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| ARTICLES / EVENTS / INTERVIEWS / AWARDS / TELEVISION / NEWS / MORE 
April 8, 2008 Katie Hatfield has taken over as studio manager, and Jon Raspa as my first assistant. My crew has never been stronger. Laura Izumakawa is wrapping up her weekend duties to spend some time working at an orphanage in Korea. For me, photography is about creating absolutely excellent imagery; that's the challenge I most enjoy. As a result we are looking in new directions. The same "fine art" work that was presented in Palm Springs is ripe for the hospitality and corporate art markets, and we're looking for the right representation to partner with in this new venture. On another front, we get frequent requests from new and potential clients to create images for them personally. The proceeds from the creative fees generated by this new enterprise will be donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters. This will be primarily a weekend project, and is being launched atpo rtraitsforchairty.com. I can't help but see the relationship between my personal projects and my own life. When I was single, I did The Bed Project. Now that I'm married, I'm photographing couples. In my work, a good photo is always about a single subject, concept, or idea. When I photograph two people, it's never a double-portrait; its most often a photo of the relationship between them, be it a partnership or a marriage. It's an exciting time - everything feels like it's beginning again. It's always about the opportunity to create great images.
October
1 , 2007 This photo was taken by my friend Will Henshall at my wedding. That's the biggest and best news of all. We traveled for two weeks through Europe together, managing hotels and airports, and are more in love than ever.
June
6, 2007 In other news, I'm happy to welcome Quinn Starr and Lauren Abrahams as my weekday and weekend assistants, respectively - both of whom are doing amazing work as part of my team. I've also (finally) brought in a studio manager to run more of the day to day business, so I can focus on taking photos. Her name is Kelly Dunn, and she is both charming and bright. We've structured it so that you'll only rarely hit voicemail during regular business hours. I was flattered to be invited to speak and lead a workshop for Professional Photographers of Orange County, which, in what I think is a first, was also promoted by APA Los Angeles and ASMP Los Angeles. The events were both major successes. On the technical side, I now also shoot with the 39 megapixel Hasselblad H3D, which is what I consider to be the best digital camera available. There are no shortage of new images and shoots on the site, and I've introduced some small design changes to break up what might be the most image heavy photographer's site on the net. The Bed Project is moving forward, details TBA when we know exactly where we stand. I'll no doubt update again sometime after the wedding.
November
24 , 2006 The last six weeks have been filled with education, with two in studio weekend workshops and a one day workshop and one day speaking event in Canada. When I stood up in front of that room I have to admit I was scared to death (how do I fill six hours?), but planning prevailed and the program I'd prepared was both well received and fit right into the time we had allotted. Two of the more interesting recent projects included the Sansum Clinic Annual Report (two days in Santa Barbara - what could be bad?) and work to help launch LaserShield, a home security system that I think will boom in the next year for it's cost and simplicity. Most mothers will know who Medela is (I shot still life for them). You'll also find that jewelry shot for Nina Segal has been added to the site. Today also marks the first time that I've completely changed the images on my home page since this design began (all of the other changes have left at least some of the old images up), and I would appreciate any feedback on the new choices.
July
4, 2006 Lightsource did a second interview with me and divided it up into two podcasts (18 and 19 in their numbering scheme). Samsung has continued to offer me some great projects, including one that we shot at the Disney Hall (perhaps the more architecturally interesting building in Los Angeles, and you can bet I did a few images for myself once the shoot was over). Other highlights included a fun shoot with Ben Stein for Barron's (a long standing client), seven days of bedding related photography for Sit'n Sleep project (for those of you who know the company, I'm shooting Larry on Thursday as well), and a very well received shoot for Forbes (who I'd very much like to work with on a regular basis). I've also been shooting a surprising amount of architectural photography, including some projects for ING Properties. I also look forward to choosing and preparing new Bed Project images from my June shoot. I'm currently contemplating just how to move forward with the project. On Friday, I'll be leading another workshop at my studio (this one filled up two months in advance, and the November class is already off to a good start), and look forward to setting a few fires.
April
25, 2006 The Bed Project continues to evolve. The speaking engagement in at the NWA Art Directors Club went particularly well (they printed up a great poster for the event), although an ice storm would have kept me in the state another few days had they not sent the group's president to pick me up at my hotel and race to the airport at breakneck speeds of 10-15mph (which is fast when you're driving in ice). For once, a plane running an hour late worked to my advantage. We were able to sell a number of Low Overhead Mini-Books, with the proceeds going completely to benefit the survivors of Katrina. On
an entirely different note, I was recently asked the question, "What
do you stand for?". It's a great question, and one that we rarely
bother to think about. I stand for Action and Excellence. What do you
stand for? I've been invited to spend a day speaking on creativity and inspiration to the Alberta Professional Photographers Association in Canada on October 23 (note: their website is not yet updated with this event). I'm really looking forward to it; the group is over half family/wedding photographers. Over the last ten years I've been very impressed with the new breed of (mostly women) wedding photographers who have come to the field with a real love of weddings and have made an art-form of something that had been formula photography for decades. That's action and excellence.
December 23, 2005 Welcome to the newly created “News” page. As we move into the new year we look forward using this space to share information and news. I would like to begin by announcing the printing and completion of the 2005 Annual Report for Cedars-Sinai and the recent launch of the new advertising campaign for City of Hope Medical Center. I will also be speaking at the Northwest Arkansas Art Directors Club on February 17, 2006.
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