Yesterday I was so very fortunate to have been asked to join the league of photographers and press at Hillsborough Community College to document President Barack Obama's visit to Tampa.

Here are a couple of the images I made:

What an honor and a privilege.  Thank you Creative Loafing for a special day.   

Come out and have your picture made at the Sasha Rae Photo Booth this Saturday evening 5-10pm during the "Carnival at the End of the World" event at "The Space " in St Pete! There will be all sorts of festivities as well including 3 bands, aerial acrobats, fire dancers, and tasty treats. 

Link to Creative Loafing preview here!

For a preview of what the Sasha Rae Photo Booth photos look like, check out our last event at the St Pete shuffle Antiwarpt announcement party, 

HERE!

Don't miss this event!  It promises to be fantastic!!   

Boca Kitchen Bar takes "eat local" to new heights. | Restaurant Reviews | Creative Loafing Tampa

My latest published food photo in CL Tampa featuring the most awesome (and only!) lobster pot pie I've ever photographed...  

Boca Kitchen Bar takes "eat local" to new heights. | Restaurant Reviews | Creative Loafing Tampa

Henry Rollins, travel addict | Creative Loafing Tampa

I will be photographing Henry Rollins tonight in Clearwater for Creative Loafing Tampa.  Haven't seen Henry since I saw him last year in L.A. and have never had the opportunity to photograph him.  I'm excited!

I will be posting several of the out take images on my website at http://sasharaephoto.com


Update:

So despite L Ron Hubbard's birthday and the ensuing traffic in Clearwater causing my tardiness and inability to capture a good shot at the show, I persevered & waited out a crowd of autograph seekers (all of whom he politely and thoughtfully chatted with one by one) in the hopes of grabbing a quick & dirty shot of Henry sans fans and commotion. We chatted about cameras for about a hot second while i made this picture up against the bus. He was uber polite but his face reminded me of a pit bull that could turn on you at any moment so I made it quick, shook his hand, and said goodnight. Thanks Creative Loafing and Henry Rollins. 

http://sasharaephoto.com/

Bluebird Undercover!

Here at the Sasha Rae Photo Booth, we've been working on a special project along with the Bluebird Books Bus called 'Bluebird Undercover." This past Thursday evening, Philanthropic Young Tampa Bay (PYT) hosted a fabulous photo event for the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts at the Mermaid Tavern in Tampa featuring us along with Boxfotos and their kitschy cool airstream.

We had a blast making our wacky hyper-color images of attendees with their favorite books from the big blue bus. 
If you were there or know someone who was, I've got good news: The pix are live!

Click HERE to see the rest of the photos.

Please feel free to share the link with anyone else who may have been there and be sure to enter your photos into the Bluebird Undercover photo contest on the flickr group page.  

Winners will be chosen in April.

Thanks so much to everyone involved for making the night a great success!

If you're interested in renting the Sasha Rae Photo Booth for your next event, feel free to contact us at:
sasharaeproductions@gmail.com

bluebird books: Bluebird Undercover: Debuting Feb. 9

Bluebird Books and the Sasha Rae Photo Booth together tonight at the Mermaid Tavern in Tampa for the debut of Bluebird Undercover!

At Bluebird, we've always got our face in a book. Get your own nose between the covers and show the world that you love reading too. Bluebi...

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The Monsters of Mobile Art! Art to Check Out Thursday « Art at Bay

Come out and have a colorful picture like the one below made at the Sasha Rae Photo Booth alongside the Bluebird Books Bus and Boxfotos tomorrow night at Mermaid Tavern in Tampa!

Shanna Gillette

Please please please, if you've ever admired my photographs, take a moment to vote for me for the people's choice award in this photo contest! The potential awards could help me substantially as a Photographer! Thank you!! Shanna Gillette

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Photo Booth!!

Hey!  Check out the Sasha Rae Photo facebook page!

Sasha Rae Photo on facebook

Also, we've been working hard to get the new Sasha Rae Photobooth up and running in time for the holidays.  Check out our fun sample pix!

Book your photobooth today!

Contact Shanna at sasharaeproductions@gmail.com for more info.


Happy Holidays!!

<3
Shanna Claus

http://sasharaephoto.com

Limited edition prints

By request, Sasha Rae Photo & Local Flavor Productions are now offering these fun colorful images as limited edition framed prints. 

Kitsch for the kitchen!! 

5x7 - $10
8.5x11 - $20
Canvas 12x16 or 14x14 - $50

Contact me at sasharaeproductions@gmail.com to order.

And check out http://localflavorproductions.com/ 
for the story on Local Flavor Productions.

In addition to the Local Flavor Productions work, it's been a busy couple of months shooting for Creative Loafing among other things...


I had the great pleasure of shooting Mitzi Gordon and her Bluebird Books Bus not long ago.

CL ran a piece featuring one of the pix HERE.


I had another fun shoot with some jazz royalty at the recently re-opened Manhattan Casino in St Petersburg, FL.

I got my fifth cover for CL featuring a shot from the ongoing coverage of the infamous Occupy assemblies...

now happening around the world...

I got to stand on the tarmac underneath a 747,

Shoot (and eat!) lots of tasty food,

Hang out with a giant octopus made out of legos,

And I finished out the month by traveling back to Austin, TX this past weekend to shoot the gorgeous Zivkovich/Baar wedding.

Last but sooo not least, I got to shoot and meet (again) my most favoritist band in the whole world, Little Dragon.

It's been a pretty grand month.

I'll be spending the next couple weeks editing, lining up more gigs, and hopefully playing some music as well.

Things just keep getting better. Dig it.


Are you in need of some cool, colorful Sasha Rae style photos?

My rates are very reasonable, I love to travel, and I can work within your budget.

Feel free to contact me at: sasharaeproductions@gmail.com

&/or check out the Sasha Rae Photo Facebook page HERE.


<3
-Shanna
(aka Sasha Rae)
http://sasharaephoto.com

Back in Florida

I am in fact back in the Tampa Bay area once again.  Been shooting quite a bit for Creative Loafing and I am now offering some fantastic specials for new clients.  Call or write for more info.  Florida pix coming soon!

Creative Loafing published works here:
cltampa.com/tampa/ImageArchives?oid=2575521&by=2025674

Like us on facebook:
www.facebook.com/sasharaephoto


Cheers!
Shanna
Sasha Rae Photo
http://sasharaephoto.com

L.A.

In L.A. now for about 2 weeks and loving it!

I've done so much and met so many fantastic people already!


There was the downtown rooftop barbeque with Derby at Jake & Chalsea's...

"Unnatural Disaster" Japan nuclear relief art show at an awesome warehouse near downtown:

A most amazing gathering in Venice affectionately coined the Cock Raiser to fund an art car at Burning Man featuring a giant neon rooster.


There were fire dancers...

A Burlesque Dancer...

...and more beautiful people than you can shake a stick at...

If this is a standard couple of weeks living in L.A., I think I'm finally home!
(Minus the $58 downtown parking ticket laying on the table right now. Eek.)

Anyway, I've been taking lots of event pix as always and been busy getting my portfolio straightened out a bit as well.


In celebration of my new move, I'm offering some special head shot rates to get things up and running here in L.A.

If you or anyone you know needs some great head shots at an amazingly awesome rate, feel free to give me a call anytime!



Next week i'll be in Nashville with Water = Hope on the Brad Paisley tour taking more pix.  Check back to my flickr to see them and more.


Until next time...
It's always an adventure and I try to always be grateful.

<3
-Sasha Rae

http://sasharaephoto.com
sasharaeproductions@gmail.com

SXSW 2011

Another SXSW has come and gone and the dust is starting to settle.  I had the privilege once again of shooting it for Creative Loafing, the weekly that I previously shot for in Tampa (very much like The Chronicle here in Austin).  It can be a bit of a war zone shooting out there with so many bands and people and parking and biking and phew!  It can be challenging to keep up at times so I'm still working on the day by day play.  Until then, feel free to check out my SXSW 2011 pix here:

SXSW 2011 Sasha Rae Photo

It's always amazing to see all the thousands of bands and musicians and fans take over our town for the week.  If you've never been, I highly recommend it.

Check back here for updates as the week progresses...

Sooner!
Shanna

Sasha Rae

Local Flavor Productions

Local Flavor Productions is officially up & running.  Check out our first blog here!

Local Flavor Productions

http://localflavorproductions.wordpress.com/

L.A. & The Association

Had a splendid time in L.A. as always.  Got to see friends, dance, take pix, and of course, visit the beach.  My good friend Jenn just moved to Los Feliz (Great part of town incidentally), so we took some time out to go up to the top of Griffith Observatory just up the street.  It was chilly but the view was well worth it.

We also visited the LACMA (L.A. County Museum of Art).  Among other things they were featuring an exhibit honoring the Buddha.  It was incredible and I will post pix soon...

In the meantime, we had some fun outside...

As soon as I arrived back in Austin, I went straight to work shooting stills on a feature film called, "The Association."  It was such a blast and what a great cast and crew!  I hope to work with them again soon.  Here's a few highlights...

Next on the agenda is SXSW which I'll be shooting for Creative Loafing next week.  It's going to be crazy keeping up but I can't wait!  Stay tuned for lots more pix as always...

Cheers,

Shanna
(Sasha Rae)

http://www.sasharaephoto.com