Night Swimming, Pt. 10
In the shallow end near shore, she easily showed why her shape is so spectacular to document.
2016-09-08 20:08:08 +0000 UTC View Post
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Night Swimming, Pt. 9
Giving up control and letting the moment happen is always a good lesson to return to, and I've been learning to embrace the idea of a happy accident more now than ever before.
2016-09-08 20:06:23 +0000 UTC View PostNight Swimming, Pt. 8
Unsure of what she was doing, she just sat and posed, arched back and moved around, all the while I clicked away laughing and trying to keep the camera pointed in the proper direction.
2016-09-08 20:03:07 +0000 UTC View PostNight Swimming, Pt. 7
I wanted to keep the images light and playful, and what we ended up doing was both blindly stumbling in the dark, occasionally being blinded by the camera flash.
2016-09-08 20:01:41 +0000 UTC View PostNight Swimming, Pt. 6
I had no real idea what I wanted, and being fairly intoxicated, I decided to embrace the uncertainty of it all. I changed the camera settings to a moderately long exposure in order to add a refreshing blur of movement, hoping to capture a mood of energy and inexactness which I have been really missing lately in my otherwis...
2016-09-08 20:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostNight Swimming, Pt. 5
But eventually we headed down to the river, which was still warm from baking in the sun. When asking her if the water was manageable, she flashed her guns at me and said "I'm a lady, I can take it!"
2016-09-08 19:57:03 +0000 UTC View PostNight Swimming, Pt. 4
Though I had every intention of keeping this a high contrast black and white series, this image had too rich of a tonal range to relegate to a colorless life.
2016-09-08 19:55:34 +0000 UTC View PostNight Swimming, Pt. 3
First we shot in the tent, experimenting with a handheld LED lamp and a camping torch I had borrowed from my dad. This was a decent result, I thought.
2016-09-08 19:54:14 +0000 UTC View PostNight Swimming, Pt. 2
Many of us had congregated for drinks and other vices, and after I had finished a bottle of wine or so, she came and grabbed me, simply asking "Are ya ready?"
We had discussed shooting for weeks at this campground in Northern California once we knew we'd both be attending the festivities, and knowing we'd be busy the next day,...
2016-09-08 19:52:23 +0000 UTC View PostNight Swimming, Pt. 1
Last month I went on a camping adventure for some friends' marraige vow renewal. Thankfully a woman who has modeled for me in the past was also in attendance, and after a few drinks that first night she was more than eager to shoot in the nearby river.
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2016-09-08 19:49:19 +0000 UTC View PostTimeless Jessamyne, Pt.28
And finally, we were done. We headed back to my house, stopping to get BBQed tri-tip and roasted chicken, which we washed down with both wine and whiskey. We spent the rest of the night chatting away, me at my desk sorting through the images while she sat on my couch, eating, drinking, and laughing. We have many plans to work to...
2016-09-07 17:30:49 +0000 UTC View PostTimeless Jessamyne, Pt.27
With no other ideas, I just had her spin in place in front of the sun, knowing i'd get at least a few great images to share with you all.
2016-09-07 17:27:37 +0000 UTC View PostTimeless Jessamyne, Pt.26
But eventually, our shoot began to wind down.
2016-09-07 17:26:31 +0000 UTC View PostTimeless Jessamyne, Pt.25
"We haven't gotten many bum shots yet, have we?" She asked, obliging me immediately before I had given an answer.
"White girls aren't supposed to have butts like that," I yelled over the wind. She wasted no time in responding, "This white girl does!"
2016-09-07 17:25:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Timeless Jessamyne, Pt.23
For the last outfit of the day, Jessa tried on this little lace slip that she said she had never shot in. I had just given away almost the exact same dress/slip since I had shot too many models in mine, but I indulged her because, once again, she looked great no matter what.
2016-09-07 17:17:39 +0000 UTC View PostTimeless Jessamyne, Pt.22
Before she took off the dress, I took these last two shots with the sun behind her because....well, how could I not?
2016-09-07 17:15:42 +0000 UTC View PostTimeless Jessamyne, Pt.21
You can see how natural and real she is in these shots, too. I love that she is so effortless in front of the camera.
2016-09-07 17:14:09 +0000 UTC View PostTimeless Jessamyne, Pt.20
I easily could have shot her like that for hours, or at least until the sun went down completely.
2016-09-07 17:13:14 +0000 UTC View PostTimeless Jessamyne, Pt.19
What a perfect Disney princess, am I right??
2016-09-07 17:11:50 +0000 UTC View PostTimeless Jessamyne, Pt.18
With the sun creeping lower, I wanted to take full advantage of it and had her pose almost directly in front of it to catch some sun flares.
2016-09-07 17:10:59 +0000 UTC View PostTimeless Jessamyne, Pt.17
Whenever I would show her the back of the camera, her accent would come out and she'd exclaim "Ooooooh, fabulous! I look quite pretty there, don't I?!"
2016-09-07 17:09:15 +0000 UTC View PostTimeless Jessamyne, Pt.16
And here are a couple more outtakes of her being silly and laughing at something dumb I probably said.
2016-09-07 17:05:39 +0000 UTC View PostTimeless Jessamyne, Pt.15
And though I shouldn't advertise her age, she makes no secret of her being 31, which is a bit older for someone to model. But clearly she is still solidly in her prime.
2016-09-07 17:04:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Timeless Jessamyne, Pt.13
This was one of those create occasions when all I really had to do was show up. The work was done for me, what with the sun creating the perfect light, Jessa looking stunning in everything she wore, and her outfits matching the mood of the moment perfectly.
2016-09-07 17:02:12 +0000 UTC View PostTimeless Jessamyne, Pt.12
She was just stunning, and I had no idea what to have her do other than just be herself.
2016-09-07 16:59:55 +0000 UTC View PostTimeless Jessamyne, Pt.11
She finally put on another custom-made dress, this one costing over $800, made from 60 year old silk. She looked like a fairie princess in it, and the only direction I could give her was "go walk around in it."
2016-09-07 16:58:56 +0000 UTC View PostTimeless Jessamyne, Pt.10
As she debated what to try on next, I took this quick, candid photo of her perfect, pale, soft skin blending in perfectly with the landscape. When I was fourteen, I dreamt of women like this, filled with romantic notions of Victorian redheads in exotic European landscapes. Now, unfortunately, this was just another day that I hop...
2016-09-07 16:56:52 +0000 UTC View PostTimeless Jessamyne, Pt.9
Though from Australia, her accent wasn't as predominant as I had expected. There were many moments when I couldn't tell she had an accent at all, except for when she'd use terms that only Aussies or Brits might use.
2016-09-07 16:52:20 +0000 UTC View Post
