One of my favorite gifts for my closest friends and relatives is to find a street sign that contains their name, take a photo, and frame it! Everyone LOVES this as a gift! If you need a gift, let us know - Allie and I would love to make one for you!
My close friend, Jeff Hightower:
My father-in-law,Michael Murray:
My Dad:
*** If you a good, I’ll show you a picture of Cameron Diaz, but you must read first ***
Eric Hirshberg, President of Deutsch Advertising, and his family and friends celebrated Eric’s 40th birthday at their recently remodeled home in Santa Monica - which is BEAUTIFUL! Eric’s wife is an art dealer, and there was so much impeccable beauty on the walls and in attendance. This was truly a night to remember - I was honored to photograph the evening for the Hirshberg’s.
I have become a huge fan off multiple off-camera strobe’s. This picture illustrates the effect:
As you can see, Eric is a huge Talking Heads fan. He had words from the song, Once in a Lifetime, projected onto the walls on the exterior of the house. Here is another shot with the words, “You may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife…” An excellent location for their portrait…
Here are a couple shots of the interior, like I said: impeccable. I wonder if they need a roommate (well, roommates - we are a family after all)
This is one of my favorite all-time photos. I don’t know why, maybe is is how the composition is split right down the middle. I love the way she is looking out into space, maybe thinking, “How did I get here?”
The food, again, impeccable, prepared by David Sanfield and Kim Vu of Edison and Pitfire fame:
Finally, at the end of the evening, I found a photo of Eric as a youngster that his father had blown-up and mounted on cardboard. I started walking around the party, asking people to pose with it. Please note that the following pictures are more of the tamer ones… And yes, that’s Cameron below…
Starting today, August 25, 2008, there will be 5 billboards around Los Angeles featuring Brian’s work for his client LA’s BEST. LA’s BEST is the number one after-school enrichment program, serving more than 28,000 elementary school children in the City of Los Angeles by providing after-school activities and a safe haven in our most under-served communities, LA’s BEST is an inspiration for anyone who cares about creating a better future for children.
Brian’s work includes their annual reports, marketing collateral, billboards and is a major component of the LA’s BEST rebranding effort designed by Jean-Marc and his team at Distinc.
If you see a billboard on your commute, please take a picture and email it to us, or at least comeback to our blog and write a comment about where you saw the billboard!
The billboards and their locations are as follows:
Westside: Pico east of Federal, facing east
Westside: Venice west of Midvale, facing west
Westside: Sepulveda south of Santa Monica Blvd, facing south
Valley: Ventura Blvd west of Coldwater Canyon, facing east
Southeast of Downtown: Santa Ana (5) Freeway (northwestbound) east of Eastern Avenue and the Long Beach Fwy, facing south
Allie and I have been coming to the Viceroy Palm Springs multiple times over the last few years. It is one of our favorite places to go in the summer because of the heat. There is no one is at the pool, no one is at the golf courses, the rooms are inexpensive and there is a dedicated family pool - which happens to be the biggest and most comfortable. (Do not worry kid-less friends, there are 2 other pools to choose from, high-heels optional)
We are here for Allison’s Birthday (April 7). She is the most beautiful and loving woman I have ever met - and so she deserves pool and massage time, and maybe some outlet time at the Desert Hills Premium Outlets. 
Also, this is our first trip with Abbie, she is almost 2 months old.
Our recommendation: Ask for 108 or 109 by the Regency Pool - they are our favorite rooms.
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