West Coast choppers

I just got word that West Coast Choppers(Jesse James) will be stopping by on their way back from Daytona. They will have a tent set up and a truckload of merchandise to sell

Bike rally tv ad

The TV ad that will air during the superbowl came out on youtube. It stars one of my favorite models. Princezz P

Got bored today

Was very cold and no photos to edit so I had time to play in photoshop. In this first I combined a photo of emgee with some stock photos of stock exchange. I also used some fairy wing brushesand this next one I used a stock photo of an old polaroid and an ashtray and added photos of emgee run through Alien skin Exposure 2 the B&W polaroid effect. The table is from Alien skin Eye candy texturesI guess I have too much time on my hands to read Tutorials. If amyone is interested in the process let me know

New modeling site

I just created a new modeling site, Gulf Coast Models just for the Southern states of Al. Ar. Ga. Fl. La. Ms. SC Tn. and Tx. I always felt that Americas other coast got overlooked on the big modeling sites. This way at least there is a chance we can work together without having to wade through members from NY and Cali. So if you read this, are a model, photographer, mua, etc and  from one of those states feel free to check it out and join

TV ad shoot

Well I had 4 models show up, Princezz P, Connie, Barbie and emgee. They were the best looking and most professional there. They started shooting around 11 and finished about 1:30 that afternoonIt will air locally during the Super Bowl

New modeling site

I created a new modeling site just for the Gulf coast states of Tx.,La.,Ms., al., and Fl. This way models, MUA’s and photographers from these states can interact and network together. So many times on the other modeling sites the east and west coasts dominate the site. Well now we can have a place of our own. It is free to join

Gulf Coast Modeling

I never quit amazing myself

Well Portrait Professional 8 never does. I contacted a model off a modeling site. She had recently moved here from another state. Her profile showed her at 110 #’s and gorgeous. Apparently she had gained weight because when she got her she was not what I expected by her photographs. So what was I to do. Use my super powers.

Before and After

Now I will not debate the ethicalness(?) of this but I needed her to look like the after and that is what the client expected. There was no time to to get another as this was a last minute deal anyway. The client is happy and that makes me ecstatic. Sometimes good software and knowing how to use it is invaluable.

Sometimes you have to do an extreme makeover. This woman was at the TV ad shoot and she wanted me to fix her teeth and makeher beautiful

Extreme makeover

Upcoming shoot schedule

Here is what it looks like through April

Jan

27th Roosters TV ad shoot

27th Em Gee

31st Princezz P MM#789990
Feb
1st MsLucky MM#1007854
8th Barbie
14th Julie
22-28th Utila tourism shoot
Connie Hazleen

March
6-8th Mud Jam 2009 Princezz P, Samantha Pro, Rhondastar and Liz Giovanni
7th BeckyK MM#342032
13-15th Roosters Bike rally Princezz P, Samantha Pro, Rhondastar and Liz Giovanni
21st Breeze 2008 MM #1023680
28th Micah Hunter MM#684449  Whitney Goodwin
April
3rd Kimberly Marvel
4-5th Angel Rose
11th Victory Jansen MM #1034684
11th Crystyle MM#321278
25th Shawna L

Roosters bike rally

Roosters bike rally will be held March 13th. I will be there with these Thunder Roads girls

Samantha Pro

Princezz P

and here is the one of a kind Roosters motorcycle they will  raffle off

I will be taking photographs of these girls in bikinis on attendees motorcycles. The prints will be available at the event. Look for the Thunder Roads sign and the big white tent

What’s been going on

I did not shoot much in November and December but am making up for it now.

I had a shoot over in Mississipi with 5 models for 7 hours and 4 hours driving. I was exhausted but got some hot shots This is BeckyK shot with one  Canon 580 EXII on half power, 36″ umbrella held directly over her. I wanted it to look like a light at the top of the stairs with the light falloff toward the bottom

Becky is lying on a black satin sheet on the 1st floor. I a above on the balcony. The light is a quantum T5D-r shot into a 4 foot softbox held above and to the left.

MsLucky shot outside using a canon 20D, 28-105 and a canon 580 EXII set to 1/4 power for fill

I love dark mysterious style photos. Quantum Q flash in 4 foot softbox just to camera rightOne of my favorite models Red. I wanted the dramatic old Hollywood style lighting, so it is a 580 EXII in a beauty dish to camera right set at 1/2 power

Converted to B&W in Nik filters Silver Efex

One of my all time favorites of Red. Quantum Q flash in softbox to camera left

580 EXII behind bed pointed to ceiling to fill room with light. all my flashes are set off by radio Poppers