Let's take a trip to 2003

I can't believe this was nearly three years ago. Was going through a box of old photos this past weekend and came upon this gem from 2003. This was one of my first commissioned shoots! A family friend wanted me to photograph his goddaughters in front of his super awesome rat rod. He was assisting in directing the shoot, which apparently was stone cold rock n roll. ;D Chicks with guitars! Fast cars! Rawk'n'roll!
Shot on 35mm film (and definitely lacking some fill light)
As painful as it was for me to browse through these, I can't help but feel good about the progress I've made.

Day at the Villa

Took my dSLR to the museum to shoot with, but ended up using my iPhone instead.
DIY filter used.

My wonderful partner in crime

Self

I read an inspiring post today, and it was really about nothing new. A talented photographer wrote an article about the fact that one can produce a great photograph despite the gear used. I have always heavily backed this concept, but lately I haven't done enough of it. This photographer had posted tons of street photography shot with her iPhone, and the results were terrific. So I decided to monkey-do and experimented with a self portrait. I did some light post-processing (added a tri-color soft filter) using my Photoshop app on my phone. What I was mainly focusing on was getting the right amount of light to bring out the expression in my eyes. I am happy with it ;D

Meltdown Comedy

One of the best Meltdown shows I've seen as of yet. Doug Benson replaced Kumail for the evening and he was a most excellent counter-part to Jonah. Laughs and sic burns all around. Here were some of my favorites from the show:
(all images shot on iPhone)

Tyler Ross (Atrossity photo) was the answer for VIP question on Twitter.

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Riot LA Festival

Three days of comedy: it CAN be done. When my boyfriend first told me about the LA Alternative Comedy Riot Fest, I have to admit, three days of comedy sounded a bit daunting. I figured doing one day of the festival would be enough. Then, the schedule came out. Then, my calendar quickly got filled up with shows and comics I wanted to see. So, I went ahead and purchased a pass for all three days. Starting Friday night, all the way up to Sunday. Purchasing a weekend pass got you in to all shows (minus one big event hosted by NPR, which was an additional $45) as well as free Jarritos drinks, free beer, access to the lounge area which had food trucks and a variety of vendors. They were also promoting a new alcoholic beverage, Air, which was light, refreshing and most importantly, free of charge.

Friday night was Maria Bamford and Friends. Her friends included:
Erin Foley, Matt Braunger, Ron Lynch, Chelsea Peretti... hosted by Jimmy Pardo. We had plans to attend the show following that, The Best of Riot LA (more stand-up), but, since I had gone straight to the festival after a long work day, we decided to make it a short night.

First in line!

Metal Tuesday / Oct. 16th @ Silverlake Lounge

My Tuesday night was filled with some ultra sludgy and delightfully heavy sounds, thanks to my hometown's (Ventura) The F*cking Wrath, Hull (from Brooklyn, NY), Behold! The Monolith, and Destroy Judas.
I tend to nest at home during the weekdays. BUT! Being that the show was so close to home, AND it was the first metal show I've heard of at the Silverlake Lounge, I had to grab my camera (and earplugs) and roll out to the show. It was a great decision and it was really nice to catch up with friends and meet some new faces.

Here's a batch of images of Hull

(Brooklyn, NY Sludge, The End Records)
http://hull.bandcamp.com/
www.hullandhighwater.com
www.facebook.com/hullsounds

"Give Up the Ghost" Music Video Shoot

Behind-the-scenes from Delaney Gibson's video shoot for "Give Up the Ghost", shot in late September. 

Shoot location was in downtown LA, and (thankfully) indoors in a nice air-conditioned studio loft.

The shoot began Saturday morning. Here are some stills from what we covered that day: dusty piano scene, bedroom, silhouette, and some green screen.

 

Sideshow Collectibles lobby

It's getting festive here!

Avalanche

Prowl

Word Stills

I'm entertaining the idea for a new photo project. Music and literature are major interests of mine, as is photography (duh?). I've decided to combine inspirational words with a photo that I think best matches the mood of the words. Here's the first one to kick it off, inspired by a song from Built to Spill.

© Jeannette Villarreal

Massenger @ No///Se Record Release show (Post 2 of 2)

 

No///Se Record Release @ Billy O's - Ventura (1 post of 2)

Photos from No///Se's Record Release party at Billy O's, Massenger

No///Se

 

Comedy By the Pool

This was definitely a first. My boyfriend's friend Tyler Ross invited us to his home for some comedy by the pool, hosted by the Power Violence guys. Music, poolside (which was a daunting shade of green), nice people, and of course, funny people.

 

Gliss / The Happy Hollows @ The Satellite, Hollywood

Slightly impromptu show at the Satellite: Gliss and Happy Hollow

Predator??

Tall Tales @ TAIX

Tall Tales & the Silver Lining

Portugal. The Man - All Your Light (Animated Version)

Wednesday

Whereabouts

Largo/W.Hollywood

Friday.

And this is all I have to say about the weekend:

© Jeannette Villarreal 2012