Eva Longoria at the La Plaza Gala ...

Eva Longoria attended LA Plaza De Cultura y Artes Inaugural Gala in Downtown Los Angeles as the main dish. Poor lil "Desperate Housewife" is recently divorced and is telling everybody her sad story. Yes Eva, we all know how tough it is to be rich, hot and single in Hollywood. (yawn)

Wonder Woman...In action on the set in Hollywood...

The new Wonder Woman series is now filming in Hollywood CA at the famed intersection of Hollywood and Highland. There has been quite a few scenes shot in full view of the touring public and even allowed people the opportunity to walk in the background with a chance of being caught on film. In these production photos, the stunt double plays out the action while the star is safe on the sidelines getting pampered and having a latte.

Marilyn Manson and Dita Von Teese help launch Vivienne Westwood's flagship store in Los Angeles

Marilyn Manson and Dita Von Teese came out to help launch the flagship store of Vivienne Westwood in Los Angeles. The well attended exclusive celebration was a hit with the local fashionistas as Vivienne showcased her collections of clothing, bags, eyewear, and footwear.
Dita Von Teese was smoking hot as she wore an over the top dress and hat that showcased her own style. Marilyn Manson however, wore the same goth overlord costume that he's been wearing for years. Marilyn did pick up something new and colorful, a guy, lol. Maybe Vivienne's collection didn't include black on black vintage thrift that he's used to wearing. Stuck in his own glory days, it seems as though Marilyn has stopped evolving. Oh well, the children of the night will always need somebody to look up to. Too bad for him, Lady Gaga is now that person.

Seth Rogan and Kristen Wiig in PAUL…

Seth Rogan, Kristen Wiig, Jane Lynch all stepped out onto the red carpet tonight in Hollywood at the world famous Grauman's Chinese Theatre to celebrate the premiere of their new movie PAUL.
It was a star-studded event which included a lot of funny people so I'm hoping the movie is great.

'Mars Needs Moms' but gets Seth Green instead...

Seth Green walked the red carpet today for his new movie 'Mars Needs Moms'.The trailer didn't make me want to go out and see the movie but it did made me think that maybe some books should just remain books.

Bradley Cooper and Abbie Cornish are Limitless...

Stars Bradley Cooper and Abbie Cornish hit the red carpet in Hollywood at the premiere of Limitless.

Abbie makes me want to go to the movies. Bradley, not so much.

America's favorite Cougar — Courtney Cox

Courtney Cox was out in Hollywood to promote her hit series Cougar Town. She's stunning in person and really nice too. I think she wanted me! Hey cool it Courtney, I'm married.

If America wants to know how to solve the housing crisis, just name a city Cougar Town and watch the land prices skyrocket.

Gordon Ramsey on set at Hell's Kitchen...

I was sent by my agency to get a photograph of Gordon Ramsey. I knew who he was and I wanted to see him throw one of his tantrums and hear him curse out a contestant. It was at the Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles and a night shoot so it was going to be difficult to get a good picture and as it turns out, I didn't get a photograph that was print worthy. But I did get a couple of photos that you see here.

To me the funny thing was, Gordon Ramsey's body guard. He was some goon that took his job way too seriously and shielded Gordon as if he were guarding the crown jewels. The over-sized oaf actually tried to intimidate me but knowing this guy would never lay a hand on me in a public setting, I didn't flinch an inch when he stepped towards me with an angry look on his face. I was right. He called hotel security to escort me out of the Bonaventure hotel, but before anybody arrived, I saw myself out.

Imagehounds shooting stars

This imagehounds blog will chronicle my experience of photographing celebrities in the Hollywood and Los Angeles metro area. Although the art of photojournalism which describes the act of collecting, editing, and presenting of news material for publication or broadcast is quickly redefined once the camera is focused on celebrities and renamed "Paparazzi", I refuse to give into being labeled a paparazzo since my photography is not about the celebrity, but rather a documentation of my own experience and life as a photographer living in the Hollywood and Los Angeles area.

Before turning my camera towards celebrities I had been taking photographs for most of my life, but the subject matter was more personal and resembled the normal, everyday, average photographs that have been taken by just about every other person living on this planet. It lacked the thrill and fun factor of photographing a subject that was more elusive, recognizable and more sought after like a celebrity.

So on one sunny afternoon in late January I made a decision to go out and take my first photograph of a celebrity and headed into the heart of Los Angeles with no information or plan other than to sit outside one of Hollywood's official watering-holes of every celebrity, "The Ivy" on Robertson Blvd. This ritzy boulevard has been the location for many famous star sightings and it was my hope that this day would be no different. After a few hours of sitting in the hot sun I decided that it might be necessary to drive throughout the area in hopes of finding a film production on the streets that would likely have a star on the set. Jackpot!

Even though I'm terrible at face recognition it was clear to me that the hot blond in the center of the set was famous. It happened to be Lauren Conrad, the star of the hit series "The Hills" and "The O.C." The best part about being a celebrity photographer is that you don't have to be a fan of the person that you are photographing. Personally I couldn't care less who she was. I just wanted to take her picture and so began my career of photographing celebrities. Of course it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be, there were unknowns such as over-protective production assistants and body guards that are always trying to either prevent or deter photographers from getting a shot of their subjects. And, not to mention other photographers who are so competitive that they will go to any means to get a picture. The only rule to photographing a person is that they have to be in a public place where privacy is not an expectation. This is covered by our first amendment of the constitution which guarantees the freedom of speech and media.

Undeterred by the production crew guarding the film set who continuously told me that photography was not allowed, I focused my camera and shot as many frames as possible of Lauren as she sat filming her scene on the public streets of Los Angeles. In all, I took over thirty-five frames of Lauren. Half of them were of her as she sat filming, and the other half were of her walking in the street after filming had ceased. By this time other photographers had joined me and the sound of shutters clicking frames of the star filled the air. It was exciting.
I came home and uploaded the images that I had captured and quickly email a photo-agency that I had previously contacted about accepting my photographs. I was surprised when the agency quickly responded and ask for every frame that I had taken. Shortly after sending them my photographs I was asked to meet with the agency to sign a contract to be paid and asked to join thier team. It was all a bit strange, since some photographers have this ambition to a part of a worldwide agency, and I had achieved this goal in only one short day. Then, what surprised me even more was the news that my photograph of Lauren Conrad had been sold to US Weekly magazine and printed in the next issue.