Julie and the Monks
August 30th, 2011
The lovely Julie Max in her equally lovely apartment. Those monks are sure missing out on a great view. It was a pleasure and an honor to be able to photograph Julie in her home.
I’ve been busy working on plans for my major photo trip of the year. It’s coming in September and October. I expect to post regularly while I’m on the trip with two of my favorite models. Until then I’ll just try to get through all the backlog of photos I have from recent shoots. Lots more to come.
Dirty Pitchers
August 26th, 2011
When I contacted Theda about my trip to New York so we could set up the shoot we always try to do when I come to town the leading question was, “Where?” We’ve done a lot of shoots over the years and many of the more recent ones have been done in Theda’s apartment. It’s a great place to shoot, but variety is a good thing too. One time I took Theda up north of the city for an outdoor shoot that was great, but the timing wasn’t really right to try for a repeat of that this time.
Theda’s first suggestion was, “I’ve been wanting to shoot someplace dirty.” That sounded good to me. Problem was trying to find such a location in New York City from my home base in Ohio. I did a bunch of on-line searching and contacted some friends who I thought might be able to help, but no luck. So Theda and I finally just settled on the idea of shooting at her apartment and also looking around her building for other spots that might work. That’s what lead to the first photo I posted of her from this shoot which was done in a tiny stairwell with my ultra-wide lens.
Next stop was the sub-basement in her building. Most of this was in pretty good shape and didn’t really fit the look we were going for. But there was an open door that Theda had never seen open before…and it lead to a REALLY dirty space. It was exactly the kind of place we wanted. That’s the space in the photo above. Pretty damn dirty.
More Cam Damage
August 23rd, 2011
Here’s another of Cam Damage on the rocks in Pennsylvania. This turned out to be a great location and the weather was very cooperative. And it didn’t hurt to have the lovely Cam there to decorate the rocks.
I’ve done several more shoots since my trip to NYC, but I’m going to keep posting from the three shoots I did on that trip at least for a few more posts. There are so many good photos of each of the three models that I want to share several of each of them before I move on.
But, I have another shoot tomorrow, so the backlog of new things is getting pretty big. Stay tuned.
The east coast earthquake is all over the news and some people in Ohio have said they felt it. I didn’t feel any earth shaking going on today. I did feel the last one we had around here and it made enough of an impression that I added earthquake insurance to the homeowners policy. Hope I never get to collect on that insurance.
Vegas Workshop
August 22nd, 2011
I’ve known Bryon Paul McCartney on line for some time, though we’ve never managed to be in the same place at the same time to meet in person. But he studied photography at my alma mater, Ohio University, so he has to be ok. He sent me a message today telling me about a workshop he’ll be teaching in Las Vegas next month and asked me to let you all know about it in case you’d be interested in attending.
Just to be clear, I’m not getting anything in exchange for telling you about this workshop. Just passing along the information in case any of you are interested. This guy is a very good photographer…of course, considering where he got his training…and, if you like to do these kind of workshops, this sounds like a very good one.
Here’s what he had to say:
LAS VEGAS – SEPT 2011 FINE ART EROTIC NUDE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
with Bryon Paul McCartney
Registrations are currently open for my Fine Art Erotic Nude Photography Workshop on September 10th and 11th, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Our home for the workshop will be provided by by Dr. Laura at the Sin City Gallery. For those of you who will be attending the Photoshop World Conference, this is an excellent opportunity to extend your educational experience with hands-on photography learning.
This workshop is extremely limited with a maximum of four participants and two models. The schedule will be intensive as we will pack as much information into the program as possible. The main goal of this workshop is to help you develop and improve your eye for tasteful and artistic erotic nude photography. We will also discuss how to select and work with models, how to communicate with and direct models, how to visualize and compose your images, and how to edit and post-process.
What is Erotic Nude Photography? Let’s use the following definition: sexy, sensual and suggestive photography, imagery that is meant to turn on the brain. It’s a simple idea, you will learn how to communicate, build rapport and establish trust with your models, then how to guide the experience in front of your camera while controlling the light and composition. Erotic photography does not need to be complicated. I will show you my system and give you the tools to help you adapt the fundamentals I teach you into your own unique approach.
What will the workshop be like? Each day will include two three to four hour shooting sessions (locations to be determined), in between and after, we will have discussions and critiques about the work you are creating, in order to help you rapidly focus your energy and efforts. Discussions will be ongoing and delve into every detail of fine art nude photography.
Why should you attend this workshop? In addition to being an award-winning and published fine art nude photographer myself, I have been teaching fine art nude workshops for the past several years. Very simply, I am a good teacher. Participants in this workshop will have hands-on experience and instruction. This is not simply a chance to shoot nude models, it’s a learning experience that will help you improve your comfort level with models, refine your skills in imagining and creating great images, and help you move to the next step in your craft.
Our Models
Palesaent MM# 2160002
Nathalia MM# 1854124
If you love to shoot fine art nudes, do not miss this special opportunity to work closely with me and these amazing models in Las Vegas.
Additional Details:
- Description: Two-day photography workshop with Bryon Paul McCartney and selected models
- Dates: Saturday, 10th September and Sunday, 11th September, 2011
- Enrollment: Limited to Four Participants only*
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada and surrounding area
- Theme: Erotic Nude Photography
- Program Content: Guided and individual hands-on shooting sessions, discussions and critiques
- Costs: $950 per participant, includes after-workshop online critiques and Skype follow-ups for three months
If you have questions or want more details, contact me to setup a skype conference so we can discuss the workshop before you decide to register.
Register Today! Space is limited to four participants only!
*While limiting the number of participants does increase the costs of the workshop, it also gives each participant the opportunity to deeply focus on their work and to also have abundant one-to-one time with myself and of course, shooting with the models. If you are looking for a model sharing session where there are 2-3 models and 15 guys all shooting the same things simultaneously, then this workshop is not for you. I am looking for participants who want to learn. In this workshop I will show you how I approach and shoot in the genre of erotic nude photography, but I am also going to help you direct and define your own style and approach.
Julie, Julie, Julie
August 21st, 2011
The internet world of models and photographers is a strange and often puzzling place. I was doing nude photo work long before there was an internet. It’s been both amusing and troubling to watch the culture that has grown up over the years around the internet modeling sites. Sometimes I feel like I just want to remove myself from the entire scene. There is far too much drama. There are so, so many models with serious delusions about what the world of modeling is about and what their place in it could be.
But often just when I think the whole internet thing is something to stay away from, I’ll get a message through the tiny tubes that make up the internet from a model like Julie Max. Out of the blue she said she loved my work. I wrote back, of course, to ask if she would like to work with me. She said, of course she would, to let her know when I’d be in NYC. And, as luck would have it, this was just a few weeks before I was going to visit the city.
So, we set a day and time while I was there and did a shoot in her lovely apartment in Manhattan. It’s too bad there wasn’t time to get out of the city and shoot somewhere in the woods…Julie would make a fantastic “naked chick on rocks.” I hope we’ll get to do that someday in the near future. But this shoot gave us a chance to meet. Because of that I now know that Julie is not only lovely, but she is also a very talented, skilled model and a very pleasant person to be around. In other words, exactly the kind of model I’m always looking for to use for my work.
So, even though the internet seems to bring with it a lot of dirty tricks and nasty surprises, it’s worth it for the beautiful gems like Julie who come into my life and my work through those tiny tubes.
Thanks, Julie.
Theda in the Stairway
August 18th, 2011
Whenever I go to New York City I always try to schedule a shoot with Theda. I’ve worked with her many times over quite a few years. She never fails to deliver a “keeper.” She’s beautiful, interesting and I like her. Couldn’t really ask for more…well, maybe if she were able to get herself to travel she’d show up in some of my photos from more exotic locations. But I doubt that that will ever happen.
So, we try to find places to shoot in the city. The first time I worked with her I shot her in my hotel room. Over the years we’ve found other places to work, but most often we just work at her apartment. One time I got her to take a ride out of the city to shoot at a park…that was her first nude in nature shoot. This time we decided to look around her building for some different spots. This is from the stairway.
There’s more to come from Theda, but the next post will be something from my shoot with a new (to me) model. It was a good trip to the city.
Cam on the Rocks
August 15th, 2011
I’ve been busy. My trip to New York included shoots with three very different models in three very different settings. I’ve just begun to work on the editing of those shoots, but I’m thinking I’ll mix them up and post from all three over the next couple weeks. I might get distracted from that, though, since I have two more shoots scheduled this week with three very different models in two very different settings. At any rate, I should have plenty of new photos for posts for some time to come.
First, from my trip, I stopped along the way to the city to do a shoot with Cam Damage near her home in Pennsylvania. She took me for a hike in one of her favorite places and there were ample opportunities for excellent photos. Cam is a fine model, although this turned out to be her first shoot outdoors. But she figured things out pretty well and did a fine job. With some experience she’s sure to be a great outdoor figure model. We had good luck with the light that day. There were plenty of clouds to provide the softer light I prefer. The sun came out between the clouds now and then and that provided some variety in the light…and I could just wait for the next cloud if I thought the softer light was better.
The Wet Is History
August 13th, 2011
I took my friend Lost Coast Photo to see this waterfall yesterday. The stream was completely dry. That usually happens in June, but because it was so wet this year it didn’t dry up until now. But no more photos of water going over this waterfall until next year.
So, here’s another of Angie while there was still plenty of water. Angie has worked with me at this waterfall many times, but she did a great job of finding new things to do that worked very well. And she is so beautiful too. That always helps.
Lost Coast Photo left this morning to drive back to Chicago. So life is back to normal here. I have some new shoots coming up in the next couple weeks and lots of editing to do on all the things I shot on my NYC trip, so those will start showing up here soon.
The weather has finally gotten back to normal with tolerable temperatures and humidity for outdoor work. And the air conditioning in the studio now seems to be able to keep up with the temperature, so it’s pretty comfortable there too. It will probably get hot again, but not for much longer. September is only a couple weeks away now. I love the fall, and I have some big plans for some amazing photo work in the fall, so I’m really looking forward to it.
Angie Even Wetter
August 11th, 2011
Here’s another of Angie at that waterfall that should have been dry by this time of year. It was hot that day, of course, so all that spray didn’t feel bad at all. And Angie, as always, looks pretty wonderful while she’s getting wet.
The drive back from NYC was uneventful. The first 20 miles getting out of the city, which had taken me an hour and a half on the drive in, took only 20 minutes on the way out of town. So that got things off to a great start and I encountered no significant traffic issues on the drive at all. Made it home in time to have dinner with my family.
Tonight my friend from California, Lost Coast Photo, will be arriving for a short visit. He’ll spend some time tomorrow shooting with some of my favorite local models at some of my favorite locations.
Soon I’ll be getting to the photos from my trip.
Angie in the Water
August 8th, 2011
The day after I did the shoot with Char I took Angie out the the local waterfalls. I’ve shot Angie at this spot many times, at all times of the year, including the dead of winter, but we found something new to do with all the water there on this day.
I’ve been in New York City for the past few days visiting my friend Dave Rudin. The Elliott Erwitt show at the International Center of Photography was worth the trip, but I followed that up with great shoots with Theda on Sunday and Julie Max today. So I’m going to have lots of new stuff to post after I get home.
But I’m going to make this a short post because it’s late and I’ll be getting up before dawn tomorrow to get an early start on the drive back home.
