Been There, Done That - Paris Photo LA 2015

At the beginning of the month of May, Paris Photo LA was a thing. Given that this was only its second year (and some folks think that last year's inaugural was a little rocky), I thought it went off pretty well. I saw a bunch of the usual shit but also some really outstanding stuff.

My friend found some inspiration and instruction on how to do portraits right. I made some snaps.

Here we see a group of picture hunters taking a break on a fake New York stoop, one of the Paramount Pictures back lots hosting the show.

http://www.parisphoto.com/losangeles

Erleen Nada at Red Zebra

Last night was second Thursday, and you know that means it's Art Walk. It also means Robert Vargas and his infamous Red Zebra art mush-up on South Main.

This month's edition of Red Zebra spotlighted avant guard vocalists. Here's singer Erleen Nada belting it out for the party-goers.

For this next image, we just used a long exposure and let the floor disco strobe provide the multiple flashes.

Picture details: Nikon D70s w/Nikkor 18-70 f/3.5-4.5G ED. Top image: SB28 Speedlight, ISO 400 1/20 sec @ f/8; Bottom image: 3 sec @ f/11