SCV Business after Hours | Persia Restaurant SCV Mixer | HorSpotSCV.com

by HotSpotBlog on February 22nd, 2012 |

The HotSpot Mixer. Persia restaurant mixer will be at La Quinta Inn in Stevenson Ranch Thursday 23, 6PM See the Menu,
:
Appetizer: Hummus, Shirazi Salad, Potato salad, Yogurt Cucumber, One more surprise.

Main course:
Chicken boneless kabob, Beef Koobideh Kabob, Grilled vegetables & 2 kinds of rice.
Dessert: Baklava & Hot Tea.

Wine & Beer, Soft drinks and water

Please RSVP By Wednesday evening. We want to make sure we have plenty of food.

Hope to see you there and invite a friend!!!

RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/359557644062626/

Event SCV | Fat Tuesday at Courtyard by Marriott | Santa Clarita

by HotSpotBlog on February 21st, 2012 |

www.HotSpotSCV.com

 

Wine Bar “SCV” | Roman Holiday Wine Lounge | (661) 799-7221

by Roman Holiday Wine Lounge on February 18th, 2012 | http://www.rhwinelounge.com

Come and enjoy the LIVE ENTERTAINMENT at Santa Clarita’s premier Wine Bar “SCV” – all the details are at www.rhwinelounge.com

Located 30 minutes from Downtown Los Angeles near SixFlagsMagicMountain, we feature the best in classic cocktails from the era of prohibition. Exciting mixes and garnishes such as Bee Pollen, exotic salts and sugars, a wide range of bitter, edible flowers, fresh squeezed juices, organic or natural sugar tonics and sodas as well as house-made syrups such as Grenadine, Ginger, Lemon Verbena and Jalapeño join an all top-shelf spirit selection to make cocktails focused on care for detail and catered to your palette!
Wine choices exceed 64 wines from around the world available by the glass or more plus bottle service for here or to take home! We spend countless hours as a staff/family indulging in increasing our wine education and are proud to boast several on-site sommeliers with more staff testing in the near future!
Don’t think liquids are the only game here! Our amazing kitchen talent is creating hearty Paninis, savory Pizzettas and refreshing salad choices for you in addition to our daily selections to pair with world meats and cheeses, delectable desserts and mouthwatering Gelatos.
Daily specials are posted on Facebook and you are invited to join our already popular $5 Happy Hour until 7 p.m. every day! We are open for lunch Friday, Saturday and Sunday and feature live music this month Sunday-Thursday evenings!

1st Image Photography | Dealing with Weather | Bob Messina

by 1st Image Photography on February 16th, 2012 | http://www.1stimage.com

www.1stimage.com (661) 254-4720 1stimage@ca.rr.com

Yesterday I had a photo assignment at La Reina HS in Thousand Oaks, CA. Drive is about 50 miles from home. An hour and a half before our appointment, a La Reina administrator said the weather was fine, so I left. Well western Simi Valley, Moorpark and northern Thousand Oaks was under a deluge so heavy my windshield wipers, set on high, could not handle the rain. This was so about a 1/4 mile north of La Reina. Had we agreed to postpone the appointment to another date, I would have visited my dad in Moorpark.

In spite of the rain I was able to photograph La Reina’s soccer and basketball teams. I used overhangs and roofs to photograph both individuals and teams. It is raining in the background of the attached photos.

On the way home, weather was sunny, partly cloudy and beautiful.

Bob Messina

1st Image Photography | Traditional Portrait | Bob Messina

by 1st Image Photography on February 14th, 2012 | http://www.1stimage.com

1st Image Photography.  www.1stimage.com, (661) 254-4720.

This past Sunday a fellow choir member of my wife hired me to photograph her grand daughter at her home. I had photographed another grand daughter 5 years ago. In their family, 10 girls over 4 generations, portraits are taken at the age of 7. The poses are all the same.

When I photographed the other grand daughter I had no idea what was being done. I had no white background and we improvised by placing a white sheet over a bedroom window.  I photographed Hanna in her grandmother’s enclosed patio area.

Attached are the three poses they want.  The photo with the roses kept color, is an additional offering. They purchase 3 sets of 3-5×7 black & whites which they frame. This time I also suggested and photographed Hannah in regular clothes and let her pose herself and a set of images were taken with grandma’s dog.

We showed everyone the images on computer and they immediately ordered their prints.

The family has started doing this with the boys but I have not had that opportunity yet.

Bob Messina