Some of my favorite photos from a fundraiser in support of the Riordan Programs, at the Los Angeles Athletic Club.

The full album can be viewed here.

I collaborated with Joanne for my first venture into fashion photography. I set up a studio in my garage using my Savage backdrop stand and extra-white seamless paper, and used several shoot-through and silver umbrellas, reflectors, and foamcore boards for lighting. Here are some of my favorite images from the session…

Styling, wardrobe and modeling: Joanne

Photography and post-production: Jimmy

Here are some of the wide shots of the set-up:

This was the set-up for clamshell lighting.

I moved my key light to the side for a different look.

Some of my favorite moments from Sarah and Harry’s festive baby shower in downtown Los Angeles.

Some of my favorite photos from this Orange County landmark. These images were made with my Canon 400D converted to Infrared by LifePixel and my Canon 10-22.

Some of my favorite moments from an awesome celebration organized by Kwiri Yang and Jason Yeh at 333 Live in downtown Los Angeles, where proceeds went to support the B.R.A.K.E.S. charity in fostering safe and responsible driving. The event was hosted by Quan Nguyen, and featured a live performance by Sue Jin, the DJ talents of DJ Sato, Treble & Blues, Kenyeh West, DJ Iron Chef, C4, Profunk, and Baby Bear, and a pre-Valentine’s date auction.

Some of my favorite images from a session with Julie and Eugene’s family.

We also set up a backdrop in the backyard. Props and styling was by Angela, my chief creative officer, while Newy provided invaluable assistance with posing. I shot with my 5D3 and 70-200.

Here’s a shot of the set-up:

This was a test-shot with a teddy bear stand-in:

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Some of my favorite moments from SocEnt.LA’s Holiday Reception at DIRTT in Culver City!

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Some of my favorite moments from a recent session with Ly and Nick’s family. We did most of the shoot indoors with a portable backdrop and 580 EX-IIs triggered by Pocketwizards. I used a clamshell lighting setup (just like I did here) with a white shoot-through umbrella above the camera and a silver reflector below the lens. I lit the backdrop separately with another flash. Just before sunset, we made a quick trip to a local park (the same place we went to two years prior in this photoshoot) to grab some outdoor family photos, most of which I shot with my 70-200.

Some of my favorite moments from Lily and Paul’s family photoshoot in Villa Park…

Here are some of my favorite shots from the Department of Medicine’s annual picture day!

The top two photos show the room before I set up for the shoot, and the bottom two show the final setup with the lighting and the backdrop. I decided to try out a clamshell lighting technique this year, using a translucent shoot-through umbrella directly above the face aimed towards the nose, with a silver reflector underneath the chin. I used a separate light bounced off a silver reflector to light the backdrop. I made a slight upgrade to the backdrop this year, using red velvet curtains from Home Depot. Once again, I shot tethered, this time with my 5D3 and my 70-200 f/2.8 IS.

The full album can be viewed here.