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
Ooh La La : New Auction Displays!
I’m donating a boudoir session to Bullylicious - a fabulous event to raise money for Pinups for Pitbulls & Badrap! I’m quite excited and ready to revamp my auction displays… pretty pretty please help me chose a new display photo. You can email me, leave a Facebook comment, send a courier pigeon… I’d love to know which one you love so I can raise some money for these awesome organizations!
Shall it be #1?
Or maybe #2?
What about #3?
Or #4?
Many thanks for your thoughts and xoxo!
Tuesday, February 16, 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
