When I was living in Costa Rica, there was a brief period where I was shooting a weekly feature for an online news/entertainment site: Surfer Girl of the Week. Jordan modeled for this one week. I caught serious grief for this (and rightfully so) because I wasn’t in fact, actually shooting surfer girls. There were …
Pretty much every place in Costa Rica, from the towns to the jungles make for excellent backdrops. So I did the lazy thing with Tammy and shot on the north end of Jaco. I mean, I did do some scouting before deciding on the location but you can pretty much throw a dart at a …
The continuation of Jaco I. Lot of candids in here which are always fun. Something peculiar you might notice in the photos with Tammy sitting on the rock (apart from the chicken in the background) is an abundance of trash. One of the things that always amazed me about Costa Rica was that, in spite …
The one and only set from the one and only shoot with Elissa. One of the most visually striking models I’ve ever worked with and it wasn’t that brilliant hair, either. All of her features together just created this image of beauty I’ve not seen elsewhere. Sadly, I don’t think my photos of her on …
I can’t even describe how painful these rocks were to stand on. It was like walking on next-level legos. Allison was cool enough to brave it as the waves were crashing around and we seriously pushed the limits here: staying out until it was almost risky (as the tide was coming in) and no water …
The first set from the first shoot with Allison was for a “Surfer Girl of the Week” series I was doing for an online news/entertainment site in Costa Rica.
There was this new hostel opening up while I was in Jaco, just on the south end of town. As hostels go, this place was pretty sweet. So Jordan and I did a shoot there. The photos were intended to be used for promo material for the hostel but I’m not sure they ever used …
The first shoot with Jess, under the overpass to the beach. Hired an MUA who I had never worked with previously specifically because I was going to submitting these photos for a particular submission. Dug Jess’ look. The MUA’s work, not so much. One of the looks was completely unusable with a dividing line on …
This was the last shoot of a marathon day with Kesley and the first bikini shoot I ever shot. I don’t know how it worked out that the white balance was completely screwed in these shots but I was still shooting jpg format then before I got smart. 🙂 The colors in a lot of …
Volume 1 from the series, this set focuses exclusively on bikini bottoms.
Ade and I met through mutual friends. As Ade was into yoga, we planned the shoot around that with her striking various poses on the beach. Ade was awesome. I wish we had met much sooner than we had. Two photographic peculiarities with this shoot: 1) we shot all of this in crazy harsh and …
One of the great things about the small towns in Costa Rica (and really, anywhere) is that you know everyone if you don’t at least know of them. So Allison was visiting a friend at a neighboring cabina in Jaco one day and we were introduced. We set up our first shoot for the next …
Chelsea was another model shot for the online news/entertainment site out of Costa Rica. Really nice person and fun to shoot. The oddity of shooting at Lummus Park is that it sits on Ocean Drive, one of the most recognizable and defining scenescapes of Miami (though, technically, it’s Miami Beach.) You’ll see everyone shooting there, …
My first shoot with Cindy was really a shoot with Leidy and Cindy at a local hotel, Doce Lunas. I had seen her around (Jaco is a super small town) but we hadn’t met prior to that day. I was always surprised that she didn’t model more than she did. I mean, she has THE …
Daniela caught my eye from the first time I saw her. It was on the main drag in Jaco and she came whipping by on skates, twirling and swaying from side to side. Just right in the middle of the hustle and bustle of life, there she was, skating by. Pretty soon after that, I …
If pressed, I couldn’t tell you how my path crossed with Elissa. Obviously, it was in Jaco but I can’t remember specifically. What I do remember, though, is seeing professional photos of Elissa before we ever shot. And I feel like that was the impetus for us shooting. Because I’m sure I reached out to …
I had come back to the states from Costa Rica for a brief period in the summer of ’14 and had been contributing weekly to a Model of the Week feature for an online news/entertainment publication back in CR. When I came to the states, the editor said that he wanted to continue doing it; …
Another beautiful person I met in Costa Rica was Irmina. And I don’t know how we met, but then, how does anyone meet in Costa Rica? Friend of a friend, I’m sure. In any event, we did two brief shoots over a week’s time.
Jacquelyn was another model I photographed for the model of the week feature I was doing for the online news/entertainment site based out of Costa Rica at the time. Grateful she responded and I wish we had shot more than we did. Super nice person and gorgeous in front of the camera.
Funny story about Jess. So some media outlet was having some sort of competition looking for photographers and I was really excited about it. After looking for a model, Jess came to the forefront. So our first shoot was all about this. Shot under the causeway going from Miami to the beach. I rarely hire …
Another long-term visitor to Costa Rica, Jordan and I did a total of three shoots: one at a hostel, one on the beach, and another at a local area pool. Super nice person and easy to shoot. Something about her photos I just love. Wholesome.
Julz was another model I shot for the Costa Rican news/entertainment website the summer of ’14 when I was back in the states. Luckily for me, Julz was visiting from California at the time. She had been a regular model for Wicked Weasel for a while and so had a plethora of tiny, sheer bikinis. …
Kendra was one of the models I shot specifically for a weekly feature running in a news/entertainment site out of Costa Rica at the time. Shot really well. I wish I had done more justice to her eyes because they were just beautiful.
One of the first models I photographed, I was always a tremendous fan of Kesley. Not only was she a pleasant person but she was just so great to shoot. It always felt like a collaborative effort. And she was the first person who I photographed for more than three hours at once with our …
Leidy was one of the coolest people I knew in Jaco. We had mutual friends and actually, I think it was my best friend there that introduced us. Our first shoot started on the road outside of my little cabina there before heading down to the beach. Running into the guy with the horse was …
Milan was another model I shot for the Costa Rican online news/entertainment site that I had been shooting the Model of the Week feature for in 2014. During our first shoot, she told me that a family member designed all of her bikinis which I thought was interesting. She also had a sister visiting and …
This lovely woman and I worked together once during the summer of ’14. Interestingly, the bikini she’s wearing was only used in one other shoot. And THAT model also preferred to keep her identity anonymous. You’ll notice that the backdrop changes after the first few photos. That was because we were run out by garage …
Steffany was another one of the models I shot for the publication in Costa Rica. Our first shoot was at the 1111 Lincoln Road parking garage. Her super small frame on her long legs worked perfectly there against the lines. For our second shoot, I had booked a room at El Presidente hotel on South …
Stephanie is one of the most beautiful women. Just stunning. We worked together only twice and, man, I wish we had shot more. .
Tammy is the only Australian model I’ve photographed and she pretty much sold me on the continent. 🙂 Sadly, we only shot one time together while in Costa Rica. Between her and Andy, I’ve got some traveling I need to do.
