I’m in New York City. Its colllllddddd! I mean really cold, 15º + windchill. It gets even colder when you happen to walk througha  makeshift blizzard for some sort of movie production, or maybe just NY city being NY city. I’ll post more later, its one family event after another. Ira & Andrea’s wedding rehearsal [...]

(James Alberty; By Samuel Lippke) So my dream would be to travel around for amonth with sponsors inserting products into my shoots and sponsoring each location. This scene would most likely be Ralph Lauren, Persol,rolex or J Crew. Maybe Louie Vuitton? Everytime I think of this concept I get excited. Anyone want to sponsor shoots [...]

You probabaly already saw images of Kat in my last post about my hawaii shoot. If not then its HERE Just thought you deserve a few more shots of her (and James in my next post) I’m shipping out to Manhattan tomorrow for a few days. Hope to report back with images of luxery and [...]

I’ve been a Long Beach resident for nearly 7 years. Never have I heard of surfing like this here. We have an enormous breakwater (Built in to protect subs and ships in WWII) Long Beach was known as the Waikiki of Southern California before the construction of the breakwater in 1941. A surf contest was [...]

You’ve waited so patiently and I’ve picked so meticulously the images I wanted to feature in chapter two. Jeanine’s look is elegant, sexy, raw and refined all at once. Which makes for great images. Her knowledge of “Frame” and lighting is fun to work with. She knows what she’s doing in front of the camera [...]

(Jeanine Mason By Samuel Lippke, BCBG Maxaria Skirt, Brian Atwood Shoes) I had the honor of photographing Jeanine Mason last night. Amazing woman, amazing skills as a dancer. I love the pictures we took, we’re already planning another photoshoot. Stay tuned for more images from this shoot. Jeanine won the 5th Season (2009) of So [...]

(Long Beach Resident waiting (on the curb) on her bike. Making a decision about crossing the street or not, Jamba Juice Employee (right) in search of Sand Bags) Outside my studio water fell onto the street. Sheets, buckets,cats & dogs, Belmont Shore had it all coming down on its head & streets. Armed with my [...]

(Kat) Love this shoot. Thanks to everyone that helped pull in my obsession with timeless fashion, hamptons, JCrew,Whatever you want to call it, I call it my style. (Mika,Eric,Kat,James) The location is renowed for being one of the top 10 pools in the whole world (Esquire?) Local surf instructor and part time model (james) grabbed [...]

Its nice to have some time to relax, especially if you happen to be in Hawaii. Celebrating Eddie’s Jan birthday, there is always a reason to have some fun too. Marriot hotel, overlooking the beach, Honolulu skyline too! Here’s where I’m at. I have a few more things to say about it here. For now [...]

Jennifer & Andrew The Ritz Carlton, Laguna Niguel, CA SLIDESHOW 2009 was an excellent year to kick off Samuel Lippke Studios. We at SLS owe so much of the year to our amazing Bride & Grooms. We couldn’t have had such a great year without the best clients in the world. So many highlights documented [...]