Ventura based, Love’s Secret Domain “LSD” debuts music video for their song “No Substitute”. With the help of a solid crew, we were able to shoot this video in about 10 hours. While I was assisting on set I was taking behind the scenes video clips and created a behind the scenes take on the shoot. LSD’s album “Pure” out 10/10/10. Music video written and directed by David Pu’u.
Check out the behind the scenes
Primitive Radio Gods is a Southern California based band. They are known for there hit single in the mid 90’s “Standing outside a broken phone booth with money in my pocket”. Since then PRG has been releasing and working on a new albums. Luke MCalliff, guitarist gave me a first listen of tracks off their new demo . I decided to create a video for them so I photographed one of my friends dancing and made this quick fun video. Song title “Photokult”.
Mary Osborne is a pro surfer, author, model and is also making her mark as a host and personality. Mary recently opened her own business called Solymar Spray Tanning located in Ventura, Ca. Mary and I met through close friends photographer David Pu’u and Donna Von Hoesslin, owner of Betty Belts. We began communicating about doing a photo shoot together. Mary intrigued me as a subject because her talent inspired me after watching her win the longboard division on MTV’s “Surf Girls”. I wanted to photograph her in a unique setting from previous images I’ve seen of her. I was able to locate a make-up artist from Architexture salon and access into the retail space at the WAV (Working Artist Ventura). With the help of some colleges and friends the shoot turned out to be a success. Not only was I celebrating Mary and her beauty, I was celebrating the WAV and enjoying the openness and freshness of this vacant space.
gauvin is an artist, performer, poet, painter. Originally from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania he now resides in Ventura, Ca. While driving down the Ventura Avenue I would see gauvin standing on street corner reciting his poetry to the world. I had the privilege to meet with him and take a look inside his world and explore his poetry and artwork. He talked about his mother and current series he was working on. The photos you see below is part of a series titled “Mother God Dam”. A series dedicated to his mother who is a recovering addict and prostitute, she now does talks at Narcotic anonymous in Pittsburgh, Pa. In gauvin’s artwork you get a glimpse of his past and current life. I plan continuing and meeting with him gathering video and images to create a short piece of a look in the life of gauvin.
Watch the video clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV3UCI1qAHY
