SHARON MEETS NATE

I was on the Nate Berkus show a few months ago. He called me to come to New York to do a House Proud feature, talking about my apt and my kids photography business. He ended up cutting the photography part, since he wanted to concentrate on tips for the viewer on how to put an apt together on a dime. It was fun, and it was so great to meet Nate, who I had been a fan of for years. I was a bit nervous, but it was so fun and I met Michelle Adams of Lonny Magazine that day as she was the segment before mine. She is brillant and can't wait to see her next Traditional Home issue!

Check out my segment by clicking on the title.

PHOTO ESSAY OF LIBYA BY PAOLO PELLEGRIN

Kathy Ryan, the photo director of the New York times had commissioned this photo essay on Libya. Its pretty amazing.
Click the title above to see all the images.

ADVICE FOR YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHERS

Rob Haggart, the former Director of Photography for Men's Journal and Outside Magazine has an amazing blog which I am inspired by and read weekly. He is a true photo editor and is passionate about his work. Click the title above to see his amazing blog and also, read what he has to say.

ELISABETH BIONDI leave the New Yorker.

Alot of people ask me what I do as a photo editor. The woman that trained me was Susan White, the photo director at Vanity Fair. She is to this day, next to Lisa Berman who is currently at Entertainment Weekly were the two woman that shaped my work ethic and inspired me the most.
Susan was the assistant to Ms. Biondi back in the day. I am inspired by her work and she is a legend in our world. Check this article out by clicking on the title above.

FRAMING PERSONAL PHOTOS

I was browsing some style blogs and found this posting on Remodelista, which i think is really helpful for alot of my clients and friends who haven't got around to framing personal photos and original art that you have. Take a look. Click the title above.

NARCISSISTS THAT ARE OUT OF LINE...TAKE A NAP

I saw this and I am sure most of you have already read about it, but its amazing that I wanted to read about this before the Earthquake update in Japan, or news going on in Libya... or even the weather.

Alec Baldwin who is one of my favorite actors (whom I have never met) and is known to be one of the biggest egos in Hollywood. He told Playboy that he is in talks of writing a book on how to raise your child, and even has his own wallpaper that is listed ALEX BALDWIN on allthebestwallpapers.com. Its actually ALEC people.

Mr. Baldwin giving Charlie Sheen, a perverted and mentally ill version of himself, advice on how to conduct himself is more than entertaining. Perhaps Mel Gibson will join with some more advice.


You can read his very entertaining article on the Huffington Post. Click the title above.

COOL THING TO DO IN LA-LA Phil Live in THEATERS!

The NCM Fathom and the Los Angeles Philharmonic are partnering to bring three performances of the LA PHIL conducted by Gustavo Dudamel live from the Walt Disney Concert Hall to theatres nationwide.

LA Phil's music director Gustavo Dudamel, who happens to be pretty easy on the eyes, broadcast live from Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. In-theatre audiences will experience up-close and dramatic views of Dudamel live in surround a sound.

The LA Phil LIVE series consists of three in-theatre events all purchable on the internet at a selected theater near you!
THe schedule is below. I am going to the one tomorrow, where he conducts Tchaikovsky. Click on the title above to buy tickets.


- Sunday, January 9th - Dudamel conducts Beethoven
- Sunday, March 13th - Dudamel conducts Tchaikovsky
- Sunday, June 5th - Dudamel conducts Brahms

IPAD 4

The new Ipad 4 comes out March 11th. It starts at $500. I waited for this one, watching all my friends with their ipads and having so much fun working or using their new favorite electronic gadget. I am so happy I did wait. Why?

Two cameras for FaceTime and HD video recording
The dual-core A5 chip
The same 10-hour battery life
iPad Smart Cover. Designed for iPad
LED-backlit display
Multi-Touch
Everything’s at your fingertips
iOS 4. The world’s most advanced mobile operating system
Wi-Fi and 3G through AT&T or Verizon
Gyro, accelerometer, and compass
Video mirroring
AirPlay...Your movie-photo-music stream
AirPrint...Print everything wirelessly

REDESIGN ON A DIME

Last night, my friend Nina asked me to go to a design party with her. Traditional home has hired Michelle Adams of Lonny Magazine, (my favorite magazine out right now...which is an online only mag) to do a partnership where she is guest editing a few issues for the online launch of the magazine. I am really excited to see what she and her partner Patrick do with it. I was lucky enough to meet this genius of a lady on the Nate Berkus show in November. We were both guests on the show, and she was cool as a cucumber and I was very nervous and it was really embarrassing but she was able to sort of settle me down a bit before my segment.

I have been SO INSPIRED by Lonny and most recently Rue magazine that I decided that I needed another redesign. I'm going to call it Redesign on a dime. I have been wanting to change the bedroom for about a year now, but couldn't quite come up with what I wanted to do. I think I decided that I need a sexier bedroom. The bedroom I Have now is really serene and calming but I am bored. I am going to go with either black or dark dark grey. I know what you are thinking...just stop. Check these photos out and also look on Lonny and Rue and you will see that are we not sick of these chic white spaces yet? Should we take a risk and go a little nuts? I think Kelly Wearstler, another hero of mine, was on to something 10 years ago.

Below is Rue Magazine's link and if you click on the title above, it will take you to Lonny.

http://www.ruemag.com/gallery/bedrooms/

GROVE BAMBOO iPHONE 4 CASES

These amazing group of artists have come together and is making cool products out of Bamboo which is a renewable material and the fastest growing plant in the world and helps reduce our reliance on timber forests.They are handmade in Portland Orgeon and cost $89 which can be purchased on line. I think these are the coolest iphone cases I have seen to date. Check it out by clicking on the title above.