This past week I was trying to arrange a shoot for Sunday but it was getting too high maintenance and I wasn’t getting anywhere with confirmations. Frustrated… I gave up, but I still wanted to shoot. I sent out a few pings and Jennipher scooped up the opening. I emailed her some inspiration and ideas. [...]

I first met Jennipher about 8 years ago when I was shooting her sister; now I’m shooting her. They grow up so fast.
We decided on a colorful “Saturday morning fun” theme. While getting props, I spent an hour in the candy & toy section of the store. Hopefully I just looked like a big kid [...]

With only about an hour to shoot in Amber, I still wanted to play with lighting because it was dark. I brought soft and spot options. The first set was the soft. This is the spot, harsher light for stronger shadows and contrasts.
I’ll be trying to schedule another shoot with Nicki Marie, but no whiskey [...]

Amber was nice enough to let me do a speedy shoot before they opened, the place is spectacularness. Thanks David! On the other hand, my struggles to find and book the right model for this shoot? I’ll save that for later. But for now… I’ll just say that Nicki Marie was so hassle-free, on time [...]

So I fell off the grid, sorry. I’m really back this time. Shoots scheduled and updates to come. In the meantime, results of my Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 glass test. Passed.