Austen Risolvato is a Los Angeles based, Atlanta born Photographer, specializing in music and celebrity photography. Her free time is spent watching the Los Angeles Lakers, at Disneyland, at her favorite local LA coffee shop, or hanging out with her amazing collection of friends.  Austen Risolvato Photography | My YouTube Channel | Twitter! | Instagram! | Pinterest! | Facebook! Tumblr (3.0; @austenrisolvato)http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/086cc01a42eba7611ab747ce233609a0/tumblr_mn22w1JKY11qc5je8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sundays are slower than others.</p>http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50832829395http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50832829395Sun, 19 May 2013 10:21:37 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/88dba7d7bcbb5c881f332802e0444968/tumblr_mmiuk8a9qX1rigdr4o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Awwww he looks so happy!!</p>http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50779566810http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50779566810Sat, 18 May 2013 19:33:58 -0700dinosaurs!<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8479c58bc8108e84b969d74b25952764/tumblr_mm1yw2tXXr1r1uuc8o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://waltdisneyconfessions.tumblr.com/post/50022978584/the-princess-and-the-frog-deserves-so-much-more" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">waltdisneyconfessions</a>:</p> <blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><span> “The Princess and the Frog deserves so much more credit than it gets. I think Walt would personally love that film; it really tells a story of chasing dreams, and a very real and attainable story of going after your hopes and wishes. That you can wish for anything, and if you work for it (like Walt did) you can achieve any of your dreams.</span>”</p></blockquote> <p>Preach!</p>http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50759427386http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50759427386Sat, 18 May 2013 14:35:18 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e6bdfddf921b9b474aa890442cbcf7df/tumblr_mn06yiTl8o1qbw2q1o1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.it8bit.com/post/50743438684/super-mario-cat-boys-submitted-by-asindu" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">it8bit</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Super Mario Cat Boys</strong></p> <p>Submitted by <a href="http://asindu9.com/" target="_blank">Asindu</a></p></blockquote> <p>Ohhhhhhhhhhh my.</p>http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50758759438http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50758759438Sat, 18 May 2013 14:26:13 -0700It's just so perfect<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/897701f38f0fddaca090d93009fa838e/tumblr_mn0gbhohC11qc5je8o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/864b0a8ccad38acf2a0c6490228f6983/tumblr_mn0gbhohC11qc5je8o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6dc6c699819d918ff9e308cfc36f1171/tumblr_mn0gbhohC11qc5je8o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/41ef80be9dae2602a8714a6018153fc6/tumblr_mn0gbhohC11qc5je8o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c4677d9fe12569e35721e5427d7b7831/tumblr_mn0gbhohC11qc5je8o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c0a773bde3ccfab613a8ccc458fbbcc0/tumblr_mn0gbhohC11qc5je8o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>The Sweetest Thing - Photos of Phenomenal Pastry Chef Andrea Litvin</strong></p> <p>If you live in the city of Atlanta and love food then chances are you’ve encountered a Richard Blais restaurant.  But I’m going to say that The Spence is where you and your taste buds need to find yourself immediately.  There is where you’ll find Andrea Litvin’s magic in the form of food.  She’s the Executive Pastry Chef there and she is <span>as sweet as the amazing desserts she creates</span><span>.  </span></p> <p>I happened upon this lovely lady by way of her fiancé.  She’s engaged to an elementary, middle, and high school friend of mine, Eli Kirshstein.  I’m in Atlanta visiting family and friends.  I  met with Eli to plan a shoot to do of him and was introduced to Andrea and her talents in the same night.  It was pretty much immediately determined that I needed to photograph her as well.</p> <p>This shoot was so very much fun.  I photographed her in her dessertly domain - The Spence.  She is brilliant and talented, plus there’s the part where she’s as pretty as the food in the shots!  The icing on the cake (yeah that had to be done) is that she has all this beauty and talent but she’s humble.  Simply put, refreshing.  All of this makes my job that much easier.  So if you’re a resident of Atlanta or just visiting, I highly recommend that you and yours find your way to The Spence at 5th and Spring St and get your Andrea Litvin sweetness on!</p> <p>Find her in these places:</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.twitter.com/Andrea_Noms" target="_blank">Andrea on Twitter!</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.instagram.com/Andrea_Noms" target="_blank">Andrea on Instagram!</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.thespenceatl.com/?landing" target="_blank">The Spence, Atlanta</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.tastingtable.com/entry_detail/chefs_recipes/12538" target="_blank">Click Here to see why TastingTable.com calls her one of the best pastry chefs of 2013!</a></strong></p>http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50753650758http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50753650758Sat, 18 May 2013 13:16:00 -0700Ausnen Risolvato PhotographyAusten RisolvatoThe SpenceAndrea LitvinFoodDessertPastry ChefRichard BlaisPrettylensblrphotographers on tumblrphotographercanonatlantaRestaurantssweet<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/779ef4cd369d078475168ccce08d98c8/tumblr_mmyqs9o7Qg1qc5je8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Home of the @BRAVES!! <br/> That World Series win is one of the best memories of my childhood. <br/> FINALLY back at my home park and who are we playing? THE FORKING DODGERS the only team I ever see them play cause I live in LA. Hah! #irony #thisiswhywechop #gobraves (at Turner Field)</p>http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50679666328http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50679666328Fri, 17 May 2013 15:07:21 -0700ironygobravesthisiswhywechop<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/341acd8ed95c13fc911fc3bf73663ea0/tumblr_mmwg4cq9Gi1qc5je8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Last week my dear friend Annie married her love of 11 years, Austin.  Annie is one of the most beautiful people I know both inside and out.  I actually didn’t photograph the wedding, I did the video.  However, she told me that there was one specific photo she wanted me to take for her - this one.</p> <p>Seeing her shine so radiantly that day is worth any trip across any country.  I’m so glad I got to be there to celebrate with them.</p>http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50583086993http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50583086993Thu, 16 May 2013 09:21:00 -0700Austen RisolvatoAusten Risolvato PhotographyWeddingLoveHappinessBeautyAtlantaWedding DayBrideGroomIn LoveWeddingsWedding PhotographyElectriclensblrphotographers on tumblr<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3f7ad8807acca507e912e0dbb7e63c04/tumblr_mmwfo4oGwc1qc5je8o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dce81408c8cd586c506d444a0cdfffa0/tumblr_mmwfo4oGwc1qc5je8o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c01cbc4cdeaae63a704379dada731997/tumblr_mmwfo4oGwc1qc5je8o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d219c3f37f7989e031c0d470c9dc40ad/tumblr_mmwfo4oGwc1qc5je8o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/33878ccf1fee7691e7289d26b1789804/tumblr_mmwfo4oGwc1qc5je8o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fbc66bca7f55bc22ba4648784f59aebe/tumblr_mmwfo4oGwc1qc5je8o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Home!</p> <p>I’m back in Atlanta, I’ve been here for about a week and a half.  The photos in this set are from the day my friend Jamison (the one driving) said “we ate the whole ocean”.  He and I along with our friends Jimmy and Kelbe went out to a place called The Crawfish Shack on Buford Hwy.  Between the four of us this happened:</p> <p>4 pounds of Snow Crab</p> <p>3 pounds of Fried Shrimp</p> <p>2 pounds of Boiled Shrimp</p> <p>5 pounds of Crawfish</p> <p>one order boiled potatoes, one order hush puppies, and one order of fried mac and cheese bites</p> <p>Kelbe and I tapped out fairly early but the boys kept at it.  SO.  MUCH.  FOOD.  </p> <p>It’s good to be home.</p>http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50582601214http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50582601214Thu, 16 May 2013 09:12:04 -0700AtlantaAusten Risolvato PhotographyAusten RisolvatoCrawfish ShackSeafoodWhole OceanHomeGeorgialensblrphotographers on tumblrSeriously - the WHOLE ocean<p>Hiiii out there tumblrverse!  I&#8217;ve been at home working on family time and friend time.  So there haven&#8217;t been photo set posts.  Mostly just instagram - yup instagram.</p> <p>However, I&#8217;ve got three shoots in the next five days.  Expect bits and pieces of that stuff coming your way.  Also, the one today - involves one of the best things ever:</p> <p>DESSERTS!</p>http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50580328484http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50580328484Thu, 16 May 2013 08:25:43 -0700desserts are so awesomephotographing a pastry chef is the best idea ever!<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/989dce532809987f9524d7ac17176ed7/tumblr_mmuz758Gqq1qc5je8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hangin out with my mama while she recovers from surgery. She’s doing great and I’m so grateful to be here with her. #family</p>http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50520735811http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50520735811Wed, 15 May 2013 14:18:40 -0700family<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/T3T-evQZiQo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>This.  One million, billion, trillion, quadrillion times - this.</p>http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50467976856http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50467976856Tue, 14 May 2013 19:28:30 -0700s.h.i.e.l.d.joss whedonlike a joss<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/38ccac8255f4fe20870f1e61ef604afc/tumblr_mmt6zm0sWU1qc5je8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Also, remember that year I went as Connie Conehead for Halloween? You’re welcome world. Poor Hoser. #ChildOfThe90s</p>http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50448447970http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50448447970Tue, 14 May 2013 15:11:46 -0700childofthe90s<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7f75e6c400ae372f3e3645111369fde6/tumblr_mmr7o2o23m1qc5je8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Picture of a picture of a picture of me in a Bronco. #canon</p>http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50363395558http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50363395558Mon, 13 May 2013 13:31:14 -0700canon<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ba9fceabdcbaadf4e603c9721f56e2d3/tumblr_mmqub4wHBH1qc5je8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>So I saw Mouse again last night. I give you a comparison of our paws. #giantdog</p>http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50346101719http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50346101719Mon, 13 May 2013 08:42:40 -0700giantdog<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/394188762a653cab71a04882b069f7ae/tumblr_mmpxduVfTl1qc5je8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Because accordion. #atlanta #music #accordion (at The Glenwood)</p>http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50318509009http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50318509009Sun, 12 May 2013 20:51:29 -0700atlantamusicaccordion<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/947e1afbcdd5b59e6bc1f273d9d0e60e/tumblr_mmpwtaD3h61qc5je8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Exploring the Atlanta night with Jamison. #atlanta (at The Glenwood)</p>http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50317660932http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50317660932Sun, 12 May 2013 20:39:10 -0700atlanta<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0211406dab1a9b4ff0d3ddf55a392b9e/tumblr_mmpn2aRXVM1qc5je8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My stepdad is letting me use his work station while I’m home. I think the phrase I’m looking for is: “All NEW everything.”<br/> Maybe I drooled a little. Can I hug it? #applenerd</p>http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50301306180http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50301306180Sun, 12 May 2013 17:08:33 -0700applenerd<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8b5a79a4cbbfd30a6dfa9667688f2968/tumblr_mmp2a2cPyN1qc5je8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Happy Mother’s Day to the most amazing woman I know. I love you mama. @pinecone54</p>http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50267655041http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50267655041Sun, 12 May 2013 09:39:38 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9189c9c6c6a4a4ca75b459e569ee50e8/tumblr_mmn9x0dQm51qc5je8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>One of these is not like the other. #atlanta (at Mi Barrio Restaurante Mexicano)</p>http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50179372246http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50179372246Sat, 11 May 2013 10:29:24 -0700atlanta<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1c6333e5c2234c9bb03626d5374312cd/tumblr_mmn7yhC1S91qc5je8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The opposite of yesterday’s dog. His name is Mouse. #giantdog (at Mi Barrio Restaurante Mexicano)</p>http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50176333458http://austenrisolvato.tumblr.com/post/50176333458Sat, 11 May 2013 09:47:05 -0700giantdog