QisforQUAIL

I photographed the lookbook campaign for QUAIL clothing (QisforQUAIL.com) today. I worked with some great people and produced some excellent work. Take a look at a few of the images. I'm hoping one of these shots will change your life, make you want to buy some clothes from QUAIL and then elect me as president of your local rotary club.

Cheers to this being my last shoot before my trip to the Philippines!

I love this photo of Danielle Cedillo styling hair.

This month is WILD!

Everyone here knows how Christmas season goes right? I mean you get extremely busy, days full of shopping, time off to visit family,enough eggnog and peppermint mochas to float you through until the next year, not to mention hearing enough Christmas music (during a 3 week span) to last you until your 40th Christmas... and thats if your 23 like me.

Anyways, my month isn't exactly the usual Christmas month... its more like a marathon month... But I love it! I'm thriving off of those mochas and no sleep. I plan on getting sleep on my 30 hour flight to South East Asia (see Dec. 27th).

Wanna hear my December schedule so far?

It goes a little something like this...

DECEMBER (AKA month of the numb legs)
3rd. Meeting w/HoweClothingDesigners+ MSHVB Concert
4th. Shooting: Bachelors Dinner
5th. Shooting: Billabong Event for White Lilac. *Can't WAIT!!*
6th. Amanda Meza's Birthday Party + Judging Belmont Shore Christmas Parade + Shooting Parade for LBpost.com
11th. Shooting: Hause of HOWE "T" shoot. Should be GENIUS!
13th. Kev and Robb's Christmas BASH.
14th. Shooting: Sunny R's Amazing Family shoot.
15th. Christmas Light Duffy Boats cruise with friends!
16th. Shooting: Magic Lamp Restaurant. (tentative)
17th. We Love LB Dinner @ Cafe La Strada.
18th. Shooting: Event for WL. Can't say.
20th. Shooting: Dave Quon and Donia Lee's Wedding!!! (Going to be an Amazingly well done wedding)
21st. Shooting: Family Shoot at Ritz (Pending)
22nd. Shooting: Quail Clothing Line (QisforQuail.com).
24th. Christmas Eve! Plans in the making.
25th. CHRISTMAS! I can't wait!
27th. Leave for the Philippines!!! (yup... I just booked tickets. Its gonna be nuts!!)
29th. Arrive in the Philippines.
31st. New Years Eve in Manila!




I'm in need of an intern to work with me this month. I need 10-15 hours a week.
I'm accepting Applications the next few days.
Skills needed: Fast thinking. Artistic. Can carry gear during shoots, good with Apple Computers.
Just email me here ASAP: samuel@samuellippke.com
Mention "Interning and blog" in the headline.

Also, I need a Lomo & Medium Format camera for 2 of my upcoming shoots. I've ordered a camera, but it may not be here by the shoot date (11th)
Special Thanks to: The White Lilac Ladies, Audrey for putting up with me and my schedule,Also whoever lets me use their Lomo or Medium format Camera, My Month of December Intern(whoever that may be).

Amanda Meza Shoot

I teased you with images more then a month ago and I feel its time to bring you a few more images to get you in the mood for some Amanda Meza.
Like I said before, Amanda has some hits on the way... So get used to seeing her.
Here's her myspace music page

Amanda Meza Teaser

More to come!
Amanda Meza is an extremely talented singer coming out with an EP soon!
We did a shoot last night to boost her online hits and more exposure for her singing career.
Hair and Makeup props to Ceasar Pacheco.

Back from the House Boat

Ceasar and Matt jump off the back of the 85' House Boat

Josiah at Sunset

Jon Broderson turned 21 this past week.
What better way to celebrate then to rent a 85' long House boat equipped with a hot tub,flat screen Tv w/surrond sound, 4 bedrooms and a slide off of the back?
Ceasar,rounded up a few of the guys to meet up for the last few days of the celebration. Yes the 4.5 hour ride was miserable. The Honda civic was a bad choice in vehicles... 3 full grown men in the back seat need another foot and a half of shoulder room. After the long drive, we quickly found ourselves in the middle of Lake Havasu with about 20 other people enjoying the sun and the water.
Here's some photos:

Emptying the hot tub

Never a bad time for a good balcony Dive

A few highlights Include:

1.Cliff Jumping
2.Winning beer pong (when in Rome you know)
3.Late night clothing optional swim.
4.Flipping the jet ski with Ceasar.
5.Diving off the House Boat (about 12')
6.Hot Tubing under the stars.
7.Relaxing listening to MGMT (Although I'm pretty sick of that Album)

LOWlights:
1.Being victim of prejudice due to looks and style of dress.
2.Awkward Moments between people I thought were friends.
3.The car ride both ways sucked. The ride home especially after Matt drank a gallon of milk in 20 minutes.
4.No Wake boarding invite from all of the boats.
5.Segregation between everyone.

So basically there was some drama, not that fun, but the segregation eliminated awkwardness... why do people have to be stupid??

I'm back in the swing of things now. Getting ready to post Victoria and Matt's Slideshow.

Cheers to being back.
Oh and my stache is gone. I shaved it this morning. That marks an end to 2 weeks of wild stache outfits and crazy looks.

Matt jumping in for a midnight jump

No Cell phone reception? How am I supposed to remain a business man out here?

Sunset

Dinner time

This was shot at 6am. That's how Matt slept all night.

Ceasar jumping off a mini cliff

Back dive.

Blocking out the sun.

Until next time. Adios Havasu.

Another Sample (R N' R)

Another Sample from the Rock 'N Reconstruct shoot from Monday.
Gotta love that curtain and human box.

Its all sorted, now time to adjust them using Aperture.

Rock 'N Reconstruct Shoot

Yes, its a slight sneak peek at the new upcoming season of women's clothing, from Sarah Johnson's Rock 'N Reconstruct.
I love the shoot we did today. 3 hours and 10 dresses/outfits photographed. Special thanks to our model Renee Ann Russo, Josiah for assisting me, also our beautiful location, props to Frank Groff for being soo flexible!

Alright crew, I'm off to sleep!

Shot of the Week (Kristen Kassinger)

She's taken over my blog the last few weeks due to our recent photoshoot. Kristen now has a "Shot of the Week" on my blog... so her career is MADE! haha... if only it were like that... I'd have alot more how do you say it? Oh yeah "Friends" Plus alot more "CASH"...but no... this is just for my own satisfaction, so I can convince myself that I can take a decent picture once in awhile.

I'll be considering her in my next big project...but I'm not leaking any clues just yet!

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I love this shot, taken with my Canon 5D with the 85mm 1.2 lens. The warm light behind her, the hat, the style, it just reminds me of a day at the beach... thats why its my favorite shot this week.

Alright, I'm sore from working out, I'm tired from editing pictures: I'm off to sleep!

-Samuel

P.S. I just realized I'm into Hats...big hats... my last 2 "Shots of the week" have been taken with my model wearing a large hat! Crazy!!!

Reebok Pumps

Yes, I own them now.
They make me jump high.
Not 80's more like 1991...but hey, they're pretty fresh.
I have the light blue and orange ones. Jo-Dilly has the black and blue ones... also very selective.
Thanks for the birthday present Sonora!

Subway Human Mirror

I love this. The people that instigate these projects are so clever.



It just goes to encourage creativity.
Get out more, be creative.

Long Beach Photocontest!

Last January, I competed in a 24 hour photocontest. I ended up winning Best in Show and having one of the images published in 2 local newspapers. I also had the opportunity to win some cash, which is always nice for my addiction to good food and fine wine.
Anyways, my point being:
STARTING AGAIN TODAY! the contest starts up again!
For 24 hours starting TODAY, you, (the photographer) both young & old, pro or amateur, need to grab your camera and get ready to photograph Long Beach!
12noon Today (Saturday) to tomorrow (Sunday 27th) at 12noon!

Heres the details on this LINK.
Now go take some amazing pictures!
Photo Contest put on by CAT Justin Rudd's Non profit organization.
Oh! and the contest is FREE!

This isn't the winning shot, it was just a good op to put another image of Audrey.

Wanna go for a ride?

Wawa-weewaa!
Crazy thing is, this was taken at a carnival in Long Beach hosted by a local church. (No names given) I think its hilarious... click on the image so you can see the little girl's face.
I stopped here and took a few images of little kids(and a few adults) staring... One thing is for sure, those aren't real! Whats next? How much classier can you get?

Cocktail Dress Shoot

WAAAYYY more to come. This is a teaser from yesterday's full day shoot for AkuaLani.

Cheers to my great crew that helped me put on an incredibly sexy shoot!

Ceasar Pacheco,Ann Pacheco and Audrey Armada.

DUI's

I was eating dinner and noticed someone get pulled over outside my window. I have a obsession with watching people get pulled over (The exception is when I'm driving...lest I get pulled over) So when I'm NOT driving, I love watching things go down with police officers and the lawbreaker(s).

In this case, i watched a few things go down, but the highlights were watching him get pulled over, the police officer shine his light in his eyes and resume to pulling him out of the car and showing him where to walk the line. This man that was very drunk ended up looking like he was balancing from a high beam while walking the line... it was almost as if he thought he would die if he didn't walk straight... which in turn made him look like he was a human windmill. When he got the the end of the line, he flung himself around as fast as he could to walk the other way. He ended up swaying quite a bit and not being able to keep his balance... This man was drunk and he was caught driving!
I am so happy that I was able to snap a few shots from my window of this man getting walked to his vehicle.
DUI's are serious issues, thousands of innocent people are killed everyear by drunk drivers.
Good work LBPD for catching yet another drunk on our roads.

Be careful out there, if you have a good night out on the town, had a few drinks and are heading somewhere else, call a cab, a friend or ride a bus. Don't drive after you've drank! Designated drivers are key! (so don't by them drinks)

Heres a few more pictures.

In 2006, an estimated 17,602 people died in alcohol-related traffic crashes—an average of one every 30 minutes. These deaths constitute 41 percent of the 42,642 total traffic fatalities. Of these, an estimated 13,470 involved a driver with an illegal BAC (.08 or greater). On average someone is killed by a drunk driver every 39 minutes.

-MADD



Drunk Driving can be stopped

Suja

Suja Lowenthal

2nd district Council Member. My favorite Council Member of all time, great to talk with, easy going, extremely knowledgeable and she's dong some great things in Long Beach. Here’s what I've learned. She's been encouraging reduction of water waste. Suja was recently signed on as the youngest member appointed to the regional water board, she is also working hard to get Long Beach's 2nd district much needed parking spaces, and she is a constant help at the Long Beach Rescue Mission, Suja is well on her way to making Long Beach the #1 City to live in Southern California. We need more Sujas!

Brides.com Party

Wednesday night.
Brides.com party at Long Beach MOLAA.
I loved being apart of a Long Beach Event that featured some of the most talented people in LA, from Event Design (Christopher Aldama of Fiori Fresco) to planning (Details Details) to Hosting (Brides.com) Even the florist and Bartenders did amazing!
Thanks to a few people that made my night really fun!(David Tosti and Ralph Diaz, Also Jeannie and Michelle were great to see!)
Here are some images I took.

-S™

P.S. I'm disappointed about the Grand Prix tomorrow. I thought I would have press passes, but it doesn't look like my connection is strong enough... looks like I may need to work a little harder at this. BUT! I have a ticket to visit! Thanks to Brittany!!!







Jeannie Savage, ME! Jeannie and Michelle Weita (They're my favorites!)






Details Details' write up on this event

Amber's Photoshoot

I did a shoot today.
Everything went according to my plan... which was AMAZING!

Heres a sample for your eyes only! (Exceptions are made for whoever else ,might be looking w/u)

-Samuel

P.S. I'll post on "Long Beach's Giving Project" as well, infact I'm going to need your help!








PROPS:
Hair and Makeup: Ann Pacheco
Location: Belmont Pool & Samuel's Secret Studio