Katelyn

Katelyn is a young woman making her way into the modeling industry. She contacted me because she had done several shoots with other photographers and was not getting the resluts she wanted. She felt the images that she had received from her earlier shoots lacked depth and emotion, so she and I had a cup of coffee a week before our shoot and talked about what she is looking to add to her portfolio.
We decided to do a couple of different looks, including some black and white more traditional looks, to some more adventurous looks including some formal dresses and added a little fun with a blue wig she had.
Katelyn and I are going to shoot again after the holidays, concentrating on a "grunge" look that she wishes to add to her portfolio. She was a lot of fun to work with, having a playfulness that was balanced with a serious work ethic in front of the camera. I am looking forward to working with her again. 
Working with models is always a wonderful learning experience for me. The connections I make with the model, the creativity that this type of shoot allows plus the technical aspects of the lighting provide a challenge and great rewards at the end of the shoot. 
Here are a couple of images form our shoot last week...

 

Grace W.

In addition to weddings, children and families and commercial work, I shoot with some local models in Asheville. I had the pleasure of working with Grace for a second recently. We were working in the Flat Iron Building, which is the building my studio is in. This building has a wonderful history and is blessed with wonderful spaces in which to shoot. It has a nostalgic energy, often feeling like an early 20's or 30's romance, slash, detective novel. Originally, we were going to have Grace's hair done in a style of the period but there was some confusion with the hair person, so we made the best of what we had and had a wonderful shoot!  Thanks a lot to Moria for the make up help. 
Hope you enjoy the images. You will probably see more of Grace in the future. 



Grace in the window


I like the back lighting and the clean feel of this pose and composition.


The shoes off give a great casual, sexy feel to this image.


Playing around with the faux mink Grace brought with her.


This is the only shot in the series where I used studio lighting. The was no way for me to get the look I was hoping for with natural lighting. I like this shot a lot, Grace's modeling ability really shines here.

Working with a Model

Hello again,

As I realized the many shoots I have done without posting, I am taking some time to post some of my recent work.
I love photography and I am continually looking to add to my portfolio and develop my skills. I do this by branching out of my comfort zone and shooting scenes that I would not have normally shot 6 months or a year ago. Enter Trecy.
Trecy is a friend of a very close friend of mine and a beautiful model. She and I had coffee recently and hit it off immediately! We brainstormed on some shoots we both wanted to do and have started working on that list. The building where I have my studio has a great 1920-40's feel to some aspects of it and Trecy and I decided we would start with a film-noir inspired shoot.
The idea here being a heroine looking for her salvation. She does not know where that is, yet she feels drawn to the door she stands in front of. Some of the shots, she is fearful she is being pursued, others she is confident she is in the right place, yet others she is inviting her hero to join her.
Hope you like the shots, more to come as Trecy and I work on the list of ideas we have.
Cheers,
J