Heather + Chris + The Easter Bunny = True Love

We shot a Chris and Heather's wedding out in Redlands on Easter weekend and wanted to post a few photos for the happy couple. The Asistencia Mission where the ceremony took place was just so lovely inside.... so after the friends and family went to the reception, we snapped a few shots in this doorway. Thankfully, the rain stayed away and the heavy cloud coverage made for some really soft light. I could have stayed for hours, but its rude to dance to YMCA at the reception without the bride and groom.

-Catherine

Card Tricks, Cross Dressers & Herd Nueroadvantage

Yup... all this and more means another month of Mindshare.

http://www.mindshare.la/

As I've written before, mindshare is this crazy cocktail of science and art.... but there's been an unfortunate side effect. When I shoot, I lose all other perception... hunger, thirst, sense of hearing... it all goes away. I just see light and shape and how best to photograph it. But the moments in between, when I start talking to people, I want to talk more, but I can't because I need to shoot.

Anyway, I've thought about maybe next month just going for fun. Have some cocktails, play some 6-person atari-pong, and most of all, actually stand still and TALK to people for a while. I never really understood the whole social networking thing, but its crazy how many cool people I've met each month (you know who you are).

So we'll see... when May rolls around, I don't know if I'll shoot, or just relax for once and enjoy a night of enlightened debauchery.

-Catherine

Buckle Up!

Okay, so usually we just post stuff about places we've gone and stuff we've photographed... but now I'm setting aside some time for product placement. We're on a newsletter list for a website called photojojo.com.... basically, its a site for cool photography stuff... things to buy, techniques to try, etc. When I got this one today I had to share.

Recycled seat belts used as camera straps! So Cool! I want one in teal and another in purple. My birthday is months away, but its always the right time to get me something I'll love!

http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/seat-belt-camera-straps

-Catherine

Happily Ever After 4.4.09

Gorgeous Flowers by David Blair Designs

On Saturday we had blast photographing Jacque and Kirk's wedding in Santa Monica. Not only are they a beautiful couple, but they're super fun too and were game for anything we asked them to do. It will take a while to go through all of the photos but we wanted to send the couple a few shots to tide them over.

E X T R A ! E X T R A !

It's been a good month here at Four Eyes! A photo I took durung the 2009 Amgen Tour of California bike race was published in two, count 'em, TWO , magazines this month! Yay!

Anyhoo... here's a copy of the image as it appeared in the May 2009 Issue of Road Magazine along with a caption I wrote about how I got the shot. In the April 09 isssue of San Francisco Magazine it ran as a full two-page spread.

(Is it lame to high-five yourself if nobody else is around?)

I didn't shoot the cover... I just wanted to show the issue in which the image appears.

Just in case ya can't tell... that's Lance Armstrong there in the yellow/black helmet to the right.
Gotta go pat myself on the back for a while!
-Catherine

Can You Swim a Marathon?

Dark storm clouds loom ahead in Pasadena.

Dan and Marie-Helene laughing with or at Nicola who ran the half marathon.
Therapist working out sore muscles.


Nicola with Husband and family after the race.

Trying to stay warm.

Finish line colors.

On March 20th, the city of Pasadena held its first annual Marathon and I was there to shoot the Founders Club VIP tent reception. The "Founders" are the group of people who initially provided financial backing to get the race going, so yay to them!

Family and friends came out to cheer their loved ones on... but the runners didn't just get medals... they got completely soaked. So much for the "it never rains in California" myth. It was completely pouring for several hours that morning, so while I was under the tent snapping pics, people were running 26.1 miles in the RAIN!

-Catherine

Oh look, the race is over and the sky is blue.

Enlightened Debauchery

So we've been photographing this event in downtown LA each month called Mindshare. No, its not a creepy cult, its a bunch of brainiacs, artists and hipsters that get together once a month (3rd Thursday of the month) to network, sip cocktails and hear short presentations on topics ranging from The Expanding Universe to Pole Dancing.

Beyond that, there are interactive technology displays (think Mr. Wizard with a Gin & Tonic) and a bar that just keeps pouring drinks. Stir all that together with mood lighting and sweet DJ sets from Android Cartel and you've got yourself a party. Here's a selection of pics taken from the last few.

www.mindshare.la