Je t'adore: Manny, Dorothea, & Scott, Oh My!

Notable photographers: Manny Berumen, Dorothea Lange, Scott Schuman, Mark Susan, KrisD Mauga, & Stacy Leson.

Manny Berumen: I met Manny through my mom. She is a make-up artist and has worked with him on several shoots. The first time I saw Manny's work I loved it! He has an amazing eye for photography and his pictures are flawless. For him photography isn't his full time job, but more of a hobby (personally I think that he is amazing and should be a photographer full time). This past May I had him shoot me and two of my friends. I was very happy with how everything turned out, and got a bunch of comments on the pictures. He is definitely one of my favorite photographers and would recommend him.
*He doesn't have a website but he has a Facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/MannyBerumen?ref=sgm

Dorothea Lange: If you have never heard of Dorothea Lange or seen her picture "Migrant Mother", you must be living under a rock! To me Dorothea was a strong, outstanding woman. She was one of the few woman photographers in the 1940's, and saw the beauty in everyday people even in hard times. She photographed a lot of the depression era which makes me look up to her even more, because even in hard times when there was no way that she could make a living off of what she loved, she still pursued it.
There are many websites that notice Dorothea Lange and her work. One of my favorites is
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/lange/index.html

Dorthea Lange

http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/lange/index.html

Scott Schuman: I actually just found out about Scott today. I was looking at blogs and somehow found my way onto his blog. Just a few minutes of looking at his work and I was in love. I read about how he did a shoot for Italian Vogue Pelle's September issue. When I saw he pictures I decided right then and there that he was a photographer that had to be noted in one of my blogs. He is definitely now a favorite!
http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/

Mark Susan: I also met Mark through my mommy! (: They did a lot of work together and every time the pictures were amazing! One of his collections, Oranges, is my absolute favorite by him. My mom did the make-up for two of the ten pictures in the collection. The photographs were chosen to be placed in The Orange Table, which is located in Old Town Scottsdale, AZ, about a year ago. Every single one of his photographs are stunning; they are always clear and vibrant. His creativity and raw talent has made him one of Cookie Monster Meeks' notable photographers. Not that, that really means anything to anyone. (:
http://www.marksusan.com/

Mark Susan Photography

Orange Series

Mark Susan Photography's Myspace

http://www.myspace.com/marksusan

KristD Mauga: I found out about KrisD through the amazing online photo editing system picnik. After reading about her and seeing some of her pictures I googled her! I couldn't help it after seeing some of her work I had to see more. I found her website and soon she became one of my biggest inspirations. Her shots are simple and show everyday people in their everyday lives, but even in the simplest there is an undeniable beauty about each photograph. That is why I love her photography.

Stay Leson: Stacy is an amazing young women. I also found out about her through picnik and googled after reading about her. She is in tenth grade but her photography skills are far beyond her years. Every photograph is something that people look at every day but her pictures seem to put a twist on those everyday things. You can tell by looking at her pictures that she sees things differently and sees beauty in the world around her! She is definitely someone I look up to, even though we are the same age, and am inspired by.