A laugh a day

 2007 Drogue Photo

When taking a photo of a laugh or a smile, the best way to make it real is really laugh or smile.  It makes the images more genuine, lively and people will believe you are really happy.  I try to do this with every smiling photo I have and generally I am able to deliver an image that will hopefully also make you smile.

Standing in the Willows

Distortion  Forge 2007

Kendo eyes

2007 Christopher Murr and AshleeEloisePhotography (makeup)

I worked once with Christopher and Ashlee Murr once.  I brought along my Kendo mask (I practiced Kendo for a very short time) and we did a shoot with fantastic makeup.  Modeling through a screen is hard.  In addition I didn't really fully understand how to create emotion with my eyes.  Chris managed to pull this strong, interesting image out of me.  A good photographer can pull a good image out of a pretty clueless model anyday.

It takes 2 to tango

2007 Danger Ninja

Sometimes you need a sexy man to make the image.  :-)

Ghost in the Attic

 

2007 Study in the Light and Mariko Abe  

 

Just a tad bit punk

This is another one of my favorite images I have ever taken.  Super quiet, well posed and super cheeky smile.  

2007 Photo Benjamin  

How far we come

Back in 2007 I started modeling and this image came from the second shoot I ever did.  I was at the EE Wilson Wildlife Preserve with David West.  Once again we were dealing with harsh light (a common problem when shoot outside) and I had no idea what I was doing.  He coached me through what he wanted from this image set and we got this one.  A good photographer can really help a model get the image both parties want.

David has since dropped off the face of the planet aka I have no idea what happened to him, but he did leave me this rather good image.  Its not the best, its not the worst.  But it is a reminder to me that even if you have no idea what you are doing sometimes you hit gold.