Loch Lomond "Blue Lead Fences" video - Alicia J. Rose's directorial debut!

Finally, I can share this with y'all...Here's the music video I directed for the fantastic PDX chamber folk combo - Loch Lomond. It was released into the world today, just in time for their November jaunt with another incredible PDX group - The Decemberists. Shot entirely on Super 8 over a lush August weekend at Milo Mciver State Park in Estacada, Oregon, the video is an eerie lo-fi masterpiece casting the co-ed chamber pop septet as a wayward cult on a determined journey toward a watery end..
Enjoy and here's looking forward to more directorial fun!
xx
ajr
www.lochlomondmusic.com

News Oct 08!

Rangefinder Feature

The nice folks at Rangefinder Magazine did a little feature on my work in their October issue. They called it Deep Inside The Rabbit Hole with Alicia J. Rose....it's nice. It features various music pix, ballet pix and portraits. If you'd like to peep - click here! For a more in depth and impromptu slice, keep an ear and and eye on their sister content site - Rangefinder Radio. They will be posting an interview they did with me in the next few days!

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Loch Lomond Music Video

The finishing touches are being put on my first official foray into directing. Portland chamber-folk combo Loch Lomond were the subjects, and the soundtrack is an amazing tune entitled Blue Lead Fences that is off their as yet unnamed '09 release. Shot entirely on Super 8, it's a dark and vividly colorful document of a small cadre's' journey through the woods to a watery and mysterious end. It should be out in the public sphere soon....check my blog for updates.

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Hearts & Daggers Update

People are saying very nice things about my recently released accordion/violin/voice duet album as Miss Murgatroid with the multi-talented Miss Petra Haden. It's called Tucson Weekly.

This is an album that exists in its own magical aesthetic realm, or better yet an infinite number of them all at once. - DustedMagazine.com

Hearts & Daggers is a modern and moving piece of craftsmanship. - Portland Monthly

If your interest is piqued, you can (finally!) download and listen to Hearts & Daggers for yourself via Itunes or procure the corporeal version (featuring stunning art by Christine Shields) at a music retailer near you! Petra is also featured on her father, Charlie Haden's new album Rambing Boy...Congrats to the Hadens for a wonderful effort!

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Recently Captured...
Lots of new work just uploaded to my trusty and ever evolving Flickr portal...including Fall Fashion from visionary Portland fashion designer Liza Rietz, conceptual/promo photos for musicians Stephanie Schneiderman and Oracle and lots lots more. Keep an eye on the Newsstands for the Winter '08 issue of Bitch Magazine - I shot a forest still life for the cover. Quite festive and fancy. Of course, I'm always finding interesting reasons to make images, so if you wish to be kept ridiculously up in my picture taking biznatch, sign up for my RSS feed on Flickr. It's fun.

Liza Rietz Fall Collection


Stephanie Schneiderman


Oracle

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AJR PHOTO WEBSITE
Yup, recently updated and everything, its ready for your clickthrough whims at www.aliciajrosephotography.com.
Thanks to the extraordinarily talented Annette Thurston for her sweet design skillz and dedication to keeping me fancy.

I head to bed satisfied and a little bit sad tonight...As I have just finished this massive assignment i got from XLR8R magazine, and the design director was stoked...the sad part that i can't share any of the fancy bits with you, my peeps....sigh...

soon though....the mag is doing a "Portland Issue" in October. they commissioned me to do 13+portraits in one week! it was fun. an amazing collection of local rock combos, talented luminaries and curious sub-sects....

so, since i can't share that part with you, i leave you with this photo from my recent Stephanie Schneiderman shoot...which i'm also super pleased with...this one was co-art directed by Arnold Pander. Fun stuff:

purrrr.....thanks to my sweet assistant Jordan Strong. Who makes it all a lot more fun!

xx
alicia

i still love taking pictures

hi...i'm back...

i gotsta keep up with the blog more!

quite a few things to report....

the nice ladies at Bitch Magazine decided to do a little blogging on my photo shenans - namely Fairytales, which i'm so happy to see peeps are still interested in...

BITCH ME UP (aka - read more here)!

also, my long lost and mysteriously crafty duet record with the inimitably talented Petra Haden has finally been released as of July 7, 2008! it's called Hearts & Daggers. my accordion playing nom de plume is Miss Murgatroid. it's pretty fancy, if you wanna, you can even buy it at Amazon.com.



in other news, i've generally been shooting my little derrière off, including new band pix for...

Oh Darling

Lackthereof

Horse Feathers

and SO much more....check out my Flickr Page and killer new website for more in-depth viewing...

right now i'm in LA showing ad/design/mag peeps pants peeps my fancy new portfolio...if i had a pic of it i'd post that too..but just imagine, silky black 11x14 with hot pink emboss of my moniker in my logo script (ala Annette Thurston, my design goddess). is it weird to dork out on stuff like this, i guess its the design geek in me...sigh...

anyway - that's a good chunk, more sooner than usual!
xx
a
ps: did i mention that i'm going to my 20th high school reunion on saturday? should be interesting....

hot Juxtapoz blog action and today's cover of Just Out ! yay!

hello dearest peeples....

a couple of hot to trot news tidbits to report today, including:

a killer news bit on the homepage of killer art mag Juxtapoz, featuring one of my pix of the smolderingly talented painter Souther Salazar:





So nice of them.

Also hitting the streets today is one of my ballet pix from my OBT "Who's Your Dancer" series on the cover of the new Just Out! Cute!



other than that...take a peep of this nice video chasspeed posted of me (aka Miss Murgatroid) and Petra playing at SXSW a couple years back. pardon the trouser socks. my personal fashion has improved quite a bit since those days!!



if i haven't mentioned before, our new long awaited and tragically delayed album Hearts & Daggers is set for release this June. become our myspace friend and find out more!

here's a lil peep of the cover:


ok, back to work...have a lovely day!

xx
a

alt.pick is fancy, so is my new website!

i finally broke down and got a little more professional last night. its funny what i'm driven to with way too much energy, no social obligations and some delicious chocolate chip cookies.

alas - check out my new profile on altpick.com

also, for some reason I have not mentioned my SEXY new website designed by the criminally under-challenged Annette Thurston

see for yourself:


cute, eh?

anyhoo, someone just told me my Beast pix are on page 125 of PDN's Photo Annual issue! i can't wait to peep for myself!

And please - drop me a line if you want to get together while i'm in NYC from May 12-16.


xxx
a

Holy Elle + PDN Photo Annual win - woot!

I'm really stoked about this little nugget that just hit the stands:

That's a fancy full page photo in the May 2008 issue of Elle Magazine from my Beast Series. Hot stuff. It's the ish with Madonna on the cover, pick it up while it's still hot off the presses!!

Even better - i found out recently that the above image and 5 others placed in the esteemed photo-industry competition - PDN's Photo Annual 2008. A few of them will be printed in the May ish of PDN. I'm gonna go to NYC May 12-16 to celebrate at their lil' shindig and meet with some peeps. I can't resist a party, eh? Yay! If you are in NYC, let me know - let's hang....

i heart yoga

Last weekend I spent 2 days in the wackiest weather EVER in the most luscious garden in all of Portland to shoot the team of Yoga Shala of Portland. It was an interesting challenge, in that I had to rock out portraits for about 40+ peeps over about 13 hours, and each one needed to be unique and lovely and cover a range of the clients needs. It was a little boot camp-like, and sort of a grind but a wonderful experience all in all. I mean, there are way worse ways to spend 2 days than surrounded by unbelievably beautiful nature, water and wildlife encouraging some very fit peeps to get their yoga on.

check it:



and



I also took a few pix of details around the Garden...including a few of this little troublemaker:



This squirrel was not only mangy, but was creepily agressive. I thought i was going to get taken down when i was taking the picture. I may have an evil squirrel complex now...

Anyhoo - hope you liked those pix - go to the Flickr Yoga Shala set to see the rest!!

Linda K. Johnson - for Portland Spaces 3/17/2008

Linda K. Johnson - shot for Portland Spaces, yesterday 3/17/2008 - check out the full shoot here. LKJ rules....total inspiration...here's a couple more: