Week 43: My Laziness


This is Melissa. Really cool pinup style. I never seen that with dreads.

I felt super Lazy this week but manage to squeeze in some shoots.

I Shoot with Melissa MM # 775421 (image above) on Sunday 10/25/2009, make-up by Sabrina MM # 1333872. I was actually going to shoot 3 models on Sunday, Melissa was the first and 2 other later in the day at the same time. The 2 others cancelled which was a good thing for a change because the make-up and hair took longer than I thought and we didn't even start till a couple of hours later. I have't done any other images from that shoot yet.

Then my next shoot would be on Friday 10/30/2009 at Town Square with 2 models. first would be Kira M., her second shoot ever according to her. The available light that day was really good so I just didn't really use any strobes. We just around Town Square for a bit and stay out of the way of heavy traffic areas. Didn't really have a problem this time.



Later that day I shoot with Nicolle S. She needed some casual headshots for her portfolio and I offer to help her. Shoot at Town Square again and did the same incognito type shoot.



That's it for the shoots this week. I did however finish some edits for a few models and trying to hone my skill as a photographer. Learning more about composition and lighting. I'm going to lay off the lights for a bit and see where that takes me. All photos above were taken with Natural/ambient light.

PEACE!

All images can still be seen on my Flickr account.

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Week 42: Work the Business


This is Andrea E.

Several shoots lined for this week. Only one cancellation and bound to re-schedule.

Sunday Oct. 18, 2009
My buddy Joel was in a power lifting event at the Rivera Hotel and he ask me to take some pictures for me. Since I'm such a nice guy I say yes and head over there early in the morning. My first notion is to put my 50mm f/1.8 and just take available light pictures. I had to get fancy and bust on the long lens. 70-200mm f/2.8. I didn't want to use a flash because I might bother with some of the contestant while lifting so I turned up the ISO to 1600 open the aperture to f/2.8 with a shutter speed of 1/100 so it doesn't catch my hand shaking.

While taking pictures of the lifters I was approached by a couple of people to take their or family member participating pictures. I didn't think I was going to be working this event but just to make a quick buck, even to get my entrance fee back I say yes.

All in all I made a little scratch and got to hang out with some buddies in the process.

Here's Joel Squatting.


Monday Oct 19, 2009
Model cancelled because she had to get her car fixed and didn't have enough money to pay for the studio fee. Still waiting on the re-scheduled date.

Wednesday Oct, 21. 2009
Shot with Andrea E. (photo above) at a familiar location. Just trying to hone my skill but I need more work than I thought.\

Friday Oct 23, 2009
Criaglist' actually works for getting some gigs. I was contacted my a Marketer and chairman of his own business to take his photos. Shawn is he's name, I work with his ideas. We hit the dry lake bed in Jean and then to Lillie's studio. Real cool guy. Very down to Earth. I wish all Chairman were like than.

One of his idea. Came out pretty good I think.


That's it for this week. PEACE.

All images can still be seen on my Flickr account.

and don't forget to check out my website for all your photography needs. LordSpam.com

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Week 41: Editing Frenzy


Miss Nancy Monsay. Shoot last Sunday.


Didn't really do much this week. I shot with Nancy on Sunday and Ergesta on Friday. I wanted to spend my off days catching up on editing I'm suppose to be doing. I'm such a slacker.

There's going to be a massive update to my Flickr account soon.

I'm re evaluating my photography skill. So I deleted a bunch of pictures from my model mayhem portfolio. All images can still be seen on my Flickr account.

and don't forget to check out my website for all your photography needs. LordSpam.com

PEACE!

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Week 40: Losing Track of time.


Lillie's says I shoot a lot.

So I have been shoot a lot and falling behind on the other aspect of digital photography, post production (editing). I'll catch up soon or later.

Well on Sunday Oct. 4th I shoot with Elizabeth Par at the Xquizit Pix Studio. She contacted me through email first because her model mayhem account wasn't approve yet. So I accepted the offer and we started setting thing up. As her model mayhem got approved I found out she's only 17. Not a problem as I don't shoot nudes much or even implied for that matter. I'm focusing on more fashion editorial images now. She of course said she'll bring a escort which I didn't mind either. Shoot day come and her escort is her mother which I find pretty appropriate since she is a minor. Her mother was a big help with styling her daughter getting props and coming up with general ideas. Lillie was a big help too with everything really.

Shoot ends and as usual I have an image or two ready that day and sent it to miss Elizabeth. I take a look at her model mayhem page and come to find out she re-edits the photo I sent her and has them up on her portfolio. It kind of bothers me and I tell her she needs permission before any work can be done to the photos. She apologizes and offers to take it down but I'm not a hard ass (and I kind of like what she's done with them) so I let her keep it up. It's kind of a good thing because now I don't have to edited her pictures.

Anyway here's another.

Lillie was telling me that she was talking to Elizabeth's Mom and found out she only 16. I don't have a problem with that but this kid is pretty big at 5'10". Whatever.

Then on Monday Oct. 5th I shot with Ysania at my usual spot in Las Vegas. No big story here other than the fact I got up really earlier to shoot with her.


Wednesday Oct. 7th I had schedule to shoot with a brand new model at Xquizit Pix Studio but she cancelled last minute (That morning) but I pick up another shoot for that afternoon. This was a reschedule last minute shoot because I have some free time and don't know how to say no.
Lisa Marie. Still working on her photos.


Thursday Oct. 8th Shoot with Lindsey Mitchell. Got booted out of one of my best location because I can't take professional pictures without a permit. Bastard. Only got off 200 shots, that includes the one I did when I was waiting for her.


Yeah, I do shoot a lot. Crazy, huh? But this is one of the only things I enjoy in life. Might as well be happy for a little while.

I'm going to slow it down a little and work on the technique and style of things. There are a hella of a lot of photographers younger then me doing big things. Hopefully I'll make it in this world.

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Week 39: Almost


I almost completely space this week blog.


So it was suppose to be another busy week for me well on my days off anyway. I was suppose to shoot with a new model but of course something else came up and she had to reschedule. She reschedule to a different day and then something else came up again and said she has to reschedule another time. I haven't heard from here yet.

I did a shoot on Sunday but I'm not really happy with that one. I don't even want to look at the pictures.

Then comes my super Wednesday where I would shoot Megan Jane and then trek up to Mt. Charleston to Shoot with KelsiRose.

Picture are not done yet other than the ones in the pervious blog before this one.

Thursday I didn't do anything but edited all day. Later that night I saw Zombieland. I don't care what critics say, I enjoyed it.

So that Friday was the frist Friday of the month which means I get to go to First Friday. I haven't been in a couple of years. That morning I was cruising the casting section on model mayhem and I found out one of the make-up artist I worked with before put a casting for a photographer. She was doing a live body painting event and after she was done she wanted pictures taken. I hit her up and since I was going to be there anyway. I got to take pictures of them doing there thing. You know there are a lot of people that have pretty decent cameras.

Here's one of the pictures.


I didn't do much on Saturday but I did shoot on Sunday but that a whole new week.

Till next time. PEACE!

All photos and more can be seen on my flickr Page.

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Random Mid-Day Blog: Fun day Wednesday


Megan Jane MM # 880846

Make up by Christa MM # 1067381 (the house MUA in the studio) Styled by Lillie K MM # 871282 (Xquizit Pix herself).


I had a long day today. I got up early to Shoot with Megan Jane at the Xquizit Pix Studio.

Here's a lighting set-up


For this shot.


After all the fun at the studio. I drove down to Mt. Charleston and ran out of gas going up there. I actually coast almost all the way down the mountain on neutral till the road started straightening out.

Went up there to shoot this. I think she's an angel. This is Kelsi.


That's it for now. PEACE.

All photos and more can be seen on my flickr Page.

Also. please check out my little place on the interweb LordSpam.com. A photographer's website.

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