International Guest Blogger: Kelly Marie Fitzpatrick

I haven't had a guest blogger in awhile so I thought this week would be a great time to get back into it. The guest blogger is my very close friend Kelly Marie Fitzpatrick. I met Kelly in classes at the College of Southern Nevada. After having a few classes together with her we became fast friends. Kelly is one of the photographers I collaborate with the most. We work together on at least two projects a month. Usually we are working portrait shoots that she organizes like an amazing field general. Vegas is a hot pin up town and Kelly has found herself immersed in that world. She thinks of big concepts and puts together an amazing team to pull off some amazing shots for the lack of budget that goes into them. I get to run a lot of the lighting for her and I truly enjoy it. With Kelly shooting and working with the model I can concentrate on the pattern and quality she is seeking. Together we get some great results. I haven't hung out with Kelly in a couple weeks. She is roaming Germany with her mom, brother, and friend that lives there. The shot above is hers, taken at Neuschwanstein Castle. If it looks familiar it should. It is the real live castle that Disney used for inspiration for Cinderella's castle in the 1950 classic. It's just one of the many beautiful places she has experienced there. I can't wait for her to get home. I'm sure we will hunker down behind her laptop and look at tons of beautiful images. Images I would love to share with you. I will post some more of her shots when she gets back and has time to edit and get settled. In the meantime enjoy this shot. You can check out more of Kelly's work by clicking her name on the list of links at the side of the page.

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Billy Boy Hipster Hater

Billy is a friend of mine. His role is one of Producer. If you could explain his job in a few words; Billy gets shit done. He doesn't mess around. If you can help him great. If you can't, get the hell out of his way. He has shit to do. It's nothing personal, it's efficiency. He doesn't have time to contemplate the finer aspects of skinny jeans. Billy is three dimensional. At any given moment he is on the phone with five different people. He has to be able to understand people and be understood. He uses technology to his advantage. Rotary phones are cute but you won't see Billy slowing himself down with one. He can make ten different things happen with five different people by the time you dial 702. Don't get me wrong though, Billy does love the finer things in life. Like the graceful dancing lines of a '56 Cadillac, or the symphony of twelve hand crafted cylinders of Ferrari glory. Objects of man's timeless obsessions. Objects Billy uses as inspiration. Inspiration to get shit done.