by Jim Bass | May 27, 2019 | Event Photography, Music
The words “high school musical” may conjur images of kids trying hard to act and sing with parents and friends putting a happy face on it. Not when the production it’s a Calabasas High School production. When I photographed this spring’s...
by Jim Bass | Apr 8, 2014 | Event Photography
I got a call last month to shoot a corporate event in Riverside, California. I’ve lived in Southern California for 27 years, but never visited the city. It’s home to an historic hotel, the Mission Inn. I’d seen photos of the place and always wanted...
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 | 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 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 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,...