Model Off

October 22, 2016

A little less than a month later I was working with Symona again. Yet again she kills it. One this shoot I was able to have Dedan come out and give me a hand. The location she chose was a dope hidden gem that I have given past plenty of times and never even noticed. The them was sexy business that she came up with, among that space was were a set of chairs that gave us a dope concept.

After these were finished, there were a few hit and miss that she did not like. She loved the chair shots and not so much the standing ones. She felt that there was something missing that did not make it pop the way it should. About a week went by and we rescheduled this time Izzy asked to join in with her. Just like that it was on and popping. The two ladies talked over ideas and decided to stay with the sexy business look and also a nature look.

As an added bonus, I tried my hand at levitation photography. It's not perfect! I see my mistakes and how to fix them for next time.

DaMogul & DaModel

September 29, 2016

Last Sunday, I had the honor of shooting Chris and Shannon engagement pictures for their wedding next year. The wedding will be taking place in Jamaica along with a seven day cruise. This I am excited and can't wait to participate in. We were originally planning to shoot in the botanical garden right next to Heritage Park in Taylor, MI, but I soon discovered there was an event happen and also you have to have permission to shoot there now. So no more walking there and shooting then leaving. Permits are a must. This shoot was just part one or two which weather clears we would be able to do in Dearborn. Here's a sample of Sunday's session.

New Work

September 21, 2016

This summer I pushed myself to a new level in my photography with the help of my girlfriend Izzy. With her aspirations of wanting to be a model, she works just as hard as I do. This shoot consisted of traveling all over the Metro Detroit/Detroit areas that were pre-selected before hand so we can have a plan devised and not scrambling about with ideas. As a photographer, I also have to be a stylist when putting together this type of shoots. Below are some of the favorites from our all day session.

For the first time in years I was able to finally able to with a model from Model Mayhem. I put up a portfolio building notice on the site and Symona was one of the first ones who responded and was able willing to actually work with me. Before the shoot, I met with Symona to connect with her and get ideas rolling. When I met her, she was very friendly and open to all possible ideas. There were a few hiccups before the initial shoot, but the day finally arrived there was almost another problem that canceled this shot.....rain. Just hours before the shoot this rain storm has sweep through the area and was on and off for that period. I held strong and told her to come out still. When she finally arrived we were ready to make magic, and magic it was. Again enough with the babbling and check out the work for yourself.