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Our first night here was an odd one.
The Deradoorian performance brought in a house full of drunk, smelly hipsters who took over every room in the house and essentially negating any possible privacy or sleep we might have wanted until late into the night.
Finally, after midnight,
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Managed to sneak in an hour long nap then it was off to dinner at The Country Club down the street. The weather is absolutely perfect at this time of night with the humidity offset by a nice evening breeze.
We ate on the porch of the establishment where we were joined by a f...
2015-09-17 01:07:42 +0000 UTC View Post![Chad Michael Ward post [Wednesday] NOLA - Day One from patreon](https://img5.xxx4fans.com/storage/12/ov/kq/66b995-019e86c0-a776-79ab-a0b6-055fd66a4f01.jpg)
It's 7:30am and I'm running on 2 hours sleep. Lillian Winters and I are about an hour into our five hour journey to New Orleans by way of Dallas.
We started off the adventure arguing with baggage attendants. Apparently, the Airlines have been looking for new ways to gouge customers for ...
2015-09-16 21:09:21 +0000 UTC View PostHey gang!
Starting today through mid-next week, I won't be making regular posts. Instead, starting tomorrow, I'll be heading down to New Orleans for a week of shooting the lovely Lillian Winters for the sorta-sequel to Katie West Goes to Hollywood, tentatively titled Lillian Winters Does New Orleans<...
2015-09-16 03:19:24 +0000 UTC View Post![Chad Michael Ward post [Monday] New Photo Set: Mika Lovely from patreon](https://img5.xxx4fans.com/storage/6/ao/mu/66b995-019e86c0-a7a1-7123-b87f-b9b21920b4c8.jpg)
Last week, Mika Lovely was in town and made a stop by the house for a quick afternoon shoot.
I wasn't sure what we'd be shooting, so when Mika showed up with a suitcase full of latex, I had to come up with a quick lighting scheme that would work with the shiny material. Normally I don't...
2015-09-14 17:33:14 +0000 UTC View Post![Chad Michael Ward post [Monday] Photo Set: Fallen Constellations from patreon](https://img5.xxx4fans.com/storage/4/ez/fs/66b995-019e86c0-a81f-7222-8acc-db7754540747.jpg)
You never know what you're going to get into when working with Nickie Jean.
Nickie recently partnered with Lucia Garcia to form the art and music project entitled Fallen Constellations. She asked if I would come spend the day with them and shoot some photos at her house.<...
2015-09-07 22:16:34 +0000 UTC View Post
It's a new month here on Patreon, which means my second "Goodie Bag" is now available, featuring wallpapers for your computer and phone, social media icons and banners.
This month's image is a 2011 digital painting I did featuring Dutch Playboy model Ancilla Tilia. Click on the download link above to get yours...
2015-09-05 00:09:12 +0000 UTC View Post![Chad Michael Ward post [Friday] Behind the Scenes: Combichrist, "Throat Full of Glass" Music Video from patreon](https://img5.xxx4fans.com/storage/4/og/fy/66b995-019e86c0-a874-784f-8dee-2c78128017e5.jpg)
"We want naked girls and we wanna shoot each other in the end."
It's the summer of 2010 and I'm sitting in the dark of El Compadre on Sunset Blvd. with Combichrist's frontman, Andy LePlegua and the band's manager, Jason Fiber discussing details for their upcoming music...
2015-09-04 22:06:59 +0000 UTC View Post![Chad Michael Ward post [Wednesday] From the Archives: Dorian Dane's Rainy Day from patreon](https://img5.xxx4fans.com/storage/9/hk/lx/66b995-019e86c0-a894-72d4-bdfe-e05f1bfb2005.jpg)
As most of you know, California's been in a severe drought the past few years, which means we've had very little rain to play in.
Last winter, a brief storm made its way through Southern California and I had the bright idea to shoot some semi-nudes out in the storm. I put out a model call on Facebook and D...
2015-09-02 20:47:10 +0000 UTC View PostThank you so much for the support this month!
2015-09-01 06:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post![Chad Michael Ward post [Friday] Behind the Scenes: Michael Rosner & Angelica Kotliar from patreon](https://img5.xxx4fans.com/storage/7/ya/kx/66b995-019e86c0-aba1-7de7-8287-2e18bfcd26db.jpg)
Sorry this is a couple days late. Took me a minute to get this thing fully edited!
Last year, I worked with Michael "Roz" Rosner on a series of body-painting shoots.
Here's a little BTS video of our second shoot with Angelica Kotliar.
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2015-08-30 23:19:52 +0000 UTC View Post![Chad Michael Ward post [Weekend Bonus] Nickie Jean from patreon](https://img5.xxx4fans.com/storage/11/vn/zb/66b995-019e86c0-abc4-7ef1-b8ca-045dfaafd0f5.jpg)
Nickie Jean stopped by this week to help me out with some lighting tests. I'm really happy with the results.
I think you will be too.
2015-08-30 23:14:46 +0000 UTC View Post![Chad Michael Ward post [Thursday] News Updates from patreon](https://img5.xxx4fans.com/storage/11/dr/ds/66b995-019e86c0-ac59-7b69-92f9-35b320ecb6ac.jpg)
Welcome to Week 6!
This week, longtime fan Colin Marshall joined our growing cult. Welcome aboard, Collin!
Another slow week here, as the blazing summer heat makes me want to do a whole lot of nothing. On Tuesday, Blood on the Dance Floor came to the studio...
2015-08-28 17:25:01 +0000 UTC View Post![Chad Michael Ward post [Monday] Photo Set: Maegan Machine from patreon](https://img5.xxx4fans.com/storage/2/ud/kz/66b995-019e86c0-ac6d-7cf5-b13b-476785dfd51b.jpg)
The day after getting back to the States after a stint in a circus in Dubai, Maegan Machine stopped by the house for an early afternoon shoot.
One of the challenges of these kinds of shoots is two-fold: first, after living here for 3+ years, I've shot the hell out of this place; secondly, because I'm wo...
2015-08-24 17:02:05 +0000 UTC View Post![Chad Michael Ward post [Bonus] Meghan Chadeayne from patreon](https://img5.xxx4fans.com/storage/8/yz/fh/66b995-019e86c0-ac9b-77d0-b1be-d2fa91fe051d.jpg)
As I mentioned in Thursday's post, my favorite new girl Meghan Chadeayne stopped by the house earlier this week for an impromptu photo shoot.
Here's what we shot!
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I first met Damien Lawson, front man for alt-rock band Awaken the Empire, back in 2011 when he approached me to direct a no-budget music video for The Awakening, the title track off the band's inaugural EP.
A year later, in January 2012, Damien had some label backing and budget to do two more vide...
2015-08-21 18:22:26 +0000 UTC View Post![Chad Michael Ward post [Thursday] News Updates from patreon](https://img5.xxx4fans.com/storage/2/en/pv/66b995-019e86c0-ace8-7ddf-9530-021d6201dc14.jpg)
Welcome to Week 5!
This week, the Queen of Cosplay Vivid Vivka has drank the Kool-Aid and joined us for this crazy Patreon adventure. Welcome aboard, Vivka!
NAKED INK
Maegan Machine stopped by my house on Friday for a lovely afternoon nude s...
2015-08-20 20:37:10 +0000 UTC View Post![Chad Michael Ward post [Wednesday] From the Archives: Rebecca Case from patreon](https://img5.xxx4fans.com/storage/8/hy/ks/66b995-019e86c0-acf9-75e3-8b85-c36ffe8b6983.jpg)
I first met Michael "Roz" Rosner back in the MySpace days. He was a painter from up North and we shared a mutual respect for each other's work.
Years later, I ran into Roz during the production of Chamber of Echoes' "World of Silence" music video....
2015-08-20 03:23:01 +0000 UTC View Post![Chad Michael Ward post [August Video] "Afternoon Dream" from patreon](https://img5.xxx4fans.com/storage/11/kg/io/66b995-019e86c0-adcc-7994-abe4-394e49c66f80.png)
So here it is, our first monthly video!
Originally, I was intending to premiere a different video, "Mort de Druantia", but composer Scott Doherty is still working on the score. Hopefully that one will be ready for next month.
In the meantime, here's the beautiful
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Six years after first meeting, the beautiful Maegan Machine and I finally had our first shoot together!
While the full set will be going up soon, here's some of the Instax pics we shot on the day.
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Last month I shot model and actress Meghan Chadeayne for my HEX series and the cover of an upcoming issue of Miroir Magazine.
Katelyn Elizabeth Oliver was on hand to film a bunch of BTS footage during the shoots, which you can now see at the link below.
This is ...
2015-08-14 15:27:30 +0000 UTC View Post![Chad Michael Ward post [Thursday] News Updates: 1 Month Anniversary, Video Changes from patreon](https://img5.xxx4fans.com/storage/11/da/zt/66b995-019e86c0-aec7-7fef-bce8-4178c776c20e.jpg)
It's officially our 1 month anniversary here on Patreon!
This week, I'd love to welcome our new cult members to our Patreon community: Nadya Lev, Anjella Roessler and greywulf1964. I'm absolutely thrilled to have you all on board!
So one month in and I think we'...
2015-08-13 15:58:45 +0000 UTC View Post![Chad Michael Ward post [Wednesday] From the Archives: "Carrion" from patreon](https://img5.xxx4fans.com/storage/7/fx/bm/66b995-019e86c0-aed8-7b78-960b-20d1f44b7657.jpg)
In 2011, producer David Bond approached me to do a one sheet for his upcoming horror anthology film, The Profane Exhibit.
"You can do whatever you, I just want something that's dark and fucked up and the best thing you've ever created", he would tell me.
I immediately thought of a hu...
2015-08-12 16:47:25 +0000 UTC View Post![Chad Michael Ward post [Thursday] News Updates: Venice Beach, On the Road and some Random Bits from patreon](https://img5.xxx4fans.com/storage/1/by/ht/66b995-019e86c0-aef8-7160-99b5-d2fee05ecf3a.jpg)
Welcome to Week 4 of my Patreon Community! You're still here, and I'm still kicking out the jams every day. It's been a slow week, so let's dive right in.
VENICE, FINALLY
I've lived in Los Angeles now going on 14 years, but I've never visited the fabled Venice Beach part of town. That ...
2015-08-06 21:21:28 +0000 UTC View Post![Chad Michael Ward post [Wednesday] From the Archives: Sara Cummings from patreon](https://img5.xxx4fans.com/storage/7/li/fm/66b995-019e86c0-af01-7642-ae48-1cb582c46462.jpg)
I was introduced to Sara Cummings by my studio partner Mary Taylor in October 2013. We spent the day shooting, and got so many amazing shots that what is listed below is only just over half of the shoot. There's two more sets of her from that day that I haven't even touc...
2015-08-05 17:15:24 +0000 UTC View Post
It's a brand new month here on Patreon, which means my first "Goodie Bag" is now available, featuring wallpapers for your computer and phone, social media icons and banners.
This month's image is a body paint collaboration with Michael "Roz" Rosner featuring the lovely Wamuhu Warweru in an amazing head...
2015-08-05 05:27:59 +0000 UTC View Post![Chad Michael Ward post [Monday] Photo Set: Melissa Drew from patreon](https://img5.xxx4fans.com/storage/4/gh/qz/66b995-019e86c0-b263-7bd1-88e5-e583ac7a99a8.jpg)
I met Melissa Drew on Fetlife.com awhile back and we both decided we needed to shoot together. Our schedules never quite aligned until recently, when she announced she was moving up North. We managed to squeeze in an afternoon shoot the day before she left and I'm absolutely thr...
2015-08-03 18:04:52 +0000 UTC View PostThank you so much for the support this month!
2015-08-01 06:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post![Chad Michael Ward post [Friday] Behind the Scenes: Strange Blood from patreon](https://img5.xxx4fans.com/storage/12/bk/lr/66b995-019e86c0-b26f-7607-b25a-23923ba1e201.jpg)
I don't know when the project first started, maybe late 2010? My business partner pitched me the idea of "a kitchen counter scientist turns himself into a vampire".
"It's The Fly with vampires", he tells me. Only his agent won't let him direct it because ...
2015-07-31 16:00:56 +0000 UTC View Post![Chad Michael Ward post [Thursday] News Updates: I Got Shot, Mika's Back and a very Manic Monday from patreon](https://img5.xxx4fans.com/storage/3/sp/vw/66b995-019e86c0-b28e-7a33-9f76-6c16b1cda648.jpg)
Welcome to Week 3 of my Patreon Community! I'm so fucking happy you're all here with me on this crazy thing letting me share my art and adventures with you.
I feel like this is my own weirdo version of a Public Access channel.
It's been a crazy busy week, both here at the studio a...
2015-07-30 14:12:07 +0000 UTC View Post
