The Halestorm Masked Ball
The creative geniuses at Ken Fulk Design threw a party the likes of which I had never seen… because that’s just what’s required when you’re honoring a woman as lovely as Denise Hale! I can’t really describe the glamour of it all. But Leah Garchik did so I’ll leave the words to her and just say that this party was a photographer’s dream. I was honored to make the memories of it.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Who rocks the party? Photojojo does.
I recently started photographing products for a super-cool, local company called Photojojo. Not only are these guys promoting the fun of photography and stocking some of the most awesome photo goods out there, they’re having a great time doing it! Today they released a new Chalkboard Speech Bubble. While standard product shots are always necessary, Photojojo has major style. So they opted to throw a Photo Booth party to really show it off… and I was the lucky girl that got to shoot the festivities.
A huge applause-filled THANK YOU to all the Photojojo fans and friends that came out to the party… I couldn’t have asked for better models. Get on over to the Photojojo Flickr page to see all your fabulous antics! ♥, Meg,
Friday, April 23, 2010
The Doggie Gaga Project… behind the scenes!
A couple weeks ago, my good friend and fellow photographer, Jesse Freidin woke to a surprise phone call — his friend had just seen Jesse’s photos on the Regis & Kelly show! Jesse does gorgeous fine-art dog portraits (see them on Jesse’s site). But it was his Doggie Gaga Project that *busted out* on the world wide web and was covered by everyone from Perez Hilton to People Pets. To see those hilariously creative images, visit The Doggie Gaga Project’s facebook page. Once the, uh… dog was out of the bag and Jesse’s talent was displayed all over, fame and praise and the demand for more Doggie Gaga followed!
And who doesn’t love a second helping of something that’s so fantastic? Especially when that something is a creative collaboration among good friends! That’s why I was thrilled to photograph the making of The Doggie Gaga Project - Round 2. Jesse’s new images are launching today… here’s a look at how they were made.
Pancake - always the first to take the stage.
Craig & Terra, plotting the shoot.
Rebecca creates the telephone hat for Bob the dog!
Jesse with his favorite camera - The Horseman Field. And the shoot is underway!
Pancake investigates the other costumes…
Jesse uses Joanna’s head to style the Coke can wig. We “test-run” only on the humans! :)
Jackson gets ready for his close-up.
He’s obviously destined for stardom!
Christine Zona - an inspiring photographer with the personality to match. Check out her angle on the day: www.czonafoto.wordpress.com/2010/04/20/the-doggie-gaga-project/
Jackson slurps up his well-deserved treat.
Bob patiently waits his turn…
…and when it comes time, he delivers like a champ!
Rebecca models her masterpiece.
The final shot of the day.
Jennings makes it easy - he’s an old pro!
Jesse & Craig take a break… but Jennings still wants to model.
Pulling the final shot…
Congratulations, Jesse!
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I ♥ dogs. I ♥ Lady Gaga. I ♥ film. And I especially ♥ all these creative, crazy friends that made such a creative, crazy project come to life! Let’s give them a round of applause.
Photographer : Jesse Freidin : www.jessefreidin.com
Photographer’s Assistant : Diana Cao
Costumes : Rebecca Gerber
Behind the scenes photography : Christine Zona : www.czona.com
Assistant Producer : Craig Gotsill
Videography : Bert DiVietri & Terra Haywood : www.youtube.com/user/TerraHaywood
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Archives
Looking back at the images that made me love photography… here’s one of the first!
“Women & Wallace” Santa Barbara, CA 2002
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Artists at Work
Last summer I was lucky enough to photograph Paul Benson for California Homes Magazine. Paul is an incredibly talented artisan - he creates modern furniture working on the coolest old-school machinery! I went to his studio up in sunny Sonoma and marveled at the graceful pieces he creates. You can see some of them here: http://paulbenson.us/
I’ve always wanted to photograph artists working - each person and process is different so I could make an endless series! Maybe Paul will be the jumping point for a new project…
“Paul Benson” for California Homes Magazine - Sonoma, CA - July, 2009
Friday, January 29, 2010
