I feel right at home shooting on the street but the red carpet, well, not really my thing. Kind of hard to pass on an opportunity like this, tho. And the gathering was for a really great cause. Friendfactor, an organization which supports the rights of lesbian, gay, bi and trans, are asking folks to set up a Friend-setter page on their website, http://www.friendfactor.org/ to help raise awareness.

I arrived at last evening’s event at the Natural History Museum a little tired and uninspired. Three hours later, I had blown through one of my memory cards (which I rarely do) and walked away feeling energized and very satisfied. That is what photography does to me. For more photos from last night’s Natural History Museum’s dance party, check out http://guestofaguest.com/events/guests-put-on-their-wildest-hats-leopard-print-for-the-american-museum-of-natural-history-dance.

It was another night of attempting to take the perfect picture of celebs like De Niro and Brody – eye contact and full body shot. Ha. Imagine vertically- and equipment challenged blonde (me) standing on a tiny stool behind a mob of seasoned red carpet shooters. So, this woman gets out of her limo/suv and one of the (dude) photogs is like, “Who is she?” and another responded, “Who cares. She’s hot.” Can’t really argue with that. For more attempted celeb shots of Naomi Watts, Zach Braff, etc., check out Guest of a Guest at http://guestofaguest.com/tribeca-film-festival/celebs-put-on-their-best-for-chanel-tribeca-film-festival-dinner .

Sure it’s cool to see famous peeps in the flesh but the thrill lasts for about a second particularly when surrounded by 20+ photographers all vying for the same shot. For more celeb shots from the Tribeca Film Festival last evening, check out http://guestofaguest.com/galleries/2011/4/tribeca-film-festival-karl-lagerfeld-rachel-bilson/468241/