LAKEY PETERSON

http://lakeypeterson.com/

Santa Barbara, California

Stylist: Hope Joens 

Photo assistant: Matt Eves

CENTRAL PARK WEST - DA-CREW

Shot on top of an amazing Soho apt. (thanks Suzanna!) 
L-R: Sarah Appleby, Jessica Sturman, Suzanna Yip, Nadine Marder & the fabulous, beautiful model Maritza.  I love the spring in nyc... I don't think there is a better place to be in spring but the big apple!

ROME 2011

Looking forward to printing some new work for my portfolio from this Rome shoot.  So many images to go through.  Will get more work up on site and blog soon!

PISMO BEACH, RUNNERS.

Shot some fun running images in the Pismo Dunes yesterday.  I love the dunes!

Runners: Matt Eves & Whitney Eves

NEW FACE: JULIA KLEIN

Model: Julia Klein @ Look Models
Photo Assistant: Antonio Fernando
Stylist: Heather Sansky @ Artist Untied 
Make-Up / Hair: Tricia Turner @ Artist Untied
Location:  Half Moon Bay, CA

GLAMOUR ONLINE

Just noticed my images I shot for Shabby Apple's Bridesmaid line in San Francisco last year on Glamour.com  Check it out here.

BROOKE IN GREEN

GISELLE NYC TEST

PAULA NEWLANDS

Model: Paula N. @ Look models agency

Assistant: Antonio Fernando

Make-up & Hair: Tricia Turner 

Stylist: Lisa Moir

REDBULL THE ART OF FLIGHT

This teaser is so sick!  Could be one of the best snowboard videos in years or ever.

HAWAII 2011

Banner from website of Shabby Apple, Hawaii shoot.

TODAYS LOCATION!

Not much more to say about today.  It was like this all day and just perfect weather.  Looking forward to 

editing these images.  Swimwear 2011.  Positano, Italy

SICK YO! IS ALIVE!

I have been following a ton of photography blogs, fashion and style blogs etc. where I grab hundreds
of images and put in a folder on my desktop called RESEARCH.   I love to dig through the files and images to get inspiration and ideas.  Its a great way to remember poses for talent, hair and make-up looks, locations or just an amazing photo that I wished I had taken.  Sooo in an effort to share these inspirations and to keep them alive and not stuck on my laptop I have finally started a simple tumblr page called SICK YO!   These images are Sick Yo! 
www.sickyo.com 

NEW POLAROIDS ON SITE

A few new images and favorites in my personal work.

ANOTHER SHABBY APPLE SHOOT

Location: Big Island, Hawaii
Model: Brooke Dombroski
Make-up/Hair: Gemina Chong
Assistant: Jamie Lee

This shoot was my first visit to the Big Island of Hawaii.  I wish I had more time to explore
the volcanos and flowing lava that spills into the ocean.  Such great possibilities for locations here there.
I will post new images of some surfing lifestyles shots I took as well of a local girl ripper who lives here.
Goodnight!

RECENT WORK: SHABBY APPLE

Model Ria Z. from Stars Agency.
Make-Up & Hair: Veronica Sjoen with Artists Untied
Stylist: Alanna Anderson
Assistant: Antonio Fernando

Jamison 2011 Spring

Cancun Christmas

A simple images from Cancun this past month.  Spent the holidays with my family tropical weather
for the first time ever and it was beautiful.  Love the clear skies and clear waters.   Now back in the office
getting 2011 underway!

Costa Rica!

Just wrapped an amazing shoot in Costa Rica.  Love this place, the people, food, beaches, warm rain & amazing weather.  I wish every country could be Costa Rica. 

FUN WITH POLAROIDS

This weekend I dusted off my old Polaroid 110B camera and ran some packs through it while hanging with a bunch of friends.
I noticed quick that I was pretty rusty with guessing proper exposures on the fly and holding 

steady at a 1/30th of a second exposures.  Here is a little sampling of what came from this weekend.

More images to come soon.  I'm going to keep my 110B out and on standby from now on, I forgot how much fun it is to shoot these things!

 

BEHIND THE DESK

I hope to keep changing my work space until I'm totally happy with it... Today I have new images on the wall, about 15 hard drives on the desk getting organized and backed up.. printer and scanner are working over time as well.  Next month I'm sure my desk will have an overhaul and I'm hoping to get this thing off the ground even higher so I can have a stand up workspace.  Feel more human when I'm standing and working.

SIRI BRIDAL GOWNS

This is an outtake image from an ad shoot last week for SIRI.  We shot two days from sun up to
sun down.  Images coming out in Martha Stewart Weddings Magazine next month.

CHRIS LEROY COATS

Here are a few ad images I shot awhile back for a local designer that just came out...

Model:  Khyrstyna K. @ Look Models
Make-up & Hair:  Wallett Luburich
Stylist:  Miriam Amina
Photo Assistant: Antonio Fernando
Client:  Chris Leroy

THE SHOTS IN BETWEEN

Sometimes its hard to see time to create something you really want as a photographer.  At least I have this problem recently when I'm doing a lot of work for clients with a specific look and feel to it I don't have much creative input at times.  I always try to remind myself to find time in between wardrobe changes, or during a lunch break to shoot landscapes if on location or to grab a model or even an assistant to step in and shoot something that will keep my creative process flowing and allow a little break from shooting 30-40 dresses on white which sometimes is the case.  I love the in between snaps that sometimes turns out to be keepers and inspire me to keep shooting and try new things.  The first shot of the day and the last shot of the day are always my favorites where I spend most of my time.  The initial shot gets the talent and I comfortable together and how we are going to work the rest of the day depends on this first shot.  The last shot is the longest shot of the day where I take it to another level and step beyond the comfort zone of the clients or what we are trying to achieve and push for something different, new or just opposite of what we did all day. Usually that is when the magic happens.  I'm trying to take that into every shoot and every shot in a day that I make.  Try and find that happy medium of pushing it past what we are looking for and into something unexpected that makes everyone say "Wow!"
Now we are creating something.  Its the in between shots that I live for in photography, the unexpected surprises.

Three in between shots from lunch break while shooting in studio yesterday.
Allie D. @ Look Models