Upfront and personal.

Many of us have met some famous people over time. I have met a few, but now in my profession, there is a fairly good likelihood I will be meeting more. At least I believe so. Yesterday in our office one of Hollywood’s famous stylists came in to discuss opportunities where he might be a good fit for projects we work on with our clients. It was interesting to meet him because he is in a field I really know very little about. However, the money he makes, and the access to some of Hollywood’s Super A-list celebrities, was kind of fun to hear about.

When he started talking about “Sandy” Bullock, Charlie Sheen, and Christi Brinkley, like they exchange holiday cards and know one another’s cell phone numbers, it did take me into a world that is kind of cool. No we didn’t discuss any of these stars situations---but as we all know “cheating” is a part of each one of their lives in one way or another. I guess being beautiful, and well known, really does have its downfalls---and when it hits the internet, everyone knows every detail.

It turned out this person left Hollywood and moved to New York. His rationale was really interesting; because of the economic downturn, even the stars are being affected. They don’t want anyone to know of course, but to the insiders, they all know. To the stylists who are accustomed to making big dollars from these celebrities it makes for a very uncomfortable situation. So he left the comfort of the West Coast and moved cross-country and has seen his business thrive on a lot of different fronts.

As a photographer, there are times when you have the opportunity to get upfront and personal in ways where other people will never be allowed to travel. Whether it’s a photo shoot for a magazine where the person is photographed in a tub of milk, with only paint on their body, or a million different poses, you can find all of these pictures online as they are real. Boy that would be one cool photoshoot.

The photo above was taken today at Brookfield Zoo outside of Chicago; when we saw a crowd gathered in front of the area where they house the lions, I had no idea what to expect. When I saw the male lion, the camera came out and was in high speed---I loved the look on the lion’s face and most of all I was very glad there was a large piece of thick glass!

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