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,...
by Jim Bass | Apr 22, 2013 | On Assignment
The Port of Hueneme in Ventura County moves a lot of cars. The ships that transport cars, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and more are known as RO-ROs, which stands for roll on, roll off. Here we see cars rolling off. I once waited for my contact to connect with...
by Jim Bass | Apr 9, 2013 | Event Photography
On April 3, the Channel Islands Boating Center officially opened with a ceremony attended by community members who spent a long time making a dream become reality. The provides educational and recreational opportunities for students of California State University,...
by Jim Bass | Feb 27, 2013 | On Assignment
This image was shot for a billboard to promote the new boating center at Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard. Their website is here. Last October I went out with a group of student sailors from Cal State Channel Islands. It was a windy day and choppy, which meant I got...
by Jim Bass | Feb 6, 2013 | Food
Here we go with another food post. This delicious salad was my wife’s invention, getting creative with available ingredients. Everything is fairly straightforward except for the kaffir lime leaves. My son, having spent time in Asia, planted one of these trees in...
by Jim Bass | Jan 26, 2013 | Still Life
Black magic rose This is a black magic rose, one of the deepest red roses in our garden. It also is unusual because when the blooms dry out, then don’t crumble. They desiccate in place, creating patterns that normally would not appear as the petals fell. If roses...
