From the monthly archives:

April 2009

Melissa Elledge on Accordion

April 30, 2009 Concert

I think Melissa was one of the newest additions to the band. She was very intense while playing, but had a great smile. Here are a few images that show both aspects of her.

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I don’t think this would be a very good Glamour Apprentice series if there were no pretty girls. Both of the female members of the Skeletal Orchestra qualify so they each get there own day.
Erica Mulkey was the Celloist for the band and very photogenic. I wish I had a image for the expression she [...]

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Voltaire Himself

April 28, 2009 Concert

Here is the man himself.

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Voltaire & The Skeletal Orchestra

April 27, 2009 Concert

I shot the Voltaire and the Skeletal Orchestra show here in Houston last week. This is something different for me. I normally shoot in the studio where I control everything, but I’ve been trying to branch out.
I’m friends with the guy who brought them to town, Marc from Seraphemera. I’d had the chance to shoot [...]

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The Dark Side of Working With Amateur Models

April 20, 2009 Featured

There is one occurrence that every photographer of models, especially amateur models recruited on the internet, deals with. Put a group of these photographers together and there will soon be stories swapped about it.
Flaking.
Being stood up.
No shows.
Canceling.
This is when you set up a shoot with a model and then she doesn’t show up. I differentiate [...]

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Should I Start A Podcast?

April 15, 2009 Discussion

That’s the question that has been banging around my head for months. I go back and forth on it. In some ways it would be fun, in others a lot of work. Would the work be worth it to me and to you my listeners?
Here’s what I’m thinking. It would be an interview podcast on [...]

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Fashion Editorial Behind the Scenes Video

April 13, 2009 Fashion

If you haven’t seen it you should go check out Melissa Rodwell’s Fashion Photography Blog. Specifcially you should check the behind the scene’s video of a fashion shoot.
She talks about using the Profoto beauty dish with a grid on it. We used to have one of those at the studio and I used it all [...]

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