modeling

May 20, 2017

New York might still hold the title of the American fashion capitol but Los Angeles has gotten really close over the last 5 years to take that title away. With many fashion schools being recently established in Downtown and greater Los Angeles we can witness a new movement in the...

Where to Rent Equipment: Los Angeles

May 14, 2017

*cover photo is taken by @aestheteandderive. Models @randanelson & @ninanelson. Have a budget camera but want to switch to a more expensive, top line professional equipment? It is always a good idea to test each camera/lens first before spending tremendous amount of money on it. Luckily, in Los Angeles there is...

5 Most Expensive Photographs Ever Sold

May 13, 2017

How much can a photograph cost? A photo produced by a single click of finger and moderately manipulated on the computer may definitely raise the question of whether it is a legitimately expensive actionable art or a mass market affordable item. Going back to the history of art, sculptures and...

Carlos Chaves with Nina Jade Napoletano

May 11, 2017

Photographer Carlos Chaves had a great time in our stage F shooting clean and natural life style photos with the model Nina Jade Napoletano. Working without any strobe lights in one of our brightest stages yet getting lots of sunlight aided the overall positive and energetic impression of each photo. A few...

Ivory LA -The Brand With The Message

May 9, 2017

Ivory LA is a clothing brand with a cute elephant logo sewed on their pieces. Their logo was not an arbitrary choice - the company donates 10 percent of their earning to save the elephants and contributes to other charitable organizations. Needless to say that it was a pleasure to host the...

Conceptual Photography: Oliver Ojeil

May 7, 2017

Conceptual photography, hands down, is at the forefront of the artistic picturesque expression. While it sometimes has downsides of the mass market value and financial value, it definitely freshens up the mind and enriches the flavor palette of any tastemaker. Photographer, Film Director and Screenwriter Oliver Ojeil had his take on...

Inventors of Photography

April 30, 2017

How was the art of photography created? How long ago did the photographers figure out the special chemicals that while being exposed to the sunlight would change the color and create a sharp stable picture on the plate? Our history has known many innovative individuals who had put their efforts...

GEAR: Which Brand To Choose

April 29, 2017

There is a lot of debate related to which camera to pick from. Canonites will boast about their amazingly low noise levels, Nikonians will counter play with the tremendous amount of megapixels while Sonyians try to brag about how great their new Sony α7 II camera performs in dim light, close to full darkness. These...

David Diaz by Joy Per Second

April 11, 2017

When one side of artistic spectrum collides with another, when photography meets music, something unique and creatively delirious always happens. Photographer Giulio Meliani shooting singer David Diaz has proved this instance yet once again. Using the props available in stage Art 4 the couple took the best out of each...