by Jim Bass | Aug 23, 2013 | Event Photography
Amy and Nick comprise the pop group Karmin. They are big fans of the Olive Garden restaurant and mention it in their hit song Acapella (video below). That led to a promotion with the restaurant chain in which fans could win a dinner date with them and concert tickets....
by Jim Bass | Aug 19, 2013 | Odds & Ends
The Ventura County Medical Center has commenced a $300 million project (see the post below). That will require a new power plant for the hospital. But the old one is such a classic, I wanted to capture its industrial beauty before it’s gone. Here is Mike Ponce,...
by Jim Bass | Jul 23, 2013 | Event Photography
Last week, the Ventura County Healthcare Agency broke ground on a new hospital building that will replace much of VCMC — the Ventura County Medical Center. A few hundred guests were on hand for the speeches and the ceremonial shoveling of the soil. I was hired...
by Jim Bass | Jul 8, 2013 | On Assignment
Last summer I got a call asking if I was up for photographing some “really sad dogs and cats.” The site was the Camarillo Animal Shelter, a place I knew well. The images were later used for a cover story in the Ventura County Reporter. I do get sad when I visit the...
by Jim Bass | Jul 1, 2013 | Event Photography
When the unthinkable happens — for example. a crazed gunman opens fire inside a hospital shooting anyone in sight — we rely on our public servants to be there for us. Like anything else, that takes practice. So one foggy Sunday morning last month,...
