good news and Good news!

ok, first bit of good news...i saw lavendar diamond perform at the empty bottle tonight and it was fantastic!!! the weather was awful, i was getting a migraine, but i had i lost all my restlessness once they started. she is wonderfully sincere, coyly political, and a chatterbox on stage. it was the best thing i've seen live in a long time...

here she is:


ok, the GOOD News...(after a year of patience) i finally spoke with, then spoke to the dad of, then spoke to the dad of again, then locked down a date (jan 6th) to go to LA and photograph spencer elden, the infamous baby on the cover of nevermind for the self portrait as an artist series. i have 2 hours, which is pressure unlike what i'm use to in order to get a shot i am happy with, but this will be a great learning experience for a shoot whose logistics will feel editorial. and no, i will not be shooting him in, near, or around a pool.

ps: if anyone wants a copy of the picture i am taking sponsorship offers for the expensive/short trip out west!!!