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Another free place to shoot, the park!

Sitting on the park benchThere is a little private, well kept park near where I live and its the perfect place to photograph models. The landscape is beautiful and the grounds overall are kept in pristine condition. During the week you can shoot there and have the entire park to yourself, its perfect for any photographer! I’ve shared pictures of this place in past posts here.

I photographed this lovely lady at this park and used a simple park bench as my main setting. A feisty and very intelligent woman, she was so energetic that the couple of hours we shot felt like only like a few minutes.park bench

Unfortunately, a few weeks ago, when I took a different model to this location I noticed the park had placed signs around the entrances stating that no “professional” photography would be allowed without a permit. In fact a security guard came to us after our shoot and told me that in the future they may not allow me to shoot there “because of the type of camera” I had. I never take any reflectors, external lights or anything, but I guess its all up to the park rangers to determine if its “professional” or not. No worries, I can shoot with my Canon PowerShot G11 10MP and get similar results! :-)

Photographing sculptures as a hobby.

Statute at Hearst Castle

Statute at Hearst Castle

Earlier this summer I took a short weekend trip to Hearst Castle, located in the California central coast. If you’re from California chances are you have heard of it or visited the museum located near San Simeon. If you like photographing beautiful, unique architecture, this is the place. The museum is truly a castle with an indoor gold decorated pool, ancient art pieces from around the world and many, many sculptures.

I like to photograph architecture and buildings, but it was this sculpture that caught my eye. I shot this one out by the main pool. I loved the way the sky contrasted with the color of the sculpture and the facial expression she was making. It reminded me of a model posing during an actual photo shoot. I could imagine the woman who posed for this sitting while the artist worked his magic. Perhaps those who created sculptures were the photographers of their time!

If you enjoy photographing sculptures, consider visiting this place, it is beautiful place. Here is the link to their website: Hearstcastle.org But keep in mind of there photographic rules, which is one simple one: no flash photography indoors or outdoors! Yup, you heard me right, no flash even outdoors. I had to take the photo of the sculpture with available light.


Reliable model retires, best of luck!

Shooting a model at the bridge

Shooting a model at the bridge

I received some sad news today, seems a model I photographed earlier in the year has retired from modeling. I did a test shoot outdoors with her then later a studio shoot. She was a joy to work with! Seems she will be focusing on college and other goals in life. I wish her best of luck.

You can see more of her from my last post in March HERE.

If you ever have the privilege of photographing models/woman, you will find a wide range of talent. From those who are difficult to work with to those that simply make your day. This model was a pleasure to photograph. New, but very professional. She was always up for all types of ideas. In this photo, she tore up her jeans…in some very risky places! But when a model goes that extra step to make the image pop, then you know you found a good one!

Image was taken outdoors, on a bridge over a dry creek. I was on the floor shooting up with with a somewhat wide angle, don’t recall what mm it was. Nikon DSLR and Nikon SB strobe.


Strange poses, what the heck, I'll photograph you!

laying back

Strange poses

Today I was looking at some older photos, and came across this image I took of Amy. She was a fun and crazy girl and during this shoot she leaned back on a park picnic bench, I thought it was a strange pose and she agreed…I took the photo anyways. Looking at the image now, it looks a little sexy of sorts. Because the top of the pants rode very low on her hip you can see the start of her “mound” on the far left and her tush pushed against the table. Strange pose? Maybe, but why not!

So next time you are unsure if the image/pose is right, take your Nikon or canon and shoot away!

Beauty on a bed of grass.

I’m not too crazy about this image, but the model is simply so beautiful, it was almost impossible to make her look any other way. She was a great sport and in this picture laid down on a bed of weeds, really. The lighting is off, this was when I was realizing the metering on my camera was not function correctly and had to send it back to Nikon for repairs. But I was glad I was able to shoot her.

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