You probably all think I have forgotten about this website and blog and hell maybe even my snakes but non are the case.  I have been on top of the snake business but I haven't had a second to take photos or post what's been going on. I have been working non-stop at Disneyland but as soon as summer is over things should slow down a bit again. The first clutch did hatch and they are all healthy. I got 1.1 Normals and 1.2 Mojaves. I haven't had a chance to take the photos of them I would like but I will have some soon! I'll actually be posting them on the available page soon! 

On another note... there is a Reptile Show this weekend in Pomona! I am going to be there just hanging out and scoping it out! If your there look for me and say hi! I'll be roaming around! 

Hopefully Not Long But Until Next Time...

Here she is a while back looking all uncomfortable-like!

Here she is being a proud mama and covering those eggs!

Here Is her awesome 7 egg clutch! They look great!

She was bred to a few different males so we will see what comes out :)kess

On a side not the snakes are looking great, I am still waiting for my second clutch that should be on the ground very soon. I cannot wait til I see little eggies hatching!

On a second side note since LK Imagery website is not up and running I will still post photo related blogs here for those of you who may be interested. Well I LOVE Disneyland, and yes, on my days off i occasionally go and enjoy the park with my girlfriend. I decided to take my camera on this trip and I decided that I am going to try and take some photos of things people overlook or dont really notice cuz they don't have the time in their day at Disney to see every detail in the park.

Enjoy!

This was her last night...

This was her this morning!

Here they are lined up all in the tub... Now we wait 2 months... or for the next clutch to be laid... whatever happens first.

This girl should be going next!!!

Hope everything is well internet land!!

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This is my Favorite photo of her. She looks so happy.

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In other news that is more snake related and kinda ties the post in with the real seriousness I have to address. Breeding has been going on. I keep seeing locks from my Mojo boy and my girls. He's the only one thats done anything this season with the girls. I gave up on my spider male even locking and am hoping I get lots of mojos!!

Well anyways, seriousness time for reals. It seems like over the last year the country has been coming down really hard on exotic pet owners. From Reptile owners to fish owners. Anything considered exotic is under attack yet again but this time it is more local and will have a HUGE effect on anyone who lives in LA County. If this were enacted it would do the following:

1. Cages would not be allowed to be stacked.

2. 24/7 staffing if have more than 50 animals in the facility. If less than 50 animals, you must have adequate staffing for at least 8 hours a day. If you have more than 50 fish, reptiles, birds, etc., or any combination thereof, you must staff the facility 24/7.

3. Records must be kept on each "Animal". "Animals" defined in Section 10.08.020 any animal, bird, reptile or fish.

4. Proprietary business information will be available to the public (that could mean Animal Rights groups).

5. The Department may also impose “reasonable conditions” on a breeding license for any non dog or cat breeder.

Now you can understand the importance of doing something and standing up to this. If this were to be in effect in LA there is no telling how long it would take to get enacted everywhere else in United States. This would cause many small in home breeders to shut down or cut way back on their animals. Please take action and take a couple minutes to fill out a form on USARK's website.  http://usark.org/campaign.php?id=14

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Jorge happened to be quite the musician, He brought his guitar to serenade Gail (and us photographer) while we snapped some photos!

There was this really neat walkway that lead to a lake that we could not pass up shooting, Jorge and Gail did quite well dealing with our pose requests and even came up with a few of their own!

While walking the park we had to cross this nice little bridge in order to get around the lake and we stopped for some shots!

This shot was shot in color but I thought it came out MUCH better in Black and White.( My B&W photo class is paying off!)

Towards the end of the day we were walking around in our last little bit of sunlight and we got a couple more shots.

This last photo was one of the last ones I shot of the day and I thought it closed out the session quite nicely!

It was a really fun shoot and I walked away with some good practice and learned a great deal from it! I would love to hear your comments and critiques so leave a comment and let me know!

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This was what I saw when I first arrived at Hooters. This was the booth set up to hand out swag and greet people as they went in.

Rich, Ramon and I decided that It was not too early to have a few beers!

Frosty, Heidi and Frank finally took their seats at the table and started the show and as you can tell they didn't skimp out on the drinks either, which they never do!

During commercial breaks they walked out into the crowed and took pics and signed autographs. The first one I got to meet was Heidi. She is such a cool girl and if you have ever listened to the show one of her bess assets is her tongue. She loves to show it off any chance she gets!

I also got to meet Frosty who is the shows whipping post, They like to tease him a lot but he is also one funny guy!

And last but not last I got to meet Frank. He is the badass on the show. He is the guy with the I don't give a fuck attitude. He's a stoner and a drinker and loves to have a great time.

All in all it was a great time. I can not wait to go to another live show. I had plenty of beer and hot wings to last me a while!
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Here it is - Seal Beach in between storms!

We decided to head under the pier at first, It was a bit chilly under there so we wanted to get them out of the way!

After we shot some under the pier we decided to head over to this cool rock jetty. Stephanie was a trooper when it came to climbing and rock jumping to get some good places to sit and shoot.

This next pic was taken on the pier next to the lifeguard station, I thought the graffiti added a nice touch in the photo, What do you think?

After the pier we headed on down to this little sitting area, These are some of my favorite photos because Stephanie's eyes really pop!

Overall it was a great shoot and we had a blast doing it. Thanks again to Stephanie for contacting me to do this fun shoot and I can't wait to shoot with you again! I would love to hear from you all who read my blog, please click on the post name and scroll down and leave a comment, let me know what you think!

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After we went to check out the street flooding we headed down to Seal Beach Pier to see what was going on down there. It was rumored that the waves were going to be pretty big so we couldn't resist going down.

When we got down to the beach it was clear that were not alone in the idea to check out what was happening, There was a bunch of on lookers standing on the pier. It was closed for a while because the swells were so high but it was opened eventually

The water carved a nice little canyon in the sand, it was pretty neat and rather tall

Now when we went the waves were pretty big but not as big as predicted as you can tell from the pics

There was so much water that a little lake was formed in a parking lot and on some of the beach sand, it was pretty deep

We eventually made our way down to the "ground zero" where the tornado hit and wow was it crazy to see some of the damage. There were a bunch of trees that were completely uprooted by the tornado.

Well this tornado was so strong that it completely picked up a SUV and flipped it on its side, I didn't believe it either but when I got to the scene I talked to some people who were there when it happened and they all had the same story. It was pretty intense

Since California doesn't ever get weather like this there were tons of on lookers and news people watching the events!

This last guy I couldn't help but take a photo of while he was filming us!

Well this is only one of many storms that are coming through Southern California this week. I will try to get out and take some more photos of everything that happens! If you are reading this and live in Souther California please be safe this week while commuting to work or while your just out running errands, if you can stay home, please do.

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I Have shot a couple rolls of film already and I am loving it. I can't wait to keep using it and incorporate it into photoshoots! 

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There is this really cool community that I have had the honor to be a part of, a good friend of mine has started this place. It is called Reptile Culture, It is a place that is dedicated to creating a community that celebrates the positive, exciting and ever-changing reptile world. It is a place for reptile breeders and keepers to share their experiences and their love of our cold blooded companions. All of my friends if you have an interest and passion for reptiles and the desire to share your love for these animals with other reptile enthusists through online networking then you should check it out and sign up!

Just go to http://reptileculture.com/

Enjoy and See ya there!!

And to end a great day at the show, A Midori Martini made by Bartender Joel

All in all it was a good show. There were some beautiful ball pythons and many other amazing creatures. We didn't come home with anything from this show. Maybe we can get something good in San Diego at the next show!!

Until Next Time...]]>http://www.kesslerskreatures.com/pomona-reptile-super-show-recaphttp://www.kesslerskreatures.com/rose-parade1Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:22:52 GMTLewis KesslerI finally have had a chance to go through some of the photos of the parade and I have enough to show you all and give ya a bit of a blog about it. We had a great time camping out and meeting people around us. The parade itself was not as big as it normally is due to the economy but it was still great!

The street in the middle of the night

And finally the military jet flyover

The parade was a blast, I don't remember what floats are what so I didn't write anything about them. I know... I suck!

Stay Tuned, the next blog will be about the Pomona Reptile Show!

Until Next Time...]]>http://www.kesslerskreatures.com/rose-parade1http://www.kesslerskreatures.com/things-are-happeneingFri, 08 Jan 2010 09:46:53 GMTLewis KesslerThe new year has been pretty good for us here at Kesslers Kreatures-LK Imagery. As many of you know Jasmin(My Girlfriend) and I have been unemployed for a while trying our hardest to find work. It has been a really tough time the past year trying to manage and build personal business and pay bills. That is all about to change for one of us at least, Jasmin has a job now. She is doing something that she wants to do when she graduates school. She works at a nursing home, caring for and watching over the elderly. She just started on Wednesday and is loving it so far. She is actually going to school to become a nurse, this just puts her one step closer! She really couldn't be happier about it, and I am pretty happy about it too. I have to admit, the first day of her working a 12 hour day drove me a bit crazy. I didn't have much to do but sit home and wait. Oh well though, It gives me a chance to tend to the animals more and work on photography stuff.

 Speaking of photography stuff, I registered for school and start this coming Monday. My first class will be an introduction to Black and White photography. I was a little weary about this at first because I am not a big fan of black and white photos. I know that just because I don't like them doesn't mean a client won't like them and want some shots in black and white. I learned this the hard way this past weekend when I did a shoot and the client wanted some black and whites. I was not particularly happy with the shots that I had taken in black and white but i turned them over to the client anyways. I hope this class will better help me appreciate the art of black and white photography and give me some better techniques to apply it to my own photography. We will see how it goes, maybe the blog will have a black and white picture mixed in from time to time.

This weekend is also a pretty big deal, it is the Reptile Super Show in Pasadena. We are going to be there as always! Some friends of ours are driving in from out of town to hang out and go to the show, They don't get to head out this way much so were pretty excited to see them. As always I will have my camera in tow and hopefully get some good photos for the blog. I know I say I'll post after the show and what not but I never do so this time I am not even going to say I will. It just gets too hard while trying to hang out and mingle! We shall be back on Monday or Tuesday with a full recap of the show!

P.S... I have promised the Rose Parade photos but haven't had a free moment to sort through them. They are coming... I promise! :)

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Anyways... On to the Engagement Shoot!

I had the chance to shoot my buddy Joel's father Sal and his fiance Elizabeth. They wanted to include their kids in this shoot as well and I was happy to oblige. We had a great time shooting!

Here are Sal's Kids, They LOVE the camera and had a blast taking photos!

Here are Elizabeth's kids, They were not as excited to take some photos but they managed to have some fun!

This photo was Sal's idea and what a great one it was! I am really happy with the way it came out!

This last photo was a blast to take, I have seen a bunch of them but have never had any luck getting a good one. This one changed all that, I LOVE this photo!

I had a blast on this shoot and I cannot wait until their wedding, I will be shooting there as well! Until Next Time...]]>http://www.kesslerskreatures.com/new-year-and-new-photoshttp://www.kesslerskreatures.com/we-wish-you-a-late-christmasMon, 28 Dec 2009 16:43:28 GMTLewis KesslerI have not turned on my computer much since the Monday before Christmas, Shocking I know! I have not had the time. We have been so busy with holiday festivities! We are gearing up this week to head to Pasadena for the Rose Parade. Were going out there on Friday and spending the night out there to watch the parade in the morning. I used to do it when I was a kid all the time and decided it was time to do it again! We are crazy excited to go out and hang out. It should be a blast, it always was when I was a kid!

 I will have my camera all night and day, there should be a MAJOR blog post after the rose parade at some point, most likely after a day of recuperating from staying up all night and freezing our asses off. I will be tweeting the whole night though if your interested in our going ons while there.

 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! Thanks for reading for almost a year now, I will keep on posting if you keep on reading!

Stay Tuned...

Enjoy!

These next couple photos are of a Pewter

This is an Enchi.

Super Pastel

Pastel Lesser

and last but not least a Bumblebee

Hope you enjoyed a little mini tour of some of Heather's animals! You can check out her website at www.heathersherps.com

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This is my first photo, I decided to take a photo of the snakes and my business card because it shows my photography hobby and my snake hobby.

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Another reason this blog has been a little neglected is because school is almost over! The first semester is coming to a close, we only have 2 weeks left of school and our teachers are packing on the work! We have been so busy with homework! I do not know how we would be able to manage if we had full time jobs! I for one can not wait til the semester is over so I can focus on doing some more photography gigs and posting more here! I feel so bad for neglecting my readers! Speaking of... I want to thank you all who read my blog! I know it is not much but I have a blast posting up for everyone to read. My reader base has been growing too! Thank you all and keep reading! Tell  your friends too!

For one last note... Snake Sex has begun! It is now that time of year! I have begun pairing and have seen a couple locks! The males are actually on break right now but next time I pair I will take some photos!

Have a great week!

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This past week I mentioned a mock E-Session I was going to do with Heather and Joel. I was supposed to post some photos from the shoot but I never got around to it because we left for Phelan earlier than we had planned. I don't have all the photos from the shoot with me right now because I transferred them to my external hard drive before we left. I didn't think we were going to have the internet up here so I did not prepare photos for bloggity blog.  I do however have a couple pics that I had already watermarked and are ready for posting! I hope you enjoy! Thanks again Heather and Joel for letting me continuously shoot you!

Those are the only ones I have for now, Let me know what you think in the comments section!

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Saturday should be a great day. Were going to do another photoshoot with Heather and Joel. I am really excited for this, I am going to take them to that place I mentioned a couple posts ago. We are going to get some cool shots, at least that is the plan. We may shoot some other places locally but that is the main focus of the day.  I hope I get some beautiful photos of the two of them, They make our photoshoots a great time. Heather and Joel have been amazingly supportive of my photography by letting me take photos of them. I really do appreciate it guys! Come back next week for a little recap of our shoot! After the shoot we are going to try to find a local place that will be showing UFC fight. We hope we can find somewhere, so if any of you know where we can catch it let me know in a comment!

Sunday I am not really sure what we are doing, I will find something to take photos of or do. It may end up just being a around the house and relax day. It will give me time to process the photos from the weekend and catch up on all my DVR'ed tv shows! I hope you all have a great weekend and I will try to update if possible. If not... talk to you Monday!!

When we turned in our paper we had to give a 5 minute presentation to our fellow classmates and teacher. At first I was a little apprehensive about this because I wasn't sure how to drag out a 4 page paper into 5 minutes. I then had a brilliant idea, I took a few of my animals for a little show and tell type thing. I used my animals to show the morphs and the color variations that can occur. I made it a point to say that if importing was to cease then there would never be a new color morph that was imported. My class seemed rather interested in the whole presentation. I had a few questions about the animals, Over all I feel that the presentation went pretty good!

There is not much else going on this week, I have a little bit of a lull in photoshoots and snake business. So to keep my photography going I am going to go back and revisit some old photos, Maybe process them differently or just see what I could of done differently. I need to buckle down and stay focused!

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Enjoy the pics!

Jasmin says she can see a face in this pic... Can you spot it?

Who says the leaves don't change in California?

I attempted to take a picture of the bugs flying and this is what came out, I love the lens flare and that I was actually able to catch the bugs.

We had a great time walking this place, We are going to go back often, not only is it a great place to take photos but it is very relaxing and makes for some good exercise!

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