Louis LaSalle/Fine Art Photography blog

Photography ramblings, circus animals, some filler

November 13, 2008

Photo Shoot: Michael Sausedo

Michael was referred to me by my friend and fellow photographer Mark Beyer. Michael is relatively new to modeling, but he's obviously not new to bodybuilding. You can look forward to seeing more work from this shoot in the future.

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October 28, 2008

Photo Shoot: Peter Le

A couple of weekends ago I did another wonderful shoot with Peter Le. This time we concentrated on a white background. And Peter looks more awesome than ever.

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October 03, 2008

Photo Shoot: Jesse Garcia on the Lyra

Jesse is one of my all time favorite models, and probably the one I have photographed the most. It helps that we've become great friends and we live only about 30 minutes apart. One of the things that Jesse brings to a photo shoot is a long history as a performer. He's been performing professionally for 27 years. One of Jesse's performance pieces is the aerial ring, also known as the Lyra. We've been wanting to photograph Jesse on the Lyra for a long time and have just never managed to quite put it together. Well, we've finally done it! Jesse and I extend our heart felt thanks to Greg Angelo and his crew at Velocity Circus for providing the space and rigging expertise:
http://www.gregangelo.com/

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September 29, 2008

Photo on the BBC

I've sold a photo for use in an upcoming BBC production! Consuming Passion: 100 Years of Mills & Boon will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Mills & Boon publishing house, venerable publishers of romance novels. Mills & Boon goes by the name Harlequin in North America, the name of their North American distributor who acquired them in 1971. The story is part historical drama and part fiction.

Consuming Passion will air on BBC 4 sometime in the Autumn. The photo shown below will appear in the film in the context of a university lecture about how the romance novel here changed over the years with changes in society. It will represent the modern ideal of the romantic hero.

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September 26, 2008

Spring Awakening

I saw the touring company of the Broadway musical Spring Awakening last evening in San Francisco. It is a truly amazing show about teen angst and coming of age and having to deal with very adult issues and pressures but lacking the emotional tools and freedoms of an adult to do so. It is not only an amazing night of theatre, but it is one of those very rare important shows. I highly recommend this show, especially for families with teens to see together. When one has successfully survived one's youth, it's easy to forget how trying those times can be. Adults tend to smile at teen drama, forgetting the seriousness of the emotions involved. Every new generation imagines that they are the first to go through sexual awakening and the pressures of adult expectations. This show just might give parents and teens the courage to ask each other very important questions.


You can learn more about the show including ticket information for NYC and the tour dates on the show's official website:
http://www.springawakening.com/


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September 16, 2008

Photo shoot: Sweeney Ridge Fog

These photos are from a morning walk last Friday at Sweeney Ridge in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The walk is renowned for it's amazing views of the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. Well the vistas were taking a break due to moderately heavy fog. But the fog made for some beautiful photos in its own right.

         

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September 13, 2008

Another Taste of Mark Joseph

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September 05, 2008

Photo shoot: Amir

It's amazing what you can shoot in a really public place -- the UNO City complex (as in United Nations Organization) in Vienna, early on a Sunday morning, when you have a really gutsy model. Hey, the location was his idea! Again, look for the rest of the shoot on my website sometime in the months ahead.

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August 31, 2008

August Website Update

I've got three new models for you this month and a large update on another. The new models are Peter Le, Scott Hall and Nick Angelo. There's also an extensive update with Matthew Stewart. As always, you will find the new work in the Featured Models portfolio:
http://www.louislasalle.com/Assets001/Photos/catalog1.html

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August 31, 2008

Photo shoot: Mark Joseph

I spent part of this Labor Day weekend doing a photo shoot with a new model, Mark Joseph. He's a really nice guy (beautiful skin!), and we had a nice shoot. Here's first sample of the work. Look for the rest of the shoot on my website in the months ahead.

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