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Night Swimming, Pt. 10

In the shallow end near shore, she easily showed why her shape is so spectacular to document.

Night Swimming, Pt. 9

Giving up control and letting the moment happen is always a good lesson to return to, and I've been learning to embrace the idea of a happy accident more now than ever before.

Night Swimming, Pt. 8

Unsure of what she was doing, she just sat and posed, arched back and moved around, all the while I clicked away laughing and trying to keep the camera pointed in the proper direction.

Night Swimming, Pt. 7

I wanted to keep the images light and playful, and what we ended up doing was both blindly stumbling in the dark, occasionally being blinded by the camera flash.

Night Swimming, Pt. 6

I had no real idea what I wanted, and being fairly intoxicated, I decided to embrace the uncertainty of it all. I changed the camera settings to a moderately long exposure in order to add a refreshing...

Night Swimming, Pt. 5

But eventually we headed down to the river, which was still warm from baking in the sun. When asking her if the water was manageable, she flashed her guns at me and said "I'm a lady, I can take it!"

Night Swimming, Pt. 4

Though I had every intention of keeping this a high contrast black and white series, this image had too rich of a tonal range to relegate to a colorless life.

Night Swimming, Pt. 3

First we shot in the tent, experimenting with a handheld LED lamp and a camping torch I had borrowed from my dad. This was a decent result, I thought.

Night Swimming, Pt. 2

Many of us had congregated for drinks and other vices, and after I had finished a bottle of wine or so, she came and grabbed me, simply asking "Are ya ready?"

We had discussed shooting for weeks at ...

Night Swimming, Pt. 1

Last month I went on a camping adventure for some friends' marraige vow renewal. Thankfully a woman who has modeled for me in the past was also in attendance, and after a few drinks that first night s...

Timeless Jessamyne, Pt.28

And finally, we were done. We headed back to my house, stopping to get BBQed tri-tip and roasted chicken, which we washed down with both wine and whiskey. We spent the rest of the night chatting away,...

Timeless Jessamyne, Pt.27

With no other ideas, I just had her spin in place in front of the sun, knowing i'd get at least a few great images to share with you all.

Timeless Jessamyne, Pt.26

But eventually, our shoot began to wind down.

Timeless Jessamyne, Pt.25

"We haven't gotten many bum shots yet, have we?" She asked, obliging me immediately before I had given an answer.

"White girls aren't supposed to have butts like that," I yelled over the wind. She w...

Timeless Jessamyne, Pt.24

God Bless the Sunbursts!

Timeless Jessamyne, Pt.23

For the last outfit of the day, Jessa tried on this little lace slip that she said she had never shot in. I had just given away almost the exact same dress/slip since I had shot too many models in min...

Timeless Jessamyne, Pt.22

Before she took off the dress, I took these last two shots with the sun behind her because....well, how could I not?

Timeless Jessamyne, Pt.21

You can see how natural and real she is in these shots, too. I love that she is so effortless in front of the camera.

Timeless Jessamyne, Pt.20

I easily could have shot her like that for hours, or at least until the sun went down completely.

Timeless Jessamyne, Pt.19

What a perfect Disney princess, am I right??

Timeless Jessamyne, Pt.18

With the sun creeping lower, I wanted to take full advantage of it and had her pose almost directly in front of it to catch some sun flares.

Timeless Jessamyne, Pt.17

Whenever I would show her the back of the camera, her accent would come out and she'd exclaim "Ooooooh, fabulous! I look quite pretty there, don't I?!"

Timeless Jessamyne, Pt.16

And here are a couple more outtakes of her being silly and laughing at something dumb I probably said.

Timeless Jessamyne, Pt.15

And though I shouldn't advertise her age, she makes no secret of her being 31, which is a bit older for someone to model. But clearly she is still solidly in her prime.

Timeless Jessamyne, Pt.14

A perfect impression of Venus.

Timeless Jessamyne, Pt.13

This was one of those create occasions when all I really had to do was show up. The work was done for me, what with the sun creating the perfect light, Jessa looking stunning in everything she wore, a...

Timeless Jessamyne, Pt.12

She was just stunning, and I had no idea what to have her do other than just be herself.

Timeless Jessamyne, Pt.11

She finally put on another custom-made dress, this one costing over $800, made from 60 year old silk. She looked like a fairie princess in it, and the only direction I could give her was "go walk arou...

Timeless Jessamyne, Pt.10

As she debated what to try on next, I took this quick, candid photo of her perfect, pale, soft skin blending in perfectly with the landscape. When I was fourteen, I dreamt of women like this, filled w...

Timeless Jessamyne, Pt.9

Though from Australia, her accent wasn't as predominant as I had expected. There were many moments when I couldn't tell she had an accent at all, except for when she'd use terms that only Aussies or B...