Alice Kuo Shippee Photography

May 11 2012

7:45 am

madeleine & her mamas • the weiss-marks family • palos verdes estates, ca

I am so, so lucky to have had the chance to take these photos for my wonderful, long-time friend Marla & her amazing wife Rachel! I can hardly believe that I’ve known Marla now since 1995! Where did the time go? I will say, I have never seen her so happy as in the past couple years–what a joy to see her with the love of her life & to see them both as moms. And I was just saying to my husband tonight that Marla & Rachel are sooooo in love–it makes me want to giggle, & it makes for great pictures! Here they are with their beautiful Maddy…

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May 02 2012

9:04 am

sonic fuel recording studios | composers • el segundo, ca

What great fun & a huge honor to shoot the brand-spanking-new Sonic Fuel Recording Studios today! Thank you to my warm & talented friend, Christopher Lennertz, for inviting me to chronicle their amazing place of creativity, & also to all the composers who shared their time with me & educated me about the fascinating world of music & technology. And to the assistants who made my job go so smoothly–I couldn’t have done it without you! Here’s a little sneak peek of what we captured today…

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Apr 15 2012

10:26 am

carly • high-school grad portraits • redondo beach, ca

I have always loved that the graduation ceremony is called “commencement.” How poetic & forward-thinking that person in academia was when they decided to call it that–& how glad I am that it has persisted through the ages. It was such a pleasure to do these portraits for Carly; I know her parents & little brother from my daughters’ school. Carly has the same smiling, sparkling eyes as her mother, Sandy. And in the first moments I met her, I could tell how genuinely warm & real she is. She also happens to love photography! We had a great time at the arcade on the Redondo Beach pier, & I could have shot her dazzling eyes for days…Congratulations, Carly! I have no doubt that this is the commencement of a very bright future for a truly sweet gal!

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April 27, 2012 - 6:14 am

Steph - Beautiful young lady! Best of luck and good fortune for your future =)

Apr 10 2012

6:47 am

mashawnta & razzaaq • a real engagement session • los angeles

I’ve been working on this post for the last couple weeks, because this session was made truly special by Razzaaq, the man who contacted me via a mutual friend (thanks, Dina!) to set up a portrait session for himself & the woman that he loves. I’ve been dying to share these pictures, & I wanted to make sure that I could tell the story of what unfolded during our session with the kind of cinematic drama & aesthetic beauty that would do this director-designer couple justice.

So our session began as a fun, fashion-y shoot–as planned by Razzaaq, to take into consideration Mashawnta’s taste for style & architecture. She is the producer of her own magazine, MASH. And Razzaaq carefully chose our location, knowing that its urban, industrial feel would be loved by Mash, because of her native Detroit sensibilities.

Scroll on through…you’ll see: mid-shoot it became a REAL engagement session…!!

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