ERIC | PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY
ERIC FREAKING GARCIA. I love every photo of Eric because I love Eric. He is so photogenic and one of the most genuine people I've ever met, which makes photographing him super easy. He's also a talented photographer, and we had a great time collaborating and taking photos of each other in downtown Baton Rouge a few weeks ago.
RESTORATIONS, PIANOS BECOME THE TEETH, MEWITHOUTYOU, THE MENZINGERS | MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHY
On November 1st, Restorations, Pianos Become the Teeth, mewithoutYou and The Menzingers rolled into Baton Rouge on their tour to play at the historic venue Spanish Moon. Spanish Moon is a super intimate and unique venue, dating back to the 1800's as an old Firehouse and standing as one of the most legendary places for bands to stop on their tours of the southern USA. With a small area for crowds and a second floor balcony overlooking the space, the venue proves to be a snug, mellow atmosphere even with the most popular of bands on its tiny stage. It is observed that the largest crowd of the night gathered for mewithoutYou, but the other bands on the ticket captivated the audiences as well!
FUTURE | FREEBANDZ FEST | MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHY
On Friday September 25th, the Freebandz Fest came to Baton Rouge’s River Center in full force. Headlined by rapper Future and other hip-hop artists August Alsina, Rocko, and iHeart Memphis, the event was a sure success.
THE MAVERICKS | MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHY
Eclectic Country/Latin/Rockabilly band, The Mavericks, performed at The Manship Theatre at the Shaw Center for the Arts last month, opening the season with a bang. It was a sold out show complete with a pre-show reception and a sponsorship by Regions bank. I conveniently am the full-time graphic designer at Manship Theatre, so I was able to snag a few photos!
DEFEATER, VARIANTS, FORGED BY HATE | MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHY
On Thursday September 24th, Defeaterplayed an intimate show with local bands at the Russel Jones Mixed Martial Arts studio in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. On tour promoting their latest album, “Abandoned”, Defeater completely dominated the crowd. This venue was unlike others due to its small size, no stage, and boxing equipment everywhere, but that made it all the more authentic to witness. Bands Variants and Forged By Hate came from New Orleans to open for Defeater, and they had quite a turnout.
BOWLING FOR SOUP | LAVAPALOOZA | MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHY
It’s rare that a band as big as Bowling For Soup comes to the Baton Rouge area, much less plays at a local Mexican restaurant in a popular shopping center. Months ago when I heard they were coming to headline the first “Lavapalooza” at Lava Cantina restaurant, I knew I just HAD to check it out and get some shots!
CHRISTIAN | SKATEBOARDING
It was super fun for me to be with my best friend hanging outside while also photographing something just for the heck of it, which I don't do a lot of these days. Also, I realized that skateboard photography is not as easy as it looks.. so this was also a healthy Saturday afternoon challenge.
HONEYVIBE | HOUSE OF BLUES NEW ORLEANS | MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHY
HONEYVIBE IS AT IT AGAIN. I thoroughly enjoyed photographing them at the Baton Rouge Blues Festival a few months ago. This time, they helped me with my dream of photographing at the House of Blues in New Orleans, one of the most historic music venues and a place that I've seen some great bands at myself. Being on stage with such talented people performing and capturing their love for music is exhilarating. I can't wait to see what the future holds for this awesome group of guys!
PAIGE | PAINTER, LSU SENIOR | PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY
I love the opportunity to photograph other artists. Especially when this specific artist happens to be my roommate, Zeta Tau Alpha sister, and one of my closest friends. Paige Montana Gresell is an unbelievably talented painter! She's also super cool. I was so excited to have a change of pace with her Senior Portraits by shooting them in her painting studio on LSU's campus.
GROOVIN 2K15 | YOUNG THE GIANT, PARACHUTE, COIN | MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHY
Every year, LSU Students On Target puts on a free concert in Baton Rouge for students and locals. With big names in the past like Akon, One Republic, Ludacris, and Weezer, it's an event that pretty much everyone puts in their calendar each year. This year, bands Dulac Smack, Coin, and Parachute opened up for headlining act Young the Giant. I had the amazing opportunity to shoot the meet & greets with the bands, and even get a pass to shoot the performances from the pit! It was an AMAZING show, I still can't believe that LSU Students on Target pull this off for us to go FREE. I'm obsessed with some of the shots I got, so check them out below and let me know what you think!
KENDRA SCOTT | VIA MAYA LAUNCH PARTY | FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY
When I opened my email and saw that the Kendra Scott location at Perkins Rowe here in Baton Rouge liked my photography and requested my services at their Via Maya Summer 2015 Collection Launch Party, I was ecstatic. I was also ALL ABOUT the getting paid in jewelry part, DUH. I had the most amazing experience working with the company.
ANTHROPOLOGIE SPRING FASHION SHOW | FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY
Once upon a rainy April evening, I got to photograph the Spring Fashion Show at Anthropologie Perkins Rowe! I had a great time working with Anthropologie when I photographed their Holiday Fashion Show last fall, and was so excited that they asked me back. Anthro has the cutest clothes, the nicest employees, and the quirkiest store design which obviously makes it a pleasure to photograph.
BATON ROUGE BLUES FESTIVAL | MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHY
I had the awesome opportunity to obtain a media pass for the Baton Rouge Blues Festival last Saturday, which was pretty amazing considering I had access to shoot and hear TONS of talented artists. If you haven't had the chance to check out this great festival, you have to go next year! Because of inclement weather, it was moved indoors to the Baton Rouge River Center this year, but that just made it a more convenient event to attend!
NEW ORLEANS FASHION WEEK | ASHLEY ANDREWS DESIGNS | FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY
A while back, my friend Ashley Andrews approached me about photographing some of the looks from her collection she had been designing for her project as an LSU Senior in the Fashion department. She ended up getting accepted into New Orleans Fashion Week as one of 10 emerging designers and showed her designs on the runway in late March! Her work and my photographs of her work have been published by The Advocate, inRegister Magazine, and NOLA.com.
35 PSI, THE NOISE COMPLAINTS, MEGAFAUNA | MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHY
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to see/photograph 35 PSI at Siberia in Uptown New Orleans along with 2 other bands, Megafauna and The Noise Complaints! It was an awesome experience because I pretty much had full access with my camera and of course the music sounded great. Siberia was a really cool, intimate venue as well. I really enjoyed meeting everybody and hearing what they were all about!
TIME WARP BOUTIQUE | FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY | COLLAB
I have been SO busy shooting, that I am finally catching up on editing some great stuff that's happened in the past few months! This was a fun shoot with model Brittany Love, makeup artist Vanessa Rivas of Miss Meow Makeup, and stylist Sage Edgerson with clothes from Time Warp Boutique! I loved the retro theme of the shoot. Props to Time Warp for having amazing vintage clothes to work with!
HANGING OUT WITH 35 PSI | MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHY
Last Saturday, I was able to meet 35 PSI and check out the studio they practice in! They have this awesome storage unit in a warehouse in New Orleans that's like something out of a movie, so I brought my camera and snapped some shots while Evan and Christian jammed with 2 of the actual band mates, Chris and Colin. Their friend Adam was there too with his professional stage lighting setup and fog machine, which made photographing them feel like an epic arena concert. Y'all know I'm obsessed with lighting and silhouettes, so I had a field day.
THE INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE WITH DOCUMENTINGBLUES | MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHY
I had a great time in Memphis at the International Blues Challenge last week! I play guitar and my favorite bands include Led Zeppelin & The Beatles, so it was no surprise that I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the world's greatest blues music live... and for free. I met some really talented photographers, musicians, and just people in general. The blues community is unbelievably genuine, and Memphis is a beautifully historic city.
ANTHROPOLOGIE HOLIDAY FASHION SHOW | FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY
I am so excited to have had the opportunity to photograph the Anthropologie Holiday Fashion Show in Baton Rouge this year! The Holiday Fashion Show took place in the Perkins Rowe store on the evening of Friday, December 5th. The store was lit up and decorated for a small runway gathering of store employees, friends, families, and holiday shoppers.