I go wayyy back with this bride, Jaemee, from our college days and was excited to hear she was tying the knot. Her fiance and her were extremely easy to work with and even brought Gaby and I some of our favorite burgers to munch on. Its hard to find tall grass in the LA area since there isn’t very many spots, but our secret spot in Orange can make it look like a field of it. Lots of love here, please enjoy!
@justinelement
Get ready for some of the steeziest youth dancers you’ve ever seen. Mighty Shock Los Angeles is one of the apprentice dance companies operating under the Culture Shock Los Angeles organization. Their ages range from 8 to 12 years of age and can they definitely can hold their own in a dance cypher/battle. In the past, I’ve had the opportunity of dancing on Future Shock LA and Culture Shock LA myself. Culture Shock LA provides an environment that nurtures these kids’ artistic talents and gets them involved in something bigger than themselves. Through these youth programs, they give back to the community and continue to do a lot of great work. Getting the chance to give back to the organization and photograph these amazing kids was nothing but fun for me. Take a scroll down and enjoy some of the photos I created with this talented bunch!
@earl
I got connected with our model Mckenna through my friend Sayaka Suzuki (who also happens to be my go-to whenever I need a makeup artist!). We wanted to set up a fun test shoot just to flex our creative muscles a bit and not have the pressure of working under a strict concept or time crunch. We shot the first photos at Mckenna’s place using the awesome light falling through the windows. After that, we found a sweet hiking trail down the street that transported us to another world, and afterwards wrapped up our shoot in Anaheim with a little bit of a gritty street/urban look. Sayaka did such an awesome job on the makeup and I couldn’t have imagined this shoot going as well as it did without her. This particular shoot was the first one I got the opportunity to work with a makeup artist on set for a test shoot. It really opened my eyes to the value of having someone like Sayaka on set to change the look at a moment’s notice. It was definitely a great learning experience for me as a photographer. Be sure to give her a follow at @sayakasuzukimakeup !
@earl
