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/ !

From November’s thisisaphotoblog assignment, “everyone is a photographer”.

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.

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!)

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

xoTamar

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.

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.

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

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:

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!