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Kyle and Natalie: Artist Session: Orange County, California

Mary — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:26:20 +0000

It blows my mind the talent that some people carry! I have had the honor of working with Kyle and Natalie a few months back on some fun pictures for them and they asked me to capture some shots of them with their whole band. We headed down to the OC this past weekend to do that and seriously had so much fun! The best part of working with a previous client is they have alot of trust in you and know your potential and would never dream of holding you back from any crazy idea you come up with.

I encourage you to click on this video while browsing through this post. Not the best quality but you can see how amazingly talented and fun they are! Seriously..I am in love with how they break down with a rap in the middle of the song!

Check out their myspace here and follow them on twitter here!

Kaylee

Mary — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:49:00 +0000

I love love love it so much when one client leads to another and even more when it is a family member. It makes me feel like I am part of the family and now their personal photographer. =) More than anything I love seeing my past clients again because after every session I walk away feeling like I made new friends and my friends are my family.

So meet Kaylee.. my new friend and sister of Kyle of Kyle and Natalie. Remember them?

Kaylee was visiting Kyle in California from Montana this past weekend and we luckily arranged a session for her high school senior portraits. It had to be the evening I arrived back in LA from my best friends wedding in Minnesota but it was sooo worth it!
Ya their family has amazing genes. Check it out!

Romika: Maternity: Lakeview Terrace, California

Mary — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:03:00 +0000

Meet Romika. This girl is such a caring, funny, sweet and passionate human being. She is so generous with her love and friendship and I am truly lucky to know her. I met her while working at this silly job when I first moved out to California. We would go to different colleges everyday and sell hair packages to girls. It was a fun job some days but I looked forward to going to work everyday because of Romika!

Romika is an amazing singer! Seriously..check out her myspace. We always talked about doing a photoshoot together and when we both went our separate ways from the hair promo gig we lost touch. Romika recently contacted me telling me she was expecting her first little girl! This was the perfect opportunity for a reunion! =)

This was my first maternity shoot and we had so much fun! It blows my mind that there is a budding little girl in her tummy right now and I can’t wait to meet Kylie Love. Romika and Nick are going to be the best parents ever!

Brian Torres: Artist: Torrance, California

Mary — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:52:00 +0000

Music has played a big role in my life. I am purely a devoted listener and I envy anyone who can play an instrument, sing, or produce the art. I have come into contact with amazing artists lately and am feeling so blessed.

This next artist is Brian Torres of Art of Chaos. Brian contacted me from seeing my work from The Record Life’sphoto shoot. From the very first e-mail I got great vibes from him. He is very passionate about this industry and is fully enveloped in it. While he was getting ready he named off every music video director and the artists they worked with, he loves every type of music and grabs inspiration from everything he hears and is totally willing to go above and beyond to succeed. I feel the same way about photography.

We headed to Old Town Torrance for the first part of this session. Our plans sadly fell through on a certain location but after walking around the building we found some cool grunge looking architecture.

The 2nd half of this session is a completely different looks but Brian pulled off both. We headed to Palos Verdes to take advantage of the amazing environment and view.

Sneak Peek: Romika and Kylie Love

Mary — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:38:00 +0000

Yes..another sneak peek! These are simply to make my clients happy by seeing an image the same day and so far they have! So thank you for not getting annoyed that lately they have all been just one image blogs. Next week is devoted to full blog entries of these awesome sneak peeks, editing, proofing and possibly sleeping a little bit in there.

Meet Romika and her soon to be Kylie Love! I am so excited about this session! <3

Sneak Peek: Brian Torres

Mary — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:20:00 +0000

I had the wonderful opportunity to spend today with Brian Torres of Art of Chaos. Here is an image from today!

Lauren Coleman: Artist: Long Beach, California

Mary — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:03:00 +0000

About 3 weeks ago I had no idea who Lauren Coleman was. I didn’t know of this amazing person or the amazing talent she would hold. It all started when I was in San Diego helping out Chaz Cruz, he introduced me toPebaluna ( Laurens music project). I couldn’t get enough of this beautiful music! I drove all the way from San Diego to Los Angeles listening to her music over and over. Of course when I got home I checked out her myspace and saw she lived in Long Beach! I just had to ask her if she wanted to do a photoshoot. She said yes and here are the results!

Can we talk about contagious laughs and smiles for a second here? So pretty!

This isn’t even half of my favorites. I had such a blast hanging out and taking Laurens picture! Please Please Please
check out her myspace! You really wont regret it! She is doing some
amazing things and it’s only going to get better! =)

Float Away Productions was behind the scenes for this shoot and we are going to have an awesome video up and going soon!

The Record Life: Show @ The Troubador!

Mary — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:08:00 +0000

You might remember this handsome young man from a few months back?

The Record Life

Well he is having a show at The Troubador this friday evening, January 30th at 8:30!

Wondering what the show will be like? Just go to his myspace to listen to him rocking out! I know its going to be amazing!

Also while you are there…check out his amazing looking Myspace page! I feel so honored to have my images displayed so nicely and am truly so excited for Jakob, his talent, and the amazing things that have happened to him and are about to happen!

So if you have nothing to do this friday…head to The Troubador and say hi to The Record Life!

Kyle & Natalie: Santa Monica Pier, California

Mary — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:03:00 +0000

I was contacted by Thomas Scriven recently about shooting a band that he just started managing. I first pictured 5 dudes, which wouldn’t be bad, but I was so happy when he said “its a guy and a girl”. =) Kyle and Natalie are a band based out of the LA/Orange County area. They are both actors and musicians and sooooo talented! As soon as I got home I started editing their images and listened to their myspace page and I was so in awe. They are both so humble and kind and have talent seeping out of their pores…not to mention they are both drop dead gorgeous with some of the most amazing eyes I have ever seen! It was wonderful working with you guys…I can’t wait to see you again soon!

So like I said…these guys have gorgeous eyes…just check out Natalies..this is straight out of camera. so pretty!

I couldn’t decide between the next two…so here is both!

So there was tons of lens flare opportunities today…and I took full advantage of it..I like this image because it just looks so
natural and relaxed and real.

I tried this tin can thing out when I was at Hallmark on a shot, but I wanted to give it another try. I love these next two.

This next one was all Thomas’ awesome idea! I love it! One of my favorites from the set!

This next one was just a moment that I am so happy I caught. This might be one of my favorite images ever. Scott doesn’t understand and maybe you wont either but…I love it.

So this has to be the best shoot I have ever been on! These two treated me to the ferris wheel and rollercoaster on the Santa Monica Pier to get some cool shots. It was quite enjoyable! Thanks again guys! This is from the ferris wheel…

and this is from the rollercoaster…scary.

headed to 3rd St. Promenade for some paparazzi style shots. so natural.

this is Thomas paying the monkey to be his friend! haha… love it!

Tinelle Matlock

Mary — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:37:00 +0000

I love love love when people I have met in the past recommend me to photograph someone they know. It makes me happy. It is truly the way of surviving a business, especially such a social one such as photography. It also allows me to meet someone awesome! This time I met Tinelle.

Tinelle is a actress/dancer who just moved to California from New York although she is originally from Texas. She contacted me in need of a new headshot and I was more than willing to help out! We met on a corner in my oh so favorite location, Santa Monica, and immediately dove into a side nook on 2nd street and she flashed me that radiant smile over and over again!

Here are some of my favorites:

If you are in the Southern California area and would like some head shots done, I must tell you I have a very inexpensive deal and it would be a great lifestyle addition to your portfolio! Please contact me at mary@maryfrancesphotography.com