christmas...

we went to the snow and it was wonderful...

Mom, Dad and Bently...

Congratulations Danielle and Kevin!

I am finally starting to make a real dent in the photos from Danielle and Kevin's wedding almost 2 weeks ago. The wedding was a lot of fun, here are 2 of my favorites...































You can see more images HERE

Best friend and assistant ever!

Thank you for our awesome road trip and all of your help shooting the wedding! Love you!

Fake Trojan AD

Rest In Peace Grandad...

Big Bear!

Went to Big Bear Lake with the girls this weekend. I found this cabin, and I really think you should buy it for me :)

Poor kitty...

He longs for the outdoors...

Let's focus on the good times...

Love you Grandad...

Road trip to San Francisco...

The lovely Jeremy and Claire Weiss had a photo show out in SF this past weekend, so Micael and I decided to take a little road trip, see the show and visit J. Here are some photos from the trip...

GO!

The wonderful photographers who I am interning for have a show opening this weekend in San Francisco. Go!

Visit them at Day19.com

9-13-09

I went back to Menifee today to spend some time with my family and my two best friends. Here's a photo of my parent's garage during our lovely bonfire :)

beach sunrise...

Micael and I attempted to watch the sunrise this morning down in Venice but unfortunately the sun was no where to be found (of course it's out now, shining away like an asshole).

It's been a while since I have shot photos for fun (art center has kind of drained the fun out of photography) but, I've decided to start carrying my camera with me again, I'm hoping to rekindle our old flame.

One more :)

SEAL!

Got to shoot some stills of Seal today as he filmed a commercial down in Hollywood. I had never been on a film set before so I definitely learned a lot. It was a great experience... I really hope I can do more work like this in the future. Here's one of my favorites from today.

My sister Katie did all the makeup for the commercial so if you are ever looking for a makeup artist here she is (oh ya, and she's the best!).

Mom's bday!

Hemm family summertime fun.

Back from Austin...

I took my camera with me to Austin and only took one photo. I don't really know why I took this photo of Henri's place but oh well, here it is.

Elizabeth Johansen...

A couple years ago some friends and I stumbled upon a compound of abandoned houses up the street from my parents’ house (Menifee, CA). The first time we explored the site I pretty much fell in love with the houses. So much of the main house was incredibly preserved, jars were still stored in the kitchen cupboards and clothes still hung in the closets. It wouldn’t have been so weird to me if the clothes and dishes were modern, even slightly modern, like from within the past 10 years, but they were clearly from the 60’s. Old baby shoes, a baby’s hospital bracelet and toys were scattered throughout the rooms as well. These items seem important and it still baffles me that someone would just leave them behind. I’ve gotten pretty comfortable snooping around the house, digging in purses and reading letters left behind. I’ve found some really amazing stuff like vintage jewelry and letters packed with deep emotion notifying the family of the loss of a loved one.

{here are some of the images I have shot inside of the main house}

Most of the clothing left behind seemed to belong to the woman of the house, who I came to find out was named Elizabeth. I wonder about her a lot, and what could of caused such a quick departure that she left behind her purse still filled with her personal possessions. After photographing the house and all of its changes over the past 2 years I really wanted to take it a step further. I decided to remove Elizabeth’s clothing from the house, clean them, wear them and then play her in a series of photographs. Over the years I have developed all of these ideas about her personality so it wasn't too difficult getting into "character". I’m really happy with how the images have come out so far and am really looking forward to continuing the project.

{one of the weirdest parts of the project is that her clothes and shoes fit me perfectly}