Another of Candace
December 17th, 2006
Another Candace photo. This one was shot in a DC hotel room. I like the way her skin tone and texture matched up with the tone and texture of the wall paper in the room. Lit by window light.
Candace and her friend Elizabeth will be visiting Ohio January 8-11. This is a rare opportunity for Ohio-area photographers to work with one of the top figure models in the country. Contact Candace or Elizabeth to discuss a shoot.
Candace: www.candacenirvana.com
Elizabeth: http://www.onemodelplace.com/member.cfm?ID=180514
Candace
December 16th, 2006
Candace photographed near Frederick, Maryland. Candace is a great model who does a fantastic job with figure work. She’s also an accomplished photographer and artist, so she “gets it.” I’ve worked with her several times and it’s always been a pleasure. In this case I was interested in breaking up the lines of the figure as we are accustomed to seeing them. I used the light and shadow to almost create a camouflage effect. I was also interested in the monochromatic nature of this composition with the touches of color that nature provided. And Candace provided a pose that worked perfectly with the themes I had in mind at the time.
Alexus
December 15th, 2006
This is Alexus photographed in an abandoned railroad tunnel in Maryland, not too far from Washington, DC. This was an interesting shoot. Alexus had taken me to the location near her home. Before we walked to the railroad tunnel we parked in a parking lot in the middle of a small town and walked along active railroad tracks that ran beside a river. There was a nice fairly gradual waterfall on the river and Alexus went out on the big rocks into the middle of the waterfall to pose. She was wearing a little crop top and a long Indian-print skirt. She decided to take off the crop top and pulled the skirt up over her breasts when she went out on the rocks. After she got to the location where she wanted to pose, she took off the skirt, wadded it up and tossed it to the river bank. But she missed. The skirt landed in the water and, in an instant, it went over the waterfall and down the river, lost and gone.
So there we were, the car parked in the middle of the town and Alexus with nothing to wear but a very small crop top. And, of course, just as she got back to the river bank two fishermen came down the trail. They were quite amused.
Well, I looked around on the side of the river and found an old T-shirt that had washed up. Alexus converted it to a skirt and wore it the rest of the day, including the hike in another direction to this tunnel that produced this photo. It was a very productive day with a very fine model. It’s fun to work with people who don’t let little misadventures ruin a day or a shoot. Thanks Alexus.
Light and Shadow and Lapis
December 14th, 2006
Here’s another photo of the famous Lapis from my Chicago trip. Lapis is a real delight and it was great to get to meet and work with her.
Life is busy right now so I’m not able to spend a lot of time writing here, but I’ll get back to blathering about my views on life and photography soon. I know you all come here to see what I have to say, not really to look at photos of naked women. I won’t leave you without my insights for long.
Nemesis Calendar
December 13th, 2006
I’ve just published another 2007 calendar, this one featuring the model Nemesis who has been so helpful to me as a willing model for years. This and my other calendars are available for purchase in my on-line store: http://www.lulu.com/Wayward
CareLyn Nude
December 12th, 2006
Here’s one of Carelyn without her corset. I told you I’d find a good nude of her. She is a beautiful woman. I’m back home from Chicago and very busy this week. I’ll look for another different shot of Lapis to post tomorrow. Writing will have to wait for a day when I’m not as busy.
Another side of CareLyn
December 10th, 2006
Here’s CareLyn Anita again. She does like corsets. I did photos of her completely nude, but the corset photos seem to be the best. I’ll probably find a figure study of her from this shoot to post sometime. And I certainly hope to work with her again. A great model.
Can’t say the same for the model who I was supposed to shoot today. As I had begun to suspect, she turned out to be a no-show, no-call. She just didn’t show up, didn’t respond to e-mail or phone calls and left me hanging. Since she didn’t have the courtesy to let me know she wasn’t going to do the shoot we had scheduled, it was too late for me to schedule another model. Lapis made a serious attempt to find someone for me, but it was just too short notice for that to work. So I was unable to do any shooting in my room with daylight. So it goes when you work with “internet models.” There are a lot of flakes. I won’t put her name and Model Mayhem number on the blog…although I was very tempted to do that…but if anyone, especially in the Chicago area, wants to be sure to avoid being put in this position by this model, just send me an e-mail and I’ll be happy to tell you who she is.
I salvaged the day by making a trip to the Art Institute of Chicago. They have an excellent photo exhibit hanging now, and I made quick passes through some of the modern art galleries. Didn’t have time to even see an eighth of their collection, and spent the last hour just walking through galleries without stopping. Going to have to come back and spend days there. A really great art museum.
Tomorrow I’ll pack up and head back home to Ohio. I have several studio shoots scheduled for this coming week. Should have more photos to share here.
Lapis
December 9th, 2006
Had a great shoot with Lapis today. She is a hoot. Real fun, real interesting. Still don’t know if tomorrow’s model is going to be a no show or not…she’s not responding to e-mail or phone messages. Part of the drill when you work with “internet models.”
I have an old, single-element, soft focus lens that is in a Nikon mount. That’s what I used for this photo. It’s a very old effect, and different from what you can get with filters in photoshop. The Lensbaby is similar, though different, but uses the same sort of old-fashioned single-element lens to produce the soft effect. As you can see, the highlights bleed into the shadows, producing the soft look. So it works best when there are some bright places well located in the image. When mounted on my digital Nikons I’ve sometimes referred to it as my digital Holga, much to the dismay of some Holga fanatics. But I like the effect for some photos, and it’s fun to work with, so I pull it out of the camera bag every once in a while and see what I can do with it.
Even if tomorrow’s model fails to appear, it’s been a good trip, thanks to Lapis and CareLyn Anita. Thanks ladies.
Corset
December 8th, 2006
CareLyn Anita wearing her corset. Shot last night in my Chicago hotel room. CareLyn is a great model, a fun person to be around, and very good looking. She’s also only 4’11” tall, not the standard model height, but that’s never been an issue with me. In fact, I really like short models. And, you wouldn’t have known she was that short from this photo if I hadn’t told you…
When I left for Chicago I had shoots scheduled with 5 models. So far I’ve done one shoot and two models have cancelled. That’s pretty much standard when working with “internet models” so it’s not unexpected. At least these two had the courtesy and professionalism to let me know they were not going to be able to do the shoots we had planned. Still, two more shoots scheduled while I’m here.
I’m pretty disappointed in my hotel room as a shooting location. It’s a nice room, but lacks style. My Sunday shoot is the only one I’ll be doing during the day in the room and I’m hoping using daylight will help me make the room look more interesting. We’ll see. Tomorrow’s shoot is at a studio/home location, so that should offer more possibilities.
I spent today at Calumet Photo learning about some new printers and software. I learned that the NIK software is pretty much just a way to replicate cheesy filters and effects that we used to do in camera. Not much application for it in creative work. But the new Nikon Capture NX software looks useful. And I’m pretty impressed with the new Epson 3800 printer. Both color and black and white prints look great. In fact, I’d have to say that it goes beyond what is possible with conventional darkroom materials, color and black and white. Now I have to see if I can justify buying one. How many 16×20 prints would I have to make to make it pay for itself? Hmmm…
Another Pinhole
December 7th, 2006
I’m on the road to Chicago today and don’t know if I’ll have time to post after I get there. So you have to look at another of my digital pinhole photos to tide you over until I can post something from the trip or a more conventional nude from the files.
This is Nemesis again. She’s damn handy to have around.
