PATTERNS AND TONES

February 9, 2013 Patterns and Tones was born Wowwie, two years already! How can it be? The little photo blog that could has been chugging its way into the world weekly now for two whole years. Sharing my vision with you has been an honor and a thrill. I have so many ideas and images in my arsenal, and I derive so much joy in presenting them to you and the world, that I can only see this developing into a life long adventure! I have been asked many times where the name of the blog came from. Patterns represent my Fine Art creations and Tones covers my love of photographing Rock n' Rollers. But the name actually originated from my a talent show my mother used to perform in as a member of her Glee Club when she attended Oakland Technical High School  from 1951-1955. The talent show was called Patterns in Tone.   I remember as a child going through her old scrapbooks and seeing the red cover of a Patterns in Tone program from 1954. The maracas, guitar, sax, trumpet and co...

My first attempt at shooting a string of moving pictures came to fruition at the beginning of this year in the form of a movie trailer titled "The Feline Feeling" . Directed and Produced by the amazing duo of Elvia Lahman and Hannah Metz who are co-owners of the lovely vintage clothing store in Pasadena called The Loved One , this trailer is a vehicle to showcase their new line of vintage inspired lingerie. When I was asked to be the Director of Photography for this project, I threw my hat into the ring, picked up my trusty Nikon D800 and channeled my inner Russ Meyer , Doris Wishman and Roger Corman . Shooting started at The Monty Bar in downtown Los Angeles, and was a perfect start to an amazing weekend. Yes, this was shot in two days! I thought I would select some of my favorite stills from the film and share them with you. Working with the crew and actors was a wonderful experience. As a still photographer, I am a solitary creature creating, directing and ligh...