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Laserbeams with Gwyn, Pt. 5

The extreme contrast of Gwyn's curves are a photographer's dream, and the laser lines were able to catch and accentuate them even more depending on the angle from which I drew them. The hardest part o...

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Laserbeams with Gwyn, Pt. 4

Gwyn's natural curves and muscular shape, though unnoticeable when passing her on the street, is simply extraordinary laid bare in person. Light seems to love embracing her skin, and using a long expo...

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Laserbeams with Gwyn, Pt. 3

As mentioned previously, this technique took a bit of trial and error, which of course I love. I never like to write down my light settings or have things planned out or have shots storyboarded, I enj...

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Laserbeams with Gwyn, Pt. 2

I was raised to think all bodies are beautiful, with all shapes and sizes having their own special charm. I can count on one hand how many times I've worked with models with breast implants, opting fo...

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Laserbeams with Gwyn, Pt. 1

I met Gwyn almost as an accident. One of my first and best models, Laura, had become great friends with Gwyn in Los Angeles, both of whom are originally from my hometown, where I still live. On some d...

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Jenna Speaks the Truth

Jenna is a sweet, caring soul who is passionate and creative. We may not always see eye to eye on matters, but she has proven to be a strong and challenging friend over the years. One silly day a long...

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Kalani + Glitter = Art? (Pt. 11)

Overall, the morning was a success. Only after she put on her "Hugh Hefner robe," as she called it, did I realize just how sci-fi looking she really was. Maybe it's my years of watching Star Trek TNG ...

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Kalani + Glitter = Art? (Pt. 10)

As both an eagle scout and someone who respects the environment, I felt bad about making such a mess of the glitter, which was now deposited in many small sections where we had been playing. Part of m...

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Kalani + Glitter = Art? (Pt. 9)

Something that had never occurred to me was the reflection off the glitter. Though I was originally thinking gold glitter would look great on the warm-toned hills of sand, I'm glad I opted for the sil...

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Kalani + Glitter = Art? (Pt. 8)

"I told my husband you call me when you want to try something new, like I'm your creative guinea pig. If something works on me, you take it to a better model, haha!" 

I assured her that was...

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Kalani + Glitter = Art? (Pt. 7)

I teased Kalani that she was going to have to take an hour long shower after this experience, and she laughingly admitted that she had her conservative aunt's birthday party shortly after the shoot. W...

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Kalani + Glitter = Art? (Pt. 6)

Our drought in California has been pretty bad the last several years, so the last few weeks of sporadic rain has been a godsend. Since I've only experienced the dunes as a pale, wind-swept landscape, ...

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Kalani + Glitter = Art? (Pt. 5)

As expected, Kalani was the best. Never complaining, very accepting and trusting, she never questioned a thing. I asked what her new husband, who she'd only known for two weeks before getting married,...

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Kalani + Glitter = Art? (Pt. 4)

Soon she was pretty much covered, and we began shooting what we could with the winds playing havoc with the impending rain clouds, obscuring the sun and making the light constantly questionable. Also,...

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Kalani + Glitter = Art? (Pt. 3)

As we lotioned her up and I began flinging and pouring the small cans of glitter I had bought, we began laughing at what someone would think if they came over a sand dune and found us alone in the hor...

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Kalani + Glitter = Art? (Pt. 2)

As usual, Kalani is down for anything. After a lifetime of drug and alcohol experimentation, she has decided to try to stay as sober as possible this year, so for the first time in a very long time, s...

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Kalani + Glitter = Art?

As admitted in a previous post, my lifelong aversion to glitter has been so secret. All my friend and family either respect it or mock it by filling holiday cards with glitter or sprinkling it where i...

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The Glitter Shake

As promised, and only for you, the infamous, (and very short) Glitter Shake.  Enjoy!

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Would you like to see more of these clips? Let me know in the comments, thanks!

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Attempts with Glitter, Pt. 5

The color version seems to be growing on me with these, now that it's been a day since I looked at them. I'll be attempting a shoot with Kalani tomorrow using silver glitter on the dunes. I'll post th...

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Attempts with Glitter, Pt. 4

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 Though she loved the results in camera, I was still on the fence. These first samples are growing on me, however. Here is my favorite shot from the tonight. What do you think?<...

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Attempts with Glitter, Pt. 3

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With the sun setting quickly, we only had a limited amount of time to experiment. Though it was just a first attempt, I was proud of the trust she had in me and knew it would take a whil...

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Attempts with Glitter, Pt. 2

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I also tried a very subtle yet different attempt at processing the digital files. It wasn't a huge change, but noticeable enough to me.

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Attempts with Glitter, Pt. 1

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A new model wished to do something different and creative for her second shoot, and since I have decided to try and work outside of my comfort zone further this year I chose to work with...

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Alina (OhThumbelina) in Griffith Park, Pt. 10

It's been a pleasure working with Alina twice now, and I've enjoyed watching her career develop and change over the last few years. I'm sure she'll be so successful some day soon that I'll be able to ...

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Alina (OhThumbelina) in Griffith Park, Pt. 8

This is one of the shots where people were playing catch just over the top of the hill. Several times we thought they were heading in our direction to follow a missed ball, but thankfully we were neve...

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Alina (OhThumbelina) in Griffith Park, Pt. 7

"Oh, so that's how you do that..." she said as I hung some cloth in front of the camera lens. Apparently she had been curious how I created the soft, glowy edges to the most recent images she'd seen o...

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Alina (OhThumbelina) in Griffith Park, Pt. 9

After our shoot was over I took her out for what ended up being some cheap Chinese food before I dropped her off at her next shoot. When on tour, traveling models, especially those in such high demand...

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Alina (OhThumbelina) in Griffith Park, Pt. 6

Another thing I learned that day was that Alina has a twin brother, which she doesn't talk about often but isn't a secret, either. She was raised as a tomboy and never thought she was that pretty grow...

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Alina (OhThumbelina) in Griffith Park, Pt. 5

I was surprised to learn how many tattoos Alina had, including one on the inside of her arm pit and another under her hair at the base of her neck, though most are in obviously places and rarely ever ...

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Alina (OhThumbelina) in Griffith Park, Pt. 4

Unfortunately, the private spot I've shot at often in Griffith Park was under construction the day I picked her up, so we drove around for twenty minutes, unable to find a quite, secluded area. Eventu...

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