The extreme contrast of Gwyn's curves are a photographer's dream, and the laser lines were able to catch and accentuate them even more depending on the angle from which I drew them. The hardest part of the process was her holding still for so long.
The use of the strobe light froze her i...
2016-01-19 04:25:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Gwyn's natural curves and muscular shape, though unnoticeable when passing her on the street, is simply extraordinary laid bare in person. Light seems to love embracing her skin, and using a long exposure I was able to trace back and forth with the laser, feeling as though I was drawing on her.
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As mentioned previously, this technique took a bit of trial and error, which of course I love. I never like to write down my light settings or have things planned out or have shots storyboarded, I enjoy the search and discovery each and every time I shoot. My approach might not be the most professio...
2016-01-19 04:18:59 +0000 UTC View Post
I was raised to think all bodies are beautiful, with all shapes and sizes having their own special charm. I can count on one hand how many times I've worked with models with breast implants, opting for a more natural, timeless look to my images. Though people often assume Gwyn has implants, she is a...
2016-01-19 04:16:04 +0000 UTC View Post
I met Gwyn almost as an accident. One of my first and best models, Laura, had become great friends with Gwyn in Los Angeles, both of whom are originally from my hometown, where I still live. On some drunken evening, while comedically lamenting my lack of open-minded models with Laura, she recommende...
2016-01-19 04:11:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Jenna is a sweet, caring soul who is passionate and creative. We may not always see eye to eye on matters, but she has proven to be a strong and challenging friend over the years. One silly day a long while ago she had me record this in her bedroom, I had no idea what she was going to say.
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Overall, the morning was a success. Only after she put on her "Hugh Hefner robe," as she called it, did I realize just how sci-fi looking she really was. Maybe it's my years of watching Star Trek TNG and Voyager, but there was definitely an Alien/Seven-of-Nine quality to the look, which again made m...
2016-01-17 19:25:59 +0000 UTC View Post
As both an eagle scout and someone who respects the environment, I felt bad about making such a mess of the glitter, which was now deposited in many small sections where we had been playing. Part of me wanted to try to clean it up, but frankly I knew how impossible it would be and that the landscape...
2016-01-17 19:14:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Something that had never occurred to me was the reflection off the glitter. Though I was originally thinking gold glitter would look great on the warm-toned hills of sand, I'm glad I opted for the silver since it was more mirror-like. Laying it on so thick created a mirror finish which I will defini...
2016-01-17 19:10:38 +0000 UTC View Post
"I told my husband you call me when you want to try something new, like I'm your creative guinea pig. If something works on me, you take it to a better model, haha!"
I assured her that wasn't the case, and that the main reason I experiment more with her is because I know that my crazier ...
2016-01-17 19:06:59 +0000 UTC View Post
I teased Kalani that she was going to have to take an hour long shower after this experience, and she laughingly admitted that she had her conservative aunt's birthday party shortly after the shoot. We had a good laugh thinking of the proper phrasing she'd use to describe to her family why she might...
2016-01-17 19:01:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Our drought in California has been pretty bad the last several years, so the last few weeks of sporadic rain has been a godsend. Since I've only experienced the dunes as a pale, wind-swept landscape, it was cool to see the track marks created by the wind compacted by so many days of moisture. It add...
2016-01-17 18:59:31 +0000 UTC View Post
As expected, Kalani was the best. Never complaining, very accepting and trusting, she never questioned a thing. I asked what her new husband, who she'd only known for two weeks before getting married, had said about her going off with me this morning. "I've shown him the stuff we've done, he thinks ...
2016-01-17 18:54:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Soon she was pretty much covered, and we began shooting what we could with the winds playing havoc with the impending rain clouds, obscuring the sun and making the light constantly questionable. Also, at this point there were tourists who finally were awake and mobile, though the loudest tribe were ...
2016-01-17 18:49:41 +0000 UTC View Post
As we lotioned her up and I began flinging and pouring the small cans of glitter I had bought, we began laughing at what someone would think if they came over a sand dune and found us alone in the horizon performing this act. As I was oiling her posterior area, she calmly stated "Is it weird that I ...
2016-01-17 18:43:55 +0000 UTC View Post
As usual, Kalani is down for anything. After a lifetime of drug and alcohol experimentation, she has decided to try to stay as sober as possible this year, so for the first time in a very long time, she didn't bring along one of her favorite liquid concoctions. Thankfully, she realized she could hav...
2016-01-17 18:40:43 +0000 UTC View Post
As admitted in a previous post, my lifelong aversion to glitter has been so secret. All my friend and family either respect it or mock it by filling holiday cards with glitter or sprinkling it where it is unexpected.
But 2016 is all about overcoming such silly personal restrictions, and after ...
2016-01-17 18:35:36 +0000 UTC View Post
As promised, and only for you, the infamous, (and very short) Glitter Shake. Enjoy!
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Would you like to see more of these clips? Let me know in the comments, thanks!
2016-01-16 15:59:05 +0000 UTC View Post
The color version seems to be growing on me with these, now that it's been a day since I looked at them. I'll be attempting a shoot with Kalani tomorrow using silver glitter on the dunes. I'll post them as soon as I can.
Any thoughts on these? Please leave comments.
Also, I have a br...
2016-01-16 05:45:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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Though she loved the results in camera, I was still on the fence. These first samples are growing on me, however. Here is my favorite shot from the tonight. What do you think?
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With the sun setting quickly, we only had a limited amount of time to experiment. Though it was just a first attempt, I was proud of the trust she had in me and knew it would take a while for me to analyze the images.
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I also tried a very subtle yet different attempt at processing the digital files. It wasn't a huge change, but noticeable enough to me.
2016-01-15 05:19:39 +0000 UTC View Post
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A new model wished to do something different and creative for her second shoot, and since I have decided to try and work outside of my comfort zone further this year I chose to work with my arch nemesis: Glitter.
Glitter is the herpes of the crafting world. I've found t...
It's been a pleasure working with Alina twice now, and I've enjoyed watching her career develop and change over the last few years. I'm sure she'll be so successful some day soon that I'll be able to brag that I met her on her way up to stardom.
2016-01-11 22:58:41 +0000 UTC View Post
This is one of the shots where people were playing catch just over the top of the hill. Several times we thought they were heading in our direction to follow a missed ball, but thankfully we were never disturbed.
2016-01-11 22:55:40 +0000 UTC View Post
"Oh, so that's how you do that..." she said as I hung some cloth in front of the camera lens. Apparently she had been curious how I created the soft, glowy edges to the most recent images she'd seen of mine. It wasn't really a trick or secret, but I was surprised how much she was aware of it when I ...
2016-01-11 22:54:09 +0000 UTC View Post
After our shoot was over I took her out for what ended up being some cheap Chinese food before I dropped her off at her next shoot. When on tour, traveling models, especially those in such high demand as Alina, rarely have much down time to eat or relax.
2016-01-11 22:51:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Another thing I learned that day was that Alina has a twin brother, which she doesn't talk about often but isn't a secret, either. She was raised as a tomboy and never thought she was that pretty growing up, then she suddenly bloomed. She said it took her a long while to get used to the attention sh...
2016-01-11 22:49:43 +0000 UTC View Post
I was surprised to learn how many tattoos Alina had, including one on the inside of her arm pit and another under her hair at the base of her neck, though most are in obviously places and rarely ever seen. With such flawless, almost porcelain looking skin, I never anticipated her having so many tatt...
2016-01-11 22:46:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Unfortunately, the private spot I've shot at often in Griffith Park was under construction the day I picked her up, so we drove around for twenty minutes, unable to find a quite, secluded area. Eventually I decided to shoot only a few minutes hike away from a parking lot in the park, so even though ...
2016-01-11 22:33:53 +0000 UTC View Post