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 - www.rodandkulture.com.
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'm sorry but I am no longer working with models TFP 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!
Below are examples of my recent work with stylist Micheline Pitt
Below are examples of my work with Pin-Ups Hair Design in Ventura!
Hey there! Thats cool you're from or live in Bakersfield....I'm from there ;) Thanks for the request! Love your pics....I definitely want to shoot sometime!! XOXO Nikki
Hey Holly, I'm gonna have to bring some vegies over one of these days for you or maybe you can come visit and you can pick em right out of the garden! You're an excellent cook! Thanks again for dinner the other evening! Hope you and Zombie are doing well!
Really diggin' your work Holly...I would love to work with you sometime soon!! Your eye for detail is breathtaking. I'm back and forth between OC and LA, let me know when you're available. Have a great weekend~
