AN EVENING WITH WOMEN 2010

This past Saturday I photographed An Evening With Women for the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center. I had the best view in the house - front of the stage - for live performances from Heart, Pink, Linda Perry, Sarah Silverman, and Gina Gershon, plus an appearance by Renee Zellweger. I photographed the entire evening with my dreamy and tack sharp Nikon 85mm f/1.4 lens.

Nancy Wilson of Heart




Ann Wilson belts out Barracuda


A heart shaped soundhole on the guitar


Center supporter and Oscar winner Renee Zellweger


Pink and Linda Perry duet


Pink poses with the lucky live auction winner who bid $12,000 for this Vespa autographed by Pink (who also rode it onstage).


Pink being a badass - making the most of her props - the Vespa, a wine glass, and cigarette smoke. My favorite photo from the night.


I love Pink's new natural look - she's so beautiful and talented.


Hostess Gina Gershon. She performed two songs, What's New Pussycat and Is That All There Is?


I think this is a move leftover from the Goddess routine in Showgirls




Sarah Silverman - possibly the funniest Jewess on the planet.


Gina recalling another Showgirls scene (remember Cristal wanting a manicure from Nomi before deciding she's too old for the "whorey look"


Cherie Currie posing with her son. Cherie was a teen rock goddess in The Runaways and now she's a chainsaw artist!


The great and powerful Jean - Lorri L. Jean - CEO of the Center. Love her!


L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's "An Evening With Women: Celebrating Art, Music & Equality"
Featuring Renee Zelwegger and Sarah Silverman, hosted by Gina Gershon, musical performances by Linda Perry, Pink, and Heart
© Lydia Marcus 2010 / www.lydiamarcus.com
May 1, 2010 in Beverly Hills, CA at the Beverly Hilton Hotel

Full set of photos on my flickrstream.

Photographed with a Nikon D80 Nikon D80 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera (Body only) and Nikon 85mm f/1.4 lens

SIMPLY DIVINE 2009

Saturday I photographed the 4th annual Simply diVine: A Summer Soirée for the Senses, a fundraiser for the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center at tony Two Rodeo in Beverly Hills. It was a challenging event to shoot - I was photographing everything from product details, people mingling, VIP's, rooftop shots of the entire scene below, a sponsor car (Mercedes-Benz of Beverly Hills), signage, celebs, musicians, and food galore. I mainly used off camera flash (carried by my trust assistant Sharp), but took a few shots using available light (like from the rooftop) when I could. I used my Nikon D80 with the Nikon 17-55 f/2.8 and an SB-800 flash mounted on a Bogen Manfrotto monopod with a Gary Fong lightsphere attachment.

Here are some of my favorite shots from the evening:





















LuAnn Boylan, Celebrity Chef Susan Feniger, Lorri L. Jean (CEO of the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center)


Actor Wilson Cruz (right)


Susan Feniger (second from right)


Simply diVine photo credits: © Lydia Marcus 2009
Photographed August 22, 2009 in Beverly Hills, CA at Two Rodeo