N | F

SF.

2011-04-10T21:46:00.000-07:00

I was in SF for less than 24 hours recently. It got wild.

wide open.

2011-04-10T21:41:00.000-07:00

jimmy, el mirage, california.

pano's.

2011-04-05T23:27:00.000-07:00

koreatown, fro my rooftop.

jimmy, el mirage.

el mirage.

Chiodos.

2011-04-05T13:01:00.000-07:00

Some simple b&w portraits of Chiodos.

their video slays.

Steve Aoki

2011-04-04T15:44:00.000-07:00

Just got back from a 3 day stint up the California coast, with Steve Aoki + the Dim Mak crew. We hit Santa Barbara, San Francisco, and finished back in LA. I shot video of the 1st two shows, and shot stills (below) of the Palladium show. Thanks to Bryan @ Dim Mak for having me out, spontaneous road-trips are always a blast.

WIG WAM.

2011-03-24T14:36:00.000-07:00

SPLIT--Women's Holiday 2011 collection | Model: Natalie Pack
Great location/model/styling/crew. They make my job easier.
Really stoked on this set, it took me forever to narrow down my selections.

rodger.

2011-03-21T17:31:00.000-07:00

Filmed this between looks, at a promo shoot last week.

DTLA Rooftop.

2011-03-17T10:51:00.000-07:00

Last week I shot the SPLIT men's holiday 2011 lookbook. We had a great location and an awesome crew.
A couple day's after the men's shoot, I also shot the women's collection. I'll be posting those soon as well.

me and the crew.

Promo.

2011-03-16T23:50:00.000-07:00

New promotional content for RUFIO's South American tour.

Promo.

2011-03-16T23:43:00.000-07:00

Promotional shoot for hip hop artist SAU.

cabin madness.

2011-03-16T22:58:00.000-07:00

a weekend in big bear.

/ / /

2011-02-24T19:11:00.000-08:00

Robbie K., moisturizing while having a smoke.

MM

2011-02-24T14:41:00.000-08:00

My version of Kiara Diane, as Marilyn Monroe.

Hair: Jefferson Ntys
MUA: Savannah Inez
Retoucher: James Watts
Photographed at The Well in Los Angeles

A C E

2011-02-21T18:08:00.000-08:00

Weekend desert-bender @ Ace Hotel, Palm Springs.
Featuring Valerie, Missy, & Ivy. We started our Summer early.

why so serious?

2011-02-11T19:19:00.000-08:00

I don't remember the last time that I intentionally made a comical photo. Maybe I'll do it more frequently?

Salton Sea.

2011-02-09T23:56:00.000-08:00

The finial installment from my desert shoot.
This was actually stop #2 that day, out in the Salton Sea.

click HERE to see more from this set.

DOV

2011-02-09T22:36:00.000-08:00

Last week I shot a look-book for DOV. They rented out a cabin up in the mountains, hired some lovely talent,
and let me do my thing. Since the location was diverse, I opted to split the shoot up into 3 distinct looks/vibes. Enjoy.

click HERE to see more from this set.

SLVTN MTN.

2011-02-07T20:29:00.000-08:00

BIG THANKS TO LEONARD FOR LETTING US DO OUR THING!

A PORTION OF THE CREW (NOT PICTURED: SAVANNAH+JEFFERSON)

PANO

CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE FROM THIS ADVENTURE.

on/off

2011-02-06T14:04:00.000-08:00

felt obligated to make this. sorry?

back in the studio.

2011-01-30T19:13:00.000-08:00

Feels good to shoot in the studio again. It's always good to mix things up a bit; keep em' guessing.

a day in the desert. set #1.

2011-01-27T12:53:00.000-08:00

Monday afternoon, we journeyed deep into the desert and surrounding areas. We shot a plethora of looks, at numerous locations, such as: Indio, The Salton Sea, & Salvation Mountain. 320 miles traveled, 12GB's worth of photographs, one 12pk of beer, chipotle, & hella iPod dj-ing. This shoot was a huge success. I'll blog each location/look individually, as they're completed. Enoy.

Assisted by: Taylor Meyer + Jimmy "BD" Madigan

"Neil, be a gentleman and help her."

II

2011-01-26T18:05:00.000-08:00

Model: Missy Pestana
Hair: sully layo | Hairoin salon
MUA: Savannah Inez | MAC

What up Boston?

2011-01-20T13:04:00.000-08:00

I'll be showing in Boston, via SMASHBOX studios. Where my Bostonians at?

11

2011-01-20T12:55:00.000-08:00

First studio shoot of 2011.
I'm in the midst of a shooting spree. Tons of new content coming soon.

Model: Missy Pestana
Hair: sully layo | Hairoin salon
MUA: Savannah Inez | MAC
Retoucher: ALEXVNDER
Post Production: F A V I L A

NYE

2011-01-20T12:50:00.000-08:00

Rang in the new year in Las Vegas. Phew.

2 0 1 0

2010-12-29T22:17:00.001-08:00

DofA

vegas.

rocky votolato, before his show. whittier, ca

50% of bella rouge

rich zahniser in his studio.

self portrait

david flores @ magic/slate, las vegas

tessa

san clemente, ca

sarah tonin

tessa, before we crashed the LA marathon

sorry timmy

$1 pbr's on tour

lisa

TSJ

corey duffel for ambiguous, tehatchapi ca

ghost for ambiguous, tehatchapi ca

coachella by day

coachella by night

coachella by iPhone 3G

F A V I L A merch

allah

alex

irish singer/songwriter, rebecca caldwell

my bed

the dancing spanish

bella rouge, by phillip favila

college graduate

what hands are for

josh vs gravity

mica, the mermaid. carlsbad, ca

clint walker for ambiguous. los angeles, ca

mike ng. los angeles, ca

rufio tour. santa barbara, ca

rufio tour. sacramento, ca

cheers. reno, nevada

terry's drum thumb. tacoma, washington

seattle, washington

taylor before the show. seattle, washington

last tour photo before "the accident". ely, nevada

"the accident". ely, nevada

cromwell

los angeles, ca

the body rampant. los angeles, ca

elliott fern. he calls me "meal".

bella rouge, outside our practice space.

happy birthday philly.

ghost, for ambiguous. los angeles, ca

yelawolf @ RTB. san francisco, ca

wu-tang clan. san francisco, ca

georgia jones. manhattan beach, ca

drizzy drake. oakland, ca

addrian eccleston, drake's guitarist. san francisco, ca

taylor on the beach. carlsbad, ca

matt sorum of guns n' roses/velvet revolver. hollywood, ca

"what if" no.1, los angeles, ca

brooke in her kitchen. san diego, ca

t+a at warped tour. pomona, ca

terry gets stitches backstage at the wiltern. los angeles, ca

"what if" no. 2, san diego, ca

tiff vs pbr. san diego, ca

split women's collection. los angeles, ca

nathaniel osollo painting in the studio.

my brother + sister on christmas day. palos verdes, ca

2010 was also the year I began making video. Check out a few of the better ones below.

SPLIT Women's Collection

2010-12-21T11:38:00.000-08:00

After a few season's off, and under new ownership, SPLIT is officially making a comeback. They recently hired me to shoot both their 2011 Men's & Women's collection. We shot the Women's collection on location at this awesome antique warehouse in Los Angeles. The staff was extremely accommodating to our needs, and kept their doors open for us, as the shoot went on into the evening. The owner was awesome, so awesome that he insisted I use an antique movie light (continuous light) that he had in store. This thing was ancient, must have been from the 30's or 40's, it was massive. Looked like something that came off the Titanic.

The new collection is fairly large, so I opted to mix up the vibe by shooting in various, distinct styles (opposed to a single, cohesive look). I'm stoked with what we ended up, considering the shooting conditions were a photographers nightmare: cramped + low available light.

Below is a BTS video from the shoot, and some of my favorites from the day. To see more, click HERE. I'll be posting the men's collection soon!

VA.

2010-12-21T11:16:00.000-08:00

Portraits of my dood/fellow artist/old college buddy Nathaniel Osollo aka EYE DRAUGH, making art in the studio.

Click HERE to see more from this set.

face/off

2010-12-21T10:49:00.000-08:00

Once a year, SMASHBOX West Hollywood hosts a photography competition/art show, that is juried by top industry leaders. The competition is open to professional photographers from all around the world. This year they had over 700 submission, but only picked the top 50 photographers to exhibit in the show. I was one of them. Below is my submission, "Faster + Faster" 46x36" light-jet print on luster.

Check out the SMASHBOXblog to see a recap of the opening reception.

saphire.

2010-12-21T10:39:00.001-08:00

my accidental emo short. light/location test turned into this. music: copeland

ambiguous catalog shoot.

2010-11-12T13:46:00.000-08:00

recently shot the ambiguous spring/summer 2011 collection. the catalogs just went to print, they came out clean.
you can click HERE to check out the rest photos from this shoot. all images were shot in/around DTLA.

package.

2010-11-12T13:44:00.000-08:00

check out the new album art for cromwell. came out great, considering the cramped shooting conditions.

kd+gj

2010-11-12T13:42:00.000-08:00

it's always summer in hermosa beach.

opening reception, santa ana.

2010-11-12T13:38:00.000-08:00

last weekend @ gcs gallery was great. we had an awesome turnout, and got a ton of great feedback. thanks!

what if, no.2

2010-11-08T21:03:00.000-08:00

kelsey, san diego
naturally + artificially

yeezy.

2010-10-26T12:39:00.000-07:00

finally found some time to sit down and watch "runaway". loved it.
awesome concept/cinematography/direction/music/vibe/etc....
below are some screen-shoots i took, that really stood out to me.

rndm.

2010-10-25T22:18:00.000-07:00

tiff x pbr x sd

post op.

2010-10-20T19:16:00.000-07:00

terry busted his hand (again) during a show @ the wiltern. after the medic stitched him up, he threw up the F.

summer flashback.

2010-10-20T19:06:00.000-07:00

downtown jimmy brown.

t+a

2010-10-20T19:02:00.000-07:00

this photo sums them up perfectly.

lulz.

2010-10-20T03:00:00.000-07:00

chopped up some fun footage from rufio/taking back sunday shenanigans @ the wiltern.

cray cray, hd. from neil favila on Vimeo.

Bella Rouge

2010-10-18T22:19:00.001-07:00

"what goes around, comes around", from our residency @ the press, back in april.

Bella Rouge @ the Press, Claremont. April 2010 from Drew Dorst on Vimeo.

gggggg g-unit.

2010-10-18T13:54:00.000-07:00

lloyd banks | oakland, ca.

banksy x fox

2010-10-11T01:36:00.000-07:00

nothing short of genius. my brain still hurts.

R U F I O

2010-10-07T01:10:00.001-07:00

Last week I filmed my doods RUFIO @ The Glasshouse. Today/night I put the footage together.
This is my 3rd video. More coming soon! Stoked to be ALIVE.

R U F I O @ The Glasshouse from neil favila on Vimeo.

everyone else did it.

2010-10-06T00:09:00.000-07:00

EL GUINCHO | Bombay from MGdM | Marc Gómez del Moral on Vimeo.

octobre especial.

2010-10-04T16:18:00.001-07:00

what if?

2010-09-29T13:59:00.000-07:00

Q: If you had the chance to look into your future, would you? Why or why not?

This is the question that my new conceptual series asks. I've shot 3 scenes so far. More coming soon.
Model/MUA: Kali Erin | www.YoungBuff.com
Assistant: Taylor Meyer

new promo.

2010-09-29T13:56:00.001-07:00

Brand new design. This is my 1/2 of a new promo card split, featuring Georgia Jones.

new DOFA myspace layout.

2010-09-29T13:52:00.000-07:00

Kinda wild/rad: my promo photo, they're wearing my tanks, & thats a video I made for them.

anen.

2010-09-29T13:50:00.000-07:00

Some clean product shots I did for the good ppl @ Anenberg.

washed up.

2010-09-23T16:39:00.000-07:00

taylor on the beach in carlsbad.

ambiguous.

2010-09-23T16:34:00.000-07:00

some recent ambiguous ads, featuring my photos.

TDF

2010-09-23T16:25:00.000-07:00

jason welsher, owner of TDF.

poor joshi.

2010-09-23T16:16:00.000-07:00

when your mouth is wired shut, you lose a lot of weight.

c_bad.

2010-09-23T16:12:00.000-07:00

mica, carlsbad, ca.

dyptic.

2010-09-23T15:55:00.000-07:00

brooke, san diego.

best viewed LARGE.

Matt Sorum

2010-09-21T14:43:00.000-07:00

Matt Sorum--Guns N' Roses/Velvet Revolver
Photographed at his home/studio in Hollywood.

I also filmed an interview with Matt & TSJ, as part of a video documentary project that I've been working on with TSJ.
More on that soon, stay tuned.

a short.

2010-09-20T18:51:00.000-07:00

Kiara Diane vs Pseudo Denim

III

2010-09-15T22:09:00.000-07:00

A stop motion piece that we shot back in December. I finally put it together just now.
This is my 1st stop motion experiment.

Untitled from neil favila on Vimeo.

who knew?

2010-09-14T01:17:00.001-07:00

"A Life In The Day" from John Mayer on Vimeo.

jam.

2010-09-13T14:44:00.001-07:00

Young Photographers.

2010-09-10T14:48:00.000-07:00

I recently received an email from my College Professor/Mentor, asking if I would you be willing to share advice with his students, on what I think young photographers need to know to be successful. Figured I'd post it here, as it may be helpful to others as well. Here is what I replied with:

What young photographers need to know in order to be successful? Let me know when you find out the answer, I'm still trying to figure it out!! Just kidding. In all seriousness, here are some tips and info that have helped me out thus far in my career:

-Networking: As lame as it sounds, it's actually not that bad, and can be extremely beneficial. I landed my biggest job to date this year, and I landed it via networking; shaking hands, talking to important industry people, going to events where I may be able to meet people interested in my work, exchanging business cards/information, etc...

* However, a majority of my work still comes via "word of mouth".

-Social Networking/Self-Promotion: I have a fashion/portrait/editorial website, a wedding/engagement site, a blog (which is constantly updated with new work), twitter account, Facebook account , and a Vimeo (video) account. My web-presence may be a little excessive to some, but it's really not much work to manage them on a regular basis. A majority of these accounts are frequently updated from my phone. The most important to me would be my websites and my blog, especially my blog as of late. I'm able to post multiple photos from shoots, behind the scenes videos, and written content explaning what's going on. I've gotten multiple jobs because of work that clients have seen on my blog. People just enjoy blogging and viewing other interesting blogs. I'm one of em.

-Shoot Shoot Shoot: Earlier this year I fell into this slump of "If I'm not getting paid, I'm not pulling out my camera". Terrible, right? That didn't last long, as I quickly remembered why I started making photos in the first place: because I love to shoot photos. That being said, I went on a shooting spree. I reached out to models I've worked with before, and set up a ton of non-paid shoots with my team of hair/makeup artists. The photos I've been getting from personal shoots are some of my strongest/favorite photos to date. Everyone involved benefits from these non-paid shoots that I arrange, as we are all able to use them in out portfolios. These personal shoots I speak of aren't always these big productions, sometimes it's just me and a model walking around untill we find interesting locations to shoot at. As long as I'm staying active, and shooting on a regular basis, I feel productive. The more I shoot, the more I learn. The more I learn, the better I get.

-Confident: Be confident of your work. If you have solid work, be confident of it. Nobody wants to hire a photographer that isn't sure if they can deliver. I've been in situtaions where I was a little intimidated, but I didn't let it show. I charged into the shoot like a professional, and everything worked out great (thank god).

Hopefully this helps. I'm still in a position of growth, and have a lot to learn. However, I do have some great experience and these are some of the things that have helped me out thus far.

Drake

2010-09-08T13:17:00.000-07:00

Got the call on thursday night, took off on friday night, shot on saturday night, home by sunday night.
Drizzy Drake @ The Oracle Arena in Oakland, Ca.

click HERE to see more from the show/trip.

X

2010-09-08T12:14:00.000-07:00

Adrian Eccleston--Guitarist for Drake
Photographed @ Clift Hotel, SF.

photo inspiration.

2010-09-08T12:11:00.000-07:00

right?

SK8 or D13

2010-09-07T16:07:00.000-07:00

Burn Ignite :: Ride :: feat Steve Berra (OFFICIAL HD) from Burn Ignite on Vimeo.

permanent vacation.

2010-09-01T13:59:00.000-07:00

summer never looked so good.
georgia jones, manhattan beach, ca.

all with a broken foot, what a trooper.

click HERE to see more GJ photos.

GJ II

2010-09-01T13:54:00.000-07:00

we made quite a mess in 10min.

lulz.

2010-09-01T13:26:00.001-07:00

came out to my car the other day, too funny.

another video.

2010-08-31T02:32:00.000-07:00

my 2nd video, ever.
baby steps.

fall into this. from neil favila on Vimeo.

here, there, nearly everywhere.

2010-08-31T02:16:00.000-07:00

had a super productive and eventful weekend. on friday we ventured down to san diego to photograph scene #3 of my new conceptual series (still untitled). it's coming along great so far, can't wait to see what it ends up evolving into. check out this BTS photo of us shooting on the beach in SD, and the sushi that preceded the shoot, ahaha.

yesterday (sunday), we ventured out to manhattan beach, to photograph georgia jones. the shoot went great, i'll post a few finals once i'm able to narrow down the selections. again, some more BTS photos that xander was able to snag:

my first film.

2010-08-26T18:03:00.000-07:00

Finally chopped up some footage and slapped something together. Can't wait to learn more. Everything was filmed with a Canon 7D and mostly a 50mm f/1.2 L.

Untitled from neil favila on Vimeo.

Wu-Tang Clan

2010-08-25T16:53:00.000-07:00

Over the weekend I was up in San Francisco to photograph Rock The Bells. In particular, to photograph one of the most prolific hip hop acts of all time, the Wu-Tang Clan. They performed their iconic album "36 Chambers" in it's entirety, (something that may never happen again). On top of this, they also had O.D.B.'s son, Boy Jones, on stage with them, rapping his father's parts. O.D.B. was a founding member of Wu-Tang, he passed away back in 2004, 2 days before his birthday.

*Special thanks to my doods Taylor + Jeepilicious for being dope, and willing to help me do my thang, ahaha.

GZA + Masta Killa, pre-show.

GZA

RZA, moments before taking the stage.

Method Man hyping up the crowd before everyone walked out.

O.D.B.'s son, Boy Jones.

Some iPhone videos I took between photos:

Click HERE to see of my RTB SF coverage.

Rock The Bells, San Francisco.

2010-08-25T16:12:00.001-07:00

A series of portraits of hip hop artist's that I photographed while up in SF over the weekend. Due to the hectic schedule of the festival, I only had a few moments with each artist. In some cases, only a few frames. Shooting under pressure really forced me to get down to business...

Immortal Technique

Brother Ali

SUPERNATURAL

YELAWOLF

Ms. Lauryn Hill

Click HERE to see more of my RTB SF coverage.

chea.

2010-08-24T22:28:00.000-07:00

another location preview from my yet to-be titled conceptual series.
two down, ?? more to go. hypehypehype.

"you can't print what we paint."

2010-08-24T22:20:00.000-07:00

if this doesn't inspire you, check for a pulse.

UP THERE from Jon on Vimeo.

+ + +

2010-08-24T22:15:00.000-07:00

it's all happening.
the last few weeks have been super productive and inspiring.
no photo needed for this entry.

-cheers

#freeweezy

2010-08-22T11:54:00.001-07:00

mixing things up a bit.

2010-08-19T13:27:00.000-07:00

I usually dont shoot/post content like this. However, my good friend and band-mate, Drew, recently asked me to shoot some maternity photos for him and his lady. I had a lot of fun putting my twist on maternity photos. It's always fun when I'm able to shoot important photos for friends and family.

warped tour.

2010-08-18T18:39:00.000-07:00

my doods in DofA just got back from being on warped tour all summer.
shot some new promos for them last week.
check out their cool tank tops...

conceptual art.

2010-08-18T17:47:00.000-07:00

yesterday i started working on a new conceptual series, (currently untitled).
below is an extremely ambiguous preview.

wait for it.

2010-08-18T14:37:00.001-07:00

demon favila.

2010-08-16T19:30:00.000-07:00

this is what happens when Demon Slayer gets ahold of my photo.
more coming soon/eventually...

new tank promo.

2010-08-16T17:50:00.001-07:00

power moves.

2010-08-16T14:43:00.000-07:00

stoked that a lot of my friends are coming up in life.
check out my buddy brandon killin' it as the new frontman of Chiodos:

b&w

2010-08-16T14:09:00.000-07:00

shot this flick of DofA at warped tour last week.
look them up!

ambiguous spring 2010 collection.

2010-08-14T13:47:00.000-07:00

recently shot another catalog for ambiguous. pretty stoked on the set as a whole.
below are a few of my favorites, if you'd like to see more from the shoot, click HERE.

also, at the bottom of this post is some BTS video from the shoot. check it out!

-cheers

BTS footy c/o Kasey Amiel:

Ambiguous catalog shoot. from neil favila on Vimeo.

yes.

2010-08-12T12:40:00.000-07:00

my brother turned 23.

2010-08-09T11:42:00.000-07:00

photos like these remind me why I love what I do.

Cromwell.

2010-08-07T12:07:00.000-07:00

Location #1: Divey dive bar

Location #2: 4-star restaurant patio

Assisted by: Mike Ng

Hella Bella.

2010-08-06T16:05:00.000-07:00

Shot some new promos for my band, Bella Rouge.

We were about due.

*also, if you're around tomorrow night, check us out in p_town:

Elliott Fern

2010-08-06T16:00:00.000-07:00

Probably THE coolest kid ever.

Just sayin'.

mica, the mermaid.

2010-08-06T15:54:00.000-07:00

Carlsbad, California 2010.

Through the wire.

2010-08-06T15:50:00.000-07:00

My buddy Josh fainted and took a digger onto cement. This is what he looked like the morning after. Injuries: broken jaw (ended up getting his mouth wired shut the next day), stitches in his lip x chin (he bit through his lip), and a busted grill.

self portrait.

2010-08-06T15:46:00.001-07:00

Carlsbad, California 2010

suns out, guns out.

2010-08-06T15:40:00.000-07:00

Haven't seen my cousin since I printed some new tanks. Had to bring him up to speed:

other misc. tank top photos:

VICE

2010-08-06T15:39:00.001-07:00

Check out my photo that I shot for Ambiguous in the VICE photo annual.

these blokes.

2010-08-06T15:36:00.000-07:00

Borrowed some gear from my buddy, decided to test it out.

too official.

2010-08-06T15:31:00.001-07:00

gets real live @ 2:15