Thursday, August 23, 2007

STP Campaign

STP "Son of a Gun" Campaign, shot for Paul Roberts and his agency. It was a fun shoot and it was even more fun casting these old beat up cars. The project was for AccD.

Sunday, August 19, 2007

Les Duex | Hollywood

Up and coming design "mogul", David Chen threw a bash at the trendy Hollywood Club, Les Deux. The party was in conjunction with the VH-1 show, The Pickup Artist. Featuring Mystery, Matador, J-Dog and the rest of his posse. It turned out to be quite an awesome night. There was so much going on. They were filming episodes for "The Hills" and "Entourage". There were photographers, hot models, money, champagne, good friends, lights, cameras and action. What more could you ask for?

Champagne in the Hummer Limo
Chelsea flashing play money for the night
Kevin, Ally and Luis
David, Chelsea and DJ Arian
Kasey + Kevin
Heather, Kasey and David

Thursday, August 16, 2007

International Photograhy Awards 2007!!!

WOW! I'm speechless. Where do I begin? (*Deep Breaths)

So I just found out that I won 3rd Place and an additional Honorary Mention, for my Automobile Campaign Project at ACCD. This is an international award for all Professional Photographers Worldwide. It's a really huge and prestigious award. I can't even describe how stoked I am. To keep this simple, I'll just put up the description email I received.

"It is with great pleasure to announce that you have been recognized as a winner in the 2007 International Photography Awards! This is no small feat as this year’s competition was the largest it has ever been – generating nearly 20, 000 entries from over 90 countries! For a complete list of jurors, please visit the PHOTOAWARDS website. In celebration of your achievement, we would like to give OVERALL category winners two (2) free tickets to the Lucie Awards ceremony (held in New York City) where then International Photographer of the Year, Discovery of the Year and The Deeper Perspective International Photographer of the Year will be announced."


WOOHOO! :)

Monday, August 13, 2007

MYA COVER SHOOT

I've been a fan of Mya since the early days when she did Ghetto Superstar (feat Wyclef Jean, Pras and ODB) and the Moulin Rouge Soundtrack, Lady Marmalade (feat. Lil Kim, Pink and Missy Elliott). It was pretty cool being able to spend the day with her. The shoot went down at the legendary Sunset-Gower Studios on Sunset Blvd, where they were filming her latest Music Video. The director was no other than the maestro, Erik White (who has worked with every big name in the Industry). This shoot was for the cover of DUB Magazine. Below are the images from that shoot.


Sunset- Gower Studios
Mya interviewed by TV Guide
Mya + Aston Martin DB9
Mya in the Aston Martin
(which is coincidentally my favorite car of all time)
Mya with Hollywood Sign
Mya + Range Rover
Behind the Scenes of the Shoot
Mya + Kevin

Thursday, August 9, 2007

Indy Car Campaign

I had the honor of putting my vision and retouching magic on images shot exclusively by photographer Jeanette Paredes. It was a campaign revamping the image for Indy Car. This new series is called Indy-Hero. Jeanette hired me to retouch the campaign and it turned out to be an awesome collaboration.

Photographer: Jeanette Paredes
Retoucher: Kevin Ou
Agency: Four9Seven Creatives

Zenetti Skate Team | X-Games 13 | Los Angeles

Shot the Zenetti Skate Team. Some of the best professional skateboarders in the industry. The shoot went down at the private mini-ramp at the back of Brooklyn Projects on Melrose Blvd. The shoot was awesome and many people came out for autographs and just to gawk. It was awesome having such a huge crew on set. The crew consisted of Paul Rodriguez (aka P-Rod), Terry Kennedy, Jereme Rogers, Braydon Szafranski and Stevie Williams. (Check out P-Rods' new Nike kicks). The guys were awesome to hang out with. I could not have asked for a better day. It was a typical sunny Californian afternoon. I love shooting here! Many of the guys went on shortly to take part in the X-Games 13, held in Los Angeles. All the best to the guys competing! Look out for it in the newstands pretty soon.

Paul Rodriguez (P-Rod)
Terry Kennedy
Jereme Rogers
Braydon Szafranski
Stevie Williams
Dominick Deluca (Brooklyn Projects)
P-Rod + Kevin
(L to R)
Stevie, Evan, P-Rod, Terry, Dominick, Jereme, Kevin and Braydon

X-Games 13 Launch Party

X-Games 13 Launch Party held at the Montmartre Lounge / Day After in Hollywood. All the athletes from the X-Games were there partying before the games swung into full effect. The party was hosted by the Zenetti Skate team, that I shot recently. It was pretty cool hanging out with everyone that night. Pictures are courtesy of PubDistrict.

(L to R)
Jake, Ryan, Alex, David, Steve and Kevin

(L to R)
Steve, Bryan, Kevin, Dustin and Naomi

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Caron Butler - DIME Magazine

Caron Butler spread for DIME Magazine. Look out for it in a newstand near you!!




DUB Magazine Cover!! Check it out!!

First magazine Cover for DUB Magazine. Featuring Daddy Yankee. There's an internal spread featuring the Bentley and Jaguar XK as well. Show your support and grab it off the stands when you see it. This cover is HOTTTT!!!