Life's been more than interesting lately, keeping the lenses trained wherever I'm asked to be - whether that be at fundraisers, commercial shoots, or even the NYC Marathon...!

At left is Alexandra, posing in an original dress and jewlery deisgn; we had a lot of fun on this shoot, with a full-day shoot schedule...thanks to everyone who was there!

This week is North Shore Animal League's annual fundraising gala, and this year many a celebrity designer has contributed a one-of-a-kind collar for the charity auction. We spent two days on-site at the League, with some of the most cooperative fuzzy models yet. Be sure to see what's up for auction by clicking HERE.

The League also sponsored a team of runners in the NYC ING Marathon this year, which took place last Sunday. The alarm went off at 3:00am for me on that one, as we had to meet the transport busses in Central Park to get us to the starting line in Staten Island. I was very impressed with the League's organization for the event, and I learned more about the marathon than I've ever known as a bystander or casual observer. It was a lot of fun, and certainly exciting.

I was standing idle for a few minutes about to walk into a media tent for some info when the flaps peeled back to release a throng of folks inside, including the celebrity faces at left. I was actually bumped into by Mr. Norton, it was a funny moment...spying the 40lbs. of cameras, I had to reassure him I wasn't there to papparazzi him to death, but rather to shoot another fundraising team (his was raising $ for the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust). He got a laugh from everyone by replying (razzing me a little) about his team being important, too...so I took that as an invitation! Anthony Edwards and Alanis were in good spirits, too, despite the early, overcast morning.

Here's a fun shot of Stephanie Powers and Ken Eckhardt from LI News Tonight. We were on a tight time schedule to make the shot, and the studio's lights helped us a great deal in getting the shot ready - these are all about the lighting. We used four small Nikon SB flash units around the set, too, including one in a soft box held by wonderful assistant Kate Best. That way, we were able to see detail in the background as well as soften up the light a bit to flatter our subjects. We snuck their Emmy award in the shot, too!