Had a late night at work last night and while waiting for the presses to stop, found myself looking at a directory of some random burlesque images. Bored so created a quick slide show with them.



I really miss these days of shooting burlesque and shows. Might need to revisit why I quit.

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Had an hour or so to kill between studio retouching, so thought I'd convert over some more from SEAF while waiting for some downloads.

From Friday and Saturday at SEAF - Very photo heavy:


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Cleaning up one of my drives and found a folder of images I'd almost forgotten about. Takes me back some. Back to the start of my model photography (separate from shooting spokesmodels at carshows). Back to the time of trying to understand outdoor lighting and environmental fine art nudes. A time before studio strobes ( Read more... )

Went down to the University of Washington parking garage late last month for another strobist meetup. Still working on my technique with portable lights on location. I brought Trixie with me to model and Krissy of Helene Hawthorne designs met us there with a few outfits for some old fashioned from-the-hip shooting (no huge clue what we were going ( Read more... )

That same night, we decided to do another geisha-inspired look. Love doing these .. they're so much fun to do. Added a 3rd light for this to get some separation of the red clothing from the red background.

Model: Elle - Wardrobe: Helene Hawthorne - Makeup/Hair: Pamela Grieco


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I feel like a yoyo .. I come out of my cave for a few days then vanish for weeks at a time. Hoping that will be over soon. We're actually hiring someone new .. as soon as someone comes along with the credentials. It's hard to find someone with both a computer and electrical/electronic degree background. Most people are either computers/networks ( Read more... )

Over my weekend, I did battle with that little bug that seems to be going around. I think I won .. never got more than tired with muscle and joint aches. Still a bit tired and have a headache that comes and goes, but I'll take it ( Read more... )

Shot on the lower level of the UofW parking garage ...

Model: Shonna - Wardrobe: Helene Hawthorne Clothing


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Finishing up the images for Hawthorne and Grieco. They wanted images to show off the costume design and makeup they are able to provide for an upcoming Halloween project (I'll probably post more about that once they announce it). Fun shoots ... long days, but fun. :)

Shonna [Elf]

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Woot ... that time of the year is almost here!! :D

Currently retouching a couple of shoots I did to help showcase the costuming work of designer Helene Hawthorne and makeup skills (special effects and normal) of MUA Pam Grieco for the upcoming Halloween.


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