Posh & Becks

On Monday, I was doing a Photo Shoot with Alex in Downtown, Los Angeles.  Neil was going to be shooting as well, he needed new Headshots, and I was going to be shooting some too, along with some couple and lifestyle photos for Alex's portfolio and fun for us!

It was a beautiful day outside, in the low 80's, but pretty warm in the sun.  Thankfully, we were in the shade for the most part.  I started out with some headshots so Neil could see how Alex worked and after shooting one outfit, it was Neil's turn.  He shot a bunch of different looks in his T-shirt and then switched to this edgy button-down for another style.  Alex brought a prop guitar along, and with that shirt, it made for a perfect photo.  We shot these photos at a wooden wall with colorful graffiti all over it.  I shot another set of headshots in a different color shirt and then we shot a couple photos together, joking around, playing serious, Neil playing the guitar and me singing, etc.

After our first location, we were on our way to the second, deeper into the arts district underneath an overpass.  I shot some more headshots there and then Neil shot some in a denim shirt.  I was playing director, (because I do that so well ;)...and Neil didn't seem to mind, too much) and Alex was happy to have me helping him out as well.  I had fun, fixing hair and clothes, and being an assistant for the day!  Then we shot another round of photos, and then some in front of Alex's white BMW with Neil in all white, and me in white shorts and a coral tank top.  I didn't know what to expect but when I saw the previews on the camera they were super editorial!  I loved them :)

Posh & Becks?

Then we were on our way to the third location where Alex wanted to shoot some pictures of us on the railroad tracks.  Unfortunately, a couple trains were blocking the view of Downtown LA that Alex wanted in the background so we played around on the tracks and took a couple photos but because it was so bright outside, and then underneath the overpass was so dark, it was a difficult shot so we moved onto our fourth location.

  

At our last location we were in the heart of Downtown, with chaos around us, and it was Neil's turn to kill it in his suit.  He took a ton of photos with different looks at the top of this escalator with buildings, green trees, and traffic going on behind him; it was actually really cool.  Once he got a bunch to choose from we moved to a fountain and sat down at a table and while Alex was setting up the camera we got shooed out of the area because it was private property so we moved to the sidewalk and were once again shooed away, except this time, the boys weren't going down without a fight, asking how the sidewalk could be private property and giving the security guard a hard time, but we ended up moving on anyway to an alley.  We took some awesome photos in there, very fun and flirty, but very classy and sophisticated.  

By the time we got done it was nearly 5:30 and we all had a long day of shooting were hungry and Neil had to get back to work at his day job.  So when he left to go home, I sat with Alex and his girlfriend, Kelly, while he uploaded the pictures and put them on a disc.  We ended up taking over 530 pictures!

Since we had such a long day, it was nice to go to Happy Hour with Alex & Kelly, along with their friend, Jenny, to Chaya in Downtown.  It was just about a 15 minute walk and we enjoyed sliders, this amazing corn appetizer, edamame, french fries, all different types of skewers, and other goodies along with wine and cocktails.  It was much needed and awesome to be out and social without having to be 'working.'  It's hard to call taking pictures and laughing with friends work ;)  We all had a great time, sharing stories, eating, drinking, and I'm definitely looking forward to another Photo Shoot & Happy Hour with good friends!