your book deal, Teddy!

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