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Alina (OhThumbelina) in Griffith Park, Pt. 3

This might be my favorite image from that whole day. It's so simple and elegant, it's easy to fall in love with her image. Alina told me her real passion was acting, and modeling had fallen into her l...

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Alina (OhThumbelina) in Griffith Park, Pt. 2

Alina was very shy and her mannerisms were quite delicate, which I guess anyone could assume by looking at her images. However, she also was a smart-ass when she finally warmed up to me, and soon she ...

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Alina (OhThumbelina) in Griffith Park

On her visit down to Los Angeles in 2014 I arranged to work with Alina, who is one of the most beautiful freelance models working today. A lot of women I work with are natural beauties, but can dress ...

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Hattie Watson in LA, 2013

Once again, my talented friend Ian Flanigan shot behind the scenes footage of me working, this time with the beautiful Hattie Watson.

Though Hattie is known for her red hair, tattoos, and natura...

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NUDE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP: Brooke Eva, Pt. 2

The workshop will allow every photographer three different backgrounds in which to work with Brooke, including a lovely outdoor pool and jacuzzi. Brooke is one of the best freelance models working tod...

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NUDE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP: Brooke Eva

Here are the uncensored, uncropped images Brooke and I took in my living room to advertise our new workshop.

Here's the info:



I'm proud to finally announce a project Brooke Eva and...

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Cherish in Bed, Pt. 3

As both an actress and a dancer, Cherish is great at emitting natural emotion. from the moment we met, I knew she would be a great model.

It was a sunny afternoon and I was rushing into the bank...

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Cherish in Bed, Pt. 2

Cherish is a lifelong dancer and actress who makes her living teaching ballroom dancing to this day. Yes, that is her natural shape, no augmentations of enhancements. She's complicated and beautiful a...

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Cherish in Bed

The summer after Cherish and I shot the "Gun Boobs" video (have you seen it yet? Scroll down through the archive, it's worth it) she returned home for another visit. After we spent our usual hour or s...

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Kalani in the Pool, Pt. 10

Lastly, here is a cold and mildly intoxicated Kalani looking far more serious than she was in-between shots. I'm always impressed by how flawless her skin is, even without make-up. Being a blend of Fi...

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Kalani in the Pool, Pt. 9

Another soft, underwater shot. I think at this exact moment we were just chatting above the water and I was trying to see if I could get all of her in the vertical frame without looking. Apparently I ...

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Kalani in the Pool, Pt. 8

This is the opposite of the ripple effect, just a close up from under the water. Since my approach requires that I have my head above the water for underwater shoots, I'm often shooting blind, looking...

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Kalani in the Pool, Pt. 7

Apart from the ripples, the complimentary colors of the warm skin and blue water really makes this "pop" for me. Maybe I'm just a sucker for color.

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Kalani in the Pool, Pt. 6

Even just a shot of Kalani treading water looked interesting with this approach, at least in my estimation. What do you think? Is this technique successful?

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Kalani in the Pool, Pt. 5

I usually try to avoid air bubbles in my underwater images, thinking that too many makes the image less surreal, but the way the light shined and glistened off of them here allowed me permission to ke...

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Kalani in the Pool, Pt. 4

This might be my favorite of the day, as subtle as it is. She just quickly forced her hand down into the water, creating a quick slurping sound and generating a slight disturbance in the water, which ...

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Kalani in the Pool, Pt. 3

Even though the use of a white sheet is pretty cliche, I thought I'd try it out this day. I was pleased with the result overall.

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Kalani in the Pool, Pt. 2

This image was shot from under the water, using the reflection on the underside of the surface of the water as the main subject. I was really starting to enjoy the first results here.

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Kalani in the Pool

A friend had just moved into a house with a pool and said if I ever wanted to use it for a shoot I was welcome. I decided to take her up on the offer, and called in my buddy Kalani, who was always ope...

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Gun Boobs

This is from an impromptu shoot with my long time collaborator Cherish, who was back in town after having moved away the year before. I was simply making camera adjustments and unintentionally ignorin...

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Thank you.

Thank you to all the patrons I have made in my first three weeks here on Patreon. Your continued support means more to me than you could ever realize. I promise to continue to post only the best image...

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December 2015 patron supported

Thank you so much for the support this month!

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Forest Alexandra in Grey Pt. 7

I always jokingly called this image "The Baby Bird Shot" because her folded-back hands looked like small, unformed wings of a small bird. Am I the only one who sees it??

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Forest Alexandra in Grey Pt. 6

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Forest Alexandra in Grey Pt. 5

Another thing I love about Forest is her hair. It's never really attended to, usually let out of a ponytail or bun moments before we begin shooting. Yet it always has a loose, angelic wave and curl to...

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Forest Alexandra in Grey Pt. 4

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Forest Alexandra in Grey Pt. 3

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Forest Alexandra in Grey Pt. 2

See more from this set and get more of the backstory at the $5 level...

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Forest Alexandra in Grey


I was made aware of talented yoga aficionado Forest Alexandra through a mutual friend over a year ago, and after chatting with her through Instagram and by text message for a few months, we fin...

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A visit from Jesslyn, Pt. 2

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