in the evening yesterday, however, lane and i decided to finally go do a photo shoot that we'd been planning for weeks. i had an idea for makeup, which was black runny eye makeup to look like i was crying. and then lane had looked up concepts with water, and we decided to combine our two ideas, and do a photo shoot with my makeup and at the beach. it was so much fun! i love having my picture taken, and being a little model, and lane (and holland, too, actually) love taking pictures. they both studied photography, so i guess i'll never have to pay for headshots again! lol. anyway, so she and i did some research, packed our bags, and drove up about 5 miles to malibu. we found a parking spot on the side of the road, and then walked a ways past several houses until we found a little hidden staircase that was an entrance to the public beach. we found a great spot that had no people and gorgeous rocks and beach. we ended up stumbling upon some great backgrounds, as you will see in the coming photos.
some of the makeup is normal, and then some is the creepy look, as you can tell. we were going for a darker look, which is clearly not my normal personality, but it's nice to be able to show that i can act different characters than just always the girl next door. i've included an array of photos, so you can see the several types we were taking.
weird, right? the water was SO cold!! while we were taking pictures, there were three older people sitting out on their back porch of their malibu home watching and sometimes laughing as i'd squeal from the cold water!! lane even took a picture from up on their stairs, and they were very friendly. so...after we finished our photo shoot, i walked up to say thanks to them, and lo-and-behold, i recognized one of the people. it was the father of the groom from "father of the bride." he was the actor who kissed the dogs in the movie? it's a great part. but, i didn't mention that to him or anything, didn't want to be weird. they all said "wow, you're going to have some great shots!" and, that they wished their neighbor was there, since they knew i was an actress, and he worked in the biz. but, peter (the actor), said when i get copies of the pictures made, to bring them back by for them to see. so, who knows!? i tell ya, God makes crazy appointments! maybe something, maybe nothing...
today, i drove about two hours south to carlsbad, which is just outside of san diego. i got the lead role in a commercial that was a student final project for a film student. it was a lot of fun. i got to drive through laguna hills and newport beach, which were both gorgeous. i love that i live by the mountains and the ocean! anyway, we filmed all day at his family's house, and we actually watched some of the footage at the end. i think it's going to be good stuff. it'll definitely add to the resume! during our lunch break, chris (the director) took the camera outside to set up the next shot. then, his dad accidentally opened the garage door, which hit the camera and totally screwed up the lens! and, this is an expensive piece of equipment!! so, they had to leave and drive an hour away to an open camera shop and buy a new lens!! this gave us about a 2 hour break, so i watched the rocky horror picture show (for the first time, and it is the weirdest movie ever!) with some of the crew and chris' mom.
when i left, i got another call from an lacasting submission. a usc film student asked me to audition for her final project short film on tuesday. it sounds neat. it's a silent film about the progression of a husband and wife from finding out they're pregnant through having a miscarriage. lots of opportunities, so i'm glad to be busy and working (even if it's not necessarily for money, it's great experience). but, all in all, it was a good day, and now i'm home. sigh. with my two roomies and a dog. tomorrow, i plan on taking a holiday. maybe even the beach? yay. and then back to work on tuesday! i'm already itching to go back to class. i'll rant on acting sometime i'm sure, but i'll just say that i'm loving it, i know i'm doing exactly what i'm supposed to be doing, and i can't wait to dig deeper into becoming a better actor. sigh. ok, as always, more soon...goodnight.
Well, my favorite are the first two. Very SEXY! :)
So cool that you recognized the actor. If I had seen him, I would have known he was in something, but I don't think I could have pinned it. Good eye!
Every day seems like an adventure! How cool is that!
Cool pictures! Some of the bottom ones are very scary, but definitely show a different side of you than the usual ones. I'm a fan.
Your life just sounds like so much fun right now!! I'm so jealous! Lol. Oh, ps, I commented on your previous post too...
i think this pics remind me of avril. lol, which, is surprisingly one of my secret favorite music artists. how weird is that? i think jake, and now everyone who reads your blog, will know. I love her angst.
ANYWAY, fun pics! I pray today is very restful for you!!
p.s. are you reading anything fun lately??
Amazin pictures Lauren....you are stunning as usual! I'm sure your fan club is increasing day by day :)
Reading your blog is fun...let me know if you get to know when those episodes of Las Vegas or CSI Miami or Heroes are aired....and those commercials too!
Take care,
Arun
oh man-ive been to carlsbad--its sooooOOOoo gorgeous! one of my fav. places. i anticipate your next post :)
those pics are freakin' awesome!
ya know, i've never seen the rocky horror picture show either, but i've always wanted to. i feel like i should at some point in my life. i wanna go to one of those late night showings at an independent theater. do you recommend?
i, like ashley, anticipate your next post also!
The third one totally reminds me of The Ring girl!! LOL
So I love the 2nd pic. It's so dark & moody, and very very model-esque. I was struck by how professional you looked! I miss you!