Rockerchick! Photography, art, design, tarot, traveling and rides on BSA's & Harleys. My other interests run the gammit....1920's & 1940's couture fashion/glamour, 60's & 70's pop culture, Mods, Brit-Pop & Beatnick Icons, American muscle cars, rat rods, custom cycles/choppers. Love seeing live music in small clubs. My two fav cites....San Francisco and New Orleans, creole cuisine, good wine, Halloween (my fav time of year), hanging with good friends and being a goofball when the mood strikes.
Music
R&R, Blues, Classic Country, Rockabilly, 60's & 70's Soul & Jazz and Mustache Rock (e.g., Foghat, Grand Funk, Bad Company & Lynrd Skynrd).
Fav artists are THE STONES (Keith fan), Tom Petty, Tom Waits, Junior Brown, Motorhead, KISS, AC/DC, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, Joe Perry, Judas Priest, Queen, Supersuckers, CCR,Throwrag, Nashville Pussy, The Darkness, Nirvana, Dandy Warhols, Oasis, Danny West, Rob Zombie, White Stripes, Foo Fighters-anything written by Dave Grohl, Eagles of Death Metal, NYDolls, Faces, Sweet, Bowie, T.Rex, The Cult, the Cramps, Iggy Pop/Stooges, Johnny Thunders, Link Wray, Nick Cave, Ramones, Janis, Jimmy, Elvis and the Man in Black. I MISS THE 80's... Vain, Poison, KIX, LA Guns, G N'R, Cinderella.
Fav Jazz artists... Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Wes Montgomery, Stan Getz, Miles Davis.
Fav R&B artists... Howard Tate, Sly (of course) Otis, Solomon Burke, Arthur Lee, Earth Wind & Fire and Bobbie Rush. Also dig Billy Holiday, Nina Simone, Lavay Smith, Chet Baker and R.L. Burnside.
Movies
Fav movies are Ed Wood, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Barbarella, Dogtown and Z-boys, Rock N'Roll High School, Office Space, Bubba Ho-Tep, Old School, Smokey and the Bandit, Urban Cowboy, Easy Rider and Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill!... just to name a few.
Also love classic film noir and horror movies, any movie with Ed Norton, Gary Oldman, Johnny Depp or my fav weirdo Chris Walken.
Television
Turner Classic Movies! Rob Zombie's Underground for TCM fuckin' rules.
Books
Not into fiction. My favorite books are biographies about people I find interesing.
Recent reads; Bukowski's Hollywood, Slaves of New York by Tama Janowitz, Ridin' High, Livin' Free by Sonny Barger. Also dig William S. Burroughs & Hunter S. Thompson.
Heroes
My childhood heroe has always been EVEL KNEIVEL, the Godfather of Cool!
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About me: Pin-Up Photographer for Rod and Kulture Illustrated Magazine. Rod and Kulture .
In addition, I shoot freelance fashion, music and editorial work. I shoot a wide variety of styles in the studio and on location. I specialize in modern fashion and retro glamour. In addition, I offer complete model portfolios, promotional shots for actors/musicians/performers and product photography services for catalog work.
Thanks so much for your support and taking the time to view my pix!
Who I'd like to meet: Magazines, models, clothing designers, bands and anyone interested in professional photography services.
Sorry, NO TFP SHOOTS (trade for print or images on CD).
I am no longer working with models TFCD on retro styled shoots. If you are interested in working with me please send me an email for my shoot policy & rate information at info@hollywestphoto.com. Thank you!
its the incredible disappearing holly west! you are even more elusive then me! :P where'd ya go? ya gonna send those pics you were gonna send me weeks ago? we gonna reschedule the calendar shoot? what up mama? give a text or drop a line. or i guess call, if you have 2 hours 'cuz we end up babbling! ha ha ha... ;) get in touch girl! i know we're both busy, but i need to hear from you!! xoxoxox
Hey Momma...I was sad no to see you at the show. I miss my Holly. Do I have to come to Bakersfeild? As long as you find me a man, I will come! LOL. I put a little video up of my performance, it's under my blog....so you can see me...barely. Miss you...Love you. xoxoxo
Hey Holly! I'm bummed I won't make it to Viva this year... However, I am trying to plan a trip out there before the year is over! Would love to get together for a shoot! Take care!
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