The day proved to be a bit gloomier than I had anticipated, so we switched to strobes after lunch and vamped it up a little.  Jess was a trooper to stick it out the whole day in various states of undress.  Luckily the warehouse guys next door who are, shall we say, less than discreet, weren't around.  Props to the hairstylist Emmy Swenson for stepping up when the MUA had to cancel.

Had another great day on Sunday shooting gorgeous women in the studio.  This is Jessica, shot in natural light from the skylights.  This was just the beginning of the day, many more to come.

Borrowed a Hassy with a P25+ for a test with my friend Sara.  She brought her friends Sasha ad Summer and we had a fun day in the studio.  Nothing beats the depth of field you can get with a medium format.  I can't wait to get it out on location and really play around with it, do something that's a little more my aesthetic.  For hating plain white backgrounds, that's pretty much all I've been shooting recently.


Model: Summer (http://www.modelmayhem.com/summa )
Makeup: Sara Lander (http://www.modelmayhem.com/SaraLander)
Hair: Sasha Gold (http://www.modelmayhem.com/sashagoldhairstyles)

Just wanted to grab a shot of this set before the photographer I was assisting absentmindedly tried to move one of the mirros and cut off the model's head.  Got to love cheap labor that results in heavy, sharp panes of what is definitely not safety glass hanging precariously off clumsy C-stands inches from someone's face.  But all in the name of fashion, right?  Luckily everyone survived, but I was holding my breath all day.  I'm throwing these things off the roof the first chance I get.

Just finished up a two day assisting job in wonderful Palmdale (yes that was sarcasm).  Grabbed these shots with the D200 at the 4 Aces motel and gas station.  It's a great location if you can afford the $3500 rental.  Or if you can assist someone who's paying for it.  It's rare, but sometimes there are actually perks to assisting.