Tiger Tiger blog

Envy Model {Test Shoot} - Marley Ann Henkle

2010-11-08T11:38:00.000-08:00

Such a fun shoot! Huge thanks to Gavin who assisted us. We shot in Echo Park. The location was magical, literally views of dowtown with the most beautiful forrest-like surroundings!

Wardrobe: Vintage & Hellz Bellz

See the whole shoot HERE.
*Video coming soon*

A peak into our Halloween :) Lovely friends & TIGER TIGER

2010-11-02T20:48:00.000-07:00

--> Click here to see more from our HALLOWEENIE!!!

Stills from our video shoot of 1966

2010-10-18T23:13:00.000-07:00

Spirit in the Sky

2010-09-29T22:05:00.000-07:00

This was one of those moments where you're running to get your camera. I couldn't believe the sky in LA today. First off, clouds are a rarity on our sunny streets. Secondly, this photo has so many moods and colors fighting with each other it makes for one cool shot. I may have missed the FULL rainbow arching over Sunset Ave. but i'm happy to see i was able to capture the sky and its magnificent colors. No photoshopping included!!!

Our latest video!

2010-08-26T09:37:00.000-07:00

We had the pleasure of shooting our first storyline-short film with the beautiful actress, Fernanda Romero. She is incredibly talented and committed to her craft, honestly she blew me away! Thank you to everyone who helped us complete this project... from the glam squad to the muscle men we appreciate you all so much. Enjoy the video and if you like it please feel free to repost:)

*Soundtrack provided by Waldeck's "Why did we fire the gun?". Our theme was life, love, death and freedom but its really up to the viewer to decide what it is truly about...

Why Did We Fire The Gun? from TIGER TIGER on Vimeo.

The Union Line @ Spaceland

2010-06-21T12:37:00.000-07:00

Last Monday we caught up with The Union Line before their Spaceland show...

THE UNION LINE @ Spaceland, LA from TIGER TIGER on Vimeo.

http://www.myspace.com/theunionline

We just did our first collaboration with Anthem Magazine, see article below:

2010-06-17T14:16:00.000-07:00

STREET TALK WITH HOLY GHOST! @ THE HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM
Last month marked the beginning of the much-anticipated LCD Soundsystem and Holy Ghost! tour, which is in support of the two DFA Records bands' most recent releases (This Is Happening and Static On the Wire EP respectively) and goes through October. Our NYC staff had the pleasure of seeing LCD perform one of their mini residency gigs at Terminal 5 and checking out Holy Ghost!'s exciting underground live debut, but we didn't get the chance to sit down with any of the artists until they swung through Los Angeles last week for a couple shows at the Hollywood Palladium.

Our good friends from Tiger Tiger stepped up to the plate when we asked them to meet up with Nick Millhiser and Alex Frankel―the two founders and core members of Holy Ghost!―for a little interview and some behind the scenes fun.

Check out the video the day-long film session yielded and have your socks knocked off. We foresee big things in the guys' futures! Oh, and don't forget to click through all the photos Tiger Tiger snapped before and during the shows!
Text: Nik Mercer | Photographers: Tiger Tiger

Holy Ghost! interview @ The Palladium, LA from TIGER TIGER on Vimeo.

http://www.myspace.com/holyghostnyc

Indeed.

2010-06-16T11:42:00.000-07:00

I just got chills when I saw this up on http://www.tigertigerphotography.com/... Our new website is almost here! In the meantime please go to HERE to view our portfolio and event photos. Thank you!

Notice the new logo!:) What do you think...?

Summer is Falling: video & photos!

2010-06-12T00:10:00.000-07:00

Wow! Its been quite the amazing month! It's been a bit since our last post so I will briefly catch you up to speed... Well, we have a new website in the works! WAHOO! We love our current site but over the past year our passion for photography has become more focused and we realized the importance of creating our Fashion Photography based website to showcase our portfolio and videos. We also have been growing our Live Music photography *which now includes band interviews and documentaries (more on that later!). We are so excited! We are definitely in the final stages so we should be launching the site in about a week...

We are also premiering our "Summer is Falling" shoot on the new site! Sneak peek below.

It's an ode to California summers...perfect weather, bright colors, nature, beach attire...

Summer is Falling from TIGER TIGER on Vimeo.
Special thanks to FUTURE in Echo Park for letting us pull from their store.

2010-05-25T22:47:00.001-07:00

3 shots from the holga.

2010-05-11T20:42:00.000-07:00

Last Chapter

2010-05-04T09:09:00.001-07:00

This is a very close project to my heart. It's been my release and I don't know what else to say without sounding sappy and dramatic. enjoy. xo.

Last Chapter from TIGER TIGER on Vimeo.
Music: Sufer Blood "Harmonix"

Into the desert we go!!

2010-04-22T23:16:00.000-07:00

Thursday we got the tickets- Saturday we were driving to the desert. Coachella 2010! Our first stop on the way to the festival was the Anthem Lagoon party...

ANTHEM Lagoon Party 2010 from TIGER TIGER on Vimeo.
Music: Sufer Blood "Take It Easy"

722 Fig S/S 2010 Launch Party : Footage & Photos

2010-04-11T00:39:00.000-07:00

722 Figueroa Showroom: S/S 2010 Launch Party from TIGER TIGER on Vimeo.
Music: Broken Social Scene "Pacific Theme"

Go Here to see & download photos from this night...

IDNYC at LA Fashion Week: Footage & Photos

2010-03-30T11:29:00.000-07:00

Last week we shot a mini short film and some photos at Isabelle Donola's IDNYC fashion show. We are loving our new camera! God bless it!;) The show took place at the Downtown Independent right smack dab in the begining of LA Fashion Week. Enjoy!

IDNYC - Fall/Winter 2011 Collection from TIGER TIGER on Vimeo.
Music: Koop "Waltz for Koop"

View & download photos from the fashion show HERE.

KITTEN in studio.

2010-03-28T23:01:00.001-07:00

Here's the making of "Blue World" by KITTEN. We're so proud of them! First off for getting signed to a major label and secondly for stealing the show at SXSW. Its been great documenting their beginnings- it has certainly been an amazing ride. Good luck in the UK!

KITTEN - BLUE WORLD session from TIGER TIGER on Vimeo.
Music: Cat Power "The Greatest"

The Magic of Black Eyeliner : Self Portrait

2010-02-21T22:10:00.000-08:00

My plan for today was to knock out some laundry and get some good reading time in. Of course, the laundromat was packed to the max leaving no dryers open. Miraculously I managed to shove 3 loads of laundry in one dryer. I set the timer for 72mins and skipped out. Feeling a little exhausted I jetted up to my place to bring myself back to life. Maybe a round of breathing exercises and some tea will do the trick? As I looked in the mirror -almost to pity myself- my blackest of black eye liner caught my eye. Instantly, the beautiful image of Julianne Moore lining her eyes in A SINGLE MAN filled me with inspiration. I slowly drew one line across the middle of my lid doing my best to replicate the lines of Ms. Moore. Before I knew it both of my lids were black. I HAD TO SHOOT. I looked at my bathroom clock – ok I have 1hour! I didn't have time to complain, talk myself out of it or nit pick about details. It was go time. I ripped off my bedding moved a few things around and created my set. Camera- tripod- lights. I set my camera on the 10 second timer and jumped back and forth playing the role of model and the photographer…

10 minutes for make-up
5 minutes to pick the backdrop and tear all the sheets from my bed
5 minutes to set the tripod and the light- this was definitely a record
5 minutes to style myself - i wasn't wearing much
20 minutes of shooting just enough to get a few shots
tadahhhhh!
10 minutes to clean up and pick up the laundry.

Acoustic Set with Gavin Turek

2010-02-10T10:18:00.000-08:00

I couldn't have asked for a more perfect day. The sun was shining and the sky was clear beyond belief. I shadowed Gavin and crew while they practiced and filmed an acoustic set of her song "Ring It". We started the day out in Jon's La Crescenta based studio and finished it out at a middle school in the area. A simple idea produced beautiful visuals and sounds. See more photos and a video after the jump.

KITTEN @ Hotel Cafe

2010-01-27T23:18:00.000-08:00

A preview from our shoot with Sarah Dale:

2010-01-16T22:07:00.000-08:00

Stills from the KITTEN music video

2010-01-02T22:32:00.001-08:00

12-30-2009

2009-12-30T18:29:00.000-08:00

Holiday lights always make for a good lens flare photo...

the phoenix has risen.

2009-12-17T13:27:00.001-08:00

So everyone was bummed about the loss of Polaroid film right? Welllll buck up kids, I found a cute little substitute to soften the blow. Introducing Polaroin! It's super easy, fast, and no photoshopping is required. Check it out...
Before :(

After:)!

Curson Terrace

2009-12-16T15:34:00.000-08:00

Back in early September we shot website photos for Perfect Sound Studios.

Description from website: "Perfect Sound is a modern recording studio built in the Hollywood Hills on a private cul-de-sac in the 1200 sq ft former photo studio of acclaimed 60's Hollywood celebrity photojournalist Peter Borsari. It's the endless lounging decks with jaw dropping 180 degree views of Los Angeles. It's the quiet and seclusion that allows cool ideas to grow-and real world stress to fade. It's an environment with a recording studio as its nerve center that's 5 minutes to central Hollywood-but may as well be a world away. Perfect Sound is the creation of 2 very different Producer/Musician/Studio Designers who agreed on one central idea: That Los Angeles needed a place like Perfect Sound. "

Being HUGE fans of mid cerntury homes as well as architectural photography (Julius Shulman is the man!) we were thrilled to shoot this gorgeous home. Click here to see a few more pics including interiors of both the studio and house.

seasons greetings

2009-12-14T21:50:00.000-08:00

Venice Ramp: Mike Ardelean and Jesse Whaley

2009-12-08T21:53:00.000-08:00

The SF MOMA on film.

2009-12-06T15:21:00.000-08:00

Sharon Tate

2009-12-02T19:02:00.000-08:00

Behind the scenes : I LOVE FAKE shoot in Venice, CA.

2009-11-19T23:21:00.000-08:00

A preview from our shoot with Annah Mason:

2009-11-18T09:38:00.000-08:00

Such an amazing shoot, completely inspired and synergistic. ANNAH KILLED IT!

More photos + the story behind the theme to come...

"There's a crack in everything, thats how the light gets in."

2009-11-17T23:52:00.001-08:00

2009-11-15T00:14:00.000-08:00

2009-10-28T20:03:00.000-07:00

2009-10-27T19:58:00.000-07:00

amber peach gold orange

2009-10-13T00:12:00.000-07:00

2009-10-06T18:07:00.000-07:00

foofaraw

2009-10-05T10:37:00.000-07:00

LA St.

2009-10-01T07:41:00.001-07:00

kismet.

2009-09-30T09:26:00.000-07:00

It's been a hard days night...

2009-09-30T09:08:00.001-07:00

KIT10

2009-09-27T23:46:00.001-07:00

Gavin Turek : Recording Artist & Actress

2009-08-19T11:12:00.000-07:00

This past weekend we shot the lOOoooovely and talented Gavin Turek. She's a local recording artist (based out of LA) and my little sister! Great vibes, amazing shoot. We are all pleased with the results. We started the shoot in studio then finished outside around Echo Park. Obie (last name?) did make up, gorgeous gorgeous job btw! Anyhow, here's a teaser pic (before photoshopping), we will post more soon! To hear Gavin's music go here: www.myspace.com/himynameisgavinturek