Headshot of designer Rekha Krishnamurthi.

Designer and entrepreneur Rekha Krishnamurthi of Divine dZigns.

The House of Light

The House of Light is a music production team made up of Masud Semple, Jeremy Hassell, and Bobby Stofer.

R&B/Hip-Hop/Electro Singer O'Neal McKnight

Some photos from our shoots with R&B/Hip-Hop/Electro singer and celebrity stylist O'Neal McKnight.

Who.A.U SoHo Store Grand Opening Party

On December 3rd, Chamber Images was hired to cover a second party for Who.A.U, the Korean based, California-styled clothing store. The grand opening party for Who.A.U's SoHo Store was a RSVP-Only event complete with a red carpet treatment, a step and repeat, Who.A.U models and the California Grizzly Bear, the Who.A.U Mascot. DJ Kalkutta was there spinning and had all the shoppers dancing the whole night through. Those who RSVP'ed were treated with step and repeat photographs with the Who.A.U models and mascot, free food and drinks, and if they shopped around long enough, a special appearance by MTV Jersey Shore reality tv stars, Ronnie and Sammi. Everyone that stuck around were able to take photos with the two and received autographs from them at the end of the event.

It was the first time we've brought on a 3rd shooter to help take care of the step and repeat, while Chris and I took care of capturing coverage of the whole event. I would have to say, it went incredibly smoothly and it was an enjoyable experience. Check it out!

Here are some photos of the event:

If you were at the event and haven't seen your photos yet, check them out on WHO.A.U's facebook fan page album!

Camera settings: The step and repeat photos were taken by our assistant Rey, with a Nikon D200, using a shoot through umbrella and an Alien Bee. They were taken around f/8 and at about 1/100 shutter speed at 800 ISO. The video and other photos were taken with Canon 5D Mark II's. Despite how well lit the store was, I had to keep the aperture wide open for video and slow down the shutter so I could take ambient photos. It was too much trouble to use a speed light while I was switching between photos and shooting video as well. I used the quick camera settings (C1) to switch between shooting and capturing footage. It turned out to be useful for that situation.

How to Run like a Stand-up Comedian

You can learn a thing or two from stand-up comedian and marathon runner Liz Miele about what it takes to be a hardcore endurance athlete. Check out this "interview" we shot with her!



Check out her website and Facebook fan page!

How to Make a Steadicam with a Chicken

Awhile back a video came out showing that chickens have steadicams for heads:

In case you're wondering, the reason the chicken is able to do this is because of what's known as the Vestibulo-ocular reflex. Humans have this too, only it just doesn't look as funny.

YouTube user destinws2 actually went ahead and turned a chicken into a steadicam.

Living things as camera equipment? I'd love to show up to a shoot with that thing.

Anyway though, it's not nearly as creepy as these pinhole cameras made out of human skulls!

This one is a 150 year-old skull of a 13 year old girl:

And this bad boy is made out of silver, gold, mercury, gem stones and a blessed Tibetan monk skull! Talk about hardcore.

I'm thinking we should stick to metal and plastic.

Wedding: Nicole + Andrew Chan

Some shots from Nicole and Andrew Chan's wedding! They flew me out to LA and we took some awesome shots out at Crystal Cove!

And here are a few more shots from their collection:

Liz Miele: Stand-up Comedian/Marathon Runner

Check out Liz Miele's website!

Autumn Hawk New York Winter Collection

Last month, we had the pleasure of compiling a catalog for Autumn Hawk New York's amazing winter collection of tops, dresses and accessories. From a small town in Massachusetts, Autumn Hawk started her professional career as a model but her passion for designing has brought her to where she is today. What makes her line different, is that the garments are made upon order, which makes the client a real V.I.P since they can make any special request for the garment they choose and they'll know it was tailored just for them. We were fortunate to have the modelling skills of both Autumn Hawk and her model, Kayla. It made the shoot extremely easy going and enjoyable. We were also lucky to have Cheyenne Hawk's wonderful hair and makeup and of course Mama Hawk's insight and conversation, she's a joy to be around! Autumn knew exactly what she wanted which made it simple to get the best shots, not to mention the outfits photograph superbly.

But don't take my word for it, see for yourself! http://www.autumnhawknewyork.com

Camera Settings: The following photos were taken with the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 lens. We kept the shutter speed at 1/160 and the aperture was around f/9 for the majority of the shoot. We were shooting at half power on our Excalibur 3200 in a soft-box. We used 2 4-bank kinoflo's in the background to minimize the amount a shadows showing up on the backdrop sheet.