Sunday, October 31, 2010

Who Is This Kid?

That is all I can think of when I look at this picture of Jaden. To get to how this picture came about, I have to start with the Nivea shoot he went to on Saturday. So we show up "on set" at 10:30am Saturday morning at Siren Studios in Hollywood. It was cool out, and we ended up on the rooftop studio. You would come out of the elevator and see all the set, with the lights, canopies to control light, the cameras, etc. We walked in and met the producer and then the photographer. They took Jaden into make-up and hair which consisted of putting lotion on his face and arms and pinching his cheeks a bit for a little flush of color. They put him in a simple white tee and took him on set with two other kids. From there it was amazing. They took close up shots of these three kids, just to show off all their amazing features. The photographer kept telling me how Jaden's eyes were amazing - I kept back in the distance looking at the set, with the view of the Hollywood sign in the background above them.

I would have loved to have taken photos, but it is strictly prohibited and you are told not to take pictures. Once the kids were done with the Nivea shoot, the photographer wanted to have a little fun with them. He let the makeup artists do what they do best and they did the kids up as the Joker, Lady Gaga and a zombie from Michael Jackson's Thriller. He then took the kids on set and took the most amazing pictures. These were the only two I got, but how awesome that we got any at all. The photographer told Jaden he may see the one of him in a museum some day. We hung around for an hour after they were done shooting and had lunch with the staff. What an amazing experience for Jaden - I think he likes this modeling stuff. (sorry the pics are not that great - had to take a picture of a picture and they did not come out that great, but you get the jist)