Getting back to work

I drove to Pasadena to shoot with Virginia, who also had a baby in December.  It was a beautiful overcast day, we shot for a couple of hours downtown, where we found so many places with great light.

Long time no post

Bri's Headshot

So I drove out to my favorite "park" in LA to shoot Bri's headshot.  We meet through her friend Felisha, who has been trying to get Bri, who is at least 5'10" modeling.

After we nailer her headshot, she wanted to try a bit of a fashiony look.  While it may not have been the best spot to shoot a for what she wanted, we worked it a bit and I love how this turned out.

Sweet Headshot photography by Los Angeles headshot photographer David Cutts of Cutts Imaging Group.

Kim agency test

I drove out to Malibu, CA Monday afternoon to shoot a quick test with Kim.  Kim grew up in Juneau, AK and came to LA for the weather, but I bet she had a job too.  Kim is a competitive jump roper, and like me, you didn't know there was competitive jump roping!  She's represented as a model by Sports + Lifestyle Unlimited, and looking for some new images for her comp card.

She needed some lifestyle beachy images for her book, I of course had to grab a headshot.

We originally had agreed to shoot Sunday morning, but a tickle in my throat Saturday morning erupted into a full blown cold by Sunday morning, and it would have been freezing (okay California freezing).

I did not neglect my lensbaby which quite often sits in my bag neglected.  It's a fun little piece of glass which I tend to think of as a toy, but it's actually a tool like any other lens.  I just need to spend some time mastering it.

Sweet photography by Los Angeles headshot photographer David Cutts of Cutts Imaging Group.

More personal work

The royal we here at Cutts Imaging Group have been busy, and that's groovy.  A shoot we had scheduled for Saturday morning got canceled so T and I took a little drive up to Wrightwood, CA for a little date/scouting mission.  On the way home we stopped at one of T's favorite places Mormon Rocks, where I shot these first two.

After a coffee break we headed up old Waterman Canyon road to an organic fruit stand T wanted to check out, we picked up the last apples of the session and a couple of avocados, awesome.

Mojito Bikini Look Book by Cutts Imaging Group

I shot a little look book for Mojito Bikini a few weeks ago.  I hooked up with Caroline an Australian designer living here in LA.  We meet at a Elyria Canyon Park, set up a makeshift make-up station for Genevieve, who knocked it out of the park.  I got to spent the afternoon shooting Maggie.  It was hot ... um, I mean the temperature was hot.

Anyway these are my picks from the shoot, Caroline has a different needs and I delivered her those files.

I went to the LACMA yesterday

And I love Donald Judd, on a Florida to California trip to visit Tara before we were married I stopped in Marfa Texas which was ... well if you get a chance just go.

Felisha From Tuesday morning

I met Felisha at a "park" in LA I've been shooting at lately.  She was looking for a couple of new shots for her agency, which we nailed.

I dig this third image, I struggled a little bit getting it how I saw it while shooting, I am happy with how it turned out.

I love this last one.

Mladenka Grgic headshots by Cutts Imaging Group

I meet Mladenka and her brother Luke in Pasadena a week or two ago.  After a short talk about what roles and types she was targeting we walked over to my favorite spot and shot for a couple of hours.

She wanted to shoot in natural light and I was happy to comply, and since she brought Luke I recruited him as my assistant for the day.  Mostly he held reflectors told stories and answered my questions.  I had lots they immigrated to California from Croatia via Germany really an interesting story.

After we moved to this spot for a dark background, I used Luke as a voice activated light stand (V.A.L.S.) with my 580exll as a little hair light.  

I'm happy with how these turned out, and wish Mladenka luck with her budding career.

Mariela headshots by Cutts Imaging Group

I drove into Hollywood to shoot Mariela's headshot.

We shoot behind her office.

And she wanted to shoot a few fun looks.

Candice Dylan headshot by Cutts Imaging Group

Continuing a recent trend of shooting natural light headshots, I drove into Pasadena to shoot Candice.  As usual I'm  a photographer not a prolific writer.

Adam Woodard

This is how far behind I am on my blogging.  

I shoot Adam in January in Beverly Hills, he'd just rolled into town from South Carolina to start acting school and wanted a headshot. 

Amre Tulano

I shot these last year, and while going through my hard drive I found them again.

Sonny Valens headshot by Cutts Imaging Group

Sonny has been an entertainer for years, he started his career as a pro wrestler and for the last few years has been acting.  We hooked up via Craigslist, and we met downtown by the train station.  Usually I like to shoot in a studio setting where I can control the light.  Sonny wanted a bit of a grungy background, so we walked around, but as you can see we decided to shoot close and tight.

Sonny has been cast as a hispanic tough guy on a bunch of television shows, including one of fav's The Shield.

I did talk him into trying a more commercial look for a few, frames.  

We went back to shooting for his badass type and nailed these last two.

Kate from Wednesday

Santa Monica fisherman