Memoirs of Steph

NYE Dress

Here’s the full preview video she made for me this morning. We will do a shoot and go downtown in a real world setting with the dress. I think she looks great. Thanks Steve for sending.

Bath

The blurred version of this was posted yesterday to twitter and IG. I had one clip from this shoot I could use to make a short montage out of. You may of seen the photos from the "Bath" Shoot we did several months back.

The idea was to get some really nice airbnb and do a bath photoshoot, b...

Snow Day

I may of posted on this subject or a few of these photos last year, but I could not find the post where I did, so forgive me if this is a duplicate post.

Back a few years ago it started snowing here in Richmond. I wanted to get out in it and take some photos. So at various points throughtou...

Cooking Together

I’d like to say I helped her cook yesterday but she’d did 98% of it all. We just had a chill day otherwise. Back at it today 🎥📸

I hope everyone had a good Christmas.

Merry Christmas

Steph and I both hope you all have a great Christmas. We will be back on the day after Christmas. A lot of new looks to edit and we have planned. 

Light and Shadows

I took some time to revisit this gallery (Atomic Blonde) today and curated a couple more behind the scene type shots. I did not really edit anything except some exposure levels.

This was summer of 2021. A few months before I started a Patreon. I knew I liked photographing nude art of Steph ...

Dark Nude

I've been meaning to get to this gallery we did almost 6 months ago now. I used the white studio wall with a black piece of foam core she painted black as the backdrop or negative fill. 

She had a white body suit I thought may work for a look, but as usual nude was much more classy and...

Today’s Work 💪

She’s making me go to the gym with her. I guess that’s a good thing though. I took pictures throughout. Also a new look came in today we are building. This month has been busy but we have in the queue a twist on a bond*ge theme shoot and the leather jacket, plus the video of the archived Appr...

Art Model

This shot always makes me think she is posing for some art class and people are drawing her. (Which she would totally do) but no we are just playing around in the home studio.

Gold

One of my first times photographing with another model who suggested on the fly Steph photograph with her after I mentioned Steph was my practice model. We had a lot of fun and got some interesting shots. 

The First Photoshoot (Feb 2017)

I had taken photos of her before out and about but this was the first attempt at a home studio using a sheet and a cheap strobe I had just purchased.

They are good photos if you need a new passport picture but otherwise they are terrible lol.

I'll have a new post Monday for the apprec...

Body Extremes

I've talked about this once or twice before. Yesterday's post I mentioned about her breastfeeding. She had a rough time breastfeeding... One breast overproduced by alot, while the other barely made any milk. After breastfeeding for nearly a year her left breast was much different in size. But I l...

Dress Practice

I debated posting these, as this was not my best work, but it's nice to look back at where you started.

This was 5 years ago. I did not have climate control in the garage or (home studio) yet. It was cold out. 

I desperately was trying to learn strobe portrait photography. But ne...

This weeks photo dump

She makes me go to the gym with her, she eats pretty healthy too. Turmeric is her secret ingredient. She was a personal trainer for 5 years and takes fitness pretty seriously. I feel motivated by that. No shame in who you are but it’s a beautiful thing to always improve who you are. I think any...

Running A Little Behind

I try to answer everyone, but I am running a little behind on my comments and messages right now. 

I am editing today, and photoshooting a client, also working for a company consulting for their social media team, so it's been a busy week. But Steph and I are shooting again tomorrow. I...

Winter White

New lingerie looks today... which is your fav?

Workout Selfies & Some New Portraits

Sometimes I like comparing what a cell phone photo, taken with no intent, vs a planned and edited portrait taken on my mirrorless camera.

They are both appreciated in my opinion. A selfie is more real and in the moment, but a planned shot can be used to really emphasis the emotion or feelin...

Are you Awake...? (Appreciation Tier)

The following is an authentic moment between us. While not art, it's our story and a particular scene in the project of archiving our relationship. Let's see how long this can stay up...

--Archived

Gold Chair

Here are some new edits as of this morning. I was reminded of this shoot last year at this time and went back to see if there was anything else worth editing.

Originally I had her sitting on one of the arms of the chair, there was nothing exciting about that set up, then she sprawled out up...

Birthday

It was her birthday today. All she wanted was a cupcake. I took photos of course as I do each year.

She's an amazing woman. I don't know if I can express that in photo and video but I'm trying. We made a good bit of content this weekend. I'll have some more for you tomorrow.

More from the night out.

Outing Downtown

We are out attending a show tonight one of my clients is putting on. I haven’t got a chance to sit and make a post today so here is a photo dump from the past 24 hrs.

The look that says "Are we almost done?"

I could take photos and videos all day long, especially of Steph, but believe it or not, Steph gets kinda bored of it about an hour or so into the shoot. That's when I start getting looks like these.

This was from the Wolverine photoshoot, I just wanted to keep taking photos, I had no conce...

More from Jean Grey

What are your thoughts on this lingerie set? Too complicated? I kinda wanna see her rip out of it...

On a positive note, the issues with the platform have been resolved, I had to work with them on a few issues. All good now.

We are photoshooting tomorrow with another model, so stay tu...

From the "Robber" Series

Here's an unedited shot from the series. I was looking for a new image to edit, but decided to use the unedited and use this post to talk about this...

I have to abide by the rules of the platform...

Jean Grey Lingerie Haul

Here's this week's look. Which look do you like best?

AI Rendered 2 (with Originals)

The first photo is an obvious blend with the real photo vs the AI render.

I think AI is fun and all but I am no longer amused, it was just something to have fun with for a day while the trend is active on social. 

However I am still facinated with the idea of blending an AI inter...

A candid from "Little Helper"

Sometimes during a shoot I get her talking casually just to wait for the natural smile. I always tell her not to try and pose, or force a smile, just let everything come naturally because that's when she looks the best I think.

Cosplay Practice: Bullet Train

Sometimes I forget how good of a photographer Steph is. (I did teach her though lol) We saw some of this movie called Bullet Train on Netflix the other night, I thought it would be fun to photograph her with that theme in mind, we tried it out but her suit did not fit, and the look was not coming...

How an AI pictures Steph

Steph gave the app, Lensa, some of her photos and a couple hours later it rendered these… it’s an interesting take of her. It also inspires some ideas for me. I prefer the art of the real deal rather than AI, but it’s something fun I guess.