Behind the Scenes @ The X Factor Week 4 (Final 10)

My X Factor Week 4 (Final 10) behind the scenes and performance photos are up, including guest performer Cher Lloyd and all the hosts and contestants. More on TheXFactorUSA.com and in my Facebook Photo Gallery.

Behind the Scenes at The X Factor Week 3 (Final 12)

 

Another crazy week at The X Factor USA. You can see all the rest of my performance and behind the scenes photos on their website: http://www.thexfactorusa.com/photos

11/10 Behind The Scenes with The X Factor Final 13

Contestants, judges and One Direction during Week 2 of The X Factor live shows. 

Full gallery HERE.

11/16 Snoop and Riff Raff @ "Pretty Sweet" After-Party

above: snoop lion and nocando @ the Pretty Sweet premiere after-party downtown LA. full gallery: 

House of Walker with Christina Hendricks

i photographed 2 nights as house photog @ the house of walker, and christina hendricks made a surprise appearance to help lead a tasting tour. she was even more gorgeous in person. http://instagram.com/colinyoungwolff

Behind the Scenes Photos at The X Factor Week 1

 The first week of live shows at The X Factor USA was fun as always as I returned as the official behind the scenes photographer and documented some performances, back stage moments and contestants being sent home. Thursdays show saw Willie Jones, David Correy, Sister C and Diamond White (below) sent home and i was sad to see them go.. stay tuned for many more photos in the coming weeks, plus more week one photos on these galleries on TheXFactorUSA.com: Wednesdays Rehearsals and Behind the Scenes and Thursdays Rehearsals and Behind the Scenes. 

10/29 School Night @ Bardot

New York's Ghost Beach (bottom) and Silver Lake's The Lonely Wild (middle) highlighted KCRW's School Night @ Bardot, with French DJ Yuksek closing out the night. LA Weekly gallery is up here.

And check this video below from The Lonely Wild song if you haven't heard them yet (LOVE this band).

10/27 Dia De Los Muertos @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery

I photographed the images above at Dia De Los Muertos @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery with Jane Zarzynski and my Dad David Young-Wolff on Saturday. All three of our mages are featured in this LA Weekly gallery. It was so fun to get to work w/ them both and my mom Pam... thanks team!

Photo by Jane Z:

Photo by David YW:

10/18 Behind the Scenes with Blake Lively

ELLE Magazine (US) (http://bit.ly/TqY5Bi) and Vogue UK (http://bit.ly/ROGBdm) recently published some photos from my 4 day Gucci Premiere behind the scenes shoot with Blake Lively. 
And here's the full commercial shot by Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive):

10/13 The xx @ Hollywood Forever

 

The xx @ Hollywood Forever Saturday night with an appearance by January Jones. GALLERY HERE.

9/17 Hot Chip DJs @ School Night LA

LA Weekly gallery HERE.

9/17 Tanqueray Event @ AT&T Center

Tanqueray global ambassador Angus Winchester led a bartending seminar/workshop which included a lot of interesting gin experimentation.

9/15 Voices on Point for the AP

 I photographed the Voices on Point event for the Associated Press Saturday night.. a cool mix of speeches and live music for a great cause. Above, Jaime Pressley, Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy and Drita D'Avanzo.

9/15 The Connected Fashion Festival

 It was a scorching 102 degrees downtown on Saturday but that didn't stop bands like White Arrows (above) and a good crowd of fashion seekers from stopping by The Connected Fashion Festival on Saturday.