XCVI Summer 2010

Last week I photographed the new Summer 2010 line for XCVI (click for site). Our plan was to shoot outside and spend a leisurely time taking photos. After checking the weather report every day for over a week, I didn't think there was any way it would rain. But there it was! At 8am when everyone was showing up at my place for hair and makeup, drops of water were coming down from the sky. Since we weren't prepared for this, my wonderful prop stylist Katie and I had to think quick. Katie brought all the props and set materials into my dining room. With the help of my wonderful assistants Isabella and Michelle, we created a magical forest right inside my dining room. All's well that ends well!

Here is the section of my dining room we used for the shoot....


Here is a photo taken with my iPhone during set up...


And here are some of the photos from the shoot (click to enlarge). You can find the rest of the retouched photos here: http://tamarlevine.com/photoblog/xcvi_summer10/ !

everyone is a photographer

From November's thisisaphotoblog assignment, "everyone is a photographer".

Eric Morris for UCLA Magazine

Here is a spread I shot for UCLA Magazine of urban planner Eric Morris! I love shooting with them, especially since we always have so much fun. This time we shot guerilla-style in Downtown LA. No permit, just a hand-held mini strobe, a tripod, and my 5D. Please click for larger version.

Kelsey Brooks

I took a little road trip yesterday to photograph artist Kelsey Brooks for Nylon Guys Magazine. Ollie came with me for company and we had fun like we always do. We photographed Kelsey in a gallery in La Jolla called Quint Contemporary Art. If you are around that area, Kelsey's show will be up for the next couple days.

Photos to come later on, but in the meantime here is a camera phone video Ollie took of Kelsey doing back flips! (He also did head stands!)

Happy Holidays!

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season and a very happy New Year!!



xoTamar

Smashbox Face off 2009

My work has been selected to be in the Smashbox Face Off 2009 show tonight. Come if you are in the area, should be really fun!

Click the invite for more information.

American Graphic Design Award

Cyberia won the American Graphic Design Award for the holiday card I photographed last year. I am excited to work on their card this year as well! Stay tuned.

Steven & Diana

Makeup/Hair: Erica Glaub
Models: Steven Bruns (LA Models) and Diana Armstrong (LA Models)

Renaissance

I finished a new photo for This Is A Photoblog - the assignment was "Renaissance":



Also, Wonderful Machine recently highlighted my portfolio, and posted a video tour of my portfolio book on YouTube. You can watch it below if you'd like to get a sense of how I present my work for potential clients:

Hunger

I work with my dad's design Cyberia Media (link) quite often, doing photography and video for various projects. This latest project was really fun. I did most of the photo and video (the rest was stock) for a video called "Fed Up With Hunger" for the Jewish Federation. The Beastie Boys donated a song, and everyone worked hard to make this video great. The video can be seen on the Jewish Federation's website (link), or below!

XCVI's website for Spring 2010

XCVI just added their Spring 2010 line to their website. I took the photos last week (check out this link to see my previous post with all the photos)

Click here to go to the XCVI website!

XCVI Spring 2010

This season we photographed XCVI in a made-up magical garden. I love working with them because they are always up for trying new and fun ideas. I had so much fun on this shoot. Please click the image to see the 20 photos XCVI chose for me to retouch. Thanks!

Belle Parish Spring 2010

Last week I photographed Ali Landry's new children's clothing line, Belle Parish. While I had photographed children before, nothing could compare to the 3 baby and 2 toddler models I worked with. I honestly can say I couldn't have done it without my amazing prop stylist Katie. Please check out her work at katiebyron.com! We shot 18 outfits in 5 hours!!! Ali and her business partner Annie needed the photos retouched within a few days for a buyers show so I really had my work cut out for me. Luckily they were amazing to work with, everyone helped out, and the experience was awesome (and very educational).

Below are a few selects (please click photos to enlarge). You can find the other photos and info about Belle Parish on their website, belleparish.com.

Tear pages section!

I have spent the past week gathering and scanning as many of my tear pages I can find..I figured it was about time to add it's own section to my website. Please check it out and let me know what you think!

Trying something new.

Sometimes when I hit a creative block I gravitate to old inspiration, which have included a lot of films. One of my favorite filmmakers of all time is Samuel Fuller, director of the Naked Kiss and Shock Corridor (PLEASE rent these movies if you haven't seen them. The Naked Kiss is also available on YouTube here). While watching the Naked Kiss for the umpteenth time the other day I decided to do a fun shoot inspired by the film. I have been wanting to experiment with angles and light lately, so this was a perfect self-assignment. Also the next thisisaphotoblog assignment is to experiment with black and white, so I thought I could kill two birds with one stone. I shot with an SLR and Holga. Below is the SLR. The Holga film will be ready on Thursday and assuming it comes out okay will be posted in a few days. Many thanks to Ollie and Caleb for being amazing models as always.

Please click on images to enlarge.

Landon Pigg in Ragged Magazine

Ragged Magazine issue #7 includes a spread I photographed. The musician is Landon Pigg and the dog in the second photo is my adorable dog Lola! You can see more shots here! Please click images to enlarge.

Landon Pigg

A few weeks ago I photographed Landon Pigg for Filter's Ragged Magazine. He is a great musician and everyone had a good time! I will post the spread in a couple weeks when the issue comes out. Until then here are a couple photos I liked that they aren't using in the mag.

Macro Makeup

First time using a macro lens on a job. Kinda fun!

Coupling

I shot these photos for thisisaphotoblog. The assignment was "Coupling", which was open to interpretation.