Good day, Steemit! It’s dark and rainy here in Minneapolis, and I don’t mind it at all. The weather is comfortable, in the mid 60’s and I’m at @caffetto. This is going to have be one of those administrative days. I have emails to get out to all my Australia clients. Not my favorite part of the job, but I’m less than six weeks from the trip. @tarotbyfergus, @vermillionfox and @guthrie should be here soon. I’ll play Magic: The Gathering, then the rest of the night, it’ll be editing till midnight.
I’ve been so happy with my work rate, lately. I’ve gone on and on about how the ten or so months it took to put together my first art book, Dark Pinup, by @wcpublishing, put me behind. Editing has always been a conveyer belt, moving just slightly too fast for me to keep up with […like the chocolates episode of I Love Lucy!]. Imagine walking away from the conveyer belt for nearly a year, then coming back, trying to pick up where you left off. The last few weeks, though, things have turned the corner.
Last night, I finished the first few edits of a beautiful punk/girl/pinup in Las Vegas named Tatiana. Here’s the catch. She was a client from Viva Las Vegas, meaning this past Viva Las Vegas! I’ve been juggling two overdue clients with one new client, and it’s been working brilliantly. Tatiana was my first shoot during the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend. I drove from LA to Vegas, checked in at The Artisan Hotel, and she arrived ready to shoot.
She confessed that this was her first professional shoot. She was nervous, but I wasn’t worried. I direct a lot during my shoots and have a knack for pose coaching, especially with the weird positions and ideas I come up with. Add my unusual style of diegetic lighting, it just makes more sense to take direction than try coming up with poses on your own. Tatiana took wonderful direction and The Artisan is my favorite place to shoot in Vegas. I know every hall, room and nook.
There is more of Tatiana to come. This is only the first set of edits. I’m relieved to get to these so soon after the shoot itself. I’m hoping this week will give me the opportunity to work on more shoots from the Rockabilly Weekend just a few weeks ago. I also am continuing to post on @caffetto, using @appics for iOS, and ramping up content and updates for @coppercoins @ghostfish and I are doing on our @fundition campaign. Thanks for reading and supporting my work!
Models you and the shots you get! on fire! <3
Wow the beautiful punk/girl/pinup in Tatiana, o must say Las Vegas is really sweet for such stunning shoot and I must say you really did a good job on this one,
Since it's dark and rainy in Minneapolis I definitely think something hot and chilly would be good for the night and since you're editing till midnight lol I don't envy you.
Looking forward to more Tatiana to come.
I'm looking for more of Tatiana, too, @josediccus! I can't wait to get to a few more of her. The cold rainy weather bums a lot of people out but I'm enjoying it because I hate the heat. I just had a mocha with whipped cream, so I'm making the most of it.
hahaha maybe soon we'd get more of her.
Well you mentioned you had a book series of your work, is it like in a blog or blog post? Or a collection?
The 3rd one has a strong pinup quality. The parted lips and smile are classic!
Thanks @calmacs! Yeah. She pulled the pinup thing off with ease. I hope I have the chance to shoot with her again.
She is a gorgeous model and seems to be a bit of a natural in front of the camera :)
You seem to be enjoying yourself again with work, which is great to hear as the grind for too long without respite can be fatal.
She is, @tarazkp. She was great. I knew as soon as she showed up at the hotel, we were going to kill it. I am. I'm really happy with my productivity lately. Honestly, the last two years [almost], I've felt extremely out of balance. It's such a relief to take comfort in that balance coming back, and while STEEM is going up! We're all overdue for some relief.
So many things have come to a head for many people the last two years and hopefully there is some respite on the way. Take care of yourself regardless.
Hello @kommienezuspadt, nice to see ur again. I hope u are doing good now ... Wow ... your model this time Tatiana is very beautiful and sexy. Also young. Her body looks very beautiful. The photos are so charming. You are very skilled at taking photographs. Have a nice day, sir.
These are absolutely stunning. I really like the use of the lamp in the last one. Not only does it add great warm light but a prop as well .. beautiful!
Love the color decision for this series
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She looks like a pro to me! Such a beautiful session💎