Thoughts and Shots

The New Candlelight

Susie Speck Mayor — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:19:21 +0000

As I walked past the darkened living room last night, I noticed my daughter sitting on the sofa, lit only by the screen of her laptop. Grabbed my camera because there was something there in that image that I felt compelled to capture. It was like a painting. The modern version of candle light.

Fingertip to Fingertip

Susie Speck Mayor — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:35:42 +0000

From today’s photoshoot:

I like the play of light and shadow and the details of the skin texture here.

Back to the Art

Susie Speck Mayor — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:59:39 +0000

Today I was doing a photo shoot and started making a video on how to light for fine art nude photography. This is one of the images from today.

It was so much fun to play with the colors on this one!

Help-Portrait

Susie Speck Mayor — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:53:34 +0000

Yesterday I had the pleasure and the honor of being one of the photographers participating in Help-Portrait. Here is a link to a video which explains the event: http://community.help-portrait.com/video/2011-help-portrait-community-video-1

Here are a couple of portraits that I made:

This is the group of photographers that I was working with.

Thanksgiving Dinner

Susie Speck Mayor — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:59:58 +0000

The start of an Italian-style Thanksgiving dinner. Here we are sitting down to the first course, antipasto.

It was a wonderful dinner, surrounded by family.

Occupy Best Buy

Susie Speck Mayor — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:21:49 +0000

Last night there was already a line up of people waiting to get into Best Buy for Black Friday! Can you believe that these people are planning to spend their Thanksgiving in a tent outside of Best Buy?!?!

Occupy Best Buy.

House Hunting

Susie Speck Mayor — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:25:39 +0000

Suki and I went to North Hollywood to look at a house for rent because we want to move into something nicer than where we currently live. We found this beautiful house which was a nice size and the floors were so shiny that they reflected light onto the walls! Alas, there was no central ac – a requirement for my husband.

Birthday Portrait

Susie Speck Mayor — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:15:10 +0000

My youngest turned 18 recently. I shot her birthday portrait in my studio before we went to dinner to celebrate.

Irresistable Pooch

Susie Speck Mayor — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:17:20 +0000

As I exited the escalator at the mall yesterday, I saw this little dog sitting in its owners lap like a small child. It was so cute I just had to grab this shot!

KnucklePUNK Jewelry For Men

Susie Speck Mayor — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:57:07 +0000

Today was spent doing a photo shoot for Lisa Sirlin Hall’s new collection of KnucklePUNK jewelry for men. A couple of different guys tried it on during the shoot and commented on the weight of it – very heavy stuff – which made it feel good to wear.

It was a special treat working with model, AJ Chauhan. He is a natural in front of the camera, a good sport, and lots of fun.

Thanks, also, to Jessica for stepping in to help!

Jewelry available at No Roses Gallery in Sherman Oaks, CA. http://norosesjewelry.com/