I love the detail on these. I'm constantly striving for more detail, and these are inching close to what I'm looking for. I've always been a BIG fan of freckles, so it's about time they are starting to figure prominently in my work.
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Lady Lazurus
I love the contrast between the look of vulnerability in the first image, and the come hither look of the second image. Both have the sleepy eyes and open mouth, and she's doing a similar thing to her breasts with her arms- but it can be such a fine line between what an expression and body language portrays. Frankly, I rarely have a problem capturing the come hither look- but getting a look of genuine vulnerability is much harder to capture.
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Adrian Louise
When I first started using the 4th floor as a studio as opposed to the 2nd floor, I was both looking forward to new shooting possibilities and lamenting the loss of others at the same time. I was losing the tall windows that people could stand in, as well as the shower that I built from scratch and loved so much. On the other hand, I was gaining a much larger shooting space, as well as access to the adjacent rooftop. At first I wasn't sure how to best utilize the rooftop. There is a stucco wall which looks pretty nasty because there is a vent that blows exhaust from the restaurant below. At first I really despised this, because it represents everything that I dislike about Chinatown. Someone with some respect for others could have easily blocked and/or diverted the exhaust. Instead it just blasts away directly at my bathroom window (and the surrounding wall), so that the window had to be permanently sealed up a long time ago. Looking at this wall just pissed me off. Actually, I initially tried shooting on that wall- with a flash fill-in because it's in the shade. I didn't like that look. So later I tried shooting with out the flash, and the raw images looked very flat. Thanks to the wonders of Photoshop, I was able to really give the wall some pop- and make the grime look as grimy as it deserved! That awful wall is now one of my favorite places to shoot against.
As a side note, Adrian Louise really dislikes her scar from an abdominal hysterectomy. Of course, I really like it. I love scars- they tell a story, and the more extreme the better. So I remove the scar for her pics, and leave it in for myself.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
M
This is definitely one of the more intense set of images in the shower series. That is saying a lot, since apparently everyone becomes much more uninhibited in the shower.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Miera
This below might be a keeper- it seems like a memorable image. The nipple shot isn't too shabby, either...
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Tanya Dakin
I've been working with Tanya for over five years now. I also consider her a dear friend. Tanya has worked with over 70 photographers, and for good reason- she is incredibly photogenic and quite a chameleon. More than a few, including myself, consider her to be an inspiring muse. Tanya has always typically modeled nude, although ironically it is only recently that I've really been shooting nudes with her. I always considered her to be a great fashion model, and I've tended to gravitate towards that with her. These recent images, though, represent a different way of shooting for her.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Little One
I refer to Little One as the little monkey. She's very petite, and I've seen her climb these windows as if they were her natural environment.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Monday, November 5, 2012
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Friday, September 28, 2012
Ether
I almost forgot about these- they're from a few years ago, actually. They seem to fit in nicely with my newer work. I can't say that about a lot of my older work.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
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