Found this abandoned barn structure on the outskirts of town for Care and I to shoot at. Very much digging the feel of these. Care’s got the curves.
Color: Green
M, Bicycle I
The first set from the first shoot with M. I always tell models before shoots what I’m planning for us to shoot (as well as giving them guidelines on styling and wardrobe). M was comfortable shooting implied nudes so we shot exactly that with this great bike I have. M nailed it. Shot in the…
Care, House of Mirrors
After getting to Myrtle Beach and getting some food in our bellies, our first stop (the one that was a definite plan) was the Mirror Maze. Care had a dress she wanted to shoot with inside and it worked out beautifully. The lights kept shifting colors which actually made for some great, great shots. Not…
Carrie, Parks + Recreation
The first set with Carrie. We took a few very casual shots before this with her in another outfit but it didn’t quite pull together into a workable set. Carrie has phenomenal eyes. Just amazing. And thankfully the dress didn’t distract from them too much. Had bought it off of Amazon for the shoot and…
Renna Ryann, City Park
Locations for this shoot were all picked out by Renna since she knew the town well and I didn’t know anything. This park was in the middle of town running alongside a major street. Worked well. 🙂
Gabriella, Hotel Room
Gabriella wasn’t feeling particularly well at the shoot so I ended up shooting more individual sets with Vivienne. But we did shoot this one mini-set while they were there.
Vivienne + Gabriella, Hotel Room
The second and last shoot with Vivienne and Gabriella. Fantastic models, fun to work with. Neither went on to pursue modeling as a career although Gabriella ended up moving to Dubai and becoming an Instagram fitness personality with a pretty substantial following.
Steffany, The Green Room
Shot at El Presidente hotel on South Beach, this was the second shoot with Steffany.
Irmina, Jungle
The second and last shoot with Irmina, shot on the north end of Jaco. Have no idea what the freaky holes in the ground were but thankfully nothing came crawling out of them while we were shooting. 🙂
Allison, You Can Leave Your Hat On
Arguably one of the best striptease songs ever is Randy Newman’s You Can Leave Your Hat On as performed by Joe Cocker. I hadn’t planned this as an homage to that song but Allison made it exactly that with her wearing only the hat by the end of this set.
Allison, Jungle
I have to hand it to Allison for being a good sport. Because I had a vision for a photo and video shoot and, clearly, I was crazy from the heat when I came up with it. Me: Alright, here’s the idea: You’re taped naked to a palm tree in the jungle. And of course,…
Allison, Mirador I
The first set from the first lingerie shoot with Allison. Shot at the Mirador, this fantastic, graffiti-covered structure up in the mountains just outside of Jaco.
Elissa, Jaco
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…
Katie Cummings, Fun at the Beach
The last real set from the second day of shooting with Katie, we ended up at Haulover Beach, the nude beach just north of Miami Beach. This was fun. The video is kind of funny. Sexy. But funny. 🙂
Jess, Under the Bridge
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…
Renna Ryann, Secret Garden
The second time Renna and I shot in this public garden in South Beach was a day of shooting porn all over town. We started off at an abandoned building then moved to the garden before ending the day in the stairwell of my apartment building with Girl on Stairs. Whenever Renna and I shot,…
Renna Ryann, Black Lace + Stockings
This was the last individual set with Renna on this marathon day before shooting her with Ava Addams after lunch and then Ava by herself later that afternoon. Honestly, I wish I had shot Renna extensively in this outfit because it looked absolutely fantastic on her. While she stayed in the outfit throughout the set…
Renna Ryann, Public Garden
Our second shoot together, Renna and I were all over the place. The first place she wanted to shoot was at the public garden in South Beach, our first outing into a really public space. When we shot at the construction site, it wasn’t sealed off to the public but nobody was going to wander…
Tatiana, Guitar
If ever a guitar was misused more than in this shoot, I would love to see those photos. There’s a really simple explanation for why some of the shots look strange: there’s no strap on the guitar. So Tatiana is holding and balancing it as best as she can. Which was fine. The floor shots…
Anastasia, Portraits in Green
From our first shoot, this was the only other set we shot where Anastasia remained clothed. This was such a brief set, I’m not even sure why we shot it except maybe because she wanted photos in green?
Anastasia, Patio
In the midst of all of this jumping around between inside and outdoors, naked and clothed, we shot one set outside on the patio that didn’t quite make the fashion cut since Anastasia went sans panties. This was such an eclectic and alluring set of nudes that we’d shoot this same dress/nude combo another time….
Katja, Park
The last set of the day on the last day of shooting with Katja. It would be almost a decade later before we’d shoot again. Shot in Flamingo Park in South Beach
Katja, Blue Fur
All of the wardrobe items from all of our shoots came from Katja’s personal wardrobe. So when she pulled out this blue fur sleeveless hoodie, I was pretty sold on it.
Katja, Blue + White
So this bra. After our second shoot, I was such a fan of this bra on Katja. And in this set, I was a fan again. This set, I always felt, had some of the best photographs I took of Katja.
Katja, Motorcycle Boots
For the longest time, this was one of my favorite sets. Just Katja (eventually) wearing only motorcycle boots. I still absolutely love the idea and I think it’s a striking look: a nude model wearing only striking boots. It certainly worked well over a decade later with Skye in her pink boots.
Katja, Dressed
I remember being completely struck by Katja’s eyes and just her overall look in general. I suppose that’s why I couldn’t seem to get her out of that chair nor even consider any kind of composition in the photos. I just had to get those eyes. Still, though, these were the early days; I hadn’t…
Katja, Purple Dress
Katja had such a different look, very hippy chic. Definitely not the South Beach standard. Which was excellent. This was actually the second shot we set, the first one being very brief and really throwaway shots. With this set, I realized that I absolutely loved Katja’s look. Was glad we got to work together as…
Ava Addams, Dressed
This is sort of two sets rolled into one and truly, one of the most rare sets I’ve shot: this is the only set we ever did where Ava’s fully dressed. 🙂 I mean, yes, there’s some underwear shots here and there, but mostly strictly fashion. As you can see with this shoot, I still…
Kesley, Albums
I have no idea what happened to these albums but it’s a shame that I don’t have them any longer. True Story, I’m a big fan of Tom Jones, Herb Alpert, and virtually all of the sort of lounge-y music from that period in time. I actually paid to see Tom Jones in concert in…
Kesley, Black Lingerie II
The second part of the shoot with Kesley in black lingerie.