Session with Maggie Arias pt. 2
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Session with Maggie Arias pt. 2

When I was in LA last week I met up with model/actress Maggie Arias to do a quick studio session. We did such a broad range of setups over the 2-hour session that I decided to split it into two posts. This set had more of a sci-fi / psychedelic aesthetic.

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Session with Maggie Arias pt. 1
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Session with Maggie Arias pt. 1

When I was in LA last week I met up with model/actress Maggie Arias to do a quick studio session. We did such a broad range of setups over the 2-hour session that I decided to split it into two posts. This set had more of a dreamy, classic romantic aesthetic.

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Shoot with Fashion Photographer Gail Shamon
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Shoot with Fashion Photographer Gail Shamon

This was a fun, quick little shoot with fellow photographer and friend @gabrielleshamon. Gail did her own hair, makeup, and styling. I did three lighting setups, sticking to a red/yellow/blue color triad. I simply rotated out gels on my main, background, and rim lights for each set. This allowed me to have a broad range of looks that still felt related to each other, all in a short amount of time (I think we shot for about 45 minutes).

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Collaboration with Sustainable Fashion Designer Malvar = Stewart
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Collaboration with Sustainable Fashion Designer Malvar = Stewart

Celeste Malvar-Stewart is a fashion designer that specializes in using locally-sourced, sustainable materials in the garments she makes. I’ve collaborated with Celeste several times over the years and the thing that I especially love about our shoots is how open she is with the way I interpret her garments. She simply hands me a garment bag filled with delicate treasures and tells me to style and shoot them however I please. I am someone who thrives in situations like this— just improvising and figuring it out as I go. The more I plan ahead, the more anxious I get at all the possible points of failure. If you don’t have a concrete plan you can’t be held responsible if you deviate from it…

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Ransom Supply Salt Yard Lifestyle Shoot
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Ransom Supply Salt Yard Lifestyle Shoot

Ryan and I have collaborated on shoots for nearly a decade now, so I was super stoked when he reached out to me to work with him on his new clothing line, @ransomsupply. Though we were shooting in Columbus, Ohio, he wanted the shoot to feel like it was shot out west. When it comes to desert landscapes in the midwest, your options are rather limited. Fortunately Columbus has a wonderful saltyard that I regularly shoot at when the client wants something different…

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Collaboration with Clothing Designer Xuena Pu
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Collaboration with Clothing Designer Xuena Pu

This was a deceptively simple shoot. Designer Xuena Pu makes garments with bold shapes, so I decided to make a range of basic shapes in Photoshop which I projected onto fabric behind the model. I made the shapes orange and chose to light the model with a complementary color of cyan. I used a softbox to create even, flattering light, making to add a grid to in order to avoid overlighting the backdrop. I then posed Dajia so that her lines (or lines from the garment) either aligned or broke out of the projected shapes.

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My Photography Studio: From Basement to Loft
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My Photography Studio: From Basement to Loft

This is my studio. Not even 5 years ago my studio was in my basement. The ceiling was just under 7ft and the foundation leaked every time it rained. My lighting kit was little more than a couple battery-powered flashes and a desk lamp. Though I only had a tiny space and limited gear, it was my space. I learned to use every inch of that studio and gear…

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