Archive for August, 2009

LA FIRES

Posted on August 30th, 2009 by by Samuellippke

(A fire rages on the hillside of Pasadena) Last night after I photographed Casey and Giselle’s wedding (pictures to come) Micah (ex-Intern #1) and I drove up into the hills of Pasadena in search of the fires. We knew they were up there, because the wind had spread the smoke up to 40 miles away. [...]

inspired by this film

Posted on August 28th, 2009 by by admin

I have been so visually inspired by this movie. I hope it reels in a few good awards (Best supporting actor Christopher Waltz, ,Best Actor Brad Pitt,Supporting female actress Melanie Laurent, best director Quentin Tarantino, best cinematographer Robert Richardson, wardrobe, ect…). I don’t usually post about stuff like this, but wow! Beautiful work Quentin and [...]

Dayna & JC’s Wedding!

Posted on August 27th, 2009 by by Samuellippke

Santa Monica CA. Hotel Casa Del Mar had a marine layer surrounding it when my team and I arrived to photograph Dayna and JC’s wedding. It was a cool morning, but the low fog had a warmth about it, a soothing feel. Maybe it was because I was excited to photograph Dayna, JC and all [...]

Dayna and JC’s Wedding: Teaser

Posted on August 26th, 2009 by by admin

Saturday the 22nd. Dayna and JC were married and was their photographer. I’m so excited about the images, that I’m spending a few more minutes narrowing down which ones to post on here! I’ll post the rest as soon as possible! Stay tuned for more images and wedding details. The vendor list was superb too! [...]

Buskerfest + Cold War Kids streets of LB

Posted on August 26th, 2009 by by Samuellippke

Downtown Long Beach’s art district shut down its streets to vehicles and opened it up to some music craving residents and neighbors. Buskerfest is a miniature musical festival with a number of bands participating to open for the headlining Cold War Kids. Each person that attends gets 9 wooden nickles, each nickle is one vote [...]

Giselle & Casey: Malibu Engagement shoot

Posted on August 24th, 2009 by by admin

(Love this mini Series) A couple in love + nothing but good images on the agenda= Magic in the making. I’m not talking Disney-ville magic; I’m talking real life chemistry between two people and the relationship they develop with my camera. My Canon 5D is quite the love triangle magnet these days. The camera loved [...]

Todd’s Candle Light Vigil

Posted on August 20th, 2009 by by admin

On Sunday morning August 2nd. Todd a local homeless man was brutally beaten by baseball bats while sleeping on public property near the beach on Ocean and Granada. He is in intensive care at a Long Beach Hospitol. I knew him as a relaxed homeless man at Starbucks. He never asked for money, or help [...]

Giselle & Casey Engagement: Teaser!

Posted on August 20th, 2009 by by Samuellippke

Photographed in Malibu last night. You will love this quirky fun couple. I’d show you more, but frankly, I like teasing you. One image a day for 200 days. Just messing. I’ll have a few more up tomorrow for you to enjoy Cheers to Giselle and Casey! (You may recognize them from Josh and Chippy’s [...]

Chippy and Josh’s Wedding

Posted on August 18th, 2009 by by Samuellippke

(This is the moneyshot. Props to KrisD for helping make this shot work) I love photographing them! (see silhouette kiss image in a tunnel top left) Their engagement shoot (See them here) was so much fun and their wedding was even more amazing! Saddle Rock Ranch was perfect for this couple. Josh has a horse [...]

The HOWE shoot: Finished Tees

Posted on August 18th, 2009 by by admin

BUY THIS SHIRT Just saw these Tee’s online today. I like seeing the finished product. I did this shoot last December. I had some amazing models working with me, the pictures turned out as expected… Stunning. I like the finished product as well. Looking forward to seeing the other future designs. Look for these wherever [...]