Last fall I took this photograph of my friend Susie’s baby, Nathan. Looking back, even though it is radically different than the majority of the subject matter found in my other work, it has to be one of my favorite pieces ever. This was even further cemented when I got Daily Deviation over on Deviantart which can be seen here.

Amazingly enough, it was one of the simple photos I have ever taken in my life! I had only spent around 5 minutes taking around 50 shots of the baby and this one is the shining beacon out of all of them. It was probably the simplest setup of any shoot I’ve ever had in my life.

First, I took a futon mattress I had and slumped up against a wall and threw a black pillowcase pillow down. Still with me?
Then I took my Alienbees B400 with a fairly large softbox and placed it above where the infant’s head would be. It ended up creating such rich shadow and contrast to the skin that it just makes it feel like you’re looking at reality on your computer screen.

Such success with this infant photograph endears me to want to continue to photograph infants once in a while and just keep my online display of photographs a wee bit more varied. It makes me wonder if I have a parental instinct, afterall.

Lillian Lottie Couture had their grand opening tonight! When I drove up; I was seriously shocked at how much the place had changed in the last month since I had visited Jenny Pinto and Meghan Lawlor in their store. It was fancy before but now it was just cutting edge glamor and was fantastic! From the cupcakes, to the “candy table”, the fantastic food that was served, the magicians, and the Foto Cabina booth that was present really made the night a fantastic grand opening. Far grander than I was honestly expecting.

For all of your bridal needs:

Heather, who runs Eventfully Yours, Heather was the fabulous event coordinator and totally made sure things went smoothly. Very nice and very laid back/friendly.

Floral arrangements were provided by Terrace Floral Design Group in Scottsdale.

Brian with Ambiance Catering not only provided great food, he was very friendly and very delightful to work with!

Richard Steele was a great magician and was very entertaining for all the guests. Totally recommended for a fun way to spice up an event!

A very interesting Creative Candy Table was provided by Sandy B:

Some great wine/champagne was provided by Barefoot Wines! I, myself, had the Pinot Grigio and it was fantastic!

Something that EVERYONE seemed to love was the photo booth; provided by Foto Cabina! It was used almost 100% of the time! A great way to get instant gratification and provide added fun for guests!

Espresso Subito provided the espresso catering service, I enjoyed a lovely Caramel Macchiato(though someone cleaned it up while I was pulled to photograph some people.. I really wanted to finish! Argh!)

Last but not least: Let Them Eat Cake, Inc provided the delicious cupcakes!

To conclude: I’d like to wish Meghan and Jenny great luck with their bridal store! I very much appreciate them inviting me out to photograph, have a cupcake and use the photobooth 3 times in a row! They’re badass! :) Until next time.. this is Chaz signing off…

Access Zero is a local Phoenix, Arizona area band that has a unique sound that I enjoy. It was a very hectic day: shooting at a location I had no idea about and a location I didn’t have time to scout previous to our shoot. Things turned out far better than I had expceted:

Last Friday, I was a guest of Jennyvi Dizon of Jenny Dizon Coture (www.jennyvi.com) at the Scottsdale Fashion week and I photographed their main runway show that was sponsored by Fox 10.

All the following designs are by Jenny Dizon Couture: