So I found gold in the desert a couple weeks ago. :)
I had the opportunity to work with one of my favorite ladies…the lovely Tiffanie Damian.
Tiff is a go-go dancer…and she keeps me working with her amazing moves. She knows how to work her body and pose like a pro.
We were inspired recently by some amazing desert shots and we thought we’d give it a go, since I like shiny things so much. We brought my homie, Jazmin, for hair and makeup and had fun playing with gold leaf, which I had never used before. But it was pretty cool. And we ALMOST ran out of time, after spending some time in hair and makeup and then driving out to the desert in time to make the sunset. Next time, we’re gonna head out a little earlier, as we only had about an hour of shooting time once we got out there. :)
We went to a spot suggested to me by a buddy of mine who is a desert guy…so we found a pretty sweet spot just a bit east of Ocotillo. And the shots were definitely worth the drive…
Next on our list of totally sexy Hooters girls is my pal Claudia from Hooters of Oceanside.
We had a couple of totally awesome shoots in the past few weeks…one amazing sunset out in La Jolla…and then another fun excursion down to Blacks Beach, where we were once again greeted by an amazing sunset…and a bunch of naked dudes who became instant fans of Claudia and her overwhelming hotness. We definitely got our workout for the week with that hike…
Anyway, here are just a few of the insanely hot shots we got…
Every year around this time, I get the opportunity to work with a bunch of ridiculously beautiful Hooters girls. While girls from each restaurant submit pictures to be considered for the annual Hooters swimsuit calendar, a lot of them come to me for photos…and that makes me happy. So with that, I will be doing a series on the blog from the various shoots that I have been doing over the past two months for my ladies. :)
I would like to start with Sarah and, uh, Sarah…two of my favorite ladies from Hooters of Mission Valley.
One of the challenges of submissions being around this time of the year is the weather…and we lucked out with a gorgeous, sunny, San Diego day…the perfect day to chill out by the pool.
If you know me, you know that sunset is the best part of my day. The tranquility, the colors, the mood, the tone…everything about the day – stress, problems, worries, deadlines, drama – seem to melt away like the sun melts into the ocean.
In today’s show, I talk about some tips and tricks for getting that perfect sunset shot with a swimsuit model. I’ve shot many-a-lady in front of the gorgeous sky…and I have to admit they are my favorite kinds of shots.
One of the photographers I mention in the podcast is Christopher Hartman. A genius when it comes to achieving a perfect light balance on his gorgeous models. Check out some of his shots here.
And here’s the show…
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Last summer, I shot the swimsuit issue for Revolt In Style magazine here in San Diego…and even though all the ladies were incredible and the locations were stellar, one of my favorite shoots from the issue was with my buddy, Casie Kimball. The weather was a little weird that day, but if you can remember from my OTHER behind the scenes of the behind the scenes video, it was still an awesome shoot. Casie was breathtaking…the suits we had her in were killer. As a matter of fact, when I drove out to Birdrock Bikini to meet Case, my jaw hit the floor as she walked out in that turquoise bikini. And we had makeup artist extraordinaire, Marisol Garcia, doing makeup for us that day and my talented pal Kyle Karges rockin’ the video cam.
An amazing team to work with…and a super fun shoot.
Kyle cut this little video out from the DVD he produced for the shoots so I could share it with the world, so a HUGE thanks to him for providing this clip.
Sit back, relax, and enjoy watching us photograph the beautiful Casie Kimball with the gorgeous La Jolla backdrop.
