An artistic nude shot is about form and the beauty of that form. The body itself doesn’t really need to be seen in order show the beauty of the form and be able to appreciate it. Taking this into consideration, I decided to light my subject only using a laser pointer. This shows the form without showing any fine details. I used a 5-13 second exposure and simply painted with light. The laser pointer that I used was very bright [...]

Everyone likes to be comfortable and when it comes to fashion there’s nothing wrong with that. The Ugg boots really do need to go though. I was downtown shooting street fashion yesterday and if I had decided to shoot every pair of Uggs that I saw, I would’ve filled all my memory cards in about 15 minutes. My camera would have then exploded out of hatred toward me for putting it through such an ordeal (I hate Uggs).   For [...]

When shooting, I often times know what shot that I want and how I want it to look. From there I simply have to set up the lights and tweak them to my liking. I set up one light at a time so I can see what each light is doing. For this setup with Lacie I started with the backlight. I was using a two light setup so with the backlight I wanted it to light both the dirt [...]

Nicole Marcelli is a very talented photographer, in fact she’s talented on both sides of the camera.  The beautiful image below is actually a shot of Nicole, taken by thejamesstudio.  Nicole has shot for magazines and worked for designers, one look at her work and you can definitely see why. Every one of her shots has class and elegance, the very same traits that are seen in her modeling shots.  Fashion photography seems to be somewhat a boys club. Well [...]

Sweet Sin Couture strives to bring both quality and stylish designs to those who do not want to spend hundreds of dollars on a pair of shoes. From a Cinderella inspired high heels to these pink All Saddled Up heel that can easily be worn anywhere or with anything. They go with slacks and a blazer, or seen here with some ripped jeans and a t-shirt.What I really like about these shoes while shooting them was the brilliant color. Maybe [...]

Marlaesk is a clothing line that was developed by Bradi MacSleyne. The idea behind it is to reuse clothing that already exist. That being said, the brand is extremely eco friendly . While shooting this line I noticed how versatile it is as well. Spending the day downtown, in a park, I could even see this outfit on the beach. Marlaesk offers many colorful pieces including this stylish Sweet Dotted Swiss shirt. Anything retro looks good so retro-fit clothing is a [...]