Mermaids pool just south of Crescent in Laguna Beach, is not easy to get to, you have to navigate smith’s cliffs, and I have left a friend or two behind when they saw the path it takes to get here. But once you make it to this secret cove, you usually have it all to yourself, and you can be lost, and forgotten if you want.
Took my two boys here, and although they are both climbing experts and navigate it fine without my help, only one was brave enough to swim in the urchin infested waters.
New work from Brighton Holiday 2023 Shot in Orange. Digitech by Tony Moux
Welcome to the inside scoop on my recent gig – capturing the holiday vibes of Brighton Collectibles in sunny Orange, California. Working as a lifestyle photographer based out of Los Angeles there are no shortage of locations to set your shoot.
Orange, California, turned out to be the dreamy canvas for this project. This home had chill vibes and picturesque spots made it the perfect playground for bringing Brighton Collectibles' Holiday 2023 lineup to life.
Now, let's talk about the stars of the show – the Brighton Collectibles Holiday 2023 pieces. Picture this: stunning accessories, on-point fashion, and a whole lot of holiday spirit. Each photo I snapped was like a little story, a visual celebration of style and festive joy.
Feel free to dive into my portfolio, get lost in the images, and if you've got a project in mind, let's chat. No hard sells, just good vibes and great photos. Can't wait to hear your thoughts and ideas!
Cheers to capturing the magic,
Noel
In the vibrant world of commercial lifestyle photography, it takes a keen eye, creative flair, and an innate understanding of your subject to truly make your work stand out. As a commercial lifestyle photographer based out of Los Angeles, my journey has been nothing short of inspiring. Today, I want to take you on a visual journey to one of my most memorable shoots: capturing the ethereal beauty of maternity in the picturesque landscape of Joshua Tree for Beyond Yoga's maternity line.
Being a commercial lifestyle photographer is about more than just taking pictures; it's about telling stories through images. Los Angeles, with its diverse settings and opportunities, provides an ideal backdrop for a photographer like me. It's a city brimming with creativity, fashion, and inspiration, which makes it a hotbed for commercial photography.
Lifestyle photography, in particular, focuses on capturing the essence of everyday life and the products or services that enhance it. This unique approach allows brands to connect with their target audience on a personal level. It's not just about showcasing the product; it's about showing how it fits seamlessly into one's life.
Every great photoshoot begins with the perfect location. When Beyond Yoga approached me to shoot their maternity line, I immediately envisioned the stark yet stunning beauty of Joshua Tree as the backdrop. Its otherworldly landscape of rugged rock formations, vast desert, and majestic Joshua Trees provided a canvas like no other.
The vast desert of Joshua Tree symbolizes the expectant mother's journey – a wide expanse of possibilities, challenges, and beauty. We aimed to capture the serenity of the surroundings and the essence of motherhood's unique beauty.
The Beyond Yoga maternity line exudes comfort, style, and a deep connection with its target audience – expecting mothers. These garments are designed to provide comfort and support during the most beautiful and transformative time in a woman's life.
Our goal was to capture the essence of this maternity line in a way that resonated with mothers-to-be. The shoot wasn't just about fashion; it was about the emotions, the anticipation, and the natural beauty of pregnancy. We wanted to show how Beyond Yoga's line empowers women to feel their best during this incredible journey.
Our models, expectant mothers themselves, embodied the essence of motherhood as they roamed through the Joshua Tree desert. With the warm, golden sunlight filtering through the Joshua Trees and casting a gentle glow on the mothers-to-be, each frame was a work of art. The natural beauty of the surroundings merged seamlessly with the maternity line's soft, breathable fabrics.
As a commercial lifestyle photographer, my role is to capture not just the products but the emotions they evoke. We photographed candid moments of joy, serenity, and connection between the models, showcasing the bond that exists between an expectant mother and her baby. It's these moments that made the shoot truly magical.
s a commercial lifestyle photographer based out of Los Angeles, capturing the magic of maternity in Joshua Tree for Beyond Yoga's maternity line was an unforgettable experience. The shoot wasn't just about creating beautiful images; it was about telling a story, celebrating the essence of motherhood, and connecting with Beyond Yoga's target audience on a profound level.
Every click of the shutter captured the raw, untamed beauty of Joshua Tree, the grace and strength of the expectant mothers, and the sheer elegance of Beyond Yoga's maternity line. This project represents the heart of commercial lifestyle photography – merging the beauty of life with the art of visual storytelling.
In the fast-paced world of commercial lifestyle photography, it's essential to find that perfect synergy between product and environment. Our shoot in Joshua Tree for Beyond Yoga's maternity line is a testament to how location and product can come together to create something truly magical, resonating with an audience on a deep, emotional level.
In the vibrant world of business and entrepreneurship, it's not only the achievements that matter but also the stories and personalities behind them. In our quest to celebrate the spirit of women founders, I recently had the privilege of working with a remarkable individual right here in sunny Southern California. As a leading commercial photographer near Los Angeles, we were thrilled to undertake a portrait and lifestyle photography session on the picturesque Balboa Island in Newport Beach.
Our subject for this shoot is a woman founder, and her journey is nothing short of inspiring. As a commercial photographer, we understand the importance of conveying her strength, determination, and vision through our photographs. It's not just about capturing an image but also the essence of her entrepreneurial spirit.
As a commercial photographer passionate about storytelling, I understand the importance of creating images that leave a lasting impression. Let me help you tell your story and elevate your brand's presence in the digital landscape. Success is not just about where you are but also about how you're seen, and I’m here to make sure you shine.
Dr. Nadia Fakhoury was looking to capture authentic images for marketing her Chiropractic business. As luck would have it, this expressive newborn was our model and we essentially worked around her busy schedule of napping and eating. Once she gave us the ok, we got to work photographing what Dr. Nadia would naturally be doing with an infant.
Photographing a newborn to have that natural and serene living room with natural light was the best option for capturing the healing and homeopathic feel of a chiropractics work. Especially one that works in the homes of their clients.
It was a special treat that this angelic baby made photographing her so easy, and Dr Nadia worked on her alignment and feeding to ensure she stayed angelic once she went home with mama.
When it comes to photographing newborns it is always up in the air on how your model will be that exact day. Having a chiropractor with keen baby whispering skills was a must!
Tomorrow two teams will play in the little league World Series, and it might just be the best sporting event televised today. Innocence, amazing moments, big league dreams, and teamwork all come together in Williamsport.
Little league is one of my most favorite places to photograph kids. All the emotions and excitement come to play in the name of friendly competition that gets less and less friendly the older kids get. Here are some of my personal favorite photos taken at the Little League field of kids playing baseball.
A personal project that is ongoing right now, is taking a photo each year of these two brothers together during baseball season. Watching the little brother go from trying to climb onto the little league field, to pitching in a game where his brother umpired was sweet and so special to our family.
Thailand is a gorgeous country visited by many for its delicious food and warm people. Although we were able to stay in Bangkok and Chang Mai a few days, we also stayed in a few remote villages through homestay. Although there are a variety of homestay options, the places we stayed were in northern villages with little to no modern conveniences, in the homes of same people that fed us, and taught us their traditions. We stayed in three different native villages, the Hmong, Dara And, and Akha.
These are the photographs I captured while spending time in the Dara And Village. the rest of my group was learning how to back strap weave fabric, and although I had a chance to do that as well, I ventured off to play games with the young children of the village. We picked berries and stained our hands with their juices. It was a game of tag, and the loser would get red ink all over their shirt!
To our surprise, the village was planning a celebration of a marriage. The wedding day was purposfully planned to have our presence and support as the young couple celebrated the traditions of their people in union.
It took me a few minutes to offer my services of photographer, and felt honored to be a part of such a beautiful day in this special unique way. With only laughs and silence we understood the importance of this wedding day, as the long standing traditions of the Dara Ang were woven throughout the celebration. The bride was adorned with family jewelry and intricate hand made garments that are shared on this special day. Their hands were bound with string, and guests offer gifts to them to start their journey together.
Donna and her people
This tour was only possible due to the connections made by Donna Louise, a seamstress, creative coach and all around good person. She had been cultivating these friendships for years, helping these women support and sustain their villages.
More work with Auboulot and their one of a kind colllection of French workwear. We walked the colorful streets of Echo Park in Los Angeles to photograph the clothing and collect these images of each piece of workwear. Styling by Mariah Walker.
So when it is time to photograph her kids, who happen to be my most favorite age group, we love planning something to do together that combines some version of the following activities in Los Angeles, outdoors, fun and exploring. And they always come impeccably styled!
I mean those sweaters……
Now more than ever we are learning the power of inclusion in commercial and editorial photography. Most brands have abandoned the idea of ideal client in favor of embracing the world in all shapes sizes and abilities. In the start of my work with Educational Insights, we worked hard on including models of all abilities even when it meant reaching out on Facebook to find the models we needed. Since then many agencies have developed a division of their models that includes all the variety of people that the world holds in it, and that makes things much easier in production.
When you are creating images for the consumer, it is amazing to work with brands that understand how broad that consumer base can be, and to represent all the children that might fall in love with a toy. Given the opportunity to help push inclusivity forward with brands has been the most rewarding aspect of casting these past five years.
Working with children, in any aspect can be unpredictable, none the less so with children with special needs. It brings life and joy to the set unmatched!
One amazing aspect of being a photographer is that the job can constantly surprise and delight you in what adventure you might find yourself on. In commercial lifestyle photography there are endless scenarios and locations as wide and broad as there are people in their world.
That is how I found myself on a warm sunny day in Huntington Beach, watching the surfers end their day while photographing Rowdy. Huntington Beach is the official Surf City and known for the crowds it can bring to the beaches of California. They also host the Vans US Surf open and other various events throughout the year. That iconic pier brings back memories for so many Southern California residents and their summers spent swimming in the chilly waters of the pacific.
As a horse lover, this was most likely my most favorite model ever, and the distraction was real. My favorite shot is the one sassy shot of him sticking his tongue out at me. Thank you to Huntington Beach Police Department for offering me the opportunity to do this shoot.
I started my career in education. As a teacher of kids ages 5-12 I enjoyed the giggles, shoe-tying multiplication-learning fun of the ages I taught. I was also, as a side note, obsessed with taking monthly photos of the students, and found one or more classes of photography slipping into art class.
Working with Educational Insights on their new campaign, spark, was so up my alley. Asking your model to play with a toy isn’t exactly the hardest way to get genuine smiles and interesting images. With an amazing team, and terrific kids, we had a lot of fun shooting over three days of lifestyle photography for the new campaign.
in all the books I loved as a child, they had an element in common that I was obsessed with, and that was the idea that as a child I could escape and leave and have an adventure of my own somewhere all by myself. No adults to look over my shoulder and tell me what to do, just the optimistic idea that I could find an adventure of my very own. Surviving on an island off California, or escaping whitewashing a fence in the front yard all had their appeal, but the idea of transportation to said adventure was minimal, and growing up in the outskirts of Los Angeles city life did not present many escape routes for me to plan. But imagine a world where you have the waterways of Newport Beach and beyond, and a sailboat at your ready, and you spent your entire summer learning how to get where you need to go. Can you even?
These three cousins have two boats between them, and are learning how to sail in their native shoes with breezy winds and slightly sunny skies at Newport Lido Yatch club where they teach the kids how to get the boats from storage, down to the water and sails up and ready all by themselves. I could not be more jealous of a childhood.
Local small business owner and friend Sumahrie reached out to work with her on her new collection. I loved working with this backdrop of the California sky, on this cloudy day on top of a parking garage outside of Los Angeles. This collection is inspired by the fabrics and patterns of Sumahrie’s home country of Sierra Leone. She combines traditional African fashion with western influence.
When I first joined instagram I gained the attention of a few creatives that asked me to put in bids for this thing called commercial work. Up until that point I had no idea the scope of what it would be like to work on a team of creatives to create images. The work I started to do as a result of those few inquiries became a dream job and I couldn’t get enough of it.
Years later, instagram has no shortage of creative photographers sharing their work, and it has stopped being the first place people can find me. Komyoon has created a website that is a more sophisticated version of that early instagram, where you can find artists based on tags and searchable works in their libraries.
To be completely honest, the work that they do on their end is much less familiar to me, but I am so impressed by this team of women, and their creative approach to problem solving that I am in full awe!
Last month I was excited to be featured in their Artist spotlight. sharing that link here~ Thanks Komyoon.
It’s no secret that my favorite ages are between 3-17, and the absolute recipe for a fun time more in the 3-8 range. There is something so sweet and hilarious about the kids and the way I like to photograph that just gels. For this shoot we really wanted the models to reflect the population of children that would be attending this type of sports program, so we sourced models from the coaches and assistant coaches for our shoot.
Shooting a campaign for this sports organization brought me to such a place of silliness through playing games and spending the day with some active kids that are in the organization itself. We also loved working with kids that already play and love the sport we are shooting. We wanted the kids to feel comfortable together, and also comfortable playing around in the sport we would shoot. A few of these crews all came from the same team!
Living in Sunny Socal, I have access to Pacific ocean vibes and a never ending summer and outdoor photography. One Friday night, my son and his friends helped me create images for a Au Boulot and the vintage french workwear line by my friend Mariah Walker. This was the perfect fashion fit for these thrift store junkies.
Styled by CJ Besuzzi
Hair by Chad, CJ and Xavier
Location Newport Beach, playgrounds
Mother Daughter portrait
This was one trip two years in the making, three flights canceled, all Four had a blast.
