Even though I’m a city slicker, I’m really just a small-town boy at heart…so when I get the chance to photograph an insanely hot small-town girl, I jump at the chance.

Lauren emailed me about a week ago and wanted to set up a shoot. I got a sweet, girl-next-door vibe from her immediately and was definitely excited to work with her. The only thing was, my schedule has been pretty crazy lately…so when a shoot this weekend fell through, I was really excited that Lauren could shoot with me.

I made the drive up to Murrieta this morning and met her at Starbucks. Over a Caramel Macciato and a green tea, we talked a little about ourselves, life, photography and then headed out on our afternoon adventure. And an adventure it was!

Lauren’s only been living in town for a couple months, so she had to do some exploring to find some good spots to shoot. We wanted to do some country lingerie and she found a really cool-looking barn…but it was on private property. Another spot we wanted to shoot was in a private, gated community. But we made due and found some other really cool spots. We even went back to that barn and did a little kamikaze photography…”ninja style,” if you will. We did most of our shooting in this run-down, abandoned house/farm/shack in the middle of nowhere. If you asked me, I couldn’t even begin to tell you where it was. And honestly, I don’t think Lauren could either. We found it after doing a little exploring and driving around town.

On a personal note, I had an ABSOLUTE BLAST with her. We clicked instantly and got some great shots. I realized REALLY fast that she was just as goofy as I was, if not more…so it was fun to be stupid with her. I love people I can be stupid with. :)

Okay, enough rambling…the photos (in no particular order):

There are more in the Picasa Gallery with more to be uploaded soon. And look forward to seeing more of Lauren as we have some exciting shoots planned for the future. She also owes me a bikini carwash…so she better pay up!! j.k. :)