Photo from March Shoot

This photo is from a March shoot I had with Bertney. Bertney is relatively new to modeling as she is pursuing a full-time career in a professional school. Despite that, Bertney was a joy to work with, as she was eager and willing to take creative direction, had stamina to last the entire 4+hrs of the shoot, and did exhibit any of the new model self-consciousness that can sometimes ruin shoots. When she is done with school, I hope to work with her again.

A few more images

I have a few more images from the same model as the previous post. Her OMP page is linked here, her professional moniker is Natalie Rose. My OMP portofolio can be found linked here. My MM porfolio can be found linked here.


The first image is my attempt at a prone headshot. As this was shot late in the afternoon, the shadows are quite strong in the image. I'm thankful to Natalie for this image because I now know how to shoot the next one better.




The second image I am more frustrated with myself about. There were companion images where Natalie had even better poses and expressions, but I failed to capture them properly as I was holding the camera with the wrong hand, while my arms were crossed and my other hand was holding a light reflector to shine the sunlight coming from behind the model back up under her face. I'm still pondering the better alternatives I had to get that shot. Next time I think I'll use a remote trigger release.

At the moment, I'm also pondering what to do about the website. I've just renewed the domain name and the host for another year, but I don't have time in the next month to actually take the old site down, update it, and reupload it. I'm dissatisfied with the current web design, but my few hours of free time I'm trying to invest in actual photoshoots, so I am at a quandary as to what to do.

Profile Headshot

What constitutes the difference between photoshop art, a photoshopped image, and a true image?

I often wonder just how much editing can be done to an image before it is no longer an accurate representation of the photographer's vision, but becomes an art project.

In terms of the above image, I new when I took the photograph I would want to alter the background. But it wasn't until several weeks later when I discovered what I wanted the background to be. At that point, it really relied on whether or not I was talented enough to make the photograph conform to the vision I had in my head. It is frustrating--as an artist--when your vision exceeds your ability.

OMP Account Up

I've started an OMP account. Actually I started it almost 3 months ago. I'm hoping through the account I can drum up some more photoshoot opportunities.

I'm hoping my ModelMayhem account will be approved shortly.

No news to report on the novel front. There should be more info about that after the Christmas holiday.

A reworked Cloned Image

Flight of the Dancer


The preceeding cloned compilation image of a friend (MM#1292289) was my first foray into this style of image shooting. There are many creative possibilites, but it appears to require more preplanning than a standard series of shots. I am really eager to try this style again.

Don't have many announcements with this post. I finished my novel outline. Now the only hurdle left is to find enough time to be able to write it. I'm hoping to squeeze in a couple of shoots in the next few weeks, so hopefully I'll have more images then.