Blog Entries

Professional Photo Shoots: Getting Ready

chaordic@gmail.com — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100

When preparing for your first professional photo shoot, there are a million and one things that will be running through your head. Every model has their own rituals, but here are a few quick tips that will serve you well when getting prepped for your next shoot.
Keep to a strict (but smart) health and fitness regime. You want your body to not only be in shape, but also to look healthy for your shoot. I don't what you see on TV, thinner doesn't always mean sexier. There is nothing sexy about [...]

SmashingMagazine HDR Photos

chaordic@gmail.com — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100

I was browsing through one of my favorite online design magazines (smashingmagazine.com) and ran across a feature they published with a nice collection of HDR photos. I only recently discovered SM but have been an avid fan ever since. Enjoy

Damien

SmashingMagazine HDR Photos

Finally...could today be the day?

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100

It's almost 3pm and there is an actual, honest to god chance that the new site design will be finish and loaded. One thing about being a photographer is that we tend to see everything as a finished image and filtered through a lens of composition, balance, feel and color; which can be a royal pain in the ass when it comes to web design.

I have spent three months designing layout after layout, working with several different freelancers (a story in itself) and just about driving my O [...]

Runway Models: Tips to Mastering the Catwalk

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

If you ask any aspiring high fashion model what their goals are in their career, 99 times out of a 100 her answer will be that they want to be a successful runway model. Although a model can have hundreds of jobs for magazines and advertisements, they haven't truly reached the top of her game until she is a regular face on the catwalks of New York, Paris or Milan.

So what does it take to be a knockout runway model?

The first thing that you must do is look at the facts. Un [...]

How to Make a Stunning Modeling Portfolio

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

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When a new model sets out to create a portfolio, there are a few 'key ingredients' that, even if you get everything else right, failing to nail these down could cost you many lost jobs - and possibly your dream job. So if you're serious about making an eye-popping portfolio for your modeling pursuits - one that stuns the agents, leaves the clients drooling, and drowns your competition [...]

Total Isolation Documentary

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Horizon - Total Isolation - “For the first time in 40 years Horizon re-creates a controversial sensory deprivation experiment. Six ordinary people are led to a nuclear bunker and left alone for 48 hours. Three subjects are abandoned in dark, isolated sound-proofed rooms. The other three are given goggles and foam cuffs, while white noise is piped into their ears.”

More than 20,000 people are kept in solitary confinement in the US, alone.

Where happens in their mi [...]

The Pure State of the Alchemist

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

You will become the crucible of transmutation when you are completely and utterly in touch with the core of your own emptiness. At the exact moment you will understand that everything comes from that emptiness and by being at one with the emptiness you will be able to transmute all things that come from it, for you will be able to shape the emptiness into what ever form you wish it to take. For you will understand the relationship of emptiness to form.

That is the pure state of the Al [...]

Am I a coward?

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Am I a coward?

For almost two years now, I have nibbled at a certain project idea but never actually bitten in to it. On a deep intuitive level, I know that this project would produce some of the best photography work I have even created. I also know that the raw, primal energy that would flow through the results would be absolutely delicious.

Why am I hesitating?

Well, the first excuse I have is knowing how difficult it would be to find a model with a strong enough pe [...]

Britney Spears Topless Pictures

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

The Spears 'Crazy Train Keeps-a-Rollin'

At one time in my mind, Britney Spears was just a 'hot' girl who was born and raised not far from where I live. No big deal. A few catchy songs and several sexy videos that I would completely deny ever watching.

Heck, I even had one model that when a Britney song would come on during the photo shoot - would suddenly (almost uncontrollably) start spewing sexual energy and 'naughty girl' vibes. Whatever does it for you, I guess. So for m [...]

What You MUST Ask a Photographer Before a Shoot

chaordic@gmail.com — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

A wonderful model and friend called me the other day and I could hear something a little ‘off' in her voice. It's funny, I am in such deep rapport with so many of our models that I can instantly pickup the slightest change in their voice or writing style in their email. My ‘photographer hat' and my ‘concerned friend hat' at times can look like the same thing sitting on my head. I can't help it - that's just who I am.

This girl is just starting out in modeling and up until then ha [...]

Should I Bring a Friend to a Photo Shoot?

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Q: Should I Bring a Friend to a Photo Shoot?

A: That really depends on what you feel comfortable with. When working with a photographer for the first time, I would strongly advise you do bring someone. It would be great if everyone we come in contact with had only the best of intentions; but this is not reality. When choosing a person to bring there are a few considerations you need to think over; I'll address those in a later post. For now, just remember to let the photographer know yo [...]

The Photographers Jealous Girlfriend

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

During a conversation I had recently with the mom of a new model we are going to work with, something she said just reconfirmed the complete childishness that plagues the photography world.

The subject of our chat...was flakes; those oh-so-annoying people who schedule time with you and then do not show up. Usually due to a sudden, tragic illness of a loved one or the unexplainable shrinking of a beloved pet.

Mom told me that her daughter had a shoot scheduled with a photographer [...]

UFC 82 - Anderson Silva is a monster!

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

I own every UFC, Pride FC, King of the Cage and Cage Rage DVD; so I watch a LOT of MMA.

A few hours before UFC 82: Pride of a Champion came on Pay-Per-View, I was going back and forth regarding my thoughts of who would take the UFC/Pride Unified Middle Weight Champion honor:

Anderson Silva or Dan Henderson

In my mind, both of these men are incredible fighters with few weaknesses in their game but to be honest, I thought 'The Spider' has had more overall growth as a fig [...]