Ash Gupta Studio 838 Ash Gupta Studio 838 November 2009 Recap  For Ash Gupta and Studio 838, November was a month full of international flair. Ash continued his Venetian mask project with models Heather Burton and Jeri, the new face of Bebe Fragrance. Couture designer Maggie Barry created clothing out of fabric printed with Ash's photographic images. These pieces were debuted in a live photo-shoot installation as part of the LA Fashion Walk. Ash also completed the artistic, art-themed editorial for London-based "The Collective." Ash and the studio shot a branding-images campaign for the Bollywood Step Dance Troupe. Rising star, actor Collin Blake was captured atop a Harley, America's most-loved bike. Broadcast company RTL came to LA to film Ash in action for a German reality show. Finally, the month ended with several big production shoots, featuring Bollywood superstar Preity Zinta. See the November 2009 recap image gallery.
December 2009 Face of the Month - Pratima Anae  "I grew up in a family that held the belief that religion is a personal relation of a cultural expression, and wanted to embrace the community that embraced them. When we lived in Shipshewana (Indiana), we went to a Mennonite church; and in India, we went to temple."—Pratima Anae
more: Pratima Anae Editorial Face of the Month: Interview with Ash Gupta  After 25-30 years in the industry, after seeing so many faces, one would think that they would blur; but instead of blurring together, there began to be standout faces, faces that stood-out, not because of their bone structure or eye color, but rather because of what lay inside and behind the faces: the empathy and intelligence, the education and values. This is just a humble effort of a fashion photographer to help bring recognition to the extraordinary, but sometimes overlooked qualities of beauty that make up a face behind the painted eyes and dusted cheeks.
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