This is Jay

I would like to introduce you to a beautiful woman who has graciously agreed to model for me. Her name is Jay, and she is a natural beauty with an instant connection to the camera. Her body flows from pose to pose with ease and her striking green eyes pierce your gaze making it hard to look away. Stay tuned for many more sets from her session as I pore over her images trying to find the best of the best to share with you here.

Say Cheese!!!

Nude Photography...

Photographing a nude model, or a nude model photographing you. 

On this occasion, I chose both.

No Evil

Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil

I love this series. There are so many ways to interpret each pose. The images I composited all seemed a good match with each other, but I will also include some outtakes below. A huge thank you goes out to Kat for bringing her own spin on this set.

Melissa Corset - TBT

Throw Back Thursday is here again with Melissa. These images were lost for a few years and now that I have rediscovered them, I am sharing again. Here, she is wearing a corset from my prop kit, paired with her own lingerie.

American Beauty featuring Lacey

The movie "American Beauty" has been around since 1999 and since it's release photographers have been re-creating one iconic scene. This animation shows a small clip from the movie so you can see the inspiration for this session. Roses are the key ingredient for emulating the original, I opted for silk rose petals to give longevity to the look and prevent unnecessary cost for the destruction of long-stem roses. I feel that the petals enhance the sensual tone and maintain a bit of mystery while shooting nudes. I love seeing rose petals utilized  as a prop in boudoir photography.

Rather than shooting exclusively from above, I moved around her with and without a ladder. I climbed up until my head touched the ceiling and extended my reach to capture full length poses. I also crouched down with the camera just a few inches off the floor for closeup and detail shots. My studio is small, so I had to be creative in placement of the vertical backdrop as well as the white fleece she was laying on. Some touch-ups at the edges were necessary during editing but the majority of the photos are true to life. I do very little to modify the model's natural beauty and aside from temporary blemish reduction. I let them shine through as themselves, or whichever personality they want to convey for a particular set.

Rose petals are the only wardrobe used in this set. 

These images are Not Safe For Work

Lacey - Exploring Shadows

With Lacey's help, I was able to explore different lighting techniques by only lighting from the side and slightly behind her. This enabled me to create an implied silhouette by keeping most of her body in shadow, and allowing the light to only shine on the edges of her figure. This technique is called rim lighting. A black lace wrap adds a touch of implied decency, while still being playful giving hints of shapes and forms within the shadows.

Although these images are artistic in nature,
They contain nudity and are Not Safe For Work:

Introducing Lacey

Lacey is a part-time model who graciously agreed to help me build my portfolio and hers while playing around in my studio. We shot for over two hours, and had tons of fun playing around with lighting, props, wardrobe, and lots of fun poses. I have so many favorites from our session, it will take time to share more of them.