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November 2008

Tabitha in Man’s Dress Shirt

November 30, 2008 Glamour

New lighting set up here. The big 4×6 softbox is behind her. There are two large pieces of whiteboard being held by my assistant on each side forming a triangle with me at the apex with the camera.
I like the soft sensual feeling to the light.

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Lauren in Bra And Jeans

November 29, 2008 Glamour

It think this was the first time I tried using oil on the skin. Actually it was the second time. The first time was part of the goth swimsuit calendar and it didn’t work. The first time we used baby oil gel and it was just too slick.
For this image we used an olive oil [...]

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Shoot: Babe Kennedy, Rock and Roll

November 28, 2008 Glamour

Another from my shoot with model Babe Kennedy. Make up by Kristin Daniell.
We have a guitar at the studio. Babe is the manager of a band. The rest is obvious.

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Shoot: Babe Kennedy, Car Trouble

November 27, 2008 Portrait/Headshot

Another from my shoot with model Babe Kennedy. Make up by Kristin Daniell.
I wanted to shoot some outside the studio, so while she was in makeup I went outside to see what I could find. One thing I found was Babe’s red Ford Mustang. We took it around the corner and under a tree. Then [...]

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Shoot: Babe Kennedy, Wild Eyes

November 26, 2008 Portrait/Headshot

Another from my shoot with model Babe Kennedy. Make up by Kristin Daniell.
We were doing a rock and roll kind of thing and so I took Making Faces into the MUA and showed her a cool look. She redid Babe’s makeup to have these wild eyes. So I took my high key set up and [...]

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Shoot: Babe Kennedy, Doorway Headshot

November 25, 2008 Portrait/Headshot

Another from my shoot with model Babe Kennedy. Make up by Kristin Daniell.
This one was shot in the doorway of my studio. I will almost always shoot a headshot here if it is day light.

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How I Became A Glamour Photographer: My Muse

November 24, 2008 My Story

A muse is a model that you shoot with often and massively increase your skill and art in the process. If you’ve been following my blog daily you’ll notice a lot of images from Scarlett St. Vitus. Scarlett was my first muse.
There are very few models I’ve shot with more than once. Scarlett I’ve shot [...]

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Shoot: Babe Kennedy, Beauty Headshot

November 24, 2008 Portrait/Headshot

I had a shoot last month with Model Babe Kennedy and these are some of the images from that shoot.
Wanted to do a headshot/beauty shot. That high key look you see in cosmetic ads. I think I did it pretty well.
Make up by Kristin Daniell.

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Amanda Up Close

November 23, 2008 Portrait/Headshot

Sometimes you see an image and just say “Freeze”. This happen here. I was shooting in the doorway to our studio. There is a set of steps leading up from the door, and I often have models sit on the steps for a head shot.
I’d shot a couple of these and sat down next [...]

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Amanda Chism Actress

November 22, 2008 Fashion

And she doesn’t work out either. We were shooting this theme I had for a time based on this list of 10 things every woman should own fashion-wise. One of those things was jeans and t-shirt. I was shooting Amanda and she move the t-shirt in the process of shooting and I could see the [...]

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