Amanda returns...

As mentioned before, got to shoot with Amanda a couple weeks ago to help her establish her "post baby" portfolio. She looked great and as always was excellent to work with, making it all seem effortless. Plus, she's still enjoying a bit of a "baby bonus" which added an extra something to the shots. She's already talking about shooting again... maybe she's been watching too much "Teletubbies."

Part of the fun of shooting with Amanda is always getting some shots of her hamming it up for the camera. Go figure that out of all the shots she posted on her OMP, THIS is the one they decided to showcase. :)

Dreamlike

A couple dreamy photos of Miss Dreamscapes ...more from her soon.

Random

Just a random image on a Sunday afternoon...

KC disappears...

Well, KC hasn't quite disappeared... I still hear a word from her in NYC now and again, but evidently she's let her premium OMP modeling portfolio lapse, so this image of mine (from about 2 years ago) has dropped off her portfolio. Consequently my "not important but still gratifying" count of model showcases drops to 48 after briefly hitting a high of 50. Oh well... guess that means I need to get busy editing an sending pictures out to models, although it seems fewer and fewer models I shoot seem to have OMP portfolios, favoring ModelMayhem, partly because members get 20 images for free, rather than 5, and it's possible for other members to leave public comments on individual images or "tags" on entire portfolios. ModelMayhem does have more of a "MySpace" feel to it rather than the more businesslike vibe of OMP, and that seems to appeal to younger folks as well. (Sometimes I have to remind myself that most of the models I work with are college age, more or less.) No grand observations here, other than to say if ModelMayhem can keep its servers operating properly more than 80% of the time, they may very well overtake OMP as the place for photographers and models to network.

Thanks KC for some great shoots... hope we can go again one of these days!

Detroit Jam Session

Crossposted from Detroit Jam Sessions, a blog collecting images and stories from this past weekend's events...

I've been told that if I edit images from this past weekend before editing images from certain past shoots, I may or may not live to regret it. So, if I disappear mysteriously after this post, I do wish to pass along how great it was to see/meet everyone this weekend, and I especially want to thank the models who graciously fit me into their schedules. These are not all I'll finish, but just the first shot from each model to jump out at me.

A new side of Vassanta, mistressing to Iris, and loving it.

The gorgeous Deb returns to modeling in the oh-so-glamorous surroundings of the Pilot House. This is 100% percent unretouched...

RJ Berry discovered several talents she didn't realize she had during our brief shoot, despite not letting her pose in the canoe...

Last, but certainly not least, Xaina brings her remarkable beauty to perhaps the cruddiest room in the entire Russell Industrial Center complex. X marks the spot!

Thanks again to the models, and I owe a number of you "proper" shoots one of these days. Great to see everyone at the party as well... already looking forward to the next one!

The Real World

Megan is another of my "real world" models, the sister-in-law of Lynz, a woman I shot last year who was a "real world" friend of mine. Both proved to be wonderful subjects during their first "real" nude shoots, and I'd be pleased and honored to work with them again. Actually, looks like I may have a chance to work with Lynz again in May. :)

Just a reminder, here's Lynz and her hubby John from our shoot last year... I don't know that I've ever met a couple that was more made for each other than they are.

Catlynn

Here's Catlynn, a model I recently had the pleasure of shooting with. She's really a lot of fun to work with, and full of surprises. It was sort of an impromptu "get acquainted" shoot, but sometimes those are the most productive, maybe because there's no time to build up expectations, and instead just go with the spontaneous flow. Sometimes I wonder if I planned things out more if the results would be better or worse. For now, improvising on the spot seems to be working, especially when I'm working with someone like Catlynn who brings enthusiasm and energy as well as beauty to the shoot. Hardly seems fair to call it working, actually. :)

Good Friday...

Just thought I'd observe the holiday with this image of Alkemie striking a familiar pose, and with Engel and Alex reinterpreting a familiar scene.

Behind in my work...

Just a quick one today to apologize for not being on here more recently. Did a lot of shooting this weekend with some great models, so those should be finding there way on here soon-ish. Have a lot of stuff to organize for pending shoots, including trips to Chicago and NYC.

OMP decided to showcase Italian Kitten's backside on her portfolio... can't say I blame them. :)

Alkemie

Just a couple of nice shots from the enchanting Alkemie. Planning to work with her again this weekend, so watch for more soon.

Flexibility

A couple showcase images from my recent-ish shoot with Italian Kitten. Despite being on crutches with some damage to her knee, plus the icy weather, she made it to the shoot, and made it look easy. Looking forward to going again soon when her knee is back to 100%. A really fun model with serious skills... look for more soon!

Busy busy

Been quite busy with lots of fun shoots lately, and seem to be setting up more each day... when will I ever find time to edit? I'm looking into having myself cloned.

For now, a few shots of the stellar Zinn Star from last year...

Undone

Here are a couple more shots of Iris from our recent Collingwood shoot. She'd had her hair "up" for the Dirty Show party the night before, as seen in the top photo. A little ways into the shoot, she took her hair down without having any way to style it, apart from just running her fingers thru it. I think it lends a bit of a realistic touch to the bottom shot. Iris herself mentioned a couple times how important she thought hair was to a final image, and I have to agree with her. Need to start playing with that more for future shoots.
Top shot: Showcase on OMP. Thanks also to Boyd for being a gracious host, as always.

Quick update...

Very fun weekend... haven't had a chance to edit any of the images just yet, but there's some very nice stuff in there. :)

Here are a couple more recent shots, Byby26 (top) and Bri (with flames) that I like quite a bit... both Showcased on OMP. Woot!

Hot Hot Heat

Bri takes hotness to a whole new level here... don't try this at home, she's a trained fire artist. But even without the fire act, she's still teh hotness.