A bit of Finesse

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Amanda rocked it! A bit about lighting: Natural. During the winter in the morning hours my living/makeshift studio has what I call magical light – oh and the basement too. Its all about knowing how to work with it.

Stunning in Red

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Had a great shoot earlier this week with Natalie – I’m going to go out on a limb here and say shes going to have a promising career in modeling. A bit about lighting: Natural. During the winter in the … Continue reading

Round 2!

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Still working on my first set of Nadia’s but couldnt help but get another session in the meantime. True pleasure to work with! So at this point I am about 5 shoots behind so be patient with me as I … Continue reading

Nico

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I dont usually approach people out in public and ask to take their picture, but this time I’m glad I did. You’ll see why after the break…

Some boudoir and Noiz

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Had the pleasure to work with Kerri Taylor a few weeks ago. Took the opportunity to combine some boudoir as well as some promotional work for Noiz University. More to come soon (starting to get a little backed up)…

Hot Salsa!

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Been a while since Salsa and I got together. Shes one of my favorite MUA’s turned model. Excellent series coming soon!

Double the model…

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    this post contains nudity Mansion + fine art model + fashion glamour model = yes.   A little behind is an understatement for me this year. These were shot at the beginning of October with Cierra and Cwen. … Continue reading

Kiki A.!

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  I had the pleasure to work with Kiki in September and was impressed not only with her modeling but everything else she has going on. Upcoming super star for sure. Follow her in this direction The Urban Feed. A … Continue reading

Nadiaaaaaa + NBG

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Nadia at the U.S. Botanical Gardens was some serious fun, laughs and smiles. We started there then headed over to Judiciary Square area and finished off at the Canadian Embassy.   A bit about lighting: All natural light with minor … Continue reading

Cwen + Rain.

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What happens when, it rains – alot, you’re tired of it, you’re bored, you know awesome willing-and-able models, you have a broken but functioning camera that has to be sent in for repair? You shoot in the rain with Cwen … Continue reading

Cierra in the sun

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Very rarely do I seek out sunlight, stick in a model in it while half blinding both of us and shoot. This time I did that. I wanted to try something different.