Nancy Villere Nancy Villere has been a professional photographer for 18 years, who loves to always push her limits for creativity. Her passion for photography lies in the discovery of another human being. Her client’s energy and excitement gives her energy! Their images are a co-creation! She is currently uncovering her purpose as a photographer through her studio, Crush Photo Studios, crushphotostudios.com. Fashion, Commercial and Boudoir Photography are Nancy’s emphasis. It is her greatest joy to witness the freedom and self-confidence women experience after their boudoir sessions and she feels honored to contribute to their process. Nancy loves LOCALE and the commitment to expand awareness of our local passionate business owners!
Jen Hood I am Jen Hood, an artist and designer, a sponge of culture, a piano man, a sieve of word and song. I’m a rolling stone, a product of manifest destiny, a one-time creative director, an avid bath taker, a reader, a writer, a doodler, a “miner of truth and delusion”, but partial to love and hope. I seek the beauty and “crazy” that shines on.
Nicky Vallee Nicky Vallee is a musician, writer, wine blogger and public relations professional. For more than a decade, Nicky worked as a television news reporter, most recently as a general assignment reporter for the CBS affiliate in Palm springs, where she covered a variety of stories, including the devastating and deadly Sawtooth and Esperanza wildfires. In her spare time, she enjoys collecting vintage pop culture memorabilia, hiking, wine tasting, cooking, reading and traveling.
Geoff Ragatz Born and raised in Laguna ~ University of Oregon Journalism Graduate -- who loves to see the Ducks Kick SC’s ASS ~ beauty , fashion , lifestyle, destination and sports for advertising and editorial clients for over 15 years ~ recent work past month: Worldwide Ad Campaign for Zimmer Medical, a destination travel feature for The Surfers Journal on behalf of Tahiti Tourism and an ad campaign for Ramanav Diamonds ~ looking forward to a spring trip fly fishing through Patagonia, the south swell season and my reps changing of the music industry as we know it - top secret - but when it happens the game has just begun ~ ragatzphoto.com
Jeff Farsai Jeff Farsai specializes in editorial, celebrity, fashion, sports and wedding photography. After earning his B.F.A. in photography and visual communication, he quickly dove into the commercial world of photography. Since then, Jeff has photographed countless celebrities, musicians and gold medal athletes all over the world. He recently started writing and directing music videos. Additionally, he is working on a feature film which is projected to finish by the end of 2011. For more info check out his site: www.JeffFarsaiPhotography.com
Jenavieve Belair Jenavieve Belair is a girl who looks at the world through a lens, whether it be a fisheye, wide angle, or macro, her camera is always by her side. She lives in Newport Beach with her two sisters and cat Bill. She began taking photos at a young age with disposable cameras and over the years her camera collection has grown along with her portfolio. She lives by three words her mother always said, “dare to be.”
Erin Rose Belair Erin Rose Blacque Belair is a writer living happily in Newport Beach. She received a Bachelors of Arts in English with a creative writing emphasis from the University of California Irvine in the spring of 2010. She has since then spent her time traveling the world, reading endlessly, and writing constantly. You can catch all of her adventures and works in progress on her blog roseblacque.blogspot.com. She loves ice tea and her black cat Belladonna.
Kristal Docter A writer transformed by the beatnik’s before her, Kristal Docter headed west after earning a BA in Literature and Creative Writing with a journalism concentration from Southwest Minnesota State University. Her career has been driven by diversification as a newspaper editor-in-chief, copy editor, corporate advertising professional, non-profit marketing maven and brand contributor to a venture capital firm. Throughout her journey, Kristal continued asserting an appetite for all things linguistic, and now contributes a fresh voice as LOCALE’s foodie. She is the creator of independent writing company VergeINK and a blogger who embraces bizarre personalities www. mysocalledocdlife.com. A vocab vixen and grammar guru, Kristal’s pick from her trusty Webster’s is serendipity. She prefers a pen and paper to a computer, is an eternal book whore, live music lover, casual culinary artist, conch diver, and will always be a farm-girl at heart.
Chris Chavira Southern California photographer Chris Chavira regularly shoots corporate, portraits, entertainment and advertising. He has been published with clients of all sizes and industries. Chris is energized by creating impact images for clients. Use of light, composition, space and storytelling all play a part in the process.
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