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Hey everyone,

This is Pye again. I am on a blogging role tonight, so I might as well catch up a bit more and post some of our other MVKA Production shoots. This was a shoot that we did with MVKA Productions at the Bacara Resort and Spa in Santa Barbara about half a year or so ago. Once again, I must give credit to the amazing work that MVKA Productions did on putting this entire thing together. We took before and after shots for the crew, and you wouldn’t believe how these locations were completely transformed.

Anyway, without further adieu, here are the shots from part I of our shoot.

Here was the completed banquet room at the Bacara Resort after MVKA worked their magic.

The Bacara Resort staff were nice enough to let us hop up onto the balcony of the banquet room to grab this birds-eye view of the room.

While this was actually the second day of the shoot, I thought I would group it into this post since it is a new setup of the same Bacara Resort banquet room. I love MVKA’s lighting crew, their setups are so much fun to shoot!

Day 2 of our shoot, the new setup takes place in the Santa Barbara Bacara Resort courtyard. Oh, and yes, that massive centerpiece was brought in, and those are real flowers.

Of course we had to hang around until it got dark, how else would we snag shots of MVKA Productions lighting setups?

We love finding unique shots, this is a shot of the Bacara Resort courtyard through one of the valet entrances.

Below is a nice timelapse shot of the entire scene in the Bacara courtyard. Richard Marx performed a great accoustic show that night. But, again sorry folks, for legal reasons we can’t post those pics =(.

In case anyone would like more information on the Bacara Resort and MVKA Productions, here is there info below:

MVKA Productions
3A-138 West 6th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Y-1K6
604.708.0085

Bacara Resort & Spa
8301 Hollister Ave
Goleta, CA
805.968.0100

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Entry written by:

Pye Jirsa

Lead Photographer | Partner

Lin and Jirsa Photography

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Hey guys,

A little while ago we had the opportunity of working with one of our favorite major event coordination companies, MVKA Productions, in Palm Desert. We get to shoot with MVKA a few times each year, and each time it is a pleasure! MVKA Productions is an award winning event production company that produces major events throughout the world including Canada’s Grammy equivalent The Juno’s.  It is amazing to see how they turn huge empty ballrooms into amazing masterpieces. Anyway, here are a few of the shots that we took at the JW Marriott Hotel this go around with MVKA.

To check out more of their work, visit the MVKA Production website.

Below is a center shot of the Palm Desert JW Marriott’s Spring Ballroom.

In order to capture the ambiance of the lighting in the Spring Ballroom, we used 15-30 second exposures while painting light into dark areas of the scene.

Close up shot of the flower details on the stage.

While the Palm Desert JW Marriott has quite the array of props, settings, and decorations; MVKA Productions actually brought in pretty much everything you see in these pictures. Including the massive stage pieces. In all, it was something like 4 full size 48″ trailers.

Here is a close up of the stage where Sheryl Crow performed for the event. It was an awesome concert and we got amazing pictures! Too bad we can’t post them due to legal reasons =(

Here is a little bit more info on MVKA Productions and the Palm Desert JW Marriott in case anyone would like more information:

MVKA Productions
3A-138 West 6th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Y-1K6
604.708.0085

Palm Desert JW Marriott
74855 Country Club Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92260
888.538.9459

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Entry written by:

Pye Jirsa

Lead Photographer | Partner

Lin and Jirsa Photography

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Hey everyone,

Yesterday, I had the chance to see my good friend from college release her debut album. Calista Wu, with guest performances by Tatum Jones, rocked the stage at Bordello Bar in Los Angeles, CA. The environment of Bordello is vintage, with a Victorian feel draped in the glow of red lights. The location often hosts live jazz, blues, European club music, and burlesque shows. The venue is intimate, seductive, and a perfect venue for Calista Wu and Tatum Jones to sing to their audience. Calista Wu – Prologue can be purchased through Amazon, iTunes, and directly at her site at www.calistawu.com

The night started off with Tatum Jones singing original songs like ‘wing man’ and a few covers, like New Edition’s “Still in Love”.

After Tatum Jones, Calista Wu took the stage at Bordello Bar

For more information on Bordello Bar in Los Angeles, CA, here’s their address:

901 E. 1st St, Los Angeles, CA‎
(213) 687-3766‎

For more information on Calista Wu and her debut album “Prologue,” here is her website:
http://www.calistawu.com/
For more information on Tatum Jones, see the following website:
http://www.tatumjonesmusic.com/

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Entry written by:

Christopher Lin

Lead Photographer | Partner

Lin and Jirsa Photography

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